Cloud roles surge as analyst openings pulls back

Cloud specialist openings in IT are up 192.7% year over year, followed by customer success manager (+78.4%), business advisor (+77.3%), and software engineer (+40.2%), all roles tied to infrastructure, growth, or client relationships. Financial analyst openings are down -14.5% year over year, business analyst down -22.9%, technical support specialist down -27.7%, and data scientist down -47.9%. The divide suggests employers are investing in roles that build or sell technology while pulling back on roles built around analysis and internal support.