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Disruptive technologies in 2025

You're probably aware of just how transformative AI and other technological advancements can be, but what’s going to have the biggest impact on different areas of tech work in 2025, going into 2026? And how prepared do tech professionals feel for those changes?

Filter the dashboard below to find out what different tech specialists think will have the most significant impact on their disciplines by the end of 2025. Then, check how prepared each group of specialists feels for that change in the chart on the right.

Futureproofing through hard skills

We asked 9,870 tech professionals to tell us about how they see their chosen fields of expertise developing in the short term, specifically focusing on technical skills required for the future. The insights will help you to understand the exact skills you need to be looking for when searching for talent.

Filter the data below by skill area to understand the most important hard skills for each field in the left-hand chart. In the right-hand chart, you will learn what tech professionals report to be the most effective methods of developing those skills.

Soft skills for adaptability & leadership

With technology changing everything at such a rapid pace, any thriving organisation will need effective leaders and teams able to adapt and keep pace with the change. Soft skills are developed over a longer period, so it’s crucial to know what to look out for when exploring the world’s talent markets for candidates.

The tech professionals in our study ranked various adaptability and leadership skills in order of importance for progression in their roles. Filter the chart below by the area of expertise of the respondents and the type of soft skills in question. You can also use the third drop-down filter to see how opinions change depending on whether professionals are currently managing people.

Tech talent, explored

You’ve almost reached the end of the journey. From discovering how the current cost and availability of tech specialists varies across the world, to learning what really matters to the talent you’re targeting, and what skills you need to secure for a future-ready workforce, we hope the insights prove valuable in your quest to secure the right tech talent, at the right price, for your organisation.

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If you would like any support to help you secure tech skills, Hays hires for specialists on permanent or contracted project basis in all the countries highlighted in this report. Below, you can find a link to contact us, as well as some other resources we think you might find useful.

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