Results from the skills survey

A survey of 212 IT employers just before the Corona crisis shows that back- and front-end programming are the most sought-after skills, but that Data Science and DevOps are experiencing strong growth. A new question asked about re-skilling and upskilling shows that employers are keen to see skills development in project management and business development. The survey was planned as a basis for a new report on the IT skills shortage, which was postponed until after the Corona crisis.

At the end of February, IT&Telecom companies sent out a survey to employers about the need for IT, telecom and other digital skills, as part of a follow-up report to the IT skills shortage from 2017 later in the spring of 2020. Due to the Corona crisis, the report will not be produced until autumn 2020 at the earliest, when the situation has stabilized after the crisis and a possible follow-up survey has been sent out.

Click on this link to read the results of the survey. Survey of skills needs in IT/telecom/digitalization Feb 2020

The responses in the survey reflect the situation just before the Corona crisis, and that the growth figures in the need for various skills a few years ahead can no longer be considered valid. However, the responses can provide an indication of the relative needs for different skills, i.e. which skills are more or less in demand. This can serve as a basis for education providers who want to offer skills development initiatives during the ongoing Corona crisis.

The survey was developed in collaboration with a number of other organizations and was completed by 212 employers, mainly in the IT and telecommunications sectors.

The survey results show the following:

• As in 2017, the demand for fast and flexible delivery of IT services and systems is the main driver influencing skills.
• Skills in back-end programming are most in demand in absolute terms.
• Data science skills have the strongest growth in demand. DevOps is also growing strongly in demand.
• Re-/upskilling as an alternative source of skills compared to recruiting "ready-made" skills is most relevant for skills in business/process development, project management, technical sales and agile coaching.