New UiPath Report Finds Growing Diversity and Near 100% Job Satisfaction Among RPA Professionals
June 16 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Automation industry gaining momentum as 82% of
students who have taken RPA courses are considering entering the
field full-time, according to the State of the RPA Developer Report
2021
Today at UiPath DevCon, leading enterprise automation software
company UiPath, Inc. (NYSE: PATH) unveiled its State of the RPA
Developer Report 2021 which highlights the rapid growth of robotic
process automation (RPA) careers and reveals how RPA developers
feel about their future and the impact of automation on
society.
The survey found 97% of RPA professionals are satisfied in their
careers. Of these, 63% report they are “very satisfied,” which is
up from 51% last year—signaling that RPA developers are engaged in
their work despite business disruptions over the past year.
Eighty-seven percent also believe RPA will have a positive impact
on society.
The State of the RPA Developer Report 2021 surveyed more than
1,000 RPA developers from around the world in April 2021. Other key
findings include:
- RPA is a fast-growing and desirable field that is relatively
easy to transition into. The survey found that 92% of RPA
professionals think the RPA industry has a high potential for
growth over the next five years. Industry hiring remains hot as 77%
expect their organization to hire more RPA developers in the next
12 months, up from 70% last year. While 35% of respondents said RPA
is their first professional role, RPA is not only attracting new
talent to the workforce. Two-thirds of RPA developers enter from
other software development roles, and 21% were formerly business
analysts. Half of RPA developers said it was easy to transition
into their roles.
- RPA is a diverse software development field. 86% of RPA
professionals think RPA is more diverse or at least as diverse
compared to other software development fields. There are signs of
improved gender and age diversity: 20% of the RPA professionals who
responded are women and half of respondents are over age 30.
Promisingly, in a selection of students surveyed for the first time
this year, 82% are considering a job in RPA after they graduate,
citing interest in the technology and their belief that it is
meaningful work.
- While developers want to stay in the field, many are looking
for new jobs or are open to new opportunities. Eighty percent
of RPA professionals are looking for new jobs or report being open
to new opportunities, though most of these job seekers (75%) want
to stay in the field. The top reasons they are looking to make a
change include the desire to advance their career (78%), increase
their salary (78%), and learn new skills (76%).
- Like many others, RPA professionals shifted how they worked
this year. Eighty-five percent of respondents started working
from home, and most are still doing so (as of April 2021). While
90% of RPA developers want to continue working from home at least
some of the time, those who are new to remote work have faced
challenges, including difficulty unplugging (47%) and collaboration
(46%).
“Automation is awakening tremendous potential for businesses to
better serve customers and to become more agile and resilient,
which is expanding an entire job category to people from all
backgrounds and skill levels,” said Tom Clancy, Senior Vice
President, UiPath Learning. “It’s exciting to see both more
diversity and fulfilling careers in automation blossoming. We are
committed to empowering all who want to acquire RPA skills to
succeed in the workplace of the future through free educational
resources, training programs, and community events like UiPath
DevCon.”
To learn more about the survey findings and trends, register
here to join the UiPath DevCon virtual session on “The State of the
RPA Developer 2021” on June 16 from 1–1:30 pm ET. The report is
also available to download here. Join the UiPath Community to sign
up for free RPA courses, view our new job board, and network with
peers.
About UiPath
UiPath has a vision to deliver the Fully Automated Enterprise™,
one where companies use automation to unlock their greatest
potential. UiPath offers an end-to-end platform for automation,
combining the leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solution
with a full suite of capabilities that enable every organization to
rapidly scale digital business operations.
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