Compensation in commodity markets has always been tied to value created. The trader who generates alpha gets paid for it. The system implementer who delivers on time gets called back. The analyst whose numbers the desk trusts gets promoted.
What changes over time is what value looks like. The skills that commanded a premium five years ago are not exactly the same as the ones that command it today. And the skills that will matter most in the next five years are already visible to anyone paying attention.
