What an IT Career Will Look Like in 5 Years

The current developments in machine learning and AI, data science, cloud and cyber security are gradually giving rise to an increasingly clear picture of future work in the IT sector.

In discussions with several experts, it becomes clear that industry-specific knowledge, for example, is increasingly in demand; the efficiency of AIs depends on data and the expertise behind it. Machine learning is being used quite successfully to provide targeted support for workers' tasks. While this facilitates certain areas, it also requires a high degree of targeted - human - specialization.

Likewise, he said, the rapid advance of technology has also led to a certain democratization of common IT tasks. Technology is becoming more accessible and available, so even demanding tasks for data visualization or software development are increasingly being taken over by cloud, low-code or no-code solutions.

But it is not only the emerging technologies that will have a significant impact on the future IT landscape, but also social and cultural trends. For example, Neerja Sabharwal, Head of Cloud and Big Data at Xavient Information Systems, says there will be "millennials and their preferences for how they want to work [...] one of the biggest factors in what jobs and careers will look like in the next 5 to 10 years."

You can read several conversations with tech executives on this topic in the computerwelt article.