"Below you’ll see a list of “hot” IT skills, regardless of certification. On the next page is a list of "hot" IT certifications. Naturally these two lists are in contrast, with the non-certified list focusing on larger skills, while the IT cert list focuses on niche skills.
"On page three is a list of IT certifications that are rising in value. On page four are IT certifications that are falling in value.
"For those optimistic types determined to find a ray of light amid the darkness, some IT skills are maintaining their value – very much so, in fact.
"The following lists of “hot” IT skills – very much in demand by employers – is based on Foote Partners' survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. and Canadian employers."