Blockchain ahead of AI in LinkedIn's “hard skills 2020” ranking

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In its ranking – the technical skills businesses need most in 2020 – LinkedIn place it blockchain in pole position, in front of the cloud computing and theIA.

Linkedin Learning analyzed and compiled data from its network, with more than 660 million members, in order to identify the 10 most sought after technical skills in 2020.

And according to the networking site dedicated to professionals, the blockchain will be the most requested hard skill this year.

"Many of these skills will continue to evolve rapidly. For example, for the first time, the blockchain not only joined the list, but it finished first, highlighting growing awareness and demand for the broader applications of this skill, ”wrote Linkedin.

In second position, we find the cloud computing, followed by analytical reasoning, which closes the podium. Although very popular, artificial intelligence (AI) only arrives in 4th place in front of theUX Design, the Business Analysis, the affiliate marketing, the sale and the Scientific Computing.

“The skills were determined by examining the skills in high demand against their supply. Demand is measured by identifying those listed on the profiles of people who are hired at the highest rates. Only cities with 100,000 members were included, ”said the social network.