It's the 21^st century and today technology is multiplying all through an enterprise. And therefore, it's no more surprising that the overall count of IT jobs all across the United States is estimated to expand in future. According to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment scopes in IT (Information Technology) and computer science will grow more by another 13% by 2026. And there will an increase in the job growth rate by a reasonable 7.4%.

And this has made most IT recruiters, industry researchers and leaders believe the majority if IT skills that a professional have today are going to be essential for the days to come. And additionally, IT professionals might also have to adapt to new skills or build on their existing skills in an enhanced manner, to keep pace with the emerging IT business arena. It is an essential IT career roadmap that aspiring candidates and existing IT professionals will have to take into consideration.

The developers will carry on to rule

 Since the increase of "drag and drop" low-code tools have been taking place, it's estimated that the development skills will still be one of the most desired IT skills to master in the years to come. Experts and research reveal that there will be a 24% increase in the software developer jobs by 2026 and it will benefit Silicone Valley, to a great extent. Also, the companies today are in the lookout for application development skill as they are moving through the online transformations.

Furthermore, the enterprise IT teams will demand the growth of specific languages. One can expect object-driven and scripting coding languages to move to the top lists in future. Languages like Ruby as well as Ruby on Rails, C++, Python, Django, and JavaScript are considered to be rank among the skills that are highly in-demand.

Fresh technologies will generate new skill combinations and roles

 According to the IT Industry Outlook report in 2018, there will be as many as fourteen jobs, which will step into the early levels of enterprise deployment. And these positions comprise of AI developer, robotics engineer, industrial IoT engineer, scientist/trainer in machine learning and blockchain engineer/developer. In fact, reports also highlight the automation, IoT, machine learning, digital marketing/ consumer initiatives, and AI are all on the radar as significant investments continue to alter the IT business landscape. Furthermore, all these technologies will need a wide range of skill sets – right from being able to create algorithms to work using data-oriented systems.

The need to enhance cybersecurity skills

 Today, the cybersecurity professionals are the ones that are in massive demand in the IT field. And as the complexity and volume of the system grow, it is essential for cybersecurity professionals to up their skills and adapts to new ones, so that they can keep the computer systems and other advanced computing devices and applications sound and secure.

There’s a demand for the data-driven skills

 According to The Quant Crunch report in 2017, there is going to be a remarkable increase in the data-driven roles. The report further predicts that the overall number of data-related jobs in the United States will move up to almost 2.7 million by the end of 2020. And similar to the other high-end IT jobs, the data-oriented jobs too need a combination of various skill sets. Today, there is a high demand for highly trained professionals who are skilled in machine learning, artificial intelligence, data and analytics and needs a good response from workforce development as well as a higher education source.

Hence, there's a growing demand for both data scientists and big data engineers as well. Additionally, according to experts, job positions for data architects, database developers, and database managers are also likely to increase. And each field requires its candidates to be highly trained and with the right expertise

Furthermore, there’s a greater hype surrounding increased automation and artificial intelligence. And this indicates that there's going to be demand for data analysts and data scientists today and also in the future. There's also need for other IT professionals who have the know-how to function in such a highly developed IT space and can process every data that flows in.

The digital marketing domain too is in a constant state of development and change! There are new web applications and technology that’s getting introduced. And each helps to make the online transactions and browsing better and seamless. Hence, today there's a need for ace application developers who need to be in tune with the changing customer preferences and customer behavior trends as well.

The future of IT is constant development and innovation. There are groundbreaking technologies that are waiting to be released and worked upon. Depending on the IT field that you select, you need to expand your skills and horizon in the years to come, as the IT domain keeps on growing at a faster pace.