Boston Market -- July

The market for Web Developers continues to grow in the greater Boston area. An analysis of job listings in the Boston Globe reveals that the job market has expanded approximately 33% over the past five months. Database (SQL and MS Access) and programming skills (ASP and JavaScript) continue to outpace design skills (Photoshop and Dreamweaver).

Listed below in descending order are a few of the most in-demand Web Developer skills.

• Skill -- number of listings (percent increase from February)
• SQL -- 425 (12%)
• MS Access -- 217 (36%)
• HTML -- 192 (22%)
• ASP -- 124 (27%)
• JavaScript -- 93 (58%)
• Photoshop -- 80 (40%)
• Dreamweaver -- 28 (33%)

The Career Links in the right-hand column provide easy access to job listings from both Bostonworks.com and Monster.com.