Software developer Q&A: Market demands

AA: What does the current market for software developers demand, and what does this mean for prospective software developers?

ANDRIUS PEKTUS

For prospective developers it is important to start from fundamental skills. It is easy to be misled by offers from quick boot camps or guides, but it takes years of commitment and study to build a successful career in the field.

Choose a path you’re passionate about.

Be it Frontend, UX/UI, Backend, Databases, Networks, Security, QA, Cloud Infrastructure, and later, moving on to more complex fields of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and others.

You have to find what motivates you.

Participate in social activities with likeminded people (online and offline), and stay committed to your learning goals.

MELDON BORG

The market always looks for the latest version of technology to be implemented in their software development pipeline to stay ahead of the game.

For software developers to be equipped to deliver such requests they must be active online within the dev community and eager to discover new updates and patches for their preferred technologies and put them to the test.

Demand for front-end and back-end engineers across all industries rose by 17% compared to previous years.

+22%

Demand for software developers is projected to increase by 22% by 2029, with a particular increase in demand for app developers (with a growth of 26% by 2029).

SOURCE: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

+17%

Demand for front-end and back-end engineers across all industries rose by 17% compared to previous years.

SOURCE: The Hired 2020 State of Software Engineering Report