Hottest Global Employment Trends and booming Blockchain Job Market in 2020


The global crypto-assets market is growing
rapidly with worth more than $250 billion and with this exhilarating news, the
blockchain technology behind the crypto-assets is most sought after technology
in the current times.
With ongoing technological advancement and
implementation of blockchain technology possibly in every sector, the
blockchain-based jobs are emerging as the hottest jobs across the globe.
Blockchain experts are in great demand and
blockchains are redefining the job opportunities across the world. As per the
latest trends on the LinkedIn website, blockchain-related jobs tops the list along
with data scientist and machine learning engineers.
Another job searching site indeed revealed
that blockchain and cryptocurrency-related jobs have observed a 26%increase
from 2018 to 2019. Glassdoor has
disclosed a 300% rise in blockchain-related jobs in 2018.
Apart from the finance and IT applications,
blockchain technology is penetrating everywhere. The retail industry, media, gaming,
agriculture, food safety and pharmacy, transport, supply and logistics,
shipping, among several other industries are seeking the blockchain-related
technical workforce.
The LinkedIn listed hot jobs which include
Blockchain technology on top along with the following job opportunities:
1) Blockchain Technology
2) Artificial intelligence specialist
3) JavaScript Developer
4) Robotic
process automation consultant
5) Back end Developer
6) Site reliability engineer
7) Digital marketing manager
8) Customer success specialist
9) Full Stack Engineer
10) Python Developer.
Recent LinkedIn Reports also revealed that
the employers from the US, UK, Germany, Australia France, and Japan, etc. have
searched for blockchain experts on the priority.
According to Upwork's skills index, the
most rapidly developing skill is expertise in Blockchain technology.
Let's ponder over 10 most demanding
positions related to blockchain.
- Blockchain
developer
- Blockchain
cryptographer
- Blockchain
designer
- Blockchain
project manager
- Blockchain
quality engineer
- Blockchain
marketing manager
- Blockchain
writer
- Smart
contract developer writer
- Blockchain
sales manager
- Blockchain
legal consultant
1) Blockchain Developer
Blockchain developer develops and designs
the architecture of the blockchain system. The structural design is being built
by applying smart contracts and web apps following certain protocols.
Blockchain developers can be of two types:
Core blockchain Developer and Blockchain Software Developer.
The core blockchain developer is mostly into the designing of the blockchain system. He designs
the architecture of the system through programming including all the security
features as per the protocol.
Role: He
designs the blockchain as per the consensus protocols, configures the security
structure, networking structure and further supervises the entire system.
Blockchain software developer works one step ahead of Core blockchain Developer. He builds the
decentralized application mechanism that has to be run on the system.
Role: Apart
from developing the decentralized interactive app or DApp, he writes the smart contract
and supervises the DApp running across the system.
Required skills:
Blockchain developer should have
comprehensive knowledge of the blockchain technology and its architecture, data
assembly and its application, web development and hyper ledger, Smart contract development
and core cryptography of the blockchain.
He should be well versed in programming
languages such as C++, C#, JavaScript, and GO. Also, the knowledge of the
coding language Solidity is essential for developing the blockchain with Ethereum
based smart contracts
2) Blockchain Designer
The blockchain designer has to build an
interface that highlights all the unique features of the blockchain to make it
user-friendly. This job needs high skills and thus is in high demand.
Skill requirement: Blockchain designer should know graphic design and he/she should
have knowledge about basic tools and techniques of UI/UX.
3) Blockchain Cryptographer
Blockchain Cryptographer is an expert in cyber
security who understands the security and defense mechanism of the system.
Skill requirements: A cryptographer should be a good mathematician and logical thinker.
He /she should be well versed in programming languages. He should understand
all the technicalities about blockchains as well as a thorough understanding of
key exchanges, digital signature, symmetric encryption, message authentication
codes hash functions, etc.
4) Blockchain Quality Engineer:
Like any other engineer, Quality Engineer
should be able to assess and evaluate the system. He should understand the test
strategy and QA test criteria for the development and maintenance of the
system.
Skill requirement: Blockchain quality engineers should have the core knowledge of coding,
smart contracts, transactions and other technical issues relevant to the blockchain
platform. A good understanding of Economics with problem-solving capacity makes
perfectly suitable for this job.
5) Blockchain Project Manager
A blockchain project manager is an intermediary
between the clients and developers.
He should have an excellent understanding
of the client's business needs. And simultaneously, he should be capable to
convey the concepts and expectations of clients to the developers to design the
system accordingly
Skill requirements: The project manager should have a basic understanding of
blockchain technology apart from that he should have communication skills to
convey his ideas and concepts to the experts to run and manage the project
successfully.
6) Blockchain Legal Consultant
Blockchain
legal consultant should have the knowledge of native fintech-related laws and
regulations of the particular region in which the company is located. He should
be able to provide legal solutions in compliance with finance and government
regulations.
Skill requirements: The lawyers who have a good understanding of the blockchain technology
and fintech industry can be legal consultants in blockchain projects.
7) Blockchain Marketing Manager
Blockchain Marketing Manager has to perform
the same functions similar to any other marketing manager. He has to promote
blockchain technology and the core platform on which the system has been developed.
Skill requirement: Marketing Manager must have a Marketing Communication academic
background and he should be able to deliver his concepts and ideas to his
target customer base. He should be able to design the marketing strategies
understanding the needs and anticipation of the customers.
8) Blockchain writer
Blockchain writers should have excellent
research skills. Furthermore, he should have a good understanding of blockchain
technology and should be able to pen it down in simple terminology so that the
generated content should be understood by the layman as well.
Skill requirement: Apart from the research skills accountant writer should able to
understand each and every concept clearly and precisely.
9) Smart contract writer
Smart contract writers need to be
proficient in the Solidity language that is used for coding the contracts.
Skill requirement: Smart content writer should have experience in developing smart
contracts and programs best on Ethereum. He should also have exposure to python
JavaScript.
10) Blockchain Sales Manager
Blockchain
Sales Manager has to sell the blockchain-related products or the ideas related
to blockchain application.
Skill requirement: Blockchain sales manager is on the front end of the promotion of
the products.so he needs to have the study of the market and good analytical
skills to compose a good sales and marketing strategy.
Conclusive words
While exploring blockchain jobs, Job
seekers can also master highly sought after soft skills expected in 2020,
including creativity, collaboration, adaptability, persuasion, emotional
intelligence to enhance their job profile.
The technology is penetrating in every
arena of the business world. Hence the blockchain jobs are emerging in various
forms. People need to integrate themselves with blockchain technology skills with
their prior expertise in other spheres. The demand is ever-growing and
opportunities are boundless just need to bang on it.

Jayashree Ingle
CBW - External Analyst
INDIA