The Ukrainian labor market remained uneven in 2024, but exactly one third of vacancies (33.33%) were job offers in the capital and Kyiv region, according to a study on the results of the labor market in Ukraine on the job portal Work.ua.
According to the published data, 8% of all job offers included work in Lviv and Dnipropetrovs’k regions, as well as remote work.
Among the companies, the largest number of vacancies in 2024 was posted by Fora retail chain – more than 3.96 thousand job offers. The second place is occupied by Aurora multimarket chain (3.5 thousand), and the third place is occupied by ATB retail chain (almost 3.49 thousand vacancies).
The top 5 in terms of the number of vacancies is closed by the Silpo supermarket chain (3.2 thousand job offers) and the Nova Poshta company (3.15 thousand vacancies).
Next in terms of the number of vacancies are Eva chain of stores, PrivatBank, ANC Pharmacy, Novus retail chain, MHP, Ukrposhta, Prostor chain of stores, Imperia HR, RetailGroup, Dnipro-M chain of construction tools and equipment stores, OKKO chain of gas stations, Podorozhnyk pharmacy, WOG chain of gas stations, DTEK, and 911 Pharmacy.
The record for the number of responses per day was the Front-End Developer vacancy, for which the employer received 555 responses.
As for the categories in which job seekers were most interested, more than half (53%) of the responses were received from seven categories: sales, purchasing; IT, computers, Internet; administration, middle management; marketing, advertising, PR; secretarial, clerical, and general administration; service sector; and retail.
The highest paid vacancy was for a realtor specializing in luxury real estate abroad: the employer offered from UAH 450 thousand to UAH 650 thousand per month, the candidate was expected to have a university degree in real estate, business or marketing, five years of experience in the luxury real estate segment, excellent knowledge of the international market and fluency in English.
Up to UAH 600 thousand was offered to a specialist for the position of Senior Smart Contract Engineer. The employer was looking for a candidate with four years of experience in software development, at least two years of experience with blockchain projects, as well as critical thinking and an inquisitive mind.
Among the top jobs in terms of salary, there were two offers for media buyers. Here, the requirements are more loyal: from six months to one year of experience with Facebook Ads. Also, more than UAH 500 thousand was offered for Blockchain Developer, Full-stack developer, and Head of Security.
