Originally published October 15 2005
Demand for computer programmers still strong, despite outsourcing
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The job market is still relatively good for open Source/Linux developers, according to a survey of 90 top CIOs/CTOs.
Demand for Open Source/Linux developers will remain strong for the foreseeable future, according to a survey of 90 top CIOs/CTOs released this month.
But to nail the best job at the best salary, the survey of IT managers says architects and devs should blend Open Source skills with business and project management background.
The Society for Information Management (SIM) released the results of its "IT Workforce Developments, Now and into the Future" CIO/CTO survey last week during its SIMposium conference in Boston, Mass.
SIM survey coordinator and SIM member Dr. Kate Kaiser told OET that Linux ranked very high among CTO/CIOs, as did some Java and .NET skills.
Other in demand skills included systems analysis, systems design and disaster recovery skills -- all critical to keeping the business running, she added.
"And, this was even before Hurricane Katrina," Kaiser said.
But even with Open Source skills making the list of IT "hot spots," Kaiser warned developers shouldn't count on that demand as universal across all companies.
"What was just as interesting was the list of skills that didn't make the top of the list, Some CIOs said that was important to have in-house, but many said they felt they could outsource those skills, either from here in the U.S. or from offshore.
# Project management related and business domain capabilities topped the list of critical in-house IT skills in 2005; # Business domain capabilities will be even more important in 2008 for in-house IT employees; and # For new job entrants, undergraduates with internships and graduate students with work experience have a competitive advantage over just those with programming skills in obtaining work.
"We believe that these trends are prompting fundamental changes in the availability of IT skills and capabilities needed in both client and service provider organizations," she said in a summary statement on the survey.
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