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Sifting through hundreds of job posts can be tiring and confusing, especially with posts filled with industry-specific jargon and information.

The new year typically brings in new resolutions, opportunities and new beginnings, so why not bring about a career or job change? Its been suggested that by applying for new roles in the new year, therell be less competition as people will be lying low after the festive period, and wont necessarily think about a career change. The first two months of the year also mean that companies will have had time to think about their resourcing over the break, due to updated yearly budgets - meaning that your dream job may just be an application away.

If youre on the lookout for a new job, or plan to be now its the new year, research into the most in-demand skills can reveal which roles companies are looking to fill the most.

According to Microsoft, the pandemic will lead to the creation of a staggering 145 million jobs by 2025, with software developers accounting for 65% of those jobs. Heading in the right direction, 800,000 computer programming jobs have been created since March 2020, spanning across the US, UK, Australia, Japan and the EU.

So, what are the most in-demand tech skills in job posts? PostBeyond reveals the top skills across three sectors: digital marketing, social media and development. You can view the full piece here.

The third most in-demand skill is Agile, the software development and project management tool, with 35 percent of the 1,000 posts analyzed mentioning it. Agile helps teams deliver value to customers quicker with less stumbling blocks.

The second most skilled sector is digital marketing, with over a quarter (29%) of the posts analyzed mentioning a skill within this industry. Social media is the third most skilled sector, with over a quarter (26%) of job posts requiring a skill in the industry. Some examples of the types of roles available within the three industries include social media and content manager, digital marketing officer, campaign analyst, Java developer, digital content developer and junior systems software developer.

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