On a global scale, IT is a field that is experiencing incredible employment momentum. This is due to the digital shift undertaken by both businesses and individuals who use digital devices and surf the web on a daily basis. Nevertheless, some segments of the IT field are creating more hiring opportunities than others. Let’s discover them together.
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#1 Artificial Intelligence
According to a study by Statista, the revenue generated by the artificial intelligence market was about $11.3 billion in 2019. Forecasts estimate that it will be worth 5 times more by 2025. In France, artificial intelligence is also experiencing incredible growth. For example, in 2020, French companies invested 350 million euros in this technology, and they are aiming for 1.3 billion euros of investment in 2023.
According to a study by Statista, the revenue generated by the artificial intelligence market was about $11.3 billion in 2019. Forecasts estimate that it will be worth 5 times more by 2025. In France, artificial intelligence is also experiencing incredible growth. For example, in 2020, French companies invested 350 million euros in this technology, and they are aiming for 1.3 billion euros of investment in 2023.
#2 Computer programming
According to a study by Orson.io, every day more than 800,000 websites are created. Another report published in 2020 by Statista estimates the number of websites worldwide at 1.84 billion. Mobile applications are also on the rise, as in 2020, 204 billion of them were downloaded according to the publisher App Annie.
All this to tell you that web and mobile development still has a very bright future ahead of it! More than ever, companies want to mark their online presence and undeniably need qualified developers to create their platforms (websites, web or mobile applications, etc.).
#3 Data Science
For a company, data is the most valuable asset. Indeed, it is thanks to the information it gathers that it can learn more about the areas to be improved, the consumption habits of the target clientele, the market trends, etc. In short, everything that can contribute to its growth. In short, everything that can contribute to its growth. This is the reason why Big Data and data analysis tools could generate a turnover of 203 billion dollars in 2020, according to IDC analysts.
Of course, to analyze the incredible amount of data it processes, a company needs a Data Scientist. A Data Scientist is simply the IT professional in charge of analyzing the data produced by his company on a daily basis, so that the company is able to make more relevant business, organizational or management decisions.
#4 UX Design
A UX Designer is the person in charge of designing and developing ergonomic, creative and easy to navigate graphical interfaces for websites or mobile/web applications. The role of this professional is becoming more and more important because consumers have become very demanding when they surf the web. For them, it is very important that a website or an application offers an optimal user experience. And since the offer is very large, they have no problem to test as many websites/applications as possible until they find what they are looking for.
That’s why we often find in web, IT or communication agencies UX Designers whose main task is to make sure that the graphical interfaces of the created IT solutions are of very good quality.
#5 IT security
As companies become more and more digital, they are faced with major challenges in terms of IT security. Without a well thought-out cybersecurity policy, they may very well suffer devastating attacks by hackers who are increasingly sharp.
IT security specialists therefore have a big role to play. Without them, it is almost impossible to guard against the variety of attacks that target businesses such as Phishing, Highjacking, Ransomware, etc.