8 jobs that will be in demand in 2019

8 jobs that will be in demand in 2019

What are your resolutions for 2019? Are you looking for a new job opportunity? Are you aspiring to change your career path?

Based on the work we’ve done this year and what recruiters have shared with us, here are 8 jobs whose demand will increase sharply in 2019.

Be prepared for the future! Start learning what 2019’s most in-demand jobs will be and what skills are highly desired by recruiters.

1) Instagram Specialist

Field: Marketing

What are the most common hard-skills required to become an Instagram Specialist?

Video and photo editing (Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom), analytics tools such as Google Analytics.

Instagram is rising in popularity and becoming the top platform for consumer engagement, therefore companies need more people (now more than ever) in charge of curating their Instagram content and ads. The ability to analyse the latest social media trends and features is a key requirement for this role. Instagram specialists have to build an editorial calendar, decide what to post and when/what hashtags to use to reach in-target niches.

Being a social media addict is fundamental to succeed but analytical skills are also highly evaluated. Paid and organic followers growth, reach and engagement are the KPI’s for this role.

What is the career path of an Instagram specialist?

The most common paths related to this role include:

  • Brand Manager
  • Digital Marketing Manager
  • Marketing Analyst

If you’re interested in embracing this career path, visit open job vacancies on Westwing

2) Salesforce Administrator

Field: Business Administration

What are the most common hard-skills required to become a Salesforce Administrator?

Round Robin Distributor, GetFeedback, Session Timer, 8×8, APEX, proficiency in related tools (Data Loader, Workbench, Force.com IDE, Developer Console), experience with Marketo, Discoverorg, Datafox, Outreach, LeanData, and similar tools

Salesforce is a customer relationship platform (CRM) created to identify, manage and address customers needs. Salesforce is becoming the key CRM not only for sales but also for customer service and marketing professionals. This tool has grown exponentially over the last few years and has estimated that it will create 1 million jobs by 2022.

At a base level, Salesforce administrators have a deep knowledge of all the Salesforce-related applications as they are responsible for creating custom workflows, validating rules and reports. Additional responsibilities include: implementing and customizing roles, security settings, sharing rules, applications, custom objects, custom fields, page layouts, workflow, approvals, reports and dashboards. To improve your proficiency, the Salesforce Admin certification is required.

People interested in this career path must have solid attention to finite details, the ability to tackle complex problems and keen listening skills.

Demand for Salesforce Administrators steadily increasing and interestingly this role has a lack of competition due to candidates not having the correct qualifications, therefore seekers should highly consider this job as the companies are desperately in need. Find open job vacancies on Showpad, On and Houzz company pages.

3) Scrum Master 

Field: Management

What are the most common hard skills required to become a Scrum Master?

Knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, LESS and another Agile methodologies

“Scrum” is defined in the official guide as follows:

“A framework within which people can address complex adaptive problems, while productively and creatively delivering products of the highest possible value.”

Organisations are increasingly turning to Scrum for software development management. As part of the development team, the Scrum Master serves in various ways including:

  • Coaching in self-organisation and cross-functionality
  • Removing impediments in product development processes

There are various certifications to become a Scrum Master but there is not an official path as experience is what matters most with this job title.

Find more on what a Scrum Master does and apply to open vacancies on Personio and on Funding Circle  company pages.

4) Big Data Analyst

Field: Mathematics – Engineering – Economics

What are the most common hard-skills required to become a Big Data Analyst?

Google Docs, Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Business Intelligence Tools like Tableau, QlikView, Microsoft Sharepoint, relational and non-relational databases like MySQL, Oracle, Hbase etc., analytics tool (pandas, R), coding (R, Python and Java), reporting tools (e.g. Looker, Jupyter Notebooks)

Obsessions with numbers is the success factor for this job. Due to the flooding amounts of data we’re exposed to everyday, Data Analyst demand is increasing. If you are a rock-solid analytical thinker, have degree in Mathematics, Finance, Statistics, Physics or Engineering, this is the kind of jobs that fits you! Data Analysts help their companies to interpret data coming from a multitude of sources, diving deep to understand root causes of particular trends and defining business objectives based on them.

Besides analytical skills, communication skills are also critical to present your results coherently. Hard-skills include coding (R, Python and Java) and experience with relational/non-relational databases like MySQL, Oracle, Hbase etc.

Are you looking for a new job opportunity as Big Data Analyst? Find open vacancies on Bending Spoons, Supermercato24, GetYourGuide company pages.

5) QA Engineer

Field: Engineering

What are the most common hard-skills required to become a QA Engineer?

Automation Frameworks (e.g Javascript, Java, Swift), Jenkins and CI Pipelines, automation tools (e.g. Selenium, Karate, RestAssured etc) and test frameworks (JUnit,  Cucumber, TestNG), TDD, Code quality and coverage tools like SonarQube, Istanbul

In the IT industry, a QA engineer is someone in charge of monitoring every phase of software development. They possess an end-to-end understanding of the software features, write test specs and execute them during the various phases of the product releases. Coding skills (JAVA, HTML5, DB2, XML) are fundamental to carry out this role, as well as experience in Test automation tools (e.g. Selenium, Karate, RestAssured etc) and test frameworks (JUnit,  Cucumber, TestNG). Concerning soft-skills, good problem-solving and critical mindset can help. Experience working with Agile and Scrum methodologies is also considered a bonus.

Interested in undertaking a career path as a QA Engineer? Check open vacancies on Kreditech, Showpad, Coya and Personio company pages.

6) Security Engineer

Field: Engineering

What are the most common hard skills required to become a Security Engineer?

Coding languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, Python, knowledge of security protocols such as IPSEC, VPN, TLS

Security engineers are in the front line to protect companies networks from cyber-attacks, responding to new threats and mitigating abuses. Their responsibilities include:

  • Advising managers on how to make security enhancements
  • Monitoring the network for security fallacies
  • Investigating and understanding why breaches happen
  • Testing security solutions

Security Engineers often start their career as a Cybersecurity analyst who is responsible for protecting a company’s computer network. As they advance in their career, Security Engineers frequently become Security Architects, then being in charge of designing and overseeing network security at a much more complex level.

Hard-skills may include experience in: VMware, AWS, Azure cloud, Docker and Kubernetes security, IDS, SIEM and vulnerability scanning solutions.

If you’re considering a career as a Security Engineer, take a look at vacancies on N26 and Doctolib company pages.

7) SEO Manager/Specialist

Field: Marketing – Development

What are the most common hard-skills required to become a SEO Manager?

Search optimization tools (e.g, Yoast, Moz, SEMrush, Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, and more), understanding of the architecture and infrastructure of large-scale websites (networks, hosting, domains) as well as HTML/CSS, analysis tools like Google Analytics, Search Console, Searchmetrics, Majestic

SEO specialists take care of optimizing a website’s ranking across all the major search engines; their responsibilities include link building, traffic monitoring and planning the keyword strategy. Being a SEO manager requires constant updating, having a proficiency with data analysis techniques, managing budgets and monitoring objectives. Additional hard-skills for the role are a basic knowledge of programming languages such as HTML5 and CSS and of the most common search algorithms.

Check open job vacancies on Showpad and Babbel company pages.

8) Mobile Developer

Field: Development

What are the most common hard-skills required to become a Mobile Developer?

Android libraries such as Firebase, Play Services and other sensor based libraries, web technologies like HTML/javascript, back-end technologies (DB, Cloud, HTTP protocol), Objective-C o Swift, Cocoa Touch, iOS frameworks like Core Animation, etc., coding languages like Corona, Python, PHP, Swift, Hava etc.

As of Q3 in 2018, Android users were able to choose between 2.1 million apps whilst Apple users had 2 million available apps (source: Statista). Growth rates for apps available in the main app stores are impressive and subsequently, so is the increasing demand for Mobile Developers.

Mobile Developers are experienced in the software development environment of his/her chosen platform (e.g. Android, Apple, Windows). Some of the most common languages for mobile development include Corona, Python, PHP, Swift, Hava, Objective-C etc.

If you’re contemplating a career as a Mobile Developer, consider the job vacancies on Neosurance and Hype company page

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