[Leverages, Inc.] Approximately 60% of IT engineers answered that they “feel threatened by rapid technological changes,” revealing concerns about their future careers.
*Leverages Co., Ltd.*
Press release: August 27, 2024
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Approximately 60% of IT engineers answered that they “feel threatened by rapid technological changes,” revealing concerns about their future careers.
*Survey of IT engineers’ awareness regarding career development and technology* Levtech Career (https://career.levtech.jp/), an agent specializing in IT engineers and creators operated by Levtech Co., Ltd.
) conducted a survey of 359 IT engineers regarding their future career development and job changes.
* -Investigation Summary-*
1. Approximately 60% of IT engineers say they feel threatened by rapid technological change
2. Approximately 63% of IT engineers who are worried about their future career are concerned about the speed of technological evolution and the risk of job substitution.
3. More than 70% want to continue their career as an IT engineer, improving skills is the driving force behind working
4. More than half of IT engineers do not feel that their skills have improved in their work, and are struggling to balance this with self-improvement.
1. Approximately 60% of IT engineers answered that they “feel threatened by rapid technological change”
In recent years, new technologies such as generative AI, blockchain, and augmented reality (AR) have been emerging one after another. When asked whether they felt threatened by such rapid technological changes, approximately 60% of IT engineers answered that they felt threatened (60.1%).
While the development of technology has the potential to improve work efficiency and promote innovation, there are many IT engineers who feel anxious and risky about rapidly evolving technology.
* 2. Approximately 63% of IT engineers who are worried about their future career are concerned about the “speed of technological evolution” and “risk of work substitution” *
Approximately 63% of IT engineers answered that they were worried about their future career. When asked about concerns, the most common response was “not being able to keep up with the speed of
technological advancement (19.0%),” followed by “not being able to increase salary or remuneration (17.4%),” and “not being able to keep up with the speed of technological evolution.” (16.0%)”
While many IT engineers feel threatened by rapid technological change, many also believe that they must constantly acquire new skills and adapt to technological advances for their future careers.
More than 3.70% hope to continue their career as an IT engineer, improving skills is the driving force behind working
Regarding their future career, over 70% of respondents answered that they would like to continue working as an IT engineer.
The most common reason for wanting to continue working was “I want to continue learning new technologies and trends (31.4%),” followed by “It’s easy to work remotely (13.4%)” and “It’s a job with a high salary level (11.5%).” Continue.
Regarding the job satisfaction of being an IT engineer, more than half of the respondents answered, “Learning new technology and improving skills (52.4%),” indicating that learning new technology and improving skills are the driving force behind working. I did.
4.More than half of IT engineers do not feel that their skills have improved during their work, and they struggle to balance this with self-improvement.
When asked whether they were able to find time to learn new
technologies, approximately 70% of IT engineers answered that they were not able to find time to learn new technologies.
Additionally, the majority of IT engineers answered that they “have no opportunity to improve their own technology and skills within their work (52.3%),” revealing that they do not feel that they are improving their skills through their work. While there is a desire to continue learning, many IT engineers seem to struggle with balancing work and self-improvement.
Comments from the business manager
In recent years, the IT industry has been changing rapidly, and the speed of evolution is accelerating. In particular, the technological evolution of generative AI is remarkable, and its use is progressing in various fields such as manufacturing sites, nursing care, and medical care. In May 2024, the EU enacted an AI regulation law, and Japan is also considering introducing laws and regulations, and other countries are beginning to see moves to regulate AI. Under these circumstances, attention is being focused on the changes that generative AI will bring to our employment and work styles.
This survey revealed that approximately 60% of IT engineers are worried about their future careers. The number one factor cited is the speed of technological evolution, and many IT engineers feel threatened by the possibility that their work may change or be replaced by new technological advances. It seems so.
In this rapidly changing era, in addition to soft skills such as communication and management skills, it is also important to improve hard skills such as learning new technologies. Companies need to deeply understand the motivations of their employees and provide learning opportunities tailored to individual needs. How companies support IT engineers who want to continue learning will be an important issue for retaining employees and improving companies’ competitiveness.
* -Survey overview-*
Survey target: 359 IT engineers
Survey date: June 29, 2024 to July 1, 2024
Survey method: Web questionnaire survey
Number of valid responses: 359 people
Research entity: Revatec Co., Ltd.
On-site inspection contractor: GMO Research & AI Co., Ltd.
*Levatec Co., Ltd.*
Levatec Co., Ltd. has the vision of “making Japan an advanced IT country” and aims to build a platform to “increase, develop, and connect IT human resources and companies.” Currently, we provide various services to support IT human resources and companies, including “Levatec Freelance”, the industry’s largest IT freelance specialist agency. The cumulative number of registered users exceeds 500,000.
▽“Levatec Freelance” Freelance engineer specialist agent
https://freelance.levtech.jp/
▽“Levatec Creator” Freelance creator specialist agent
https://creator.levtech.jp/
▽“Levatec Direct” IT engineer/creator specialty recruitment site https://levtech-direct.jp/
▽“Levatec Career” Career change support for engineers/creators https://career.levtech.jp/
▽“Levatec Rookie” Employment support agent for new graduates specializing in engineers
https://rookie.levtech.jp/
▽“Levatec College” Programming school specializing in engineer job hunting for university and graduate students
https://rookie.levtech.jp/college/
*Leverages Group* (https://leverages.jp/)
Head office location: Shibuya Scramble Square 24th and 25th floors, 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Representative Director: Tomohide Iwatsuki
Capital: 50 million yen
Established: April 2005
Business details:
In-house media business, human resources business, system engineering business, system consulting business, M&A advisory business, DX business, medical-related business, education-related business With the mission of solving social issues and continuing to pursue happiness for everyone involved, we solve problems across countries and industries in the areas of Internet media, human resources, system engineering, M&A, and real estate. Since our founding in 2005, we have continued to operate in the black, and in 2023, our annual sales exceeded 114.9 billion yen. We aim to become a global company that represents the times through an all-in-house organizational structure that brings together specialists in each field and portfolio management that does not narrow down the industry.