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Foreword  Our  annual  Salary,  Benefits  &  Skills  report  for  IT  professionals  in  Vietnam  

This   year   we   have   worked   with   hundreds   of   IT   Companies   and   met  thousands   of   IT   professionals   to   be;er   understand   their   needs   and  expecta>ons.  Our  mission  with  this  report  is  providing  insights  to  tech  professionals   in   Vietnam   to   help   them   understand   what   sort   of  Salaries,  Benefits  and  Skills  are  relevant  in  current  IT  job  market.    Today’s  IT  scene  in  Vietnam  is  one  of  the  most  exci>ng  and  dynamic  in  the  world.  Let’s  make  it  great!  

Eduardo  Mora  Head  of  Product  and  Engineering,  VietnamWorks    

https://vn.linkedin.com/in/eduardomorab

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Skills  Is  your   tech   skillset  up   to  date?  JavaScript  will   be   the  skills  with   highest   growth   in   demand   for   2017.  What  about  other  skills?  

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Our  report  Salary,   benefits   and   insights   about   today’s   relevant  tech  skills  in  Vietnam.  

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Salary  Get   to   know   how   much   tech   skills   pay   nowadays   in  Vietnam.  Salary  informaSon  is  key  for  negoSaSon  aTer  a  successful  job  interview!  

Page  08   Training  If  you  are  thinking  what  training  you  should  take  during  next   year,   take   a   look   at   our   insights   and   which  cerSficaSons  stays  relevant  today.  

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Benefits  Benefits   play   an   important   role   in   aXracSng   and  retaining  tech  professionals.  What  are  tech  companies  offering  to  their  employees?  

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Page  17   Looking  Ahead  We   have   asked   employers   what   technologies   will   be  relevant   in   2017   and  we   also  did   a   bit   or   research   to  share  our  findings  with  you.  

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If  you  are  a  developer    then  you  should  be  aware  of  what’s  new  in  the  tech  town,  as  new  things  hit  the  road  you  should  be  in  a  posi>on  to  understand  at  least  why  it  has  been  

released  and  how  useful  it  could  be  in  the  future.  Learning  new  frameworks  or  concepts  is  not  only  good  for  your  career  but  also  keeps  your  brain  ac>ve.  

Once  a  new  technology  starts  rolling,  if  you’re  not  part  of  the  steamroller,  you’re  part  of  the  

road.  -­‐  Stewart  Brand  -­‐  

Our  report  IT  market  is  changing  very  fast,  our  survey  asked  IT  professionals  and  companies  beyond  salaries  in  order  to  gather  further  insights  about  benefits  and  tech  skills  relevant  in  today’s  scenario.  1 2,400+  

IT  PROFESSIONALS  

During  25th  November  to  2nd  December  2016,  we  conducted  a  survey  among  thousands  of   IT  professionals   and  companies.  We  have  also  analyzed  a   large  data  set  collected  from  IT  jobs  posted  at  VietnamWorks  during  the  last  5  years.  

Where  does  the  data  come  from?  

73  COMPANIES  

50,000+  JOB  POSTS  ANALYZED  

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The  IT  Job  demand  growth  

2013  

6,142  jobs  6,792  jobs  

9,846  jobs  

13,214  jobs  

14,997  jobs  

+10%  

+31%  

+25%  +12%  

Job  demand  in  IT  industry  is  higher  than  ever  and  will  conSnue  growing  over  the  next  years.   In  the   last  three  years,  the  number  of   IT   jobs  has  DOUBLED.  Vietnam  currently  has  around  250,000  IT  Engineers,  but  will  need  more  than  400,000  by  the  end  of  2018.    

Double  IT  Jobs  2012  

2014  

2015  

2016  

2017  

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The  IT  jobs  

Vietnam  ranks  as  one  of  the  most  affordable  countries  for  IT  outsourcing  services.  15  years  ago,  the  IT  industry  was  mostly  dominated  by  big  outsourcing   corporaSons,   currently   the   trend   is  moving   to   quality   IT   services  with  more  product   companies   seang   up   their   development  centers  in  Vietnam.  Ho  Chi  Minh  conSnues  to  be  the  biggest  tech  hub  in  the  country  but  Ha  Noi  tech  scene  is  growing  as  compeSSon  raised  in  Ho  Chi  Minh.  Strongest  demand  is  for  experienced  IT  professionals  with  at  least  2  years  of  experience  in  soWware  development.  

80%  of  IT  Jobs  requires  2+  years  experience  

LocaMon  

53%  Ho  Chi  Minh  

43%  Ha  Noi  4%  Da  Nang  

80%  Experienced  

12%  Manager  

7%  New  Grads  Director  

1%  

Career  Level  

48%  Outsourcing  

41%  Product  11%  

Other  

Company  Type  

Salary  80%  of  the  jobs  that  requires  IT  professionals  with  2+  years  experience  would  pay  a  maximum  of  $1,160.  

IT  professionals  will  get  their  salaries  raised  by  6-­‐20%  during  2017.  

Did  you  know  that  Objec^ve-­‐C  is    the  skill  best  paid?  

2 $1,160  80th  PERCENTILE*  SALARY  FOR  EXPERIENCED  DEVELOPERS  

6-­‐20%  PAY  RAISE  IN  2017  

MOBILE  PAYS  BEST  

We  have  collected  salary  data  from  IT  professionals  that  are  currently  working  and  we  have  also  analyzed  IT  related  job  posts  to  idenSfy  the  best  paid  skills  in  the  market.  

Salary  Data  

*  ‘80th  PercenSle’  meaning  80%  of  the  jobs  in  that  category  are  equal  or  under  that  value.    

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Salaries  shown  in  this  report  are  calculated  as  80th  PercenSle  which  provides  informaSon  about  the  MAXIMUM   salaries   for   the   majority   of   the   jobs.   This   report   does   NOT   provide   informa>on  about  average  salaries.  

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Salaries  by  career  level  80th  PercenSle*  salaries  are  calculated  based  on  thousand  of  jobs  posted  at  VietnamWorks  during  the  last  six  months  

$802  

Internship   programs   help  recent   graduates   to   start  their   careers   in   IT;   aTer   1  year  experience   their  salaries  increases  considerably.  

New  Graduate  <  2  years  of  experience  

$1,160  

*  ‘80th  PercenSle’  meaning  80%  of  the  jobs  in  that  category  are  equal  or  under  that  value.    

The   largest   demand   is   for  experienced  SoTware  Developers,  Tech   Lead   and   Tech   Architects  with   a   minimum   of   2   years  experience.  

Experienced  2+  years  of  experience  

Employers   also   find   difficult  to  cover  IT  management  roles  that   might   required   good  communicaSon   skills   and  good  English.  

Manager  5+  years  of  experience  

PosiSons  for  Director  and  C-­‐Level  are  typically  open  for  Expats.  

Director  &  Above  

 10+  years  of  experience  

$1,840   $2,929  maximum   maximum   maximum   maximum  

7%  jobs  

80%  jobs   jobs  

12%   1%  jobs  

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Salaries  by  role  80th  PercenSle*  salaries  are  calculated  based  on  IT  professionals  survey  

$2,700  

$1,400  

$1,300  

$1,050  

$900  

$800  

$0   $500   $1,000   $1,500   $2,000   $2,500   $3,000  

Head  of  Department  

Project/Product  Manager  &  Scrum  Master  

Sofware  Developer  

Infrastructure  &  Networking  

Data  

QA/QC  Engineer  

While   the   salaries   of   developers   vary   greatly  depending   on   the   skills   and   experience,   there   has  been  a   role  which  demand  has  been  growing   faster,  the  Web  Full-­‐Stack  Developer.    Technology  start-­‐ups  and  product  companies  need  full  stack  developers  for  their   versaSlity.     However,   as   an   organizaSon  matures,  it  needs  more  and  more  focused  skills.  

Web  Full-­‐Stack  Developer  

*  ‘80th  PercenSle’  meaning  80%  of  the  jobs  in  that  category  are  equal  or  under  that  value.    

maximum  

maximum  

maximum  

maximum  

maximum  

maximum  

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Top  5  Highest  Paying  Tech  Skills  Language  programing  skills  that  pay  above  80th  percenSle  salaries  for  experienced  developers  

$1,307  

Scala  

Django  

Swi^  Ruby  

ObjecMve-­‐C  

$1,533  $1,350   $1,442   $2,100  

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TET  pay  

87%  Yes,  I  got  bonus  

13%  No  

53%  

Have  you  received  an  extra  pay  for  TET  bonus?  

Most  companies  pay  one  extra  salary  for  TET.  Geang  paid  in  TET  more  or  less  than  a  salary  is  usually  based  on  company  financial  results  and  employee  performance.    

87%  of  IT  professionals  got  bonus  for  TET  

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Salary  DissaBsfacBon?  

12%   32%  Salary  saSsfacSon  among  IT  professionals  scores  low  

The  number  of  unsaSsfied  professionals  almost  triples  the  number  of  saSsfied  professionals.  

Professionals  who  are  not  saSsfied  with  their  salaries  might  be  disengaged  and  might  consider  other  opportuniSes.    

Are  you  saMsfied  with  your  current  salary?  

32%  12%  

56%  

Unsatisfied

SaSsfied  

Just OK

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Salary  Increase  for  2017  How  much  employers  plan  to  increase  salaries  next  year?  

6-­‐10%  increase  

11-­‐20%  increase  

I  don’t  know  

42%  

28%  

6%  

5%  

20%  increase  

1-­‐5%  increase  

16%  

3%  No  increase  

According   to   surveyed   employers,   salaries   will   be   increased  between   6   to   20%   for   the   majority   of   the   IT   professionals.   The  quesSon   is,   would   that   salary   raise   increase   the   employee  saSsfacSon?  

81%  companies  will  increase  salaries  

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How  to  get  a  pay  raised  in  2017?  Performance  review  is  the  best  moment  to  discuss  about  your  salary  increase  

Performance  on  job  

PromoMon  

Standard  company  increase  

8%  Acquired  new  skills  

Economy  growth   indicators  and   labor  market  compeSSon  will  push  employers  to  adjust  salaries  accordingly.      

Companies  with   frequent   Performance   Review   processes   are  more  likely  to  get  you  a  pay  raise.  

Geang  new  skills   that  are  aligned  to  your  employer  needs  or  future  potenSal  employers  might  also  lead  to  a  higher  potenSal  pay  raise.  

Performance  Reviews  are  key  to  get  a  pay  raise  39%  

35%  

16%  

Benefits  Given  the  high  compeSSon  in  the  IT  market,  benefits  are  becoming  an  important  factor  to  aXract  and  retain  the  best  IT  professionals.  Companies  are  focusing  on  improving  office  spaces  to  make  employees  feeling  like  at  “home”.  But  employees  demand  more  career  opportuniSes  and  bonuses.  

3 TRAVEL  ABROAD  Career  growth  opportuniSes  with  training  and  business  travel  to  USA,  Europe,  Japan  and  Australia.  

FACILITIES  Open-­‐space  working  places  with  trees,  private  cafeteria,  huge  library,  yoga  class,  and  even  massage  area  to  give  relaxing  and  enjoyable  Sme  to  staff.  

BONUS  Besides  13th  and  14th  payment,  IT  companies  offer  profit-­‐sharing,  stock  opSons  and  huge  referral  bonuses.  

IT  professionals  feel  cared  and  appreciated  when  geang  relevant  benefits  from  their  employers.  Employee  Benefit  programs  focus  on  moSvaSon  and  recogniSon.  Popular  programs   include  flexible/remote  work   opSons,  mobile   devices,  wellness  &  fitness  programs  and  great  bonuses  opportuniSes.    But  what  are  great  companies  offering?  

Why  Benefits  are  important?  

FLEXIBLE  POLICY  Work-­‐life  balance  is  considered  as  the  most  important  value  to  minimal  overSme  working.  Flexible  working  hours  and  working  from  home  are  used  as  effecSve  engagement  method  in  IT  companies.  

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Benefits  demanded  vs.  offered  

Work Environment

Career growth opportunities

Leave policy

People/colleagues

Flexi hours

Work-life balance

Continuous appraisal

Bonuses

Work area facilities

Healthcare plan

Business travel opportunities

Work from home

Flexible HR policies

Women friendly

Healthcare plan for family members

Free gym membership

Transportation allowance

Financial assistance

0%   20%   40%   60%   80%   100%  20%  40%  60%  80%  100%  

1.  Career  growth  opportuniSes  

2.  Bonuses  that  recognized  their  performance  

3.  Good  offices  and  a  great  work-­‐life  balance.  

Professionals’  demand:  

1.  Great  office  faciliSes  

2.  Career  growth  opportuniSes  

3.  Flexible  leave  and  work  Sme  

Employers’  offer:  

5th  4th  

1st  3rd  

2nd  

5th  4th  3rd  

2nd  1st  

What  benefits  would  you  like  to  receive?  

What  benefits  do  your  company  offer?  

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Benefits  SaBsfacBon  

25%   31%  

Benefits  saSsfacSon  ranks  higher  than  salary  saSsfacSon  but  dissaSsfacSon  is  sSll  high  

IT  professionals  believe  their  benefit  packages  are  not  enough  to  cover  their  expectaSons.  IT  professionals  demand  more  career  growth  opportuniSes  including  training  and  promoSons.  

Are  you  saMsfied  with  your  current  benefits?   25%  SaSsfied  

31%  UnsaSsfied  

45%  Just  OK  

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Would  you  change  your  job  in  2017?  

44%  The  number  of  IT  

professionals  who  would  consider  changing  jobs  if  a  beXer  salary  &  benefits  

are  on  offer.    

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Benefits  at  VietnamWorks  At  VietnamWorks,  we  call  our  employees  “Dream  Makers”.  VietnamWorks  is  truly  home  where  Dream  Makers  are  served  with  HEART  &  CARE.  

BONUS  Salary  review  each  6  months  and  an  annual  

performance-­‐based  bonus.  

CARE  PROGRAM  Health  Care  with  Health  Checkup  at  good  hospital;  

Work-­‐life  balance  care  with  Gym  Membership,  Club  Program  Sponsorship,  Salary  Advance.  

LEAVE  Each  year,  besides  days  off  as  government  regulaSon,  

Dream  Makers  can  get  6  days  of  sick  leave  without  doctor  cerSficate,  05  Urgent  Case  Days  and  15  days  

of  annual  leave.  

INSURANCE    Insurance  as  Law  Requirement  and  advanced  Health  and  Accident  Insurance.  

RECOGNITION  Recognize  Dream  Makers's  contribuSon  is  our  focus  with  Spirit  Award,  Service  Hero  and  Service  Award.  

TRAINING  Human  Growth  is  our  strategy  so  we  are  proud  of  providing  a  free  library  as  well  as  a  learning  &  development  through  "Naviworks  University".  

     

Learn  more  about  VietnamWorks  

Skills  JAVA  conSnues  to  be  the  #1  demanded  skills  in  the  jobs  posted  during  this  year.    

Employers  choose  JavaScript  as  one  of  their  prioriSes  to  hire  during  2017;  product  companies  will  be  looking  for  cloud  compuSng  experts.  

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JavaScript   and   frameworks   related   to  JavaScript  will   increase  demand  during  2017.  JavaScript  has  become  a  standard-­‐de-­‐facto  for   front-­‐end  and  now   it   is  moving  to  backend  and  mobile  cross  playorm  soluSons.  JavaScript  demand  is  growing  and  it  will  be  growing    for  the  years  to  come!  

JavaScript  

JAVASCRIPT  RELEVANT  IN  2017  

CLOUD  BEYOND  INFRASTRUCTURE  

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Most  Demanded  Skills  Top  technology  skills  demanded  by  IT  companies  along  with  80th  percenSle*  salaries  in  2016  

0%   5%   10%   15%   20%   25%   30%   35%   40%  

Java  

SQL  

CSS  

JavaScript  

PHP  

jQuery  

C#  

Android  

iOS  

HTML5  

C++  

ASP.NET  

Python  

Bootstrap  

Ruby  

ObjecLve-­‐C  

Scala  

SwiP  

Symfony  

Perl  

Xamarin  

Drupal  

Node.js  

SASS  

$1,272  $1,152  

$1,063  $1,293  

$1,167  $1,137  

$1,237  $1,300  $1,328  $971  

$1,276  $1,002  

$1,200  $600  

$1,442  $2,100  $1,307  $1,350  $1,300  $1,000  

$1,283  $1,150  $1,058  $1,033  

%  calculated  by  total  job  numbers  in  2016  

*  ‘80th  PercenSle’  meaning  80%  of  the  jobs  with  that  skilll  are  under  that  value.  

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What  are  the  skills  searched  at  VietnamWorks?  

Top  5  keywords  searched  by  developers  at  VietnamWorks.    

Java  

35%  

PHP  

17%  

Android  

9%  

iOS  

8%  

.NET  

7%  

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What  skills  will  companies  demand  in  2017?  

50% 47% 45% 44% 44%

38%

28% 22%

17% 17%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

JavaScript PHP C# HTML5 Java C++ SQL CSS C Objective-C

JavaScript  demand  is  growing  We  have  already  menSoned  JavaScript  but  we  have  also  noSced  the  demand  increase  of  C#,   it’s  simple  and  modern  and  oTen  used  for  the  front-­‐end  to  develop  Windows  specific  applicaSons  and  websites  that  will  be  run  on  a  Windows  server.  

Training  Only  1  out  4  IT  professionals  get  paid  training  by  their  employers  and  more  than  half  of  them  get  training  on  non-­‐technical  subjects  like  English  or  Leadership.  

IT  professionals  chose  online  research  as  the  #1  method  to  stay  current.  

5 ENGLISH  SKILL  MOST  TRAINED  BY  

COMPANIES  

IT  CerSficaSons  are  considered  a  standard  for  showing  knowledge  learned.  Employers  recognize  the  value  of  cerSficaSons  and  they  are  supporSve  in  covering  some  costs.  Project  Management,  Agile,  Cisco,  MicrosoT  and  Amazon  Web  Services  are  the  top  cerSficaSons  valued  by  employers.  

CerMficaMons  

CERTIFICATIONS  RELEVANT  IN  2017  

SELF-­‐TRAINING  TO  ACQUIRE  MORE  SKILLS  

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Formal  training  received  by  IT  professionals  Which  paid  training  is  provided  by  employers?  

 

31%   30%   25%  

24%   22%   7%  

English   IT  Skills   CerMficaMon  Prep  

Leadership   Project  Management   Others  

English  is  the  #1  paid  training  provide  by  employers  while  IT  Skills  and  courses  to  prepare  for  cerSficaSons  come  later.  But,  which  cerSficaSons  are  most  valued  by  employers?  

Only  1  in  4  of  IT  professionals  received  paid  training  

‘Formal’  means  training  provided/paid  by  companies  to  their  IT  professionals.    

Project  Management  Professional  

(PMP)  is  the  most  valuable  

cerSficaSon.  

Project  Management  

47%  Scrum  Master  and  Product  Owner  

roles  are  in  growth  demand  and  

companies  are  seeking  for  more  

experSse.  

Agile  

41%  

Networking  and  Security  

cerSficaSons  are  now  in  demand  

worldwide  and  Cisco  is  one  of  the  

major  players.  

Cisco  

39%  MCSA/MCSE  covering  Cloud  

Playorm,  Web  applicaSons,  

Infrastructure,  SQL  server…    

Microso^  

31%  Amazon  CerSfied  SoluSons  

Architect  is  becoming  an  standard  

de-­‐facto  cerSficaSons  for  cloud  

infrastructure.  

Amazon  Web  Services  

22%  

54%  of  the  IT  companies  will  pay  higher  salaries  to  professionals  who  hold  an  IT  cerSficaSon.  Most  of  the  companies  are  also  willing  to  support  their  employees  geang  cerSficaSons  that  are  job  relevant.  

Project  Management    is  the  most  valued  cer^fica^on  

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How  IT  professionals  learn  new  skills?  Beyond  formal  training,  below  are  approaches  to  keep  your  knowledge  fresh  &  up  to  date.  

3.  Akending  conference  

2.  Download  whitepaper  

4.  E-­‐learning  plalorm  

1.  Researching  topic  online  

5.  Akending  web  seminars  

How  do  you    acquire  new  skills?  

79%  39%   22%  

21%   21%  

 Every  day,  thousands  of  voices  read,  write,  and  share  important  stories  

on  Medium  about  Tech.  

1.  Medium  

Thousands  of  online  courses  to  build  your  tech  skills.  

2.  Coursera  Ask  any  quesSon  or  read  answers  from  though  leaders  in  any  tech  maXer.  

3.  Quora  

 Discover  the  HoXest  Technology  Stacks  of  the  most  

popular  Startups  and  Apps    

4.  Techstacks.io  Get  access  to  the  largest  and  most  updated  library  in  the  world.  

5.  Amazon  

5  great  online  resources  

There  are  thousand  of  online  resources  to  keep  learning  and  sharping  your  IT  skills:  blogs,  online  training  playorms,  forums  and  many  more.  Keep  learning!  

Do  you  want  to  learn  more?  

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Văn  Hóa  Của  Thành  Công  Và  Những  Nhân  Viên  Hạnh  Phúc  Tại  Google  

“Chiến  Tranh”  Giữa  Developer  và  Business  Analyst.  Ai  sẽ  thắng?  

10  Chân  Lý  Để  Đời  Chỉ  Lập  Trình  Viên  

Mới  Hiểu  

Những  Ngôn  Ngữ  Lập  Trình  “Giàu”  Nhất  

2016  Developer  Phải  Hỏi  Những  Điều  Này  

Trước  Khi  Nhận  Job  Offer!  

Looking  ahead  Web  frameworks,  mobile  playorms  and  technologies  that  will  be  relevant  in  2017.    6 ANGULAR.JS  

THE  #1  WEB  FRAMEWORK  

NaSve  is  sSll  the  preferred  playorm  to  develop  mobile  apps,  however,  during  the   last   months,   there   has   been   an   increase   of     demand   in   Xamarin   (from  MicrosoT)    and  React  NaSve  (Facebook)  skills.      

Mobile  Development  

NATIVE  PREFERRED  TO  HYBRID  

DOCKER  BEYOND  VIRTUALIZATION  

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Web  Frameworks  for  2017  IT  companies  will  be  looking  for  professionals  with  knowledge  in  the  following  web  frameworks/technologies.  

Angular  (and  recently  launched  Angular  4  Beta)  is  a  complete  JavaScript-­‐based  open-­‐source  front-­‐end  web  applicaSon  framework.  It  is  simple  to  use  and  Sme  saving  due  to  fewer  codes,  easy  data  binding  and  declaraSve  expression  of  UI.  

Angular.JS  Angular.js  

17%  

16%   ASP.NET  

16%  Node.js  

11%  

jQuery  

10%  

Bootstrap  

6%  React.js  

4%  Ruby  On  Rails  

3%  Django  

3%  Symfony  

12%  Others  

Redux,  1%  SASS,  1%  

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Mobile  development  in  2017  IT  companies  sSll  prefer  developing  their  apps  with  NaSve  technologies  

Mobile  Na^ve  Plakorms    5-­‐10%  of  the  jobs  posted  at  VietnamWorks  are  for/require  mobile  developers!    NaSve  skills  are  the  top  requirement  while  Xamarin  and  React  skills  are  growing  in  demand.    

NaSve  iOS/  SwiT   34%   28%   NaSve  Android  

3%   Xamarin  

13%  React  NaSve  

6%  Ionic  

3%  Phonegap  

13%  Others  

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Worldwide  Trending  Technologies  Some  relevant  Tech  Trends  that  will  have  an  impact  in  IT  market  in  Vietnam  during  2017  

Infrastructure,  Provisioning,  RunSme,  OrchestraSon,  ApplicaSon  Development,  

all  in  the  cloud.  

Cloud  CompuMng  

JavaScript  powers  90%  of  all  websites  and  now  it  is  starSng  to  

take  over  backend  and  mobile.  

JavaScript  

Data  protecSon,  confidenSality  and  services  availability  requires  systems  that  can  automaScally  detect  and  block  cyberaXacks.  

Cybersecurity  

Data  analyScs,  data  mining  and  data  visualizaSon  are  becoming  widely  used  by  organizaSons.  

Big  Data  

More  devices  will  be  connected  and  that  in  almost  all  the  industries.    

Internet  of  Things  

Create,  deploy,  and  run  applicaSons,  on  laptops,  data  center,  or  on  the  cloud,  by  using  containers.  Using  Docker  increases  performance  and  reduces  the  size  of  the  app.      

Docker  

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Cloud  CompuBng  Skills  Product  Companies  needs  experts  in  Cloud  CompuSng  to  scale  cheaper  and  faster  

The  aim  of  the  Cloud  is  providing  on-­‐demand  services  that  can  scale  as  needed.    

Currently,   the   cloud   landscape   covers   from  infrastructure,  development  and  deployment  enabling  companies   to   be   more   agile   in   rolling   out   services  cheaper,  in  lower  Sme  and  opSmizing  costs.  

Cloud  CompuMng  Landscape  

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My  takeaways  Benefits  

IT   professionals   looking   for   career   growth  opportuni^es   as   their   main   driver   for   changing   jobs;  bonuses  and  great  working  environment  come  second.  

Salaries  Salaries   will   be   increased   6-­‐20%   during  2017.  A  SoTware  Developer   in  Vietnam  can  get  a  salary  above  $2,000/month   if  working  on   latest   technologies   and   have   chances   to  travel  abroad  and/or  get  stock  opSons!  

IT  Jobs  demand  The   demand   for   IT   professional   is   higher   than  ever!     IT   jobs   in  VietnamWorks  has  doubled   in  the  last  3  years.    

Looking  ahead  Angular   is   the   #1   web   framework   IT  companies  will  be  looking  for  in  2017.    

Relevant  cerMficaMons  54%   of   the   IT   companies   will   pay   higher  salaries  to  professionals  who  holds  relevant  IT  cerSficaSons.  

Demanded  tech  skills  Java   is   top   demanded   skill   and   also   the   most  popular   keywork   tech   professionals   searched   in  2016.  IT  companies  looking  for  JavaScript  in  2017.  

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Meet  the  author  

Trends   change,   new   methods   are   used   and   you  always  have  to  try  and  stay  updated.  

Thu  Hoang  Product  Owner  of  topITworks  &  Company  Culture  

I  am  an  experienced  Product  Owner  with  passionate  about  Agile.  Over  8  years  working  in  SoNware  Development  industry,  I  am    on  

my  way  to  help  both  businesses  and  teams  get  the  most  out  of  Agile  prac>ces  and  processes.  

                                                   and…  

hUps://vn.linkedin.com/in/thu-­‐hoang-­‐892747b8

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Meet  the  researchers  

Antonio  Sanz    Principal Researcher

“I   have   got   10+   years   experience   in   business  consul>ng.  Since  2010,  I  work  for  the  European  Union   commission   in   charge  of   socio-­‐economic  research  studies  for  major  business  sectors.”  

https://es.linkedin.com/in/antonio-sanz-2006a01

Nghia  Nguyen  Data Analyst

“I  am  a  technical  guy  mo>vated  by  data  and  its  business  applica>on.  My  current  research  fields  are   Machine   Learning,   Natural   Language  Processing  and  Business  Informa>on  Systems.”  

https://vn.linkedin.com/in/nghiatrongnguyen

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