Security News > 2024 > April > Closing the cybersecurity skills gap with upskilling programs
The results were unanimous across markets and career levels: cybersecurity, cloud, and software development, which are considered the most imperative tech skills to learn, are the top areas where skills gaps persist.
65% of respondents said cybersecurity skills were lacking most within their organizations, followed by cloud and software development.
Cybersecurity skills were cited as the most important to learn in the next year, followed by cloud, and software development.
"While we know AI/ML skills are increasingly critical, we've also found that organizations have other, more immediate upskilling priorities," said Aaron Rosenmund, Pluralsight's Senior Director of Security & GenAI Skills.
Leaders need to stay engaged in this process: only 33% of executives completely understand the skills their IT teams need and 68% of technologists say leadership at their organization is not aware of a tech skills gap.
With 78% of organizations abandoning projects partway through because of not having enough employees with the right tech skills, there is no time to waste in closing the gap.