Cyber-Security Top IT Skill for 2017
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Cyber-Security Top IT Skill for 2017
Many IT pros plan to advance their cyber-security skills via certifications or training as well as improve their networking and virtualization skills, a new survey concludes. -
Job Seeker Market
68% of IT pros said the IT job market will likely remain favorable in 2017. -
Moving On
37% of IT pros plan to begin searching for a new employer, and 26% plan to accept a new job in 2017. -
Switching Jobs
The biggest reason IT pros plan to switch jobs is to advance their IT skills (69%). Other reasons include looking for a more competitive salary (64%), working for companies that makes IT more of a priority (40%) and being burned out at their current jobs (40%). -
Job Satisfaction
61% of IT pros feel appreciated by their current employers, yet 59% believe they're underpaid. -
Status Quo on Salaries and Promotion
Only 25% of IT pros expect a salary increase in excess of 5 percent in 2017 and only 12% expect a promotion. -
Top Skills
95% of IT pros said cyber-security expertise, soft skills and computer networking expertise will be important skills in 2017. -
Training Targets
Nearly two-thirds (62%) of IT pros plan to focus on improving their cyber-security expertise via certifications or training, followed by working on networking (56%) and virtualization skills (45%). Only 29% plan to work on soft skills. -
Core Expertise
IT pros believe computer networking (95%), virtualization (92%) and cloud architecture skills (72%) will help them get ahead at work in 2017. -
Top Challenges
More than half (55%) of IT pros said getting management to understand the importance of IT priorities will be their biggest challenge. Other obstacles include getting business leaders to approve/fund important IT projects (53%) and ensuring corporate data is secure (53%).
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Why Metrics Matter to the Channel A new tech career survey reveals that 95 percent of IT professionals believe cyber-security expertise will be the most important IT skill in 2017, but they said soft skills and computer networking expertise are also very important. That's why many are planning to advance their cyber-security skills via certifications or training, as well as improve their networking and virtualization skills. But there could be trouble ahead for some employers. Key findings of the 2017 Tech Career Outlook survey, conducted by Spiceworks, indicate that businesses may want to evaluate their employee-retention strategies. The majority of the nearly 500 IT pros surveyed in North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) see a favorable job market next year, and more than one-third of them plan to start searching for new jobs. The biggest reasons for the job switch are to advance their IT skills, earn a higher salary and work for a company that makes IT a priority. Peter Tsai, Spiceworks' IT analyst, said many IT pros believe they're underpaid and their departments are underfunded, which is leading many of them "to take advantage of the favorable job market." Here's a look at key survey findings.