Nobody can say with certainty what tomorrow’s jobs will look like. As technology changes the face of every industry, new opportunities open up all the time, while others disappear.
Some specialisms are in the ascendancy, with Next Big Things being identified regularly. Research by Dell even claims that 85% of the jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t even been invented yet. That means the ultimate question is, what’s next?
At the end of 2018, LinkedIn released its ‘Emerging Jobs Report’, drawing on their data to show the roles companies seem to be rapidly hiring for, and what trends can tell us about what’s to come.
Looking mainly at recruitment in the USA, they found the top emerging job to be Blockchain Developer – which grew by 33 times over the course of the year. Machine learning popped up in second (Engineer) and fourth (Specialist) place; while the third most rapidly growing role was Application Sales Executive.
But the story won’t be the same everywhere. Jobseekers and those considering a career change must consider what skills they have that match the modern market. For more insight into what’s happening in the North of England, we approached a range of recruitment professionals from across the region to see what trends they’ve identified.
