Despite market fluctuations, IT skills are still in demand across the country. Over the past six months, we’ve seen:

• Increased demand for technical support specialists (non-help desk), accounting for 14% of all requirements in the first half of 2008
• Increased demand for architects, up 50% over this time last year
• Continued demand for project management, business and communication skills—communication skills are currently the most requested nationally
• Steady demand for web developers
• Bilingualism (English/French) is currently our most requested skill in Central Canada

Hot skill sets across the country include:

Top Roles in Demand
On Fire SQL is our #2 most requested skill nationally and #1 in both the East and West
Hot Technical Support Architects Project Managers Web Developers	Hardest to Find Skills Websphere SAP Business Warehousing Tivoli/TSM .NET	Off the Radar (for Now) Mainframe Operators Mainframe Developers Security Analysts Training