Yahoo Finance Most in-demand jobs for 2024 - many didn’t used to exist
Cyber security analyst has been the fastest-growing role in Australia in recent years.
The positions employers are “desperate” to fill have been revealed, as more workers reveal they are looking to change jobs this year.
LinkedIn’s latest Jobs On the Rise list has named the top 15 fastest-growing jobs over the past five years, with tech and workplace specialist jobs rising in demand.
Cyber security analyst, crime analyst and workplace specialist were the top three jobs on the rise for 2024. LinkedIn found growth rates were above 57 per cent for the top job of cyber security analyst, a role responsible for monitoring and responding to security incidents.
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LinkedIn’s career expert, Cayla Dengate, said people who didn’t have traditional tech backgrounds shouldn’t be put off by the roles.
“We’re hearing from companies, especially those who are hiring for cyber security analysts … that there is a range of seniority of roles within that area,” Dengate told Yahoo Finance.
“Part of being on the Jobs On the Rise list is people are desperate to hire in these roles because there is a huge demand right now.”
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According to Dengate, a willingness to learn and complete courses on the topic could help candidates stand out in these jobs.
“Another trend is there are quite a few HR roles, like workplace specialist, diversity and inclusion specialist, and internal roles, like growth specialist and partnerships coordinator,” she said.
“The thing that stands out to me about those jobs is they are all about soft skills and working with people. It really drives home the importance of soft skills, like problem solving and communication, and the value of those skills in the workplace.”
Separate research from the platform found a staggering 76 per cent of professionals were considering changing jobs this year, up 15 per cent, year on year.
Top 15 in-demand jobs
Cyber security analyst
Crime analyst
Workplace specialist
Sustainability manager
Audiologist
Buyers agent
Director energy
Diversity and inclusion specialist
Clinical care manager
Growth specialist
Employee relations specialist
Partnerships coordinator
Platform engineer
Integration engineer
Engineering officer
Skills workers need are changing
Many of these in-demand jobs didn't exist - at least not nearly at the same level - 10 or 20 years ago.
LinkedIn found the specific skills that workers needed to do their jobs were rapidly changing, largely driven by developments in artificial intelligence (AI). Its data found the skills for jobs in Australia had changed a staggering 27 per cent since 2015.
“AI is a big driver of some of these new skills that people are needing for their jobs,” Dengate told Yahoo Finance. “Just six months ago, there was no such thing as the role of prompt engineering. Now, it’s an increasingly large job that people are applying for and doing.
“In other people’s day-to-day lives, there are some jobs that used to be an important part of your role that AI is now doing for you. That puts more of a focus on soft skills and branching out into new areas.”
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