Hiring trends by country
South Africa hiring trends
31,098 new job posts in South Africa in the last 90 days from 1,363 hiring companies - tracked monthly from job posts sourced directly from company career sites.
9,264
New in the last 30 days
114,121
New in the last 12 months
17%
Remote or hybrid (90 days)
$30,000
Median advertised salary
In short
- How many jobs were posted in South Africa last month?
- 9,810 new job posts in October 2026, down 22% from the month before.
- Is hiring in South Africa going up or down?
- New job posts in the last three completed months were up 9% compared with the three months before (32,104 vs. 29,366).
- Which roles are most in demand in South Africa?
- Most job posts in the last 90 days: Manager (4,540), Analyst (3,017) and Engineer (2,758).
- Which companies are hiring the most in South Africa?
- In the last 90 days: Old Mutual (1,544), FirstRand Corporate Centre (1,162) and Netcare (1,147).
- How common is remote work in South Africa?
- 17% of job posts in South Africa in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.
- What is the median advertised salary in South Africa?
- $30,000 per year (USD) across 7,173 job posts with disclosed pay in the last 12 months.
New job posts per month
Last month down 22% vs. the month before.
Top roles (90 days)
Companies with the most posts
Top industries (90 days)
Query South Africa jobs via the API
Filter by country with country_code=ZA on every plan, and combine it with title, remote, seniority, salary or date filters. See the South Africa backfill example for more.
curl -H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_API_KEY" "https://jobdataapi.com/api/jobs/?country_code=ZA&max_age=30"Track hiring in South Africa yourself
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