The study's findings are revealing, showing that the ICT sector is at full employment levels, with 94% of respondents employed. Furthermore, it represents a significant employment opportunity for groups such as young people, who, according to the figures provided, make up 93.3% of the employed population.
In this vein, the study defines the Information Technology sector as a "source of employment," a situation that contrasts sharply with the youth unemployment rate, which in Spain exceeds 51%. Juan Pablo Peñarrubia, President of the General Council of Professional Associations of Computer Engineering (CCII), pointed out that "There is a projection for 2020, across all EU member states, that anticipates the creation of approximately 500,000 jobs worldwide in the digital economy.".
Another key finding is the near-equal employment rate between men (94.2%) and women (93.5%). This suggests a very high parity index in the sector, representing a significant professional opportunity for women. In this regard, the European Commission has launched initiatives aimed at increasing the number of women in engineering, a field historically characterized by its male-dominated nature. The study presented this morning by the CCII highlights the need in Spain to promote initiatives specifically targeting women.
Extraordinary Employment Opportunities.
Thus, the study concludes that there are extraordinary opportunities for developing public policies and sectoral initiatives in both the educational and business spheres to capitalize on this scenario in the short and long term. ICT professions as a whole have enormous potential for Spain at all levels of qualification and specialization: from computer engineers currently trained at our universities with the official Master's degree in Computer Engineering, to vocational training graduates, or even those with non-formal training in specific complementary activities related to information technologies, addressing the multiple and variable labor needs of what has come to be called the "digital economy."
The study, developed by the Professional Associations of Computer Engineering (CCII), aims to "reflect the employment situation of ICT professionals and provide a detailed analysis of the current situation so that it can contribute to better decision-making at the professional, sectoral, and governmental levels, in order to take advantage of the extraordinary opportunities that computer science offers to the economy and society."
