Top Ten Tech Jobs in Demand
Susan J. Campbell, contributing editor for TMCnet, highlights in her July 12, 2010 article, Dice.com List Ranks Top 10 High Demand Tech Jobs, the results of Dice.com’s recent survey.
In a competitive job market, it is important for individuals to understand which jobs are in high demand and hard to fill. If skill sets are developed for such jobs, the individual is in a much better position to command a position and a desired salary.
According to a recent Network World (News - Alert) report, such a job is found in Java development. A recent Dice.com (News - Alert) survey identified Java development as the most difficult skill set for hiring managers – replacing IT security.
In the meantime, virtualization jobs have proven to be easier to fill, although it has become harder to identify talented software developers and C# programmers. For those IT pros with knowledge and expertise in the 10 most difficult skills sets as defined by Dice.com can expect a financial boost.
Dice.com Senior Vice President Tom Silver noted in the company’s monthly newsletter that the demand is strong for these professionals. In addition, these positions tend to pay on average $10,000 more than the national average for tech professionals. This year looks even better for these individuals, many of whom are receiving double the pay this year as compared with technology professionals as a whole.
So, what are the top 10 most difficult to fill (and profitable) positions?
1. Java/J2EE
2. Security
3. Software Developer
5. Database Administrator
6. .NET
8. SharePoint
9. C#
10. Active Federal Government Security Clearance
While eight of the 10 skills listed here were included in last year’s list, C# and software developers were new to the list, knocking off virtualization and project managers.
The overall good news for those working in this area is the health of the tech hiring market this year. Dice.com reported that as of July 1, 2009, 48,993 tech jobs were available, including 28,713 positions considered to be full-time. One year later, the numbers jumped to 66,672 available positions, 39,389 of them full-time.
One of the requested skills in more than 14,000 job openings was Java/J2EE. Oracle-related openings accounted for 14,000 openings and more than 10,000 software development jobs were available.
As for pay, the average C# programmer enjoys $89,400 per year, while database administrators tend to bring home $91,000, suggesting these lucrative positions are worth seeking.
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