Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - A survey on salary by RobertWalters said that recruitment in Vietnam posted growth last year.

The technology sector continued to grow rapidly, whileindustrial enterprises continued to promote digital transformation.

The manufacturing industry also showed a great demand fortalents as many companies shifted production to Vietnam.

Robert Walters, a professional recruitment consulting firm,recently released the Salary Survey 2020 in Southeast Asia and China.

The digital transformation is growing strongly in Vietnam ascompanies begin to leverage technology and data to drive business.

Changes in consumer behaviour continued to promote the use ofsmartphones. E-commerce as well as B2C (business-to-consumer) businesses havecontinually adjusted online and mobile strategies to remain competitive.

This boosted the demand for talented developers, it said inthe report.

Apart from technology and the digital field, manufacturingalso witnessed strong growth.

This was partly due to global events such as the trade warbetween China and the US, as well as other countries' belief in the country.

This drove the demand for professionals across the valuechain, from planning to production, exports, sales and marketing.

As the Vietnamese economy continues to grow, the demand forbusiness and investment analysts also increased last year, along with expertswho help businesses make better and more proactive decisions.

Demographics showed that the country would continue to face ashortage of middle management this year, but there were signs that this wasgradually diminishing as younger generations gained necessary experience toassume managerial positions, said the report.

The interest in recruiting professionals with the ability ofmultinational and bilingual communication skills also increased sharply, asVietnam became a global member.

In order to recruit and retain top talents, managers wouldneed to be more involved in the human resource strategy and look for moreunique retention methods.

The company suggested some methods including financialincentives such as bonuses or shares, or non-financial benefits such asbusiness opportunities in other branches.

In general, candidates expected to get a salary increase of15-25 percent per year.

In the field of technology, this might be up to 50 percent.Seventy-two percent of professionals expected a bonus of more than 15 percentover their annual salary.

A good working culture and environment were the topmotivation for job satisfaction, the report revealed.

Twenty-five percent said that career development was the mainmotive for them to change jobs./.