FEATURE : IT WORKFORCE the system or systems of systems in use . They may spend as much as 50 % of their time engaged with business users in defining key requirements , business goals and adaptations needed to maintain fit for use and fit for purpose
At a macro level , the study shows that a substantial shift in the responsibilities of IT professionals will occur over the next five years .
The data indicates that IT professionals in the most purely operational roles are facing a transition to a more technical or focused role that very often may involve some level of software development work .
Accordingly , the roles of IT operations and system administrators , respectively , are projected to decline at compound annual growth rates ( CAGR ) of – 8.2 % and – 7.8 % over the 2022 – 2027 forecast period .
By comparison , the recently emerging roles of DataOps and MLOps are projected to have CAGRs of 17.9 % and 20.1 % respectively , although the growth is starting from comparatively small numbers .
DevOps and DevSecOps roles are also forecast to continue growing with DevSecOps roles showing a double-digit CAGR over the forecast period .
DevSecOps roles will benefit from the growing application threat landscape and the dependence that organizations have on their software capabilities to be competitive , combined with the recognition that incorporating security as early as possible in the software development life cycle reduces costs and increases quality .
DevOps growth will be muted somewhat by the growth in platform engineering roles , which will absorb some of these same functions .
This census and forecast data was developed as a companion product to IDC ’ s developer census and forecast , rounding out our count of IT professionals involved in today ’ s modern data center and overseeing cloud-based deployments .
This collaborative effort involved analysts covering Artificial Intelligence , data management , development , DevOps , DevSecOps , and IT operations and platform services , bringing many key IDC thought leaders together .
This data set opens the door for IDC to produce deeper cross tabs of this data in the future . p
IT PROFESSIONALS
IN THE MOST PURELY OPERATIONAL ROLES ARE FACING A TRANSITION TO
A MORE TECHNICAL OR FOCUSED ROLE .
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