25/03/2022
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, more people than ever before began considering a move into a job into the IT sector, and a significant percentage of them followed through on their plan.
It isnโt too hard to see why โ the IT sector in the UK today is full of businesses and new start-ups looking for tech professionals to join their teams and, as a result, the job market is booming at all levels, from entry posts right up to senior positions. So, which IT positions are currently the most competitive in the UKโs market? Here are just a few.
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Perhaps the two most in-demand roles at present are those of frontend and back-end developers. The average salary a professional in these areas can command is around ยฃ40,000 - ยฃ45,000 p.a.
Being skilled roles that require specific qualifications and expertise, it isnโt too surprising that suitably talented candidates have some excellent options to pick from, with many different companies across a host of sectors seeking to secure someone to join their teams.
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DevOps Engineers oversee a companyโs IT infrastructure while monitoring software performance and making appropriate process improvements. As a result, itโs a very skilled position that requires an extensive knowledge and in-depth understanding of data management and coding in order to achieve the goal of encouraging more rapid coding with fewer failures in deployment.
Collaboration and communication skills are key to this role, too, since multi-disciplinary teams tend to work on projects together. An average DevOps Engineerโs salary is around ยฃ75,000, making this a very competitive and lucrative role indeed.
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Java Developers have been in demand for some time, and it seems as if that has not abated during the pandemic. Since Java is still a top programming language, professionals with these skills are highly sought after.
Many of the most popular websites use Java, including eBay, Amazon, and Facebook, so it isnโt too surprising that a skilled professional can command an annual salary of about ยฃ75,000.
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Since full-stack developers require knowledge in both front-end and back-end development, they need a broad set of skills. Having a strong understanding of each software functionโs layers is vital, and key skills that are needed for this role include UX, JavaScript, HTML, Python, Java, and PHP, among others.
More vacancies of this type are opening up nationwide, and theyโre an attractive option for suitably talented professionals since average salaries come in at over ยฃ60,000.
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One of the most competitive and lucrative roles to have burst onto the scene in recent years is that of cloud architect. More companies than ever before have now adopted hybrid working. That has meant an acceleration in cloud computing with a resulting increase in demand for skilled cloud architects who can develop companiesโ cloud adoption plans.
With average salaries of around ยฃ92,000, these jobs are among the best options for anyone with an in-depth understanding of operating systems, programming languages, and networking.
These are five of the most competitive jobs available today in the UK for IT professionals, and theyโre certainly the roles that recruitment agencies see the greatest demand for.