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Non-Certified IT Skills Commanding Higher Pay

By Ericka Chickowski on 2011-06-02



Non-certified IT skills are commanding more pay in the job market, according to the most recent survey by IT employment consulting and market analyst firm Foote Partners. The firm's IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index examines the premium that employers are willing to pay for specific IT skills and certifications, and this time the data shows that employers are particularly lured by non-certified skills. The following is a breakdown in the change Foote researchers found that enterprises experienced within these valuable non-certified skills categories during multiple discrete time periods. The percentages indicate the change in the premium paid by employers for that particular non-certified skill during the given timeframe.

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Systems/NetworkingLast Two Years: -4.9 percentLast Year: 5.1 percentLast Quarter: 3.2 percent

Messaging and CommunicationsLast Two Years: -14.3 percentLast Year: 0 percentLast Quarter: 2.8 percent

SAP & Enterprise Business ApplicationsLast Two Years: 3.9 percentLast Year: 1.4 percentLast Quarter: -0.3 percent

Apps Development Tools and PlatformsLast Two Years: 0.6 percentLast Year: 5.1 percentLast Quarter: 1.3 percent

Web/e-Commerce DevelopmentLast Two Years: 1.9 percentLast Year: 3.6 percentLast Quarter: 2.0 percent

DatabaseLast Two Years: -7.4 percentLast Year: 0.6 percentLast Quarter: -3.5 percent

Operating SystemsLast Two Years: 6.3 percentLast Year: 5.8 percentLast Quarter: 1.3 percent

Management/Methodology/ProcessLast Two Years: 4.7 percentLast Year: 9.0 percentLast Quarter: 5.2 percent

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