A survey by recruiter Robert Half found that employers are looking for applicants with diverse skills, including both soft and technical know-how, to counter the emergence of a ‘hybrid’ workforce that split their time between work from home and the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report now sees hybrid working as a “new normal” for employers and workers alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) are trying to meet the growing demand for specialized technology and digital capabilities in various business areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The survey report also showed that the top five technology roles that CIOs and CTOs plan to fill in the second half of 2021 are cloud engineers, front-end developers, business transformation specialists, database administrators and business intelligence specialists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of expertise, DevOps (319%), Software as a Service Skills (143%) and Python programming (137%) have the highest demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the beginning of 2021, 30% of employers said they saw technology and digital as a means to grow the business. Robert Half’s new data revealed that 26% of respondents were looking for digital or data skills to support this when hiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
26% are recruiting specifically for these hybrid skills to further support the digitization of companies. Digital or data management (26%), change management (26%) and communication (25%) are also seeing strong demand from U.K. employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
23% of respondents were most concerned about retraining and retraining for the remainder of 2021. The survey shows that 51% of workers want to improve their digital skills this year, and 43% want practical management training and 31% mentorship programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Employees also want to schedule and manage, as well as improve their communication skills, in order to navigate successfully in today’s hybrid environment.<\/p>\n\n\n