Is there a place for you in the world of tech professions? Join IT!

When we think about working in tech, we tend to focus largely on software developers. But — even though they form the core of the profession — there’s much more to IT than coding. If you want to break into tech, here are some jobs you might want to consider, whether you’re just starting out, or want to change careers coming from a completely different background.

• Why you should consider work in tech as your next career move?
• Is it possible without technical education? What are your chances?
• What can you do working in IT? We will introduce few possibilities.
• How do you find a job in tech?

Why work in tech?

It’s true that we live in times when unemployment in many developing countries is at its lowest — and with the rapid development of technology, the tech industry is a great example of the employee-centered market, where instead of not enough jobs, there’s not enough talent to fill them.

According to research, by 2020, the tech, media, and telecommunications (TMT) industries may be short more than 1.1 million skilled workers globally. Which makes tech talent one of the most sought for in the coming years, next to business and finance or manufacturing. Seems like good timing for a career move.

What if you don’t have technical education?

Although according to the latest Developer Survey by Stack Overflow, most (62%) software developers have education in computer science, there’s a growing number of people trained in disciplines like arts and humanities breaking into the profession. With more professional coding courses appearing on the market, both online and offline, people migrating for jobs or working remotely, a career change from a seemingly unrelated one is becoming a natural phenomenon.

And then, the survey I mentioned is focused on developers. But tech is not just the people who code. It’s also people who manage development teams, analyze what the market needs, design the software, test it, and then sell it to the right customers.

Actually, according to research by the global job search platform Glassdoor, 43% of jobs advertised by tech companies are non-technical jobs.

Let’s look at some of them.

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