The average South African employee spends 3 years and 1 month in their job before moving on. This is according to the latest jobs report by online jobs portal Pnet.

While the average time in a position is just over 3 years, roles with higher expertise demands, such as those in business and management, tend to see people staying longer in their jobs (4 years and 10 months on average).

At the top of the jobs stability charts are telecommunications experts (5 years 2 months) followed by marketing professionals (4 years 11 months).

At the bottom end of the scale are restaurant and hospitality workers who typically stay in their jobs for 2 years and 5 months.

Other roles that average under 3 years include legal workers (2 years 6 months), science and technology professionals (2 years 8 months) and those working in any of the design, media, arts, engineering or architecture sectors (2 years 11 months).