Top 50 IT Jobs in the World: 45-41

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 aren’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? Every day for the next two weeks, we shall post 5 of the top 50 IT jobs and the pathways to employment.

 

45. E-Commerce Analyst

Average Annual Salary (UK): £27,000

Typical responsibilities / skills: analyze customer e-commerce data for behavioral or other trends; setup or configure reporting or dashboards for easy internal access to such data; create customer profiles for demographic targeting; utilize Web analytics.

Academic Pathway:

E-commerce business analysts often hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in business management, systems management or online marketing. These degrees give them skills in the major software used to track web sales and create multi-variable graphs to predict changes. This role also requires the analyst to have a strong understanding of the rules of web design and branding so as to understand the necessary steps to make a consistent brand image and user-friendly site that maximizes potential sales.

 

44. Infrastructure Business Analyst

Average Annual Salary (UK): £38,000

Business Analyst focuses on “back office” functionality for an organization’s various facets, including CRM, management, accounting, sales. Typical responsibilities / skills: have an understanding of typical business uses of ERP software; interact with various stakeholders to analyze business processes and gather requirements; incorporate business requirements to configure ERP software; interact with developers to build a reporting environment; document organization-specific customizations; conduct any necessary training sessions for use of ERP software and reporting environment.

Academic Pathway:

Good level of general education
• General commercial awareness of impact of client requirements
• Extensive knowledge and proficient in the use of:
Windows Server 2003 / 2008
Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy Management
Microsoft Exchange 2007 / 2010
Microsoft ISA Server 2006 or suitable firewall
Person specification
Cisco / Extreme or similar
SAN Hardware management / support
Virtualisation Technologies (Hyper-V / VMware)
• Some understanding or knowledge of Microsoft System Centre Products (SCDPM,
SCCM, SCOM), Avaya Telephony and Contact Centre and Microsoft OCS /
LiveMeeting would also be advantageous.

 

43. Technical Engineer

Average Annual Salary (UK): £25,000

Similar titles include Pre-sales Engineer, PreSales Engineer, Pre-sales Technical Engineer. This role is for a product advocate/ evangelist who works with internal sales staff and possibly offers technical consulting to potential customers prior to a sale. They give product demonstrations to sales staff and potential customers and handle the technical aspects of RFIs / RFPs (Requests for Information / Requests for Proposal). So the ability to communicate with both technical and no-technical staff and customers is important, especially to pass on customer requirements to Product Managers.

Academic Pathway:

A degree in any subject is acceptable, although employers typically prefer graduates with qualifications in computer science or engineering engineering, physics, engineering, mathematics, applied science and software engineering. Previous relevant experience gained in any commercial/sales area involving contact with customers or the general public is essential.

– Key skills for technical sales engineers
– Strong technical skills
– Organisational skills
– Communication skills
– Analytical skills
– Teamworking skills
– Sales skills
– Commercial awareness
– Personal skills

 

42. CRM Technical Developer

Average Annual Salary (UK): £28,000

Most CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software has both internal and external (Web) components. Users can be internal (sales staff, support, admin, systems developers) and external (customers, vendors, partners, researchers). These are the users a CRM Developer needs to keep in mind when developing solutions. Typical responsibilities/ skills: experience with a specific CRM system; custom configure a CRM used by the organization; develop custom modules to extend CRM functionality; integrate CRM features into an organization’s own computer systems, including for customer use – which requires experience with a programming or scripting language, and either server, desktop/ laptop, Web or mobile (phone, tablet) development experience as necessary; document custom settings, modules and features for different levels of user.

Academic Pathway:

• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a technically related field (i.e. computer science, engineering, IT, etc.)
• 1 – 3 years’ experience in a technical capacity preferred, but not required
• Professional demeanor
• Strong written communications especially related to articulating technical specifications
• Sound knowledge on concepts of unit testing own code

 

41. Portal Administrator

Average Annual Salary (UK): £19,000

Portal Administrator IT Jobs focus on Web portals and often requires knowledge of a specific portal software platforms. E.g., IBM WebSphere, Microsoft SharePoint. Typical responsibilities / skills: interact with Web and other systems administrators; create or oversee creation of necessary portal databases and user profiles; configure and manage portal applications; perform configuration and upgrade process tests; oversee integration of new technologies into the portal; document portal use policies and procedures (internal); handle relevant trouble tickets; train developers, content managers and end-users as necessary.

Academic Pathway:

Like most computer science careers, portal administrators are expected to hold a bachelor’s degree in computer science or information technology, information systems, or a related field. Whatever the educational pathway, aspiring portal administers are advised to have a strong background in programming, database architecture, and security management. In other words, the ideal portal administrator is a well-rounded computer scientist or information technologist with a specific interest and expertise in security issues. Many portal administrators are also expected to hold additional certifications, such as CISSP certifications. In most cases, jobs are posted for portal administrators with experience administrating a particular platform being used by the seeking organization; in fact, job postings are sometimes so specific that they simply appear as an administration opening for a specific program, rather than an all-inclusive portal administrator.

 

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