MalaysiaSalary&EmploymentOutlook2017Worldwideleadersinspecialistrecruitmentwww.michaelpage.com.mywillincreaseheadcount47%FINDOUTWHATYOU’REWORTHINTHISREPORTEffectiveemployerbrandingPage07Page06salaryincreaseexpected1-5%TechgrowthtoboostAsia’sjobmarket2017MalaysiaSalary&EmploymentOutlook|3SeizingNewOpportunitiesKeyTrendsMadeinAsia:RiseofDomesticBrandsTechGrowthtoBoostAsia’sJobMarketStrongEmployerBranding:AKeytoSuccessNumbersataGlanceMalaysiaOverviewInsights&SalaryBenchmarksDigitalEngineering&ManufacturingFinance&AccountingHumanResourcesLegalMarketingProcurement&SupplyChainProperty&ConstructionSalesSharedServicesTechnology0405060708102831343841Contents1113162022244|2017MalaysiaSalary&EmploymentOutlookSeizingnewopportunitiesHealthcare,technologyanddigitalsectorsearmarkedforgrowthinAsiaCompaniesinAsiaarerampingupeffortstoseizegrowthopportunitiesintheregion,despiteslightlyweakerglobaleconomicsentiment.Byinvestingheavilyinmobile-technologystart-upsandotherinnovations,includingfinancialtechnology(fintech)services,employersarecreatingnewpositionswithanemphasisondigitalskills.Hiringisexpectedtocontinuetogrowinthenext12monthsacrossthetechnologysector.Likewise,thehealthcaresectorisexpectedtobeabrightspotin2017,duelargelytoageingpopulationsaswellasahigherdemandforqualityservices.CountriesacrossAsiaareexpectedtocontinuebuildinguptheirhealthcaresystems,resultinginanincreaseinhiringdemandforqualifiedprofessionalsacrosstheboard.Digitalalsoshowsnosignsofslowingdown,ascompaniescontinuetobuilduptheironlineplatformsande-commercecapabilities.Intermsofhiringintentions,44%ofemployerssurveyedacrossChina,HongKong,Taiwan,Indonesia,Malaysia,andSingaporesaidtheywouldbeincreasingtheircompanyheadcount;while49%saidtheywouldmaintaintheircurrentheadcount.Mid-levelemployeesappeartobethemostsought-afterbycompanies(60%).Contractingappearstohaveriseninpopularityasatalentsolution.InHongKongandSingapore,morethanhalf(60%)ofcompaniessurveyedcurrentlyusecontractors,primarilytoovercomechallengesinperman...
