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The evolution of Digital Skills

Author's avatar By Expert commentator 18 Sep, 2015
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Which of these skills does the modern marketer need too?

Throughout this week we've been looking at the digital skills needed by marketers and found a large percentage of marketers roles is now taken up by managing digital activities. Here's a round-up of all our posts and new report on the level of digital marketing skills. This means marketers are starting to need many of the skills previously reserved for IT professionals. So we thought it would be interesting to see how the role of the IT professional has developed over the past 25 years, and where it is headed.

As Gen Y steps up to take centre stage in the employment pool, and technology increasingly dominates our life and work, it is predicted that there will be an 18% growth in tech jobs by 2022.

This infographic looks at how tech roles have evolved alongside the technology they support. It charts the changes of the past 25 years to offer glimpse into which roles are likely to be in demand for the next decade.

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Do you have the skills to future proof your career? Or are you in danger of becoming a tech dodo? Members can check out our Online marketing roles and skills template for the finding the sought-after skills for different job roles.

 

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