Analysis of E-skills Found in Job Postings
Herranen, Matias; (2022)
2022
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The purpose of this thesis is to find out what kind of e-skills are being sought in the United Kingdom’s labour market. The thesis examines job postings from various fields, such as cyber security, the IT sector, and fields where information intensive is handled. The thesis has been done as part of a European Commission funded ECHO project. The purpose of the ECHO project is to study, develop and improve various cyber security phenomena.
The thesis is a qualitative study. The research method is a case study, because the thesis focuses on one case and creates new results. The thesis used a pre-collected data table listing 150 job postings. The table lists the job title, company, and job description. The skills sought in job postings were listed in a separate table according to four different categories. These four different categories are: technical skills, situational awareness, problem-solving skills, and sector-specific skills. From these, tables were made stating which skills were sought and how many times these skills were sought.
The results of the thesis answered the research question by listing different e-skills and mentioning how many times they were observed. The most common results for technical skills were cyber security, data analysis, programming, data management and cloud computing. The most common outcomes of situational awareness were risk analysis, the ability to work in complex environments, work under pressure, priorization and work independently in a fast-paced environment. The most common results in the problem-solving were communication skills, written skills, analytical skills, team worker and relationship building. The most common results for sector specific skills were project management, knowledge of laws & acts, knowledge of security standards, client management and qualifications or certifications.
The thesis is a qualitative study. The research method is a case study, because the thesis focuses on one case and creates new results. The thesis used a pre-collected data table listing 150 job postings. The table lists the job title, company, and job description. The skills sought in job postings were listed in a separate table according to four different categories. These four different categories are: technical skills, situational awareness, problem-solving skills, and sector-specific skills. From these, tables were made stating which skills were sought and how many times these skills were sought.
The results of the thesis answered the research question by listing different e-skills and mentioning how many times they were observed. The most common results for technical skills were cyber security, data analysis, programming, data management and cloud computing. The most common outcomes of situational awareness were risk analysis, the ability to work in complex environments, work under pressure, priorization and work independently in a fast-paced environment. The most common results in the problem-solving were communication skills, written skills, analytical skills, team worker and relationship building. The most common results for sector specific skills were project management, knowledge of laws & acts, knowledge of security standards, client management and qualifications or certifications.