What an IT career will look like in 5 years

By 2028, IT pros will be versed in collaborating with AI colleagues while flexing business acumen on dispersed skills-based cross-functional teams, with an eye toward the next gig, IT futurists say.

While crystal ball technology is notoriously fallible, tech leaders say there are a handful of changes to IT work that we’ll likely see half a decade from now.

IT pros will work in environments that are more task-based than position-based, experts say, relying more on automation and AI, and using tools that are increasingly portable yet powerful. At the same time, automation through AI in particular will need a human touch, to review processes and results, creating a need for soft skills in the IT ranks that’s greater than ever.

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