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Note (2026):<\/strong> Original text from 2017, with data from that year's HAYS report. It remains as a record \u2014 and what is interesting is that its list of \u201cjobs on the rise\u201d got almost everything right. The section The market in 2026<\/strong>, at the end, provides the current list, with salary ranges, what became obsolete, and AI's effect on each role.<\/div>\n

You cannot say the information technology job market is doing well in 2017, but the sector was undeniably among those least affected by the crisis. That is because, in difficult times, companies see IT as an ally of productivity and profitability \u2014 both to cut costs and to expand business opportunities.<\/p>\n

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A recent report from consulting firm HAYS shows that, in 2016, companies across all sectors invested in management system customization and business intelligence (BI) projects. \u201cNo company stopped investing in technology because of the country's situation, quite the opposite,\u201d says Raphael Falc\u00e3o, director of HAYS Experts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The study offers a relatively positive outlook for the field in 2017: IT professionals will continue to be seen as strategic allies in boosting company performance, especially in certain specific areas. The spotlight falls mainly on specialists in big data, cloud, adaptive security architecture, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.<\/p>\n

Another expected trend, according to Falc\u00e3o, is workforce renewal at large technology companies. \u201cWe see employers with very traditional profiles seeking people with fresh and \u2018disruptive\u2019 skills to try to reinvent themselves and even test other business models,\u201d he explains. Meanwhile, startups are establishing themselves as competitive employers in the IT market, and entrepreneurship is becoming another important career alternative.<\/p>\n

For 2018, the HAYS Experts director predicts that IT professionals\u201c employability will remain on an upward curve. \u201dAlthough political uncertainty remains, the new economic direction appeals to the market and creates a more comfortable environment for investment,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

The HAYS report also identifies jobs on the rise and in decline in Brazil for 2017. See below:<\/p>\n

Jobs on the rise:<\/h2>\n

Cloud and DevOps specialist<\/strong>
\nInformation security analyst | manager<\/strong>
\nData analyst | engineer | scientist<\/strong><\/p>\n

With cost reduction in mind, companies across all sectors have sought to migrate their data from physical infrastructure (hardware) to the cloud, which explains the growing demand for cloud specialists capable of planning, guiding, and carrying out this process securely.<\/p>\n

DevOps specialists, meanwhile, are sought by companies looking to bring a culture of innovation and efficiency to their IT departments, consolidating their shift from a support area to a strategic business core.<\/p>\n

According to Falc\u00e3o, information security analysts and managers gain even greater prominence thanks to the move to migrate data to the cloud, which reinforces concerns about data confidentiality.<\/p>\n

Data analysts, engineers, and scientists, in turn, will be in greater demand thanks to the race for big data's benefits. \u201cMany companies still do not know how to use the power of data day to day, but they are trying to get ahead and plan to hire big data specialists as a strategic investment,\u201d says the HAYS Experts director.<\/p>\n

Jobs in decline:<\/h2>\n

Telephony network analyst<\/strong>
\nNon-virtualized infrastructure coordinator | analyst<\/strong><\/p>\n

The least promising IT areas for 2017 are generally those being superseded by new technologies. This is the case for telephony network analysts, at a time when the arrival of the internet and smartphones is forcing many companies to discontinue their landline networks. \u201cThose working with older telephony hardware will find it increasingly difficult to find opportunities,\u201d says Falc\u00e3o.<\/p>\n

The same logic applies to non-virtualized infrastructure coordinators and analysts. Because it generates high costs, the physical infrastructure needed to store information, such as data processing centers, has been replaced by cloud data. <\/p>\n

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