ICT research consultant

ICT research consultants perform targeted ICT research and provide a final report to the client. They also use ICT tools to design questionnaires for surveys, analyse the results, write reports, present the results and make recommendations based on the research findings.

The most in-demand skills for this role include digital data processing, innovation processes, scientific research methodology, draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation, create prototype of user experience solutions, manage research data. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives ICT research consultant a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.