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IT consulting firm Foote Partners, has once again gathered and analyzed data from several sources, including technology spending projections from major research firms along with wage and salary data gathered through interviews with IT managers and professionals. It's produced a list of the IT skills commanding the highest pay premiums during the previous quarter.
In addition to its reflective look, the firm also projected the certified and non-certified technology skills that will be highly coveted by employers over the next three to six months. Here are the top five skills in each category for 2010:
Non-certified Skills
- SAP SRM (Supplier Relationship Management)
- Linux
- SAP SCM (Supply Chain Management)
- C++
- Microsoft Commerce Server
Certified Skills
- Red Hat Certified Engineer
- Cisco IP Contact Center Express Specialist
- GIAC Certified Incident Handler
- Systems Security Certified Practitioner
- Cisco Certified Design Expert
I found several things on this list to be odd - like C++ and would have expected to see more certifications supporting Healthcare IT, SaaS, Cloud Computing etc. I suspect this list is much more reflected then looking forward.
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1 comments:
Danny - Actually this list is precisely a 'look forward' view of in-demand skills and certs for the next 6 mos. C++ is an odd addition and will probably not last long on the list. Demand for C and C++ at the moment is being supported by its use in embedded development for systems found mostly in the military and medical industries.
Bill Reynolds, Foote Partners
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