The Most Wanted IT Jobs in the Future: A Detailed Analysis

This essay examines the evolving landscape of IT jobs, focusing on the most promising career paths in the coming years. It begins by highlighting the transformative impact of technology on the job market, drawing historical parallels to illustrate how technological advancements have consistently reshaped employment. The essay then delves into specific IT roles expected to be in high demand, including statistical analysts, biomedical engineers, veterinary technologists, system and web designers, and market research analysts. The analysis emphasizes the growing importance of data analysis, healthcare technology, and web development. However, the core argument centers on the critical need for cyber-security specialists, emphasizing the increasing threats to digital data and the shortage of skilled professionals in this area. The essay concludes that the future of IT jobs will be heavily influenced by advancements in technology, with cyber security emerging as the most wanted IT job, due to the increasing reliance on computer systems and the growing sophistication of cyber threats. The essay references multiple sources to support its claims and predictions about the future of IT jobs.

Most Wanted Job in IT future
This being the 21st century, a lot of things have transformed contemporary living including
the way people live, eat, drink and work. Most of these changes have been brought about by
technological advancements. Many people actually believe that technology will shift the
types of work that people can do [1]. According to [2], before the industrial revolution, most
people worked as farmers, both in the 18th and 19th centuries, and only a small number of
people worked in the industry. Few people worked as craftsmen. Most societies all over the
world were agricultural communities and most men made a living from farming. In terms of
population, only a small section, about 10 percent, of the general lived in towns [2]. In the
19th century, work increased in the industries with people working in workshops although a
large number still worked as farmers. The textile industry was born at this time originating in
England [2]. Through the 20th century work continued to shift to the industries. Between
1900-1914, most economies were stable and unemployment was quite low [2]. Fast–forward
to today, jobs have seen great transformation with the advent of modern technologies. People
prefer to work in major industries including the health and technology industries. History
shows technological advances are net job creators; it also shows that entirely new types of
work will require uniquely human capabilities; and that technology will redefine our
relationship to work in a socially beneficial way; and that we have the capacity to shape the
future through our choices and not just be shaped by it. A sheer 10 years ago, mobile
computing devices including smart phones did not exist. Social marketing was yet to be born
and Google was yet to become a verb [3]. We can therefore agree that rapid technology
advancement, exploding population, global warming and increasing knowledge will all play a
part in shaping our future jobs.

In the next 10 to 20 years, certain jobs will vanish into the thin air, nevertheless many new
jobs will also be created. Both the healthcare and technology industries are some of the
world’s fastest growing sectors in Australia and in the entire world. A wide variety of jobs
will therefore spring out and expand melodramatically in this industries in the next era [4].
Therefore, some Information Technology (IT) related jobs that will emerge, and be in high
demand in the future will including the following:
Statistical Analysts. Every time a person swipes a credit, debit, or just any shopper cards,
their details are stored in a huge data warehouse somewhere in the cyberspace. In addition,
whenever a person writes a post on their social media platforms, or makes an opinion in
Internet Relay chats, that too is data directed in a data center somewhere. Big data is
revolutionary and enterprises are still in the process of trying to develop better procedures
and databases to analyses huge data flows for businesses. Today's businesses are sinking in
data, and most still don’t know how to work this huge chunks of data and information and put
it to good use. About 10 years from now, one of the jobs that will be in high demand is that of
a statistical data analyst [3]. Analyst will be required to analyze data and information to
generate and recognize data patterns that will help businesses make informed decisions.
Biomedical Engineers. For those with a passion in the medical world, the field of biomedical
engineering, will play a central role in medical developments and improvements. The health
industry is already looking into precision medicine – which involves doing away with general
and standard routine treatment procedures and concentrates on patient specific care and
treatment [5] . Imaging techniques and scanning technologies are expected to increase with
medical advancements. The growth is expected to increase by 72 percent in 2018 [3].

Therefore biomedical engineers that will implement technology to work will be on the
increase and will create a huge for such jobs.
Veterinary Technicians and Technologists. Numerous people have increasingly started
considering for veterinary technicians and technologists and services including pet
insurance. 10 years ago, some mocked these very services and are actually the ones going for
it, making works in the veterinary sector increase in demand. Veterinary Technologists that
will use information technology to perform their services will therefore be on the increase in
future.
System and web designers. Internet growth and access is alarming. Recent statistics claim
that half the world’s population already have access to the Internet [6]. It is undeniable that
the people will increasingly and continually use the Internet. Business continue enhancing
their web presence online and most have shifted their marketing and advertising procedures
to include digital and social marketing. Because business will be competition with their rival
online, system designers- people with expert skills to design web portals and blogs for
business will be on the increase and will be among the top IT jobs for the future. System and
web developing is currently an existing job position. However, this jobs will continue to be in
high demand in the near future. With the growth and increases use of the Internet, this is just
the beginning for such jobs. Most organizations are implementing cloud computing
technologies which involve accessing computing resources including software and
infrastructure, businesses will continue to launch their presence online and continue to store
their data and information on the web. Both system and web designers as well as system
developers will therefore be in high demand in future.

Computer Systems Analysts is a job position that will transit in the future. Computer
technology is increasingly being implemented in organization, and they require experts who
can study this systems and customize them to suit business operations for increased business
development. In the IT field. Therefore, this is a job to watch out for in the near future. Jobs
in this sector have been projected to have increased by more than 24 percent in the last ten
years, and are estimated to grow by over 22 percent in the next decade [7].
Market Research Analysts. This represents a group of people whose jobs are, and will
continue to develop in the coming future. People who love facts, figures and numbers will
continue to grow. Future market research analysts will use technology advances to check data
and assist businesses make knowledgeable with regards to improving business strategies. In
the last 10 years, job development in this arena has been about 28 percent and expected to
continue developing in future by over 28 percent increase [7].
App and Systems developers. Mobile computing is progressively more becoming more
ubiquitous. Almost every person owns a smart phone. Apart from developing system
software, business are also developing apps – applications for mobile computing devices.
This is not limited to business only, it extends to individual persons, who want an app to do
just anything. With the world preferring technology that is portable, mobile apps will
continue to grow. And so will software development. This is an IT field that is not
disappearing soon. Job development and growth for app developers has increased by over 28
percent in the last ten years, and is projected to develop by over 22 percent in the next ten
years [7]. Both software and app developers will continue to be in demand even in the near
future.

These are just IT jobs in the coming future. However, the most wanted IT job in future will
be that of a Cyber-security specialist or if you like, Information security analyst. It matters
not how cool or design- worthy mobile apps or software looks. It will not matter how user
friendly it will be. System security, in my opinion is the most crucial aspect of computer
systems. Technology has and will continue to develop. Electronic data has nowadays become
a very key part of conducting business and so have hackers and attackers. These cyber-
criminals infiltrate systems, manipulate and data and information including people identities
for selling in the black market or just do it for fun. It is unfortunate, that there is a lack of
skills for information security and cyber security analysts. Recent studies estimates reports
that there are about 1,000 skilled experts in the field, while the arena necessitates between
10,000 and 30,000 experts. With all the current computer data breaches, it makes complete
sense that cyber security experts is and will continue to be a hot sector. Job growth in this
sector has increased by 31 percent over the last 10 years and is anticipated to grow more than
30 percent in the coming decade [7]. I therefore think that the most wanted It Job in the
future will be that of a cyber-security expert or specialist.
In conclusion, the world has seen many transitions with regards to working and jobs. From
people working as farmers and craftsmen in the 18th and 19th centuries. The 20th century saw
people develop industries including the textile industry that originated mostly from England.
Then as the world continued to evolve, there was development of rural urban migration that
saw more and more people working in the existing industries. The one thing that has however
developed the way people work and perform their jobs. Technology has brought about the
development of mobile computing devices that have totally transformed work procedures.
Both hardware and software for the computer systems have continued to develop and change
business policies and procedures. Other technologies including cloud computing advances,

ERP systems, wireless technologies, computer networking, databases and database
management systems(DBMSs), client- server architectures as well as peer to peer computer
system architectures, not forgetting Internet growth and the ever expanding world wide
web(www) have all transformed business organizations. I think at this point, it is clear to
confidently say that technological developments are truly the main driver of work and job
shifts. The technology sector is also the one industry that is developing radically and this will
continue to progress in the coming decades. We can only wait and see but one thing is for
sure, that technology advances will no doubt change the work place. For instance, it is
technology that has brought about mobility as a disruptive technology – people working from
home. It is also technology that has seen the concept of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
that has seen people carry their personal devices to work. People in most technologically
advanced nations already accept as true that in the next 50 years, robotics and computer
technology will replace most of the work humans do now [3]. A report by The World
Economic Forum in 2016 estimated that by 2020, more than 5 million jobs will be replaced
by computerization and that that number will keep growing. Well, we will wait and see.
However, we are allowed to make some future predictions as far as the most wanted job will
be in the coming years. This paper has discussed that, and my conclusion is that since all this
jobs depend on computer systems security, jobs related to cyber security and information
security will be some of the most wanted ones. Hence, a cyber- security expert will be one of
the most wanted IT job in future.

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