A number of recent report in the UK press have highlighted the ever changing landscape of jobs in the UK. The retail sector highlighted some 900,000 jobs will "disappear" or be replaced http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/29/uk-retail-sector-predicted-to-cut-900000-jobs
This is one of many reports highlighting that existing commoditised applications and commonly used data driven techniques are now economical to be used within such sectors. It also implicit acknowledges that the technology skill level is maturing significantly for people to adopt new ways of working.
This has been putting increasing pressure on today's IT professionals as more and more companies adopt technology in the front-line and want the newest technology in place. Common IT industry questions raised as we face the "fourth industrial Revolution" are "have we enough IT professionals? Have we enough with the rights skills and behaviours? and how do we continue to develop the overall pool of IT capability?
See the Australian assessment of the IT industry, stresses and approaches being employed to meet the need.
Some analysts have suggested we’re in for a rocky road as we navigate the fourth industrial revolution, with automation, robotics and artificial intelligence set to replace more than 40 per cent of jobs in the next 20 years.
