Hong Kong is poised to strengthen its position as a key digital market in the Asia Pacific.
In recent years, Hong Kong has taken a backseat to digital technology hotspots Shenzhen and Singapore. But with new ventures and concerted efforts from industry leaders, Hong Kong is seeing a new surge in interest and opportunities.
On 21st December 2016, The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the implementation of the Cybersecurity Fortification Initiative (CFI) with an aim on improving the cyber resilience of Authorised Institutions (AI).
This move resulted in a significant spike in the need for more cybersecurity experts. The demand for some expert and specialised roles is such that some roles are left unfilled for up to six months.
In recent news, it was revealed that Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission is teaming up with similar organisations in Dubai to promote further financial technology innovation.
This rise of Fintech and Insurtech is spurring on a new focus in other subsectors of digital technology, particularly marketing tech (this includes CMS, analytics and SEO).
We speak to Ken Lam, Managing Consultant at Cogs Hong Kong for the low-down on the most in-demand skill sets and digital tech job roles there.
“The most sought-after skills within digital tech In Hong Kong right now are the ones that cover Native JavaScript, React, AngularJS, Node.js, Java/Spring and Android development. We’re talking to a lot of clients who are looking for candidates with these kinds of skillsets.”
Roles Cogs Hong Kong currently have that utilise these skills are Technical Director at 4As agency, Solution Architect in Java, Full-stack JavaScript Developers, QA Engineers and DevOps.
Ken Lam gave a rundown of 3 key roles he’s currently looking to fill:
- Full-stack developer using React + Node.js/PHP for one of the fastest-growing start-ups in Hong Kong.
- Android Developer at a consumer tech company in Hong Kong who are looking to expand into the US.
- QA engineer to embed automaton and mobile development into this next-generation technology SME’s development framework.