Most In-Demand Jobs in Digital Technology in Australia

Marketing Plus Technology

In 2014, being a computer geek, however, is not enough for an applicant to interest an employer. A job seeker needs to have more skills than that, and the more specialized the better. Not only that, the job seeker should be able to offer the employer skills outside whatever his specific role might be, and that means being able to do some marketing in addition to knowing the technology.  That is why the top three digital skill sets employers are seeking are digital strategy, social media, and website management.

Content Is King

Technology for companies means more than customer service and technical support. It means client engagement, and employers want people who can interpret the data, then can create content around it. After all, content is king and is what brings clients to their websites. That is why developers for web and mobile are in demand. Job seekers should also be able to comprehend social sharing platforms on intranets as well as the Internet.

Roles To Fill

The frustrating fact for recruiters is that with a blossoming marketplace, there are so few potential candidates with the skill levels. Technical writers, internet publishing, and data security are just some of these areas, even with 75% of ICT jobs based in NSW, ACT, and Victoria. Some of the other roles recruiters are having difficulty filling are .Net Developer, Test Analyst, Senior. Net Developer, Front End Developer, Graphic Designer, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Solutions Architect, Network Engineer, Javascript Developers with HTML 5 and CSS3 and Web Developer.

Even Executive Roles

Even if marketing and finance people know how to look at numbers to see if a company is running smoothly and earning revenue, they also need to interact with the technology. This is a crucial point when it comes to executives as well because why they may have the ability to run a company on a daily basis, they are deficient in understanding the role of smartphones and tablets. Cyber Security is also crucial to companies and they want executives who know how to best protect corporate information.

Conclusion

The role of companies and for information technology has changed dramatically. Recruiters don’t want people with general skills but those people who understand content, mobile, and the Internet inside and out. And technology will only continue to evolve as the idea of being connected 24 hours a day through mobile devices becomes more important.  Only candidates who armed for this change will land a high-paying job.

 Writer: Doug McNamee

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