Asia-Pacific was the fastest growing region for robotics hiring among airport industry companies in the three months ending December.
The number of roles in Asia-Pacific made up 2.2 per cent of total robotics jobs – up from zero per cent in the same quarter in 2020.
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That was followed by Europe, which saw a 2.1 year-on-year percentage point change in robotics roles.
The figures are compiled by GlobalData, who track the number of new job postings from key companies in various sectors over time. Using textual analysis, these job advertisements are then classified thematically.
GlobalData's thematic approach to sector activity seeks to group key company information by topic to see which companies are best placed to weather the disruptions coming to their industries.
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By GlobalDataThese key themes, which include robotics, are chosen to cover "any issue that keeps a CEO awake at night".
By tracking them across job advertisements it allows us to see which companies are leading the way on specific issues and which are dragging their heels - and importantly where the market is expanding and contracting.
Which countries are seeing the most growth for robotics job ads in the airport industry?
The fastest growing country was Sweden, which saw zero per cent of all robotics job adverts in the three months ending December 2020, increasing to 5.2 per cent in the three months ending December.
That was followed by the Netherlands (up 4.7 percentage points), Canada (up 3.5), and Hong Kong (up 2.2).
The top country for robotics roles in the airport industry is the United States which saw 44.2 per cent of all roles advertised in the three months ending December.
Which cities are the biggest hubs for robotics workers in the airport industry?
Some 13 per cent of all airport industry robotics roles were advertised in Lebanon (United States) in the three months ending December - more than any other city.
That was followed by Charleroi (Belgium) with 13 per cent, Warsaw (Poland) with 4.8 per cent, and Stockholm (Sweden) with 3.9 per cent.
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