{"id":999881733,"date":"2018-08-21T12:43:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T12:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dice.npgdev.com\/?p=58978417"},"modified":"2018-08-21T12:43:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T12:43:00","slug":"tensorflow-blockchain-fastest-growing-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dice.npgdev.com\/hiring\/recruitment\/tensorflow-blockchain-fastest-growing-skills","title":{"rendered":"TensorFlow, Blockchain Among Fastest-Growing Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Specialized tech skills are more important to employers than ever before, according to new data. In February, we highlighted how tech skills were quickly becoming the new way for developers and engineers to earn more<\/a>. Our annual Salary Survey showed some plateauing for average tech income; the average tech salary hasn\u2019t shown significant change since 2015. The market is clearly favoring tech professionals who specialize, and with good reason. Upwork<\/a> recently released a quarterly index of the hottest skills for the freelance job market, showing which are most in-demand on its platform. The company claims its findings provide \u201creal-time validation of current trends in the labor market and tech industry,\u201d which we\u2019re inclined to trust it. The freelancing market typically has considerable urgency, as companies and clients pushing into new areas of emerging tech need qualified help as quickly as possible. This may be why some upstart skills show such earning potential. We took Upwork\u2019s findings and compared it to our own salary data to see which of the more popular skills (via Upwork) will actually get tech pros paid. We simply passed the listed skill through our database, which returns an average salary. Some skills didn\u2019t make the cut. Volusion, Google App Engine API, and GitLab were notable exclusions on the Venn diagram between Upwork and Dice. Others required substitutions; for \u2018Go Development,\u2019 we chose any development role with \u2018Go\u2019 in the title, and \u2018iOS Architect\u2019 was substituted for \u2018UIKit.\u2019 For \u2018articulate storyline,\u2019 we searched for \u2018business development manager\u2019 in the Dice database, as that\u2019s a key role that requires telling narratives to teams. All of the following numbers are, obviously, in U.S. dollars. TensorFlow<\/a> is currently the highest-paying tech skill. Tech pros adept at TensorFlow earn roughly $160,478 on average. The ever-volatile blockchain<\/a> also ranks highly, with an average pull of $152,533.