Web Developers high on the list of sought after IT skills
While perusing my latest copy of Information Week, I came across an article titled "Hot Projects Galore." While the focus of the article was on jobs in Project Management, as a web designer I found it worthwhile as it also gave some positive information about the desirability of skills in web development.
According to the article, and its source (HotGigs.com), Web Developers are high on the list of the most sought after IT skills. Based on 1.2 million searches performed during the fourth quarter of 2005 on HotGigs.com, there were 82.9 thousand searches on Web Developers. Topped only by Networking (87.7) and Project Management (144.3), it's obvious that the need for people with web development skills remains high. Couple that with skills in project management and you've got it made, well, most likely.
Certainly the topic of "Web Developers" covers a host of specialties and skill sets, but what it proves is that the need for people with the ability to develop for the web is staying strong. No surprise, seeing as how more and more companies are looking to the web to meet their customer service, internal, and external needs. The Web is not the "cool, new, wow" technology that it once was; when having a single web page announcing your presence to the world was a brave new frontier; it has become an integrated part of everyday business for many industries.
For myself I find I get annoyed when I need to contact a business and find out I can't perform the function I need to do via the Web, and I also find I get tiny thrills when I can. It's so cool to be able to take charge of my own accounts and do what I want to, without having to go through the hassle of calling and talking to one or more service agents. So yeah, it might be antisocial, but hey, it's efficient. It's also thanks to web developers that I am able to do these things, so if you're a web developer - keep up the good work! If you are considering web development as a career - what are you waiting for - the time is now.
Resource: Information Week, "Hot Projects Galore," March 20,2006 p.74
According to the article, and its source (HotGigs.com), Web Developers are high on the list of the most sought after IT skills. Based on 1.2 million searches performed during the fourth quarter of 2005 on HotGigs.com, there were 82.9 thousand searches on Web Developers. Topped only by Networking (87.7) and Project Management (144.3), it's obvious that the need for people with web development skills remains high. Couple that with skills in project management and you've got it made, well, most likely.
Certainly the topic of "Web Developers" covers a host of specialties and skill sets, but what it proves is that the need for people with the ability to develop for the web is staying strong. No surprise, seeing as how more and more companies are looking to the web to meet their customer service, internal, and external needs. The Web is not the "cool, new, wow" technology that it once was; when having a single web page announcing your presence to the world was a brave new frontier; it has become an integrated part of everyday business for many industries.
For myself I find I get annoyed when I need to contact a business and find out I can't perform the function I need to do via the Web, and I also find I get tiny thrills when I can. It's so cool to be able to take charge of my own accounts and do what I want to, without having to go through the hassle of calling and talking to one or more service agents. So yeah, it might be antisocial, but hey, it's efficient. It's also thanks to web developers that I am able to do these things, so if you're a web developer - keep up the good work! If you are considering web development as a career - what are you waiting for - the time is now.
Resource: Information Week, "Hot Projects Galore," March 20,2006 p.74
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