Scotland’s digital technology sector is growing faster and is expected to keep on getting stronger throughout 2019.
The latest Scottish Technology Industry Survey from ScotlandIS, which analysed responses from 160 companies, reveals the number of businesses with a growth in sales has increased from 68% to 75%.
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Now the really good news: 83% of respondents expect to expand sales over the next year . . . and 81% will be creating brand new jobs.
Meanwhile demand for university graduates remains steady, with 70% of respondents likely to recruit graduates this year.
It’s a reflection of the fact Scotland’s technology landscape is constantly evolving and providing job opportunities in many areas.
One of the top career sectors attracting attention is data science.
With businesses, health organisations, government departments and social media platforms all dealing with a huge amount of information every minute of every day, skilled data analysts are needed to gain insights and optimise their strategies.
Take up this role and your mission will be to process incoming information about productivity levels, new products or customers’ input then formulate easy-to-understand indicators.
These can then be used by the organisaton’s policy makers – including fellow professionals in IT, sales, marketing and project management – to boost business.
If you’re looking for a data analyst role on s1jobs, you should have qualifications, such as a degree in Computer Science, and be proficient in at least one programming language.
As well as expert knowledge in Excel and other Microsoft packages, good communication skills are important, especially when working with clients, managers and IT specialists. Of course, masterful mathematical abilities are a must.
There are also emerging specialist data sectors you might want to consider. Increasingly popular is the role of fashion data analyst.
This allows fashion lovers to enter the world of computer science, where you separate the positive data from the negative into valuable information a clothing manufacturer or high street retailer can easily understand.
Using super-sharp internet skills, you’ll be able to track customer feedback, pick out relevant blog posts and generate social media chatter around certain styles and trends.
Your ultimate analysis can often predict future trends in the fast-changing fashion marketplace.
Using your mathematical skills, meanwhile, helps to create algorithms to boost sales and encourage customer engagement.
Whether it’s fashion, finance or farming (yes data analysis is helping in the countryside too), for information on data jobs and to find out what’s on offer among the latest IT/Telecommunication roles simply click on s1jobs.