In the 2015 Skill Up Survey Packt talked to more than 20,000 people who work in IT globally to identify what skills are valued in technical roles and what trends are changing and emerging. Responses from the Security and System Administration community provided us with some great insight into how skills are rated across multiple industries, job roles and experience levels.
The world of Security and System Admin constantly changes, is highly varied, and can be super competitive too, so we wanted to find out what industries are best for those just entering the market. We also discovered which technologies are proving to be most popular and where can you earn the best salaries.
We also had some specific questions for which we wanted answers:
- What skills lead to a higher salary?
- What skills/technologies are most highly valued by different industries?
- What cutting edge technologies are really worth you spending your time learning?
From our responses, for those with the least experience, Media/Advertising/Entertainment and Gaming industry sector is a great place to start! For those with more experience, Enterprise businesses are investing in Penetration Testers and Security Analysts, many of which are consulting, putting all those years of experience into practise.
Take a look at your industry sector and see how your experience and salary compares with your peers.
We also asked our respondents which tools they planned to use over the next 12 months to Skill Up. Malware Analysis topped the chart, but which other technologies are prominent, and who is learning what?
Surprisingly, a number of non-technical skills, such as ‘coaching skills’, ‘change management’ and ‘project management’, were reported when asked what tools Administrators use, suggesting that roles are changing and softer skills are now part of an IT Administrator’s role. Are you ready for that change?
Read the rest of the report to see what technologies you need to build on, and which technologies are poised to take the Security and Sysadmin world by storm so you can get ahead of the competition.
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