Top Tech Skills That Can Boost Your Career
As the demand for people with advanced technical skills is rising, many companies are putting more resources into recruiting, hiring, and nurturing the right talent to remain in global competition. This means that employees willing to spend time developing technical skills will have the upper hand in landing some of the most demanding roles in the tech industry. But the world of technology is changing fast, so the industry’s demanding technologies are changing all the time.In this article, you can learn which tech skills are the most beneficial to learn today to increase your demand in the tech industry and also to help you level up as an employee.
1. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are two very hot buzzwords that have become synonymous with innovation. Today, AI and ML are used in a vast number of services and tools.According to LinkedIn 2020 Emerging Jobs Report, hiring growth for the role of Artificial Intelligence Specialist has increased by 74% annually in the last 4 years.According to Indeed’s best jobs of 2019 study, Machine Learning Engineer job openings increased by 344% between 2015 and 2018. Also, according to Indeed, the current average salary of a Machine Learning Engineer is $140,502 per year in the United States.Skills such as TensorFlow, Python, Java, R, and Natural Language Processing are skills that you should learn today to improve your chances of getting hired for an AI or ML job as these skills now have the highest demand.Learning to build chatbots is also one of the most in-demand skills that come under AI and ML. You must have noticed that AI deals with customer service interactions and queries on many websites and that chatbots pop up when you visit these websites. AI-operated chatbots are being deployed extensively by several major industries.Due to the current popularity, IT employees who started learning AI and ML themselves are sure to earn the highest salaries and demand in 2021.
2. Cloud Computing
Cloud computing jobs are on the rise because more and more companies are switching from the traditional server infrastructure to cloud solutions. Many AI and ML services are also provided by cloud platforms.According to Indeed, Cloud Computing job openings in the USA increased by 107% between 2016 and 2019.Amazon Web Services (AWS) is currently the leading cloud service provider on the market. So learning AWS before 2021 will be very useful to improve your demand as an IT professional.AWS-certified IT professionals earn more than their non-certified counterparts. It is one of the most profitable skills IT employees can learn to level up their tech career as AWS certified developers earning an average of $130,272 (the highest of all certifications in the United States and Canada). The current average salary of an AWS Could Solution Architect in the United States is $139,055.Some other most in-demand cloud skills are Microsoft Azure, Docker, DevOps, and Kubernetes**.**Cloud Engineers will likely continue to have a long-term need across the technology industry as more companies move to cloud platforms.
3. Cybersecurity
It’s very important for any company that collects sensitive customer information or deals with sensitive data of its own, to keep their networks secure. Almost every major company today stores customer and company data in databases, making cybersecurity one of the top technology trends in 2020 and beyond.Cybersecurity Specialist job position has a 30% annual growth rate in the US, according to LinkedIn 2020 Emerging Jobs Report. Cloud security experts also have a high demand due to the growing number of cloud services.Cybersecurity, Information Security, Network Security, and **Vulnerability Assessment **are the best skills to learn to land a job as a Cybersecurity Specialist. You also need a good knowledge of the basics of programming languages.6 out of 15 top-paying IT certifications focus on security, so learning IT security isn’t going to be a waste even if you’re an IT professional.The cybersecurity labor crunch is expected to reach 3.5 million unfilled jobs by 2021. So the demand for security professionals will be extremely high in 2021.
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