Professionalism?

Everyday, the technology is developing, more companies are switching to the technological approach, and hiring more and more IT professionals. It is the responsibility of these professionals to manage all IT systems, computers, servers, apps, and so much more. But did it use to be like this back in 2000's? Are these responsibilities the same in every part of the world?

In the case of my own country, Turkey, the responsibility, skills, education and the attitude towards IT professionals have changed drastically since the year 2000. Turkey follows technological advancements a few years behind more developed countries such as Estonia. That is why the aspects of IT professionals have changed a lot since 2000.

2000's:

At first, companies in turkey switched to digital storage, and connected to the internet, and that meant buying a server, an internet connection from the ISP and computers for employees. An IT professional's skills, and education was focused on setting up computers, maybe simple servers, internet connection, and connecting devices together. As there was not much need for IT professionals, there were not many universities that had IT related education. IT professionals were treated as a rare species.

2010's:

In 2010's, almost all companies had an IT system, but they wanted to increase the efficiency of their 'production line', so they bought new machines that could speed up complex processes. By doing so, they increased their expectations towards IT professionals. There were much more universities with IT related majors at that time, but they were not up to date with the current technology level of that time, so most companies were able to hire an IT professional, but what skills they were going to get from that professional were a gamble; he/she could be a prodigy, or just someone who graduated from the university.

2020:

Right now in 2020, there are a lot of universities with IT related majors, and a lot of IT professionals, but not enough jobs. That's why IT graduates are either going abroad to study more/work, or starting their own little company.