{"id":786197,"date":"2025-08-19T12:05:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T09:05:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-19T12:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T09:08:45","slug":"vid-frontend-do-ai-yak-zminyuvalys-trendy-it-osvity-v-ukrayini-za-20-rokiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/vid-frontend-do-ai-yak-zminyuvalys-trendy-it-osvity-v-ukrayini-za-20-rokiv\/","title":{"rendered":"From Front-End to AI: How IT Education in Ukraine Has Changed Over 20 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-664032 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SoftServe-Academy_photo2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SoftServe-Academy_photo2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SoftServe-Academy_photo2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SoftServe-Academy_photo2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SoftServe-Academy_photo2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SoftServe-Academy_photo2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SoftServe-Academy_photo2-650x366.jpg 650w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SoftServe-Academy_photo2-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SoftServe-Academy_photo2-270x152.jpg 270w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SoftServe-Academy_photo2-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SoftServe-Academy_photo2-125x70.jpg 125w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SoftServe-Academy_photo2-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SoftServe Academy, one of Ukraine\u2019s leading IT education centers with 20 years of experience, has analyzed key technology learning trends among Ukrainians over the past two decades. Having trained more than 36 000 specialists, the Academy drew on its own data to track how the popularity of IT courses has shifted in response to labor market needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How the analysis was conducted<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study looked at graduate data from SoftServe Academy over the past 20 years. Experts examined how demand for different technology tracks changed based on students\u2019 course and specialization choices across two periods: 2005-2020 and 2021-2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Top IT learning trends in 2005\u20132020<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite rapid advances in technology, the 2005-2020 period largely focused on training for \u201cclassic\u201d enterprise IT \u2013 building, maintaining, and upgrading large-scale corporate systems that keep major companies and organizations running. Key trends included traditional web frameworks, monolithic architectures, and a strong emphasis on testing. The last five years of this period brought cloud platforms, Fullstack JS, and rapid AI growth into the spotlight.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Frontend<\/strong> (HTML\/CSS\/JavaScript, jQuery, Angular 1.x) was a major entry point into IT \u2013 about 20% of Academy graduates during this time specialized in it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>QC + ATQC<\/strong> (manual testing, automation with Selenium, Java\/Python) remained a steady choice \u2013 17% of graduates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Java<\/strong> and <strong>.NET<\/strong> formed the core of enterprise solutions \u2013 roughly 12% and 8% of graduates, respectively.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Python<\/strong> was used mainly for automation and scripting before Data Science took off \u2013 5% of graduates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DevOps<\/strong> was just emerging, with early tools like Jenkins and Ansible \u2013 4% of graduates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-664025\" src=\"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-1-ENG-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-1-ENG-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-1-ENG-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-1-ENG-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-1-ENG-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-1-ENG-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-1-ENG-650x366.png 650w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-1-ENG-570x320.png 570w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-1-ENG-270x152.png 270w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-1-ENG-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-1-ENG-125x70.png 125w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-1-ENG-100x56.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Trends since 2021: New challenges, new directions<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent years, IT education has shifted toward cloud technologies, full-stack JavaScript development, big data processing, and artificial intelligence \u2013 reflecting the market\u2019s move from stable enterprise systems to flexible, scalable, and data-driven solutions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Frontend\/Fullstack JS<\/strong> (HTML\/CSS\/JS, TypeScript, React\/Next.js, Node + SSR, React Native) became the dominant web technology track \u2013 29% of graduates from 2021\u20132025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DevOps\/Cloud<\/strong> grew fivefold, with tools like Kubernetes, IaC, GitOps, and FinOps \u2013 18% of graduates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Python<\/strong> tripled in popularity, becoming a key language for Data Science and AI \u2013 14% of graduates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Java<\/strong> remains in strong demand \u2013 13% of graduates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DB &amp; Big Data<\/strong> (cloud DWH migration, Snowflake, BigQuery) gained momentum \u2013 7% of graduates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI<\/strong> became a trending specialization only in 2023 but already shows the fastest growth and highest demand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-664029\" src=\"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-2-ENG-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-2-ENG-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-2-ENG-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-2-ENG-650x366.jpg 650w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-2-ENG-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-2-ENG-270x152.jpg 270w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-2-ENG-125x70.jpg 125w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-2-ENG-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/infographics-image-2-ENG.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Future outlook<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IT market keeps evolving, with new roles, tools, and technologies reshaping the skills employers need. Education is keeping pace \u2013 updating program content, formats, and learning speeds. SoftServe Academy takes a flexible and practical approach to make sure its courses stay relevant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking ahead, AI will advance quickly and become deeply integrated into other technologies. For example, while generative AI may simplify web development, it won\u2019t reduce the need for developers. Instead, it will make solutions more accessible and boost demand. AI will drive growth across the entire industry, ensuring continued need for skilled professionals in leading technologies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some IT roles will change as well \u2013 manual testers, for example, will focus more on automation. Staying relevant will require up-to-date skills, and SoftServe Academy is ready to deliver them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cOver the years, not only have our teaching methods evolved, but so has the subject matter of our courses. This allows every student to choose a specialization that matches both their interests and market trends,\u201d<\/em> said <strong>Andriy Pereimybyda, Talent Acceleration Center Director at SoftServe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, SoftServe Academy offers more than 60 educational programs. In 2024 alone, it trained 4 745 graduates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * *<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>About SoftServe Academy<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SoftServe Academy is part of SoftServe University and has been preparing IT professionals for global projects since 2005. Its portfolio includes over 60 programs, from beginner courses to advanced specializations in new technologies. Programs are based on more than 30 years of SoftServe\u2019s experience and are designed to meet current industry needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eighty percent of trainee-level positions at SoftServe are filled by Academy graduates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>About SoftServe<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SoftServe is the largest global IT company with Ukrainian roots, specializing in software development and consulting services. With more than 11,000 employees in 60+ offices from San Francisco to Dubai, SoftServe is headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company works on over 900 active projects for clients in North America, the EU, and Asia, including IBM, Cisco, Panasonic, Cloudera, Henry Schein, and Spillman Technologies. SoftServe partners with Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, NVIDIA, and other major tech leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SoftServe Academy, one of Ukraine\u2019s leading IT education centers with 20 years of experience, has analyzed key technology learning trends among Ukrainians over the past two decades. Having trained more than 36 000 specialists, the Academy drew on its own data to track how the popularity of IT courses has shifted in response to labor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4489,"featured_media":664031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15576,15575],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-786197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-articles-en","category-news-and-articles-from-companies-en","company-16541"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4489"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.eba.com.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}