Job postings have increased by more than 50% since the beginning of January for the 20 most in-demand Web technologies in Boston. Since early February only two technologies have experienced single-digit declines in postings: Photoshop and MySQL.
The updated list of Top 20 Web Technologies in Boston appears in the right-hand column. The list is compiled based on how frequently that technology or keyword appeared in job postings at Boston.com which is managed by Monster.com. The search area is a 50-mile radius around Boston.
Database expertise continues to top the list of desired skills with the following technologies holding three of the top five positions:
- SQL | 786 job postings
- Oracle | 600 job postings
- SQL Server | 313 job postings
A few of the biggest movers during the first quarter were the following:
- JSP | up 79%
- SharePoint | up 72%
- PHP | up 70%
- e-commerce | up 61%
- Web services | up 60%
Training Opportunities
JavaScript opportunities abound with 289 job postings mentioning this technology, placing JavaScript in 6th position. The most popular JavaScript library is jQuery with 50 job postings. jQuery is the featured training opportunity this month with two learning seminars occurring on the same evening, Wednesday, April 7:
jQuery | Beginners
http://www.meetup.com/bostonphp/calendar/12154308/
Cambridge | MIT
jQuery | Intermediate to Advanced
http://meetups.jquery.com/events/boston-jquery-meetup-2-10
Boston | Downtown
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