Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and automation are rapidly changing the business landscape, and cyber security and cloud migration are more urgent than ever.
Pekelaar said the situation is further exacerbated by the rising emigration and remote work arrangements, which means local employers are up against global corporates in the war for talent. Pekelaar said the skills that are the most sought after among IT professionals in South Africa right now include:This includes Cloud Engineers who are responsible for managing, planning, architecting and monitoring Cloud workloads. Cloud developers, software engineers with a specialisation in cloud computing, and Cloud Migration Engineers with a strong understanding of cloud and infrastructure components are also in strong demand.
“Engineers, particularly electronic and industrial engineers who get some exposure to IT Systems at university move from the more traditional engineering careers into fully IT careers.”