Based on technology buzzwords that were most commonly used in job posting titles and job descriptions on Wantedly, we’re excited to announce the first edition of Tokyo Technology Trends!

To compile Tokyo Technology Trends, we selected technology buzzwords related to latest trends and quantitatively researched how commonly they were used in job posting titles and job descriptions between September 2017 to February 2018. We also ranked the rate of change of these buzzwords being used in the following windows of time: March 2017 to August 2017 and September 2017 to February 2018.

The most commonly used technology buzzword was ‘AI (Artificial Intelligence),’ followed by ‘IoT (Internet of Things).’ The rate of change between 6 months and 1 year ago of these two words equated to 94.45% and 93.30%, respectively.

‘Bitcoin’ had the highest rate of change with 217.27%, followed by ‘Blockchain’ with 177.55%, and ‘Cryptocurrency’ with 175.35%. With these buzzwords ranking in the top 3, we can expect continuous increase in job postings related to cryptocurrency.

Buzzwords related to selected technology

Chatbot, Machine Learning, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Big Data, Robotics, AR (Augmented Reality), VR (Virtual Reality), Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, ICO (Initial Coin Offering), Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Exchange, Cryptocurrency Wallet, Online Payment, HR Tech, Health Tech, Edutech, Insurance, IoT, Drone, Live Streaming, Live Commerce, Self Driving, Bicycle Sharing, Smart Speakers, Conversational UI, Space, Genetics, Inbound, Open Innovations, SaaS (Software as a Service)

The Top 20 Technology Buzzwords

(Most Commonly Used on Wantedly)

*Between September 2017 to February 2018

Change of Rate of Technology Trends

(Most Commonly Used on Wantedly)

*Rate of change of technology buzzwords between March 2017 to August 2017 and September 2017 to February 2018

*The total number of job postings during each time span was considered 100% and the overall growth rate of Wantedly was excluded from the values