Blockchain designers are currently the most sought-after product in the gig commercial center, with the quantity of employment opportunities requiring the expertise multiplying since the start of the year. As the interest for specialists in the field surpasses the stock, huge organizations are hoping to carry out the new exchange innovation offer compensations well above $100k each year.
According to the latest quarterly skills index published by Upwork, blockchain was the fastest growing skill in the United States during the second quarter of 2018. The report, which sheds light on emerging skills and validates current trends in the job market in real-time, showed that blockchain topped the list as the fastest-growing skill out of more than 5,000 on Upwork.com for the second consecutive quarter.
The demand for talent with blockchain-related skills doesn’t show any signs of stopping. According to the latest Upwork Skills Index, #blockchain is the fastest-growing skill in the U.S. #freelance #job market for the second quarter in a row. https://t.co/oeGV3ZXcol pic.twitter.com/6pRldangX7
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Freelance Market & Blockchain
Although most of the demand for blockchain developers used to come from startups, an increasing number of large companies have realized the potential of the innovation.
Companies such as Microsoft, IBM, and Google have moved from trying blockchain to starting their own blockchain-based networks. With more than 400 blockchain projects in progress, over 1,600 employees and more than 150 job openings, IBM has recently been named the number one blockchain vendor by Juniper Research.
