The company also projected growth for 10 tech skill areas over the next five years and calculated the current average salary premium:
1. Quantum computing: 135 percent growth and $4,204 average salary premium
2. Connected technologies: 104 percent growth and $10,873 average salary premium
3. Fintech: 96 percent growth and $13,799 average salary premium
4. Artificial intelligence and machine learning: 71 percent growth and $14,175 average salary premium
5. IT automation: 59 percent growth and $24,969 average salary premium
6. Natural language processing: 41 percent growth and $6,368 average salary premium
7. Proactive security: 39 percent growth and $8,851 average salary premium
8. Software development methodologies: 35 percent growth and $13,762 average salary premium
9. Cloud technologies: 28 percent growth and $10,588 average salary premium
10. Parallel computing: 17 percent growth and $7,797 average salary premium
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