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Top Job Trends in Software Engineering
Volt's technical training division, VTE, monitors software engineering job trends in the Pacific Northwest, and at Microsoft in particular. Over the past few weeks we are seeing strong demand for employees with knowledge of the technologies associated with Visual Studio 2008. These new technologies include WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation, the new graphics subsystem, formerly codenamed Avalon), XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language, a means to modularize UI design), LINQ (Language Integrated Query, a unified way to work with any data source from within a .NET program), the .NET Framework version 3.5 (which is a fairly significant enhancement), and WCF (Windows Communication Foundation, the new unified distributed computing model, formerly codenamed Indigo).
Additionally, we see continued very strong demand for technical project management skills, C# coding skills, ASP.NET coding skills, and SQL skills (both SQL administration and SQL development). Engineers with these skills have been heavily recruited for over 12 months and we do not see any sign of demand slowing in these areas.
In terms of job titles, Microsoft alone has averaged over 4,000 open positions on a daily basis over the past six months. In general, roughly 15% of these positions (600) are for software developers, about 10% of these positions (400) are for SDETs (software testers), and about 10% of these positions (400) are for technical program managers.
Keeping your skill set current is a key component of your career growth. You can get information about Volt's technical training classes at http://www.vteOnline.com or send an e-mail message to techTraining@volt.com.
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