3 technology trends reshaping the job market
Source: DAVID STEVEN
Cast your mind back five years. It’s 2017. Cloud computing is all the rage (I can store all of my work in the sky?). The Internet of Things has delivered cutting-edge technology like smart security cameras into our homes. University students are crowding in parks to capture Pokemon using an augmented reality app. Remote working is a new age concept that your CEO won’t get on board with. ‘User experience designer’ – along with its ironic tee uniform – is the hottest agency job going around town. Now, fast forward to FY23 where the landscape has completely shifted. Today, almost every part of our work and lives is integrated with technology. As reported in the Australian Government’s Digital Economy Strategy, it’s estimated that 250,000 new jobs will be created by digitalisation by 2025. To put that into perspective, Australia had more than 770,000 technology workers in 2019 – 6.8 per … Continued
