Demand for information technology talent exploded in January!
Job postings for the top 20 Web-related technology skills in Boston increased 36 percent year over year, as detailed in the Boston Market | January 2011 post. From early January to early February these same technology skills experienced an average 49 percent increase!
- Top 20 Skills (January 2010 - January 2011)
36%
- Top 20 Skills (January 2011 - February 2011)
We'll take a closer look at the numbers in a minute. First the bigger picture.
Job Growth 2010
- Washington, DC
- Dallas
- Boston
All three cities are home to industries that are poised to hire this year:
- information technology
- biomedical research firms
- government contractors
Details can be found in a Bloomberg Businessweek article.
Boston Market
The list of Top 20 Web Technologies in Boston has been updated for February and appears in the right-hand column. The list is comprised of keyword searches for web-related technologies mentioned in job postings at Boston.com (managed by Monster.com).
The usual suspects of programming and database skills populate the Top 10 including the following:
#3 - Java
#5 - JavaScript
#6 - XML
#8 - C#
The biggest mover, however, enters the Top 10 for the first time:
#9 - social media
A closer looks at the posted jobs that list "social media" in the description reveals that many of the positions are more suited for writers and marketers. None-the-less, the social media experience occurs on the Web and Web technology professionals should know how to incorporate social media content into Web projects. This content includes, but is not limited to the following:
~ Facebook integration
~ Twitter integration
~ YouTube integration
Social Media Opportunity
Social media is not a passing fancy any more than the World Wide Web is a fad that will quietly disappear. Web technology professionals should consider adding "social media" to their technology skill set.
The best way to start is to develop a 30-day action plan to incorporate Facebook, Twitter and YouTube into your business communications.
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