As workers realise that they may need to up their game and gain more skills along with people possibly wanting to “lockdown” proof their existing roles we’re going to look at the most in demand jobs currently based on information from a number of recruitment websites. These websites have their finger on the pulse of current openings along with expected salaries so we can see what is hot right now in the employment world.

It will be no surprise to learn that almost all of these in demand skills are in the tech sector and we’ll explore a few of them later on but a non tech job skill currently in high demand is project management skills. This role involves a great deal of organization, along with very good communication skills. Companies are seeking candidates with a great deal of experience in a wide variety of settings and pay handsomely for the right candidate.

In the tech realm, currently the highest demand (due to a lower number of skilled candidates) is cyber security. As many companies and businesses have switched to online selling the need to protect those assets has increased. Companies are paying very highly for experts in cyber security and online security. Also companies like banks, insurance firms and investment funds have huge amounts of money they need to protect and they’ll pay very well to stay one step ahead of the hackers. There are many different specialities within cyber security and these include data recovery, network security, website protection and forensics.

Computer programmers, particularly those with skills in Python and Java script development are particularly in demand right now. As more of the world moves online various websites, apps, shopping carts etc..need to be implemented for businesses and skilled programmers are in high demand. These programming languages along with web development skills will stand you out above other candidates and are currently very well paid roles.

Human resource (HR) professionals are also highly desirable at the moment. Many companies are too busy or too small to have their own in house team of recruiters so they outsource this work to professional recruitment agencies. The ability to find the right candidates for any given role is highly desirable and once again companies will pay well to have that problem taken care of for them by the right people. HR people are usually very skilled in communication and learn all about their clients business before they approach potential candidates.

Sales professionals are in demand now just as they always have been, the only difference is now many sales occur online or over the phone. So website copywriters, telesales executives along with skilled in person sales professionals are still ranking well on the recruitment websites we looked at.

So if you’re concerned about job security or want possible alternative careers then the suggestions in this article will help give you some ideas. While tech roles are obviously in demand right now you could also consider various types of project management roles along with sales jobs.

The Most In Demand Job Skills of 2022