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What Are the Hottest Tech Jobs?
DataCamp conducted research to reveal which tech jobs have spiked over the last four years. Application programmers came out on top.
Rob Spiegel
September 7, 2024
3 Min Read
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At a Glance
- Interest in application programmers has increased 484.75% in the past four years.
- Cloud engineers come in second on the list, with cybersecurity specialists coming in third.
- Video game designers experienced a 34.37% drop in interest.
Research from DataCamp reveals which tech jobs have gained in interest over the last four years. The company used its data and AI education platform to analyze Google search results from the past four years and selected the 50 most popular tech jobs.
Interest in application programmer roles grew the most. Data from July 2020 showed an average of 1,180 searches per month for the job. That rose 484.75% to 6,900 per month by June 2024.
Cloud engineers ranked second. In July 2020, the job title had 8,440 searches per month. That increased to 24,660 in June 2024, a percentage increase of 192.18%. Third place goes to cybersecurity specialists, who saw a 120.31% increase in searches between 2020 and 2024. In July 2020, there were 2,610 searches per month for cybersecurity specialists. That increased to 5,750 in June 2024.
Fourth place on the list went to quantitative analysts. In July 2020, there was an average of 6,430 searches per month for quantitative analysts. That rose to 13,680 in June 2024, an increase of 112.75%.
Rounding out the top five were business intelligence analysts, who have seen an increase of 112.56% in searches over the past four years. Data from July 2020 showed searches at around 10,750 per month, which increased to 22,850 in June 2024.
When looking at the biggest drop in interest of tech jobs, video game designers come last, with a 34.37% drop in interest over the past four years. Data from July 2020 showed there to be 9,950 searches monthly for the job role, which fell to 6,530 searches per month in June 2024.
The top tech jobs that have spiked in interest the most
Cloud engineers and cybersecurity experts are getting particular attention I recent years. “While it's expected that tech jobs, in general, will grow in interest over time as the world continues to move more online, it's interesting to see which jobs specifically have garnered the most interest compared to where they used to be,” said Martijn Theuwissen, co-founder of DataCamp. “This can be seen with cloud engineers, as many companies are moving towards cloud storage instead of physical options and application programmers, as everyday companies move into mobile apps specifically to streamline customer experiences. Additionally, recent data breaches could also be responsible for the increase in the need for cybersecurity specialists.”
Job site, Hays, also offered a peek into the top tech jobs, putting project mangers at the top of its list of the leading tech jobs. Also on the list was IT support technician, business analyst, Java developer, and cloud engineer.
The methodology of the DataCamp study:
A selection of 50 tech jobs was sourced from existing lists from Indeed, Skillcrush, Investopedia, and Jobtensor.
These jobs were run through the Google Keyword Planner to find average monthly search volumes worldwide, from the latest data available in June 2024 to the closest data available in July 2020.
The percentage increase (or decrease if applicable) was found between these two search volumes, with each job being ranked from highest to lowest on their percentage increase.
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