Top 5 skills to master in 2020

Advanced technical skills in the workforce is becoming more and more demanding and this is not going to slow down anywhere in the future. According to Udemy’s 2020 Workplace Learning Trends Report, workers across some of the largest industries are strongly focused on learning data science and technology skills.

Owing to tight schedules but demanding roles, people are more and more inclined towards online trainings which gives lot of flexibility to attend the training’s from anywhere. With online students on the rise, more and more trainers at the comfort of home or office are starting to share the technical treasure

Soft skills still remain crucial across all industries. Flexibility, time management and the ability to work well in teams are some of top skills that are required for any industry.

Here are the top five trending skills for software engineers, marketers, sales professionals and finance professionals:

Software engineering

Python: Programming language used in software development, infrastructure management and data analysis

React: JavaScript library for building user interfaces

Docker: Open-source platform used to create software packages

Java: Programming language and computing platform

JavaScript: Programming language primarily used for interactive web design

Marketing

Digital marketing: Advertising products or services through search engines, websites, social media and mobile apps

Python: Programming language used in software development, infrastructure management and data analysis

Web development: Writing markup and coding to build a website or application

SQL: Programming language that allows users to manage databases

Google Ads: Online advertising platform developed by Google

Sales

Sales skills: Communication skills such as negotiation or storytelling used to facilitate a business transaction

Excel: Spreadsheet program developed by Microsoft used for calculations, graphs and statistical analysis

Leadership: Providing guidance within an organization

Web development: Writing markup and coding to build a website or application

Public speaking: Communicating information through a presentation

Finance

Excel: Spreadsheet program developed by Microsoft used for calculations, graphs and statistical analysis

SQL: Programming language that allows users to manage databases

Financial analysis: Using company financial data to assess performance and make recommendations

Tableau: Data visualization tool

Leadership: Providing guidance within an organization