Kye Mitchell, head of IT staffing firm Experis North America, said tech jobs are rapidly shifting as AI and data innovation grow. Roles such as database architects and data scientists have surged by 1,069% and 215% year-over-year, respectively.
Automation is also reshaping IT, creating demand for experts in machine learning, big data, and AI — and requiring new leadership roles in the finance and legal industries, with a focus on ethical AI. “AI is redefining both the entry point into tech and the evolution of existing roles,” Mitchell said. “For tech professionals willing to upskill and adapt, this is a moment of unprecedented opportunity to lead in helping to shape the AI-powered workforce of tomorrow.”
While job postings for open tech positions dropped from June to July, they still totaled more than 440,000 postings. “In an environment where uncertainty is the norm, the latest tech employment data is a welcome mix of some reasonably positive measures, and then of course, some lagging measures,” said Tim Herbert, CompTIA’s chief research officer.
This story originally appeared on Computerworld
