Top 5 High Paying Tech Skills to Learn in 2024

What are the top 5 tech skills to learn in 2024 to get ahead?
In this video, I'll share what I think are the top 5 skills to invest time into this year if you want to get a high-paying role in tech, or to advance your career.
This is based on various data and trends I've observed in 2023, and some of my own gut feeling.
Salary Data: www.levels.fyi/
State of AI: www.mckinsey.com/capabilities...
CrowdStrike Global Threat Report: go.crowdstrike.com/2023-globa...
Cloud Market Growth: www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/p...
Bloomberg Job Skills Report: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/20...
📚 Chapters
00:00 Tech Skills in 2024
01:09 Generative AI
05:05 Productivity Automation (RPA)
07:27 Cybersecurity
09:16 Cloud Computing
11:57 Leadership and Soft-Skills
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[@mambofornasa]

In the year 2021 I first heard about Cloud Computing and how the industry is poised to grow in heaps and bounds. My interest didn't fade away and in 2023 I enrolled for my first program - AWS re/Start a 12 week program. It was intense and I felt intimidated by the content. Took the time to go through the content again, cloud has a steep learning curve and I hope to land an entry level role by Q4 of this year. Great video btw, crisp content! New subscriber here.

[@dishanr2203]

What a phenomenally-put together research! So informative and helpful!

[@ergun_kocak]

I enjoy watching ur videos. ❤

[@mirandaenergypark5271]

Another great little video! Very interesting... With regards your suggestion at the end, my vote for more content from you would be with cloud computing, or AWS to be specific.

[@pixegami]

Thanks for sharing your preference, I've noted it :) I do think of those 5 skills, "Cloud" is probably the most practical and applicable one for most people.

[@siestoelemento1019]

very well explained, being in tech we look down upon leadership and communication. but that's what differentiates

[@pixegami]

In my experience it's not so much that SWEs "look down" on it, but just don't care about developing it. Which is completely fine as well-it's possible to have a successful career without it. But beyond the mid/senior level, it does become a critical requirement.

[@curtezyt1984]

great quality❤‍🔥

[@pixegami]

Thanks, I hope it was helpful.

[@hugo-onzakorderra8851]

Nice software market analysis video!

[@pixegami]

Thanks! It's not a deep analysis by any means, but will hopefully give you some ideas/inspiration of what to learn in 2024 :)

[@Dwer172]

great work

[@pixegami]

Thank you!

[@theBear89451]

I agree with most of this video. One thing a dislike is the term ‘emotional intelligence’. Instead, we should be using the term ‘charisma’. There was a research project where subjects viewed a conversation and were then asked about the people’s feeling, where they were coming from, intentions, … High IQ participants were better at answering these questions than high EQ. High EQ people are social and likeable, but not better at understanding emotions.

[@BoldJonathan]

Agreed.

[@pixegami]

Interesting, I wasn't aware of this study. In any case I think (whatever you or I call it), we are talking about the same thing when it comes to awareness of other people's emotions and intent.

[@mrzack7609]

Hello, I am from India and I am very confused about my future, what should I do in the future, like should I go to IT field, should I do a job or not, should I do acting, should I do modeling, what should I do, I have a lot of options, that is why I am confused since last 2 years. And because of this I am also getting depressed. Now you tell me what should I do and what should I not do.

[@pixegami]

It's great to have a lot of options :) Only you can decide what you should do - but you should feel excited having so many options ahead of you. Just try something out and see how it feels. Go travelling and see the world :)

[@blitzsport5752]

how about blockchain?

[@pixegami]

I don't have the data to suggest its global opportunity and consistency of a job is as good as the other things mentioned on the list :(

[@diaryofafounder]

You stopped posting videos?

[@vinny142]

A few notes though: A) if money is your motivation then you have already lost. B) See A. No seriously, if you are looking into what to learn in order to get more money vs doing something you like to do then you are not just ruining your worklife, you are also setting yourself up for failure. You *CANNOT* just bruteforce yourself into a skill. You can't just sit down with a YT channel and some books about AI and become good enough to actually earn 300k at it. Just forget it, you cannot even do the math involved. Stop believing peopel who say you have to be that good, because they are not that good themselves either. C) Looking for job advice in reports from trendwatchers is a very bad idea. Saying that AI will be big in 2024... well no sh*t. Then again... there are already several big names in AI in trouble over copyright infringement and if that wins some lawsuites then AI is dead. I'm not going to debunk all five, it's just one of a million "learn this if you want to get rich" videos and they al have the same thing in common: the guy who makes the video is not earning $300k a year, that's why they make YT videos... So what _should_ you do? Look for jobs that need the skills that you HAVE, and things that you LIKE TO DO. Get better at those, because you stand a *much* better chance at becoming better at thing s you are already good at, than getting good enough ata new skill to actually get a job that requires years and years of experience. There are no $300k jobs for techs with no experience. Forget it. Nobody is going to trust their team to a dude who has watched some courses on leadership. Go get a realitycheck.

[@TamNguyen-tj8hc]

Now this is some good comment

[@pythonantole9892]

I like eating fries and listening to music. Anybody hiring people who love eating fries and listening to music?

[@pixegami]

The ideas you argue against are mostly things you've conjured up (e.g. that you have to brute-force it / that you can learn AI from only watching videos / that you can get a 300k role without experience). None of these are suggested in the video at all. For instance, that "leadership skill" was _explicitly_ targeted to those who "reach a certain point in [their] tech career" and not "techs with no experience". In reality, the reason people (of all experience) will watch videos like this for "quick-hits" of data, anecdotes, and commentary to broaden their perspective and come to their own conclusions. In that respect, I'm glad you shared yours (especially about building up on skills you have)-thank you for taking the time to write it. I also respect your wariness of "get rich quick" gurus. But this isn't it.