Blockchain remains one of the world’s fastest-growing industries, and this week further evidence has emerged which demonstrates the phenomenal growth in employment in the sector. Research conducted across a range of locations, organisations and job roles confirms that opportunities in the sector continue to rise, in spite of the prolonged – and ongoing – bear market of 2018.
Data suggests the trend may be particularly pronounced in Asia, with independent figures from job search site Indeed and specialist professional recruitment consultancy Robert Walters identifying significant rises in blockchain recruitment in the past year. Indeed say that their core Asian and Australian markets have seen a “consistent upward trajectory” in blockchain posts, though they do note that the incidence of Bitcoin-specific roles have cooled somewhat since prices dropped from highs at the beginning of the year.
Robert Walters, meanwhile, claim that the growth of blockchain-related vacancies is in the region of 50% over the past year alone. The firm’s data suggests that of all the roles posted, those relating to Python programming are perhaps the most coveted. Online freelance site Upwork say they have also seen dramatic and sustained rises in demand for blockchain-related talent.
By early 2018 blockchain industry jobs were considered by industry professionals to be the second fastest-growing sector across the entire labor market. The sector has, however, struggled with a significant shortage of talent, with some 14 vacancies for every qualified developer. The demand for professionals in a sector which was all but unknown ten years ago grew exponentially, recording an increase in employment opportunities of over 600% between 2015 and 2017 alone. Training organisations across the world have scrambled to keep up, and recent figures suggest that some 42% of the world’s top universities now offer courses related to blockchain and crypto.
