Knowledge of Microsoft .net development will be the most
desired IT skill in 2006, according to a survey of 296 large
employers by training company QA.
More than 100 companies said .net development skills would be a
training focus over the next 12 months. IT security, the next most
mentioned skill, was only identified as a training objective by 69
employers.
Microsoft launched the .net Framework 2.0 last November with
features that made application development more flexible.
Darren Burford, a .net Framework trainer at QA, said the new
version of .net had increased the demand for application
development in .net, and demand for people with .net expertise.
“The changes to ASP .net, the major updates to master pages,
themes, profile states and log-in features will make projects
easier, quicker and therefore cheaper,” he said.
The rise of the .net Framework during 2006 has also been
highlighted by consultancy Foote Partners. It identified .net as an
in-demand skill and applications developers who could work in .net
as in-demand employees.
The number of IT jobs advertised requiring .net skills rose by
58% during 2005, according to the SSL/Computer Weekly Survey of
Appointments Data and Trends. This compares with a 19% increase in
all IT vacancies. Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005 were the
third and fourth most requested skills.
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