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The 20 Most Sought-After IT Skills

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Just go through this link .. this has good info for technology crazy software engineers

http://insidetech.monster.com/training/articles/2356-the-20-most-sought-after-it-skills?page=1

Fastest Rising Pay for Noncertified IT skills	% change last 6 months	% change last year
Network security management	25.0%	37.0%
Wireless network management (LANs, GSM)	22.2%	22.2%
Business intelligence	20.0%	33.3%
PHP	20.0%	20.0%
SAP MDM (Master Data Management)	20.0%	20.0%
Oracle DB / 8i/9i/10g/11i	18.2%	30.0%
SAP ERP	18.0%	na
NetWeaver BI (SAP BW)	16.7%	16.7%
SAN/Storage Area Net Networking	14.3%	23.1%
Oracle Workflow	12.5%	na

Fastest Rising Pay for Certified IT skills	% change last 6 months	% change last year
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)	27.3%	33.0%
GIAC Security Expert (GSE)	25.0%	34.5%
Planet3 Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA)	20.0%	20.0%
IT Certified Architect (ITCA/OpenGroup)	20.0%	20.0%
SAS Certified Advanced Programmer	14.3%	14.3%
Planet3 Certified Wireless Analysis Professional (CWAP)	14.3%	14.3%
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)	14.3%	14.3%
Planet3 Certified Wireless Security Prefessional (CWSP)	12.5%	12.5%
Brocade Certified SAN Manager (BCSM)	10.0%	10.0%
Citrix Certified Integration Architect (CCIA)	10.0%	10.0%

Shift to the Networking category and you’ll find the following list of top-paying certifications:

• Cisco Certified Inernetwork Expert (CCIE)
• EMC Proven Professional Technology Architect – Expert
• Brocade Certified SAN Manager (BCSM)
• Cisco Certified Systems Instructor (CCSI)
• Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP)
• SNIA Certified Storage Networking Expert
• Cisco IP Telephony Operations Specialist
• EMC Proven Professional Implementation Engineer – Expert
• SNIA Certified Architect
• Avaya Certified Expert
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP)