LinkedIn have recently reached an exciting milestone in South Africa. There are currently 5 million + members in South Africa. Check out this infographic to learn more about them, their skills, jobs and how they use LinkedIn to further their careers!

1. 5 MILLION
M E E T O U R
M E M B E R S
S O U T H A F R I C A N
3,500+
H A V E A S K I L L R E L AT I N G
T O W I L D L I F E
Top South Africa cities by number of members on LinkedIn
Top skills listed on South African members' profiles
2,900+
M U S I C I A N S O R DJ ’ S
JOHANNESBURGBLOEMFONTEIN WITBANK
PORT ELIZABETH DURBANCAPE TOWN
200+
L I S T F O R T U N E
T E L L I N G A S A S K I L L
900+
H A V E A S K I L L R E L AT E D
T O R U G B Y
4
Retail
5
Construction
3
Mining & metals
1
Information technology
and services
2
Financial services
13,000+
N U R S E S
30,000+
H A V E S O M E K I N D O F
M U S I C S K I L L
1,000+
B A R T E N D E R S
IT Infrastructure and
System Management
Source: South African LinkedIn user data 2016
5 1 6
4 32
are staying up to
date on industry
discussions
61%
network with other
professionals
56%
are actively learning
about career
opportunities
28%
learn about what
other colleagues
are doing
60%
Business
Management
Human
Resources
Engineering Marketing
87K
24K
23K
20K
16K
15K
13K
13K
10K
9K
7K
7K
COMPANY DIRECTOR
PROJECT MANAGER
TECHNICIAN
ACCOUNTANT
OPERATIONS MANAGER
SALES EXECUTIVE
LECTURER
FINANCE MANAGER
ENGINEER
DOCTOR
HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGER
MARKETING MANAGER