Nowadays, many people are dreaming of IT, being convinced that salaries are high and this sphere itself is very interesting. Today, we will figure out what IT specialties are currently in trend.
The IT industry is attractive from all sides – it is one of the most dynamically developing sectors of the economy. This situation is not surprising because IT is a fairly young and promising field whose fruits greatly simplify our life.
Anyone interested in IT – be it a beginner who wants to master an IT specialty or an experienced developer who follows trends – wants to know what areas and professions will be in demand next year. We are ready to tell you which areas and specialties are most likely to be popular in the near future.
FrontEnd Developer
As we found out during the analysis of the Stack Overflow Developer Survey and the TIOBE index, the front-end triad of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is still in demand and is used by many developers. These languages are widely used in the development of the client-side of web applications (visual part + custom logic).
Front-end developers are in demand, and we do not doubt that this trend will continue in 2022.
BackEnd Developer
It is a server-side web application developer. This person has one of the popular programming languages in the arsenal – C#/PHP/Python/Java/JavaScript/Ruby/Perl or another. Also, the back-end developer knows a lot of server-side technologies and development techniques.
These specialists are responsible for everything that happens on the other side of any application on the web. If we compare the FrontEnd and BackEnd directions with an iceberg, FrontEnd is its top, which looks out above the surface, and BackEnd is everything hidden from our eyes underwater.
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)
Mobile development as such appeared about two decades ago. During this time, it has undergone a serious transformation and today occupies one of the dominant positions in the IT-sphere.
At the same time, almost every person uses the experience of specialists from this industry – these are not only smartphones and tablets, but also fitness bracelets, wristwatches, e-books, Internet of Things components, and other gadgets. The most popular mobile development languages are Java/Kotlin for Android development and Objective-C/Swift for iOS.
CyberSecurity
The IT industry is growing, so the demand for those who must protect it is also growing. This is what a cybersecurity specialist does. This direction also has several branches, and you can both protect software systems from penetration (direction of “protection”) and be a pentester – a specialist in identifying vulnerabilities in such systems (direction of “attack”).
You can go into analysis and risks (the position of Security Analyst and Risk Compliance Specialist, respectively), search for computer viruses, build a line of defense against them (Malware Researcher) and try yourself in many other areas of CyberSecurity specialties. This field provides great opportunities for self-realization.
Database Administrator (DBA)
The correct functioning of all systems in the modern world is impossible without databases and those who know how to maintain them competently. Every year the demand for such specialists is growing.
In addition to maintenance, the responsibilities of the DBA include the development of database requirements, their design, implementation, effective use, and maintenance of database integrity, including managing database user accounts and protecting against unauthorized access.
Here you cannot do without knowledge of the SQL query language, one of the DBMS (PostgreSQL, for example), as well as various technologies and techniques of system administration.
PM (Project Manager)
There is a strong shortage of good project managers – people who manage an IT project as a whole in the IT world. In most cases, these are former programmers or testers. However, to become a PM, you don’t need to have a coder’s background.
QA Engineer (Quality Assurance)
The quality Assurance Specialist is also a tester. This person identifies software malfunctions that the developers made. It turns out that without QA, we would have unfinished software and the manufacturer – a product failure in the market and a decline in reputation.
Testers are divided into two types – Manual QA Engineer and Automation QA Engineer. The former does all the work manually, while the latter uses automation tools, including programming languages (Java, Python), which affects the salary and value of such an employee. Competition for the position of a tester is quite high, and therefore getting a job may not be such an easy task.
Data scientist
A data scientist is an expert scientist whose main tasks are to extract useful information from a large array of data, which can then be used in various fields, mainly business and science.
This specialist must have excellent analytical thinking, be proficient in mathematical apparatus (including mathematical statistics and mathematical modeling), know programming (Python, R) and databases (both SQL and NoSQL). Since the early 2010s, the Data Scientist profession has been considered one of the most attractive, highly paid, and promising in IT.
Conclusion
Naturally, quarantine restrictions due to the spread of coronavirus infection affected the IT sector (reduction of salaries, layoffs, transition to remote work). Still, people get used to it and adapt to new conditions. Everything is gradually returning to normal, and investors themselves are ready to rush into battle as soon as all restrictions are lifted. Hopefully, you will find your place in IT, if you want it. Good luck!