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South Africa posts surge 76% in country job growth

Job postings in South Africa saw a significant increase, alongside rises in Kuwait and Kenya.

By Ruth Abernathy, Mogi Research · Oct 10, 2026

Job postings in South Africa surged by seventy six percent in the last seven days. This follows a period where postings were lower. Other countries also saw notable increases in job postings.

Kuwait posted a one hundred and twenty seven percent rise in job postings, and Kenya added eighty eight percent more job postings. These figures are compared to the preceding seven day period.

The rise in postings in South Africa may be due to increased hiring activity for roles such as Software Engineer, Product Manager, and Data Scientist. The surge in Kuwait and Kenya could reflect new projects or expanding businesses in those nations. It is also possible that seasonal hiring patterns influenced these figures.

The numbers

Which countries grew the most in the last 7 days?

NameLast 7 daysThe 7 beforeChange
South Africa1,516861+76%
Kuwait11852+127%
Kenya15080+88%
Bahrain7841+90%
Peru383208+84%

Top roles: Software Engineer (10), Product Manager (6), Data Scientist (5)

Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 7 days to 2026-10-10 with the 7 days before them. Covers all countries, all states, all roles. Employers with fewer than five postings in the last eight weeks are grouped together and left out of the rankings. The company details come from the crawl's company profiles, where the crawl has one.

Written by Ruth Abernathy of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.

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