IT salary guide for 2012 sees good news for tech specialists

Good news for tech specialists: increases in demand for certain skill-sets and not enough candidates to fill them will make a competitive landscape for those with the right stuff, says Bluewolf in its its annual IT Salary Guide for 2012.

While the report shows the biggest increases in demand for mobile, data, cloud and user engagement technologists, it also reveals a decline in job candidates with the skill-sets required to meet those needs.

“Organizations aren’t just competing against each other for qualified tech professionals—they’re contending with an ever widening talent gap and the mass exodus of baby boomer retirees,” warns Bluewolf co-founder and principal Michael Kirven.

“This poses a huge challenge for business as they scramble to adopt new flexible technologies that support the Agile Enterprise, but for those with the right skill-sets, this should come as good news.”

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