Demand remains strong for workers in the Boston area with technology skills.
For example, Dice listed Boston's 10 Most In-Demand Software Skills. In this analysis Ben Hicks from WinterWyman reviewed the skills sought in jobs that have come through his technology search firm since the beginning of the year.
The Ben Hicks Top 10
- Java (including all related open source frameworks)
- Web UI (JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, Backbone, Angular, etc.)
- C#
- Ruby
- Python
- Mobile (both iOS and Android)
- Full Stack Web App Development (JavaScript, node, etc.)
- PHP
- C++
- Scala
"Newer skills such as Ruby, Python, Scala, JavaScript and .node would be good bets if he were to predict skills with growing demand."
Boston Web Tech Job Market
The list of Top 20 Web Technologies in Boston has been updated for the fourth quarter. It appears in the right-hand column and below. This list is broader than the WinterWyman analysis and is based on keyword searches in job postings at Indeed.com. The most in-demand keywords are listed more frequently than less in-demand keywords.
Top 20 Web Technologies in Boston
Here is an abbreviated list of the 20 most in-demand web technologies in Boston. [
December, 2013
- SQL | 3,623
02%
- Java | 3,009
02%
- agile *** | 2,197
01%
- JavaScript | 2,132
08%
- Oracle | 2,098
03%
- Python | 1,384
06%
- C# | 1,251
03%
- Social Media | 1,240
02%
- "Web Services" | 1,216
01%
- XML | 1,201
00%
- SQL Server | 1,194
02%
- HTML + CSS | 1,055
02%
- UI | 1,019
06%
- jQuery | 961
03%
- MySQL | 918
19%
- SaaS | 915
06%
- Perl | 893
04%
- Ruby | 811
14%
- scrum *** | 740
02%
- PHP | 711
09%
*** Note:
While "agile" and "scrum" are not technologies, they are methodologies used in technology
development. These keywords appear in many web development job descriptions. Experience with "agile" and "scrum" is often required or preferred.
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