Technology is making machines faster, smarter, smaller and cheaper. Technology is serving as a smart alternate to humans. Thus, job destruction is very common in all industries at present. Survival will depend on experience, knowledge as well as the capability to adapt and learn quickly, i.e., adaptive quotient and change velocity. Developing skills and adaptability is a must to save your job from technology. Education system should be framed in a way so that the mentality of being lifelong learners and adaptability can be built in children from school itself. Read more at http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/opinion/93663839/when-technology-takes-over-and-your-job-disappears

Software engineers and developers often make great IT leaders. They are tech savvy, are updated with latest market trends and have the trust of the IT team. Have IT leaders in team bridges the gap between the management and your IT team. IT leader will be a person who understands both aspects of the business. So what does it takes to become a great It leader- Team building skills; Networking skills; Talent hunting skills; Smart business skills; Good communication skills; Technical skills. Read the complete article here: http://www.computerworld.in/feature/6-traits-engineers-need-succeed-it-leaders

• Apache Hadoop- as software vendors are targeting the distributed storage and processing architecture, need for Hadoop is increasing 
• Apache Spark-The rapid rise of the in-memory stack is being extended as a faster and simpler alternative to MapReduce-style analytics.
• NoSQL-Databases like MongoDB and Couchbase are taking over jobs previously handled by monolithic SQL databases like Oracle and IBMDB2.
• Machine Learning and Data Mining- Big data pros who can harness machine learning technology to build and train predictive analytic apps are in high demand Statistical and Quantitative Analysis-Add in expertise with a statistical tool like R, SAS, Matlab, SPSS, or Stata is of high demand in today’s world. 
• SQL- SQL is still in demand for the next-generation of Hadoop-scale data warehouses. 
• Data Visualization-It has become most important in the job market. 
• Progamming Languages-Knowing programming languages like Java, C, Python, or Scala could give you the edge over other candidates. Read more at: 

http://www.datanami.com/2015/01/07/9-must-skills-land-top-big-data-jobs-2015/

Project’s success is highly dependent upon the efficiency of the Project Manager. A Project Manager must have some required skills to successfully manage projects and lead by example. To know more about the skills of a project manager, kindly refer to the below mentioned link: http://www.cio.com/article/726888/7_Must_Have_Project_Management_Skills_for_IT_Pros

Many companies are trying to figure out how to make the best use of big data and which skills are most needed when trying to get useful business insights out of unstructured data. With hard technical skills, managers are also looking for some more unexpected skills too. Creativity, developer background, business intelligence expertise, data science expertise are some of the important skills which a manager looks for. To know more on this, go through the article by Colin Barker, senior reporter for ZDNet.

http://www.zdnet.com/what-skills-do-companies-really-want-on-their-big-data-team-7000025945/