Career Corner
Our Hong Kong IT Industry
Hong Kong has a world-class Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure and an open, competitive and safe environment that is conducive to the development of a vibrant ICT industry. With some 16 857 business establishments, the ICT sector generated business receipts and income amounting to HK$1,750 billion, representing 6.3% of our GDP as of 2022.
Source: “Hong Kong as an Information Society”, 2024 Edition, the Census and Statistics Department
Hong Kong IT Manpower
Manpower Projection to 2027
Useful Links
The Education Bureau launched the Life Planning Information Website (lifeplanning.edb.gov.hk) in September 2019, which is a one-stop platform to facilitate students, teachers and parents to search for life planning education and career guidance information comprehensively. Under its Careers Information web page, popular jobs are listed by industry sectors for young people’s reference in setting up their career targets. There are a number of I&T-related jobs currently listed under the Careers Information web page, namely:
Please visit the Life Planning Information - Careers Information for more details.
Occupation Dictionary (OD) is an on-line tool provided by the Vocational Training Council with an aim to help students as well as working adults look for information on major jobs in Hong Kong so as to facilitate them to make education and career planning.
There are over 40 ICT-related jobs included in the OD at present, to name a few:
Please visit the Occupation Dictionary (OD) - Information and Communications Technology for more information.
The Labour Department's Interactive Employment Service (iES) website enables job seekers to search for suitable jobs easily. Furthermore, a Dedicated Webpage on Higher Education Employment is established under the website to provide employment support for job seekers with higher education. This Dedicated Webpage seeks to enhance their understanding of the Hong Kong employment market and facilitate them to search and apply for suitable job openings.
A number of IT-related job vacancies are currently posted on the iES as well as the Dedicated Webpage. To view these job vacancies, simply select “Computer and Information Technology” under Job Type and click "Search".
Please visit the iES or the Dedicated Webpage on Higher Education Employment for more information.
