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Bob Weinstein is a journalist who covers technology, project management, the workplace and career development.
The bullish survey results keep pouring in, confirming that 2007 will be a good year for techies. According to a poll conducted by technology job site Dice.com, project manager and database administrator jobs are high on the list of the toughest positions to fill.
The Dice poll said that 56 percent of the respondents claimed that the problem finding PMs and DBAs was that there was a dearth of candidates with enough experience.
In terms of available tech jobs, here’s what the national picture looks like, according to Dice:
The big surprise is that Silicon Valley is no longer the national technology mecca that it was a decade ago--a clear blow to Valley geeks who once reigned supreme. Over the past 12 months, Dallas has been generating more IT jobs than Silicon Valley.
Coming up steadily over the last three years, New York and New Jersey copped first place for 2006 with the most available IT jobs, a place they’ve held since May 2005. They’re followed by Silicon Valley, WashingtonD.C., Los Angeles and Chicago.
IT skills most in demand?
The strongest demand is for Linux developers, followed by C, C++ and SQL Server programmers. And Windows and Unix operating skills were next, running neck and neck. In the engineering sector, government contractors would practically kill for systems engineers with security clearances.
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