The importance of technology in the workplace It is unstoppable and no one doubts it anymore. During the pandemic, the technology sector was key to maintaining communications and the possibility of carrying out certain activities such as payments, online purchases, remote work, etc.
This boosted the technology sector in general, and the labor market registered an unexpected boom in the hiring of specialized workers.
However, months later a wave of layoffs has begun in a sector that the Spanish consider will continue to be key in job creation in the next five years, followed by trade and logistics. Despite of “tech winter” that is coming, the use of technology is essential for companies, and the Spanish are clear about it.
Almost 77% think that not adapting to new technologies could be cause for dismissal within five years. In this sense, two out of five Spaniards consider that the most senior workers could lose their jobs due to the accelerated advancement of ICT, as they need more time than young people to adapt to the changes.
This is one of the conclusions of the report «What will the labor market be like in five years?, that you have elaborated Gi Group Holding, multinational that offers 360º HR solutions, through a survey of more than 2,000 people between the ages of 18 and 65, with the aim of finding out from the mouths of Spanish people of working age what changes they believe the labor market will suffer in our country.
Technology, protagonist of the labor market of 2028
According to this study, in the coming years, technology may become an excluding factor for certain workers, as almost seven out of 10 Spaniards consider. Such is so, More than four out of 10 Spaniards say that companies will choose to reduce their workforce in favor of technology compared to 39% who believe that companies will only incorporate specialized workers.
The great protagonist of the next five years will be Artificial Intelligence. Such is so, that almost eight out of 10 Respondents believe that professions based on more rudimentary and repetitive tasks will be replaced by this technology. In addition, according to this study, the profile that will have the greatest job projection in the next five years will be that of a specialist in Artificial Intelligence (60%), followed by data analysts (51%) and software developers (50%).
Given this context, two out of three Spaniards trust companies and their ability to adapt to the new market reality, although almost 86% believe that companies will have difficulties finding qualified employees in 2028.
The training of employees, key to the competitiveness of companies
Technology has changed, and it will change the type of work, tasks and skills that companies require of their employees. The Spanish are aware of this and almost eight out of 10 Spaniards think that companies should bet on improving the skills of their employees to remain competitive.
In this sense, this study shows that in the logistics sector the application of digital skills will be key in the next five years for almost 7 out of 10 Spaniards. Next comes the industrial sector (62%), energy (59%) and medicine (54%).
