HeadHunter conducted a survey and named the IT specialties that are most in-demand among employers. It is noteworthy that data scientists turned out to be one of the most unclaimed employees on the market, as well as game designers.
Russia’s largest recruitment service interviewed employers and made a list of the most sought-after IT specialties on the market. The survey was conducted from May 10 to June 2, 2023.
According to the survey results, developers (63% of respondents), system administrators (42%) and technical support specialists (31%) became the most in-demand personnel in the IT market. Slightly less popular were analysts (31%) and project managers (22%).
Employers named specialists in the field of game design and data scientists as the least in demand; the latter received less than 1% of the votes of those surveyed.
Among the important professional qualities of an IT specialist, employers most frequently cited knowledge of the technology stack (53%), work experience in the specialty (49%), and the presence of success stories (43%).
Over the past year, the number of companies ready to hire novice IT specialists has grown (from 16% to 35%) who have only completed online courses, the survey showed.
Author:
Kirill Bilyk
Source: RB
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