
Europe extended its dominance for fintech hiring among airport industry companies in the three months ending March.
The number of roles in Europe made up 68.4% of total fintech jobs – up from 0% in the same quarter last year.
That was followed by Asia-Pacific, which saw a -8.7 year-on-year percentage point change in fintech 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.
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.

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By GlobalDataThese key themes, which include fintech, 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 fintech job ads in the airport industry?
The fastest growing country was Hungary, which saw 0% of all fintech job adverts in the three months ending March 2021, increasing to 26.3% in the three months ending March this year.
That was followed by Spain (up 21.1 percentage points), Hong Kong (10.5), and Australia (-4.1).
The top country for fintech roles in the airport industry is Hungary which saw 26.3% of all roles advertised in the three months ending March.
Which cities are the biggest hubs for fintech workers in the airport industry?
Some 26.3% of all airport industry fintech roles were advertised in Budapest (Hungary) in the three months ending March.
That was followed by Hong Kong (Hong Kong (China SAR)) with 10.5%, Barcelona (Spain) with 10.5%, and Valencia (Spain) with 10.5%.