The tech ecosystem has seen an increasing demand for IT and tech professionals by organizations and employers.
It is salient to understand the necessity in honing one or numerous tech skills that is mostly sought after by employers, as this would prove beneficial even as the world goes digital.
It is an undeniable fact that there are countless opportunities in the tech ecosystem with the advantage of remote jobs and enough room for the entire population in the ecosystem.
Cresthub has taken out time to curate a list of 4 top on demand tech skills, which includes
1.CYBER SECURITY
The records of cyber crimes are on the rise as more fraudulent activities are carried out and a yearly recurrence of data breaches. Cyber security is the act of protecting data, electronic systems and networks from external attacks by fraudsters or hackers.
In 9 months, a report according to Riskbased has shown a record of 7.9 billion cases due to data breaches in 2019 alone. Gartner has also predicted that about $188.3 billion will be spent in cyber security in 2023 and to surpass $26 billion in 2029 globally.
In light of this, organizations and businesses seek the services of cyber security personnels to keep their records safe and out of reach to hackers.
2.DESIGN/UX
User Experience(UX) assists users to interact with products, conduct research and provide stress free experience with the product. UX designers create structured designs that help users address difficulties encountered while using products.
A list of projects UX designers can jump on;
- voice designs
- Service designs
- Website.app, and software designs
An average UX designer in the US according to Glass door earns approximately $99,122 yearly .
Here is a detailed guideline of the UX design process.
3.PROGRAMMING
There is a growing demand for programmers in data analysis, software engineering, software development etc. Programming involves coding using (SQL, Python and Java) programming languages.
Programmers can work from any part of the world as the jobs are done remotely.
Statistical data has shown that there is an expected increase of 25% in demand for programmers and software engineers between 2021 and 2024.
4.DATA SCIENCE
Data scientists are in demand as they provide services in ensuring organization of data to promote careful and strategic planning. Python programming language has the capacity to analyze data which makes it most useful in data science.
The need for Data scientists is on the rise as there has been a 36% growth from 2021 to 2023 according to a report by the US Bureau of statistics.
