Top 50 IT Jobs in the World: 15-11

IT; just two simple letters which describe a monumental mass of technology related topics, but when the phrase ‘IT Jobs’ is mentioned, just how many IT jobs does this describe?

The precise amount of IT Jobs isn’t exactly known however, more are being created every day with the rapid growth of technology worldwide.

So what are the most popular IT Jobs to date? For every day during the week until Friday 5th of August, we will be posting 5 of the 50 top IT Jobs! Here are today’s 5:

 

15. IT Manager

Average Annual Salary (UK): £39,000

This role usually requires a technical background and leads a technical team, which could consist of developers, testers, analysts and more – whether or not the organization is technical. Typical responsibilities / skills: oversee the technical aspects of internal projects; maintain corporate IT procedures, with documentation; hire and lead a technical team to support the procedures; manage resources within a budget; keep up to date with new technologies, for recommending possible internal upgrades; interact with various departments, vendors and possibly consultants /contractors.

Academic Pathway:

You’ll generally need a degree and several years of relevant experience to get started in IT management. It’s better if your degree is in an IT-based subject or a business degree with some technical element (like maths or engineering).

Opportunities still exist if you don’t have a degree, but lots of experience; particularly if you can demonstrate more responsibility for the development and implementation of projects.

Some IT managers come from another background and have worked in another sector before moving into IT. If this is the case then you’ll need to show evidence of your project management skills, preferably in some way related to IT. And you’ll need to have taken some kind of IT course to get your technical knowledge up to scratch.

One qualification that employers are increasingly looking for is PRINCE2 (Projects in Controlled Environments). It’s not essential but it looks good on your CV and shows that you’re serious about your career. PRINCE2 is also a prerequisite for many public sector projects, so can help you win business too. Some employers will send you on this training course as part of your ongoing development.

 

14. Business Intelligence Analyst

Average Annual Salary (UK): £30,000

This is not always a purely technical role, though background could be and often is in computer science or a similar field. Usually, it’s a business-focused role that analyzes and reports on data used within the organization. Reports are a key part of such a role and are targeted for executives who will make business decisions upon the recommendations. This could be IT process improvement, software and hardware upgrades, networking, etc. Typical responsibilities / skills: collection and analysis of business data for process improvement, similar to “continuous improvement” philosophy; ability to express technical topics in a form non-technical decision makers can absorb; ability to structure business intelligence for internally-defined purposes.

Academic Pathway:

• Technical Skills: Business intelligence analysts use complex computer programs to mine data sources and look for trends.
• Analytical Skills: A major part of the job is to determine what data trends mean. Being able to analyze the data is crucial.
• Communication Skills: Once the data is analyzed, business intelligence analysts must communicate their findings to the company or their managers.
• Problem-Solving: Business intelligence analysts need to look at the data trends and recommend solutions for creating more revenue and reducing loss.
• Time Management: Business intelligence analysts work on large projects and many data streams and many deadlines. Being able to juggle it all is crucial to the job.

 

13. Mobile Applications Developer

Average Annual Salary (UK): £29,000

This covers multiple related roles which require knowledge of at least one mobile operating system and development platform, such as Android or iOS, and the underlying programming languages. In some roles, Mobile Web development skills are a requirement. Typical responsibilities / skills: design, write and maintain mobile application code; port features for an app from another platform (such as desktop, Web, phone, tablet, wearable computing) to the mobile platform in question; integrate databases (internal) and REST APIs (internal and external); produce API components as necessary and document usage for other developers (internal and sometimes external); devise and run code tests in simulator or hardware; work with Quality Assurance staff for additional; testing log and fix defects.

Academic Pathway:

Android:

• Relevant experience in Android development
• Knowledge on Java Standard Edition and different Design patterns in Java
• Good understanding of Object Oriented Concept and knowledge on encapsulation and data hiding
• Experience in using Android support libraries, recycle view and co-ordinated view layout for UI components
• Experience in creating Activities/Services/inter-process communication in Android
• Knowledge on Async task and Loaders concept in Android

iOS Developer:

• Relevant experience Objective-C coding and development experience building
• Cocoa Touch applications for iPhone and iPad
• Good syntactic understanding of the Swift programming language. Desirable but not essential
• Expert in common Cocoa design patterns (MVC, Delegation etc.) including Object-Oriented design patterns – factory, Singleton etc.Solid grounding in UIKit including Storyboarding, AutoLayout, SizeClasses and Dynamic Text
• Building data centric Apps with advanced knowledge in networking with NSURLConnection/NSURLSession using common data interchange formats (JSON, XML) and local data storage using Core Data. Should have experience in native network API’s
• Solid practical experience of iOS Platform Security: Keychain, Certificate Pinning, Data Protection APIs and Encryption (don’t need to be expert but at least have a basic understanding)
• Unit testing experience using XCTest/OCUnit/SenTestKit frameworks
• Working in development teams using Continuous Integration with Xcode Server and/or Jenkins
• Knowledge of iTunes Connect, provisioning, Code-signing and IPA/Build creation, knowledge of Enterprise deployment is a bonus.

 

12. IT Auditor

Average Annual Salary (UK): £29,000

Typical responsibilities / skills: reviewing and recommending compliance processes, especially for a publicly-traded company; determine and assess risk pertaining to technology, both for a single location and other corporate offices; audit an organization’s computer systems and infrastructure for secureness; comply with company audit policies (e.g., if in a divisional office); draft a security breech prevention plan; define audit procedures; report audit findings.

Academic Pathway:

IT audit managers should possess at least a bachelor’s degree in a business, accounting, or an IT-related field. Employers favor applicants with a master’s degree in accounting or business administration and a certified public accountant (CPA) or certified information systems auditor (CISA) credential; according to November 2011 job postings on CareerBuilder.com, substantial work experience, generally about 5-10 years of auditing-related practice, is a common requirement for most IT audit manager positions.

 

11. Quality Analyst

Average Annual Salary (UK): £25,000

Software Quality Assurance (SQA) work is on of those unusual sets of roles where compensation varies widely. Companies that appreciate the value of proper testing and “code coverage” pay more for a good Software QA Analyst/ Engineer than they might for a Software Developer / Software Engineer, and thus often require a seasoned developer/ engineer. Other companies pay less much less and tend to employe QA testers — although both variations are sometimes referred to as a Software QA Engineer. In QA work, these are overlapping roles. The tester role is focused on running pre-defined test suites and verifying the results, reporting bugs or interacting with Software Developers/ Engineers. A QA Analyst / Engineer is more like to be the person designing test suites and improving code coverage to verify that everything that needs to be tested is being tested.

Academic Pathway:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Minimum two years of mortgage experience in loan servicing preferred
• Minimum one year of previous quality assurance experience highly preferred

 

 

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