The 20 top tech skills that employers want and that can help you find a job, according to recruiting site Indeed – Business Insider

If you're trying to break into tech, learning certain new skills will help push you forward.

The job search site Indeed released a report this month about the top tech skills of 2019 based on job descriptions that are being posted.

Andrew Flowers, an economist at Indeed, says that in today's job market, there are two major trends that drive the top skills in tech. The first is the rise of data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. The second is the rise of cloud computing.

Some languages, like Java and C++, still remain some of the most important skills in tech, but they have been around for decades. On the other hand, the programming language Python is a relative newcomer and today is one of the top skills on the list.

"Python has had explosive growth," Flowers told Business Insider. "If I'm around the dinner table and a nephew asks what should I learn? Having done this report, I would say, learn Python."

The reason why Python has exploded is because of the rise of data science and machine learning, Flowers said.

"Some tools are good and will always be around," Flowers said. "Python is just so notable because it's easy to learn. It's used in data science and it's also used in web development. Its explosive growth is the #1 takeaway from this research."

Besides that, the report also shows growth in cloud technical skills for Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.

"AWS is still the dominant cloud computing tool but Azure is growing really fast, too," Flowers said.

Here are the top 20 tech skills, according to Indeed:

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The 20 top tech skills that employers want and that can help you find a job, according to recruiting site Indeed - Business Insider

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