Top Most Demanding and Highest Paying IT Jobs in 2020
By Manjeet Kirarkot on January 31, 2020
A standout feature of the just-ended decade was the exceptional rise of IT and its penetration into every field. The new decade is going to be one of advanced IT systems based on artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, wearable tech, machine-to-machine (M2M), virtual reality, augmented reality, 5G, and more which will make further inroads into our lives and society as an entire .
From employment perspective, this is often both good and bad news. Let’s get the bad news out of our way first. Many manual jobs are getting to disappear soon as computers can perform them more efficiently. Along with it, legacy IT jobs can also go under the hammer and employees are going to be forced to maneuver to emerging technologies. As for the good news, there is going to be no dearth of jobs in IT and every well-qualified and knowledgeable individual can get a job of their choice, not to mention the fat paychecks that come with it. So, here are the highest paying IT jobs in 2020, in no particular order.
1. Application developers
Application developers will play a much bigger role in 2020 and beyond given the growing number of applications across all industries today. There will always be a requirement to make new applications and to reinforce existing ones, so this suggests there’ll be more jobs available than qualified developers to fill them. Since demand is more than supply, application developers are likely to take home among the highest paychecks. According to Datamation, this job’s pay will range anywhere from $87,750 to $153,000.
2. Big Data engineers/data scientists
Big Data was arguably the most important IT buzzword of the past decade, and its growth has opened opportunities for engineers who create the systems to gather and analyze the huge amounts of data generated every minute by users around the world. These systems help businesses to make sense of these huge data volumes.
Data scientists and engineers are also likely to see a big demand due to these growing data volumes. The role of a data scientist/engineer is to create meaningful insights from the identified data patterns while a Big Data engineer is responsible for creating the systems needed to make sense of data. The average salary for a knowledge scientist is $120,395.
3. IT security managers/engineers/specialists
The bonhomie of IT and its innumerable benefits are just one side of the coin. The other bitter side is the many security challenges that come with it. In fact, the previous couple of years have seen a spate of cyberattacks on critical systems and corporations are now scrambling to guard their systems and data from such attacks.
No wonder this is often one among the highest-paying IT jobs today and can still feature within the top three jobs over the new decade also . These professionals will enjoy a median salary of $143,250.
4. AI engineers
Artificial intelligence is one of the fields that will see explosive growth in the coming decade. Many routine processes and jobs will be automated and this is expected to take user experience to new levels. AI has the power to bridge human-computer interaction, increase the efficiency of existing operations, provide new insights, and so much more. Due to its wide-arching powers, AI is expected to play a big role in sectors like banking, insurance, manufacturing, retail, and more.
4. AI engineers
Artificial intelligence is one of the fields that will see explosive growth in the coming decade. Many routine processes and jobs will be automated and this is expected to take user experience to new levels. AI has the power to bridge human-computer interaction, increase the efficiency of existing operations, provide new insights, and so much more. Due to its wide-arching powers, AI is expected to play a big role in sectors like banking, insurance, manufacturing, retail, and more.
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