Strong growth in the technology sector has resulted in an increasing demand for experienced IT professionals. Employers are willing to pay above market rates to secure top talent. Talks of sign-up bonuses, share options and perks are again in vogue. Salaries will continue to rise as new vacancies, especially in the high-end job market, are created in increasing numbers.
There is a strong demand for a wide range of development languages from ‘classical software developers’ who specialise in C++ and C# to the latest open source technologies like Ruby on Rails. ERP consultants with SAP experience will be in high demand, as will Network Administrators, Software Architects and Testers.
The top IT skills in demand for 2007/08 are listed below:
| Skills in demand 2007/08 | |
| • .NET | • C++ |
| • J2EE | • PHP / MySQL |
| • Test Management | • Software Architects |
| • Oracle / SQL Server | • ASP .NET C# |
| • SAP | • Software Project Manager |
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