The number of roles in North America made up 60.5 per cent of total big data jobs. Credit: Shutterstock

North America extentended its dominance for big data hiring among clinical trial operations industry companies in the three months ending September.

The number of roles in North America made up 60.5 per cent of total big data jobs – up from 58.5 per cent in the same quarter last year.

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That was followed by Asia-Pacific, which saw a -0.1 year-on-year percentage point change in big data 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.

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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.

These key themes, which include big data, 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 big data roles in the clinical trial operations industry?

The fastest growing country was the United States, which saw 57 per cent of all big data job adverts in the three months ending June last year, increasing to 58 per cent in the three months ending September this year.

That was followed by Canada (up one percentage points), the United Kingdom (up 0.300000000000001), and Poland (up 0.3).

The top country for big data roles in the clinical trial operations industry is the United States which saw 58 per cent of all roles in the three months ending September.

Which cities are the biggest hubs for big data workers in the clinical trial operations industry?

Some 3.8 per cent of all clinical trial operations industry big data roles were advertised in Cambridge (United States) in the three months ending September - more than any other city.

That was followed by Boston (United States) with 3.8 per cent, Shanghai (China) with 1.8 per cent, and Gaithersburg (United States) with 1.7 per cent.