Techies need to up-skill 15-20 times to achieve Career growth

Some of the most sought-after job skills include knowledge of artificial intelligence, blockchain and robotics, and techies will need to up-skill 15-20 times to achieve career growth, says a study.

According to the edu-tech platform, Edureka's Fastest Growing Tech Skills report that examined more than 16,900 responses, the race for innovation among businesses is getting reflected in the race for learning.

As per the report, the fastest-growing tech skills include artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT), the blockchain, robotic process automation (RPA), cloud computing and DevOps, data science and big data.

The report noted that one skill in isolation is not enough anymore and a combination of frameworks, programming languages and tools are required of professionals in these domains.

As per the report, artificial intelligence is widely recognised as a skill that can leapfrog a technology professional's career growth. Edureka has seen more than 100 percent increase in learners for the AI course in the last 6 months.

The report said IoT is another technology of the future that did not have a dedicated job role until recently but is now one of the hottest skills to master and an IoT Developer can earn an average salary of USD 91,438 per annum.

The blockchain is revolutionising connectivity and transactions. Professionals who can develop and deploy blockchains can expect a bright career owing to the huge skill gap. The average salary of a blockchain software architect is pegged at USD 123,260 per annum.

Organisations are looking to automate large-scale iterative jobs to increase efficiency and hence the demand for robotics process automation (RPA) professionals is on a rise. At Edureka, there is a 78 percent increase in learners opting for RPA courses in the last 6 months.

Cloud computing and DevOps have seen a steady growth rate of 35 percent, while a 60 percent increase was seen in learners opting for data science training in the last 6 months at Edureka.

Job of the Future are in Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Internet of Things

Demand for software engineers, developers and programmers have increased in the last 10 years.Around 74 percent of IT professionals see the Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) as jobs of the future, a regional survey conducted by Bayt.com has found.

Results showed that 74 percent of IT professionals in the Middle East agree that demand for software engineers, developers and programmers (coders) has increased in the last 10 years. Additionally, 77 percent of respondents believe demand will grow dramatically over the next decade.

When asked about specific areas of coding and development that will grow the most over the coming decade, 41 percent chose IoT, 26 percent opted for mobile development and 14.5 percent chose virtual and augmented reality.

Bayt.com also found that at present, enterprise IT and e-commerce ranked as the sectors recruiting the highest number of coders. Telecommunication, marketing automation and web/digital development were second highest.

"The survey was developed to provide additional insights on some of the pressing IT education needs of the region which could serve the goals of the One Million Arab Coders initiative," said Hussain Sajwani, founder of Damac Foundation.

The survey also highlighted important insights on the compensation in the IT Industry, with 65 percent of respondents agreeing that compensation has increased in the past 10 years, while 71 percent predicted further pay increases over the next 10 years due to a growing gap between skills demand and available talent.