Explaining 63 IT Professions and Jobs Increasingly in Demand in the AI Era with Illustrations! 'IT Job Picture Book: Understand Workplaces and People with Illustrations!' to be Released on Wednesday, April 8

Impress Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Takashi Takahashi), which develops IT-related media business within the Impress Group, will release 'IT Job Picture Book: Understand Workplaces and People with Illustrations!', a book that explains basic knowledge and job types in the IT industry in an easy-to-understand illustrated format, on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

### ■ Understand IT Industry Jobs and Professions in One Book in an Era of Increasing Demand for IT Talent! Against the backdrop of expanding investments in AI, DX, and security fields, the demand for IT talent is growing year by year. With the number of IT engineers in Japan reaching 1.54 million, ranking 4th in the world (*1), and the job opening ratio for career changes significantly exceeding the overall average (*2), the IT industry is expected to continue growing. In this situation, there are many students and career changers aiming for the IT industry or to become IT engineers (*3, 4), and there is a growing need to specifically understand 'what kind of jobs exist and what kind of people work there'.

In this book, the author, who is engaged in career support businesses for IT talent and is well-versed in the field, provides a comprehensive and easy-to-understand explanation of jobs in the IT industry. With friendly illustrations and polite explanations, it is an unprecedented job picture book that allows you to simultaneously understand the overall picture of the IT industry and the characteristics of each job type. The structure completes one theme per spread, allowing you to read at a good pace and grasp the differences between each job type at a glance. It is a book that joyfully conveys the rewarding nature and potential of the work to those who want to work in the IT industry or consider a career in the future.

(*1) Human Resocia Co., Ltd. Survey, January 27, 2026 (*2) PERSOL CAREER CO., LTD. Survey, March 19, 2026 (*3) SynergyCareer Survey, March 24, 2026 (*4) MM Research Institute Survey, June 20, 2024