50 Hot IT Skills on the Rise

Here are the 25 certifications and non-certified skills most likely to increase in value over the next six months, as determined by Foote Partners LLC. But President David Foote cautions, "There is simply no such thing as a reliable six-month IT labor forecast in these volatile market conditions."   Rank  IT Certifications  Non-certified IT Skills  1 SAS Certified Base Programmer SAP Basis components  2  Red Hat Certified Security Specialist RAD/extreme programming/agile...

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IT Industry Outlook for 2011 - Budgets and Salaries

Funding for IT budgets—including allocations for salary increases—will go up next year, but cost cutting is still a major concern. Business intelligence—despite its expense and effort—continues to be a No. 1 technology investment priority in 2010. IT workers, listen up: Management is budgeting for raises next year. These raises, however, come with an expectation for technology to be a strategic cost-cutting and simultaneous revenue-producing investment. Business intelligence—despite its expense and effort—continues to be the No. 1 technology...

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