{"id":375238,"date":"2020-02-19T13:21:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T11:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=375238"},"modified":"2020-02-20T12:29:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T10:29:16","slug":"these-are-the-it-skills-that-south-african-companies-are-struggling-to-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/technology\/375238\/these-are-the-it-skills-that-south-african-companies-are-struggling-to-find\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the IT skills that South African companies are struggling to find"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft, in collaboration with the International Data Corporation, has published new research on the future of work in South Africa and some of the most in-demand digital skills in the country.<\/p>\n

Speaking at an event in Johannesburg on Wednesday (19 February), Mark walker, associate vice-president of the IDC, said that currently the biggest challenge in acquiring these skills comes less from a lack of qualifications, but more from a general lack of expertise.<\/p>\n

To meet this growing concern, companies are relying on hiring experienced workers from their own or other industries, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese companies are not looking for qualifications, they are looking for expertise – which are two mutually exclusive areas. A student or a young person who comes out of university with a degree but can\u2019t find a job, and this highlights a lot of issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walker said that when companies are asked about where they get these expertise, companies say they typically poach them from their competitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the same group of guys who work for competitors until they reach a salary ceiling and then they leave the country for Silicon valley. On the way, we lose these skills and also the contribution they make to the tax base.\u201d<\/p>\n

Currently needed lacking skills<\/strong><\/p>\n

Currently the biggest skills gap lies in security-related and data protection skills \u2013 a reflection of the heightened awareness among businesses about the increasing threat of cyber crime.<\/p>\n

While 53% of companies say they already lack this necessary skill set, 59% expect to need more security specialists in just two years\u2019 time.<\/p>\n

Following closely behind is the demand for cloud computing skills as indicated by 49% of companies.<\/p>\n

This demand for cloud skills is expected to grow significantly over the next two years, with 68% of companies saying they are likely to need more cloud specialists in future, Microsoft said.<\/p>\n

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Skills likely to be needed in the future<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The biggest jump in skills requirements will be in Robotic process automation (a key enabler for DX) with a 22% jump in terms of today’s requirements (26%) and future requirements (47%),” Microsoft said.<\/p>\n

“Given cloud\u2019s dominance in terms of current deployment (76%), it is no surprise that there is a significant need for cloud skills today (49%) that will continue in the future (68%).”<\/p>\n

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Read: The most in-demand job skills in South Africa right now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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