The IT skills landscape is constantly changing, meaning a guide like this is tricky to put together. However, there are some industry-wide trends that we are seeing regarding certain roles and skills which can help accelerate your career trajectory. As the enterprise IT world moves towards the cloud these skills continue to prove most valuable to organizations, especially when it comes to securing these environments, and as data proliferates people who can make sense of that information are also worth their weight in gold. Here we break down some of those key trends, from increasingly popular skills and roles, to an essay on whether it’s time for businesses to take responsibility for the well-documented ‘skills gap’. Then we dive into three specific roles for you, explaining the skills required to get into areas like blockchain, data science and, more traditionally, network engineering Here’s our guide to the UK IT hiring landscape in 2018 and how you can best take advantage of it. In order to read The Complete Guide to IT Skills in its entirety you will need to become a registered user on cio.co.uk. Click here to register. If you are already registered to cio.co.uk then you will receive a monthly email containing instructions on how to download The Complete Guide to IT Skills as well as the other back issues in The Complete Guide series. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks When your AI chatbots mess up AI ‘hallucinations’ present significant business risks, but new types of guardrails can keep them from doing serious damage By Paul Gillin Dec 08, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by Dell New research: How IT leaders drive business benefits by accelerating device refresh strategies Security leaders have particular concerns that older devices are more vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. By Laura McEwan Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Infrastructure Management case study Toyota transforms IT service desk with gen AI To help promote insourcing and quality control, Toyota Motor North America is leveraging generative AI for HR and IT service desk requests. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 08, 2023 7 mins Employee Experience Generative AI ICT Partners feature CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification sets the standard for establishing Scrum theory, developing practical applications and rules, and leading teams and stakeholders through the development process. By Moira Alexander Dec 08, 2023 8 mins Certifications IT Skills Project Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe