Six hottest IT skills for 2010

We've been asking for more than a year about what IT jobs will be hot when the recession ends. Now that time is just about here, and we have a general idea of what will be hot.

There is new demand for specialized skills, as well as some tried-and-true ones to keep the shop operating. Computerworld's survey of the hottest IT skills for 2010 includes:

• Programming/Application Development - These skills are needed to meet the demand for new systems and projects.
• Help Desk/Technical Support - This skill set is at the bottom of the bottom rung, but every IT shop has a strong demand for people who make the help desk hum in 2010. It may be the fastest way to get your foot in the door.
• Networking - There aren't enough networking professionals out there to handle the growing complexity of networks and the stresses placed on them by virtualization, cloud computing and security demands.
• Project Management - There's a growing demand for professionals who understand technology and how it fits in the overall business strategy.
• Security - We're not sure why this isn't at the top of the list. We would place it as the biggest challenge for IT executives this year. The need for IT professionals to be well-schooled in cybersecurity skills should be at the top of anybody's list.
• Business Intelligence - BI skills are growing in importance especially for small and midsize companies that don't have the budget to do a year's worth of R&D.

For more on IT skills in demand:
- check out this Computerworld.com article [1]

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