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Companies are desperate to find people with these 10 skills, according to LinkedIn

Lucy Dean
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It’s a good day to be a tech whizz.

Newly released analysis by LinkedIn has revealed the top 10 most in-demand skills for 2019, and there’s a clear trend.

Companies are working hardest to fill cloud computing skills shortfalls, and are also on the hunt for those skilled in artificial intelligence and user experience design. These are all skills with a strong tech slant.

Wait – what’s cloud computing

Cloud computing is the process of delivering computing services over the Internet to offer faster innovation and remove the need for on-site data centres.

But bosses are also looking for workers with creativity and analytical skills.

Let’s break it down

LinkedIn sorted its findings into hard skills and soft skills. Hard skills are specific abilities that can be taught and measured, like the ability to read and write or use software programs.

They’re generally easier to measure than soft skills.

Soft skills are essentially people skills. That means things like etiquette, leadership and teamwork are soft skills.

According to LinkedIn, 57 per cent of bosses actually value soft skills over hard skills.

Good to know. Now give me the facts

These are the top to most in-demand hard skills:

  1. Cloud Computing

  2. Artificial Intelligence

  3. Analytical Reasoning

  4. People Management

  5. UX Design

  6. Mobile Application Development

  7. Video Production

  8. Sales Leadership

  9. Translation

  10. Audio Production

Interestingly, bosses are also looking for those with skills in journalism, social media marketing and corporate communications, suggesting companies are seeking out ways to tell their stories.

And these are the most in-demand soft skills.

  1. Creativity

  2. Persuasion

  3. Collaboration

  4. Adaptability

  5. Time management

As companies look to stand out, a creative workforce is essential.

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