Tech jobs are in demand, and, by all accounts, employers can’t fill them fast enough…if they can fill them at all.
According to LinkedIn News, “[The] skill shortage is leading some large companies to create training programs for people with little to no tech experience to make a pivot.”
And while large companies often debate whether to “build”(talent from within) vs. “buy” (lure talent from other companies, etc.), the labor shortage is so dire that many employers are making dual efforts.
For skills too complex to cultivate in-house, “employers are definitely on a buying spree to find the top 10 [ IT] skills,” reports Emsi Burning Glass, a labor-market data firm.
Below are the 10 tech skills in greatest demand. And according to Emsi Burning Glass, these skills are requested in more than 1.7 million job postings, and this demand is projected to grow anywhere from 17 percent to 135 percent over the next five years.
For students pursuing careers in tech, Rutgers Master of Business and Science (MBS) degree program offers cutting-edge courses for all “Top 10” skills listed below.
1. AI and Machine Learning
- 16:137:550 / Fundamentals of Analytics and Discovery Informatics
- 16:137:551/ Advanced Analytics and Practicum
- 16:137:562 / Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) from Concept to Market
2. Cloud Technologies
- 16:137:539 / Introduction to Cloud & Big Data Systems
3. Connected Technologies
- 16:137:537/ Mobile App Development From Concept to Market
- 16:137:602/ Special Topics: Information Architecture
- 16:137:529/ Design Innovation: Make & Market Anything
4. Fintech
- 16:137:530 / Principles of Accounting and Finance for Science & Technology Management
- 16:137:551 / Advanced Analytics and Practicum
- 16:137:602 / Special Topics: Regression Analysis
5. IT Automation
- 16:137:601 Special Topics: Linux System Administration
- 16:137:560 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering for Engineering Management
- 16:137:541 Enterprise Software Architecture
6. Natural Language Processing
- 16:137:550/ Fundamentals of Analytics and Discovery Informatics
- 16:137:551/Advanced Analytics and Practicum
- 16:137:562 /Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) from Concept to Market
- 16:137:529/Design Innovation: Make & Market Anything
7. Parallel Computing
- 16:137:601/Special Topics: Linux System Administration
8. Proactive Security
- 16:137:560 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering for Engineering Management
- 16:137:561 Essentials of Cybersecurity and Secure Systems
9. Quantum Computing
10. Software Development Methodologies