5 IT specialties that you can master from scratch to quickly find a job with a good income

It is quite possible to start a career in IT without specialized higher education. You can master an interesting profession in just a year. This will increase income, and if you want to - change the office on the other side of the city to work from home. Together with Skypro Online University, we talk about the most promising areas. And at the end of the article you will find a promotional code that will give you a discount on training in these specialties.

1. Data Analyst

Almost any business - from a small online store to a large industrial enterprise - can collect a significant amount of data. The goal of the analyst is to find patterns in this data in order to make a forecast for the future, determine the strengths and weaknesses of the product, identify problems in the site or the cause of traffic congestion.

The result of the analysis will help you make an informed decision. For example, it will allow you to get the maximum benefit from an advertising campaign, optimize production processes, revise your marketing strategy, reconfigure traffic lights and get rid of traffic jams.

For a data analyst, scrupulousness and attention to detail, logical thinking, and sometimes developed intuition are important: often it helps to quickly and more accurately select a model for effective information processing. The profession is based on the laws of probability theory and mathematical statistics. But it is not at all necessary to be a graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics: in practice, ready-made formulas and tools are often used - from spreadsheets to specialized packages with the ability to quickly draw graphs based on data.

Data analyst is an extremely popular specialty: more than 4,500 vacancies are open in Moscow alone. They are ready to pay 75-80 thousand rubles for newcomers, 120-150 thousand rubles for specialists with a year or more of experience.

Data analysts are increasingly becoming people who considered themselves far from IT - from accountants and lawyers to marketers and managers. You can master a specialty at the Skypro online university in a year. Training in a real-world commercial environment and workshops with practicing data analysts will help you meet the practical challenges. And five interesting projects in the portfolio and an official retraining diploma will allow you to quickly find a job with a good income in a convenient format - in the office or remotely. The course will always be available, so if you forget something, you can quickly refresh your knowledge, find the necessary information and ready-made examples.

2. Python developer

Python attracts with its low entry threshold and a powerful library of built-in tools. Today it is studied in high school and children successfully launch their own Telegram bots and mini-games in Minecraft. But, of course, to go into industrial development, the school curriculum is not enough - more serious courses are needed.

Python can be used to solve a fairly wide range of tasks - from automated testing to data analytics, artificial intelligence, creating a backend for websites and online services. Therefore, such a choice is guaranteed to be a good start for those who already want to work in IT, but have not yet decided on a narrow specialization.

Python development can be done in the office or remotely, take one-time projects on sites for freelancers, or get a job in a company that is market leaders. More than 3,000 vacancies are now open in the capital. Novice developers are offered 80-100 thousand rubles a month and a good social package: medical insurance, a subscription to a fitness club, and English courses. The income of more experienced specialists is 150-200 thousand rubles and more.

3. Java developer

The backend of many major services is written in Java - from international banks and payment platforms to video streaming, social networks and navigation for cars. The concept of the Java virtual machine allows you to create solutions in this language for devices of various classes.

A serious and diligent junior Java programmer will find a job in a startup or a large company without any problems, and will be able to take on a freelance project. Specialists are not tied to their place of work and can travel around the world - fortunately, the salary allows, and the laptop fits in hand luggage. The most important thing is a desire to develop, a willingness to constantly learn and respect for deadlines.

Java ranks third in the TIOBE programming language popularity ranking. Almost 2,500 vacancies are open in Moscow for specialists who speak this language. At the start, they offer 70-80 thousand rubles, and after a couple of years of commercial development, you can apply for a salary of 150 thousand rubles or more.

4. Front-end developer

Every day you visit dozens of websites - imagine how many people it takes to develop and maintain this. Intelligent front-end programmers are always valuable. And if in the long run you want to become a “universal soldier”, master full-stack development and reach a new level both in terms of tasks and income, all the more it is worth starting from the front-end.

The activity of such a specialist is to revitalize layouts created by designers and architects. The front-end developer forms the interactive look of the site, binds the backend functions to specific buttons and other elements. In a word, it makes the resource beautiful and useful.

Diving into the profession starts with HTML, CSS and JavaScript. But in order not to create websites from scratch every time, developers use ready-made sets of functions and tools - frameworks, for example, React, Angular, Vue.js.

Vacancies for such specialists are called differently: “front-end”, “website developer”, “web-developer”. So, only on the query "frontend-developer" you can get more than 1,400 vacancies in the search. The first tasks most often boil down to typesetting or making minor edits, so they are ready to offer a beginner specialist relatively little - 50-70 thousand rubles. But after a couple of years of work, you can get 120-150 thousand rubles and more.

5. Test engineer

The code written by the programmers must definitely be tested to make sure that the product meets the customer's expectations. There are a lot of checks - from manually clicking on all buttons and links to assessing performance under high loads and searching for vulnerabilities.

You can check the code manually or using special scripts. For a manual option, you need to know the theory well, be able to analyze the requirements for the product, and carefully work out each test case. An automated testing specialist will also benefit from knowledge of scripting programming languages and special frameworks. But in both cases, the desire to improve the quality of the product, exactingness, perseverance are important.

It is easier to become a tester than a developer, and the range of areas of work is huge - from creating games to the automotive or rocket industry. More than 1,000 vacancies for testing specialists, QA (quality assurance) and QC (quality control) convince the popularity of the profession. At first, you can apply for a salary of 50-60 thousand rubles, and the income of those who have a couple of years of experience starts at 100 thousand rubles.

IT specialists are in demand in all areas, so it will not be difficult to find a job to your liking. And if you already have a classical education behind you, it will only be a plus: for example, developers and testers with a medical background are highly valued by medical startups, and experienced drivers - by companies that create software solutions for autonomous driving.

At Skypro University, you will master advanced technologies and tools, and most importantly, you will learn how to apply this knowledge in practice in real commercial projects. They can be included in the resume, and then prepare for interviews and get a job at the company of your dreams. By promo code LIFEHACKER2021 10% discount on all Skypro courses. The offer is valid until November 1, 2021.