The Big Shift Continues: Tech's Winning (And Losing) Jobs In 2025
Dice, Tuesday, December 17th, 2024
While a tumultuous 2024 may be drawing to a close, the tech industry will continue to experience dramatic shifts in the year ahead, creating a spectrum of new careers that necessitate new skills and expertise, according to the IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index from Foote Partners LLC.
The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) has caused traditional roles to evolve at a rapid pace while rendering many legacy tech skills obsolete, explained chief analyst and research officer David Foote.
Specifically, successfully applying AI to an existing role or technology requires holistic and soft skills such as communication, collaboration, analytical thinking and innovation. Foote's firm is also seeing return-to-office policies and the rise of self-managing teams, which will fundamentally alter the way work gets done and require different skills and abilities.
To help you plot your next career move by staying ahead of trends, here's a look at the roles and skills that gained (and lost) value during 2024 and are positioned to continue down the same path in 2025.