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Most desirable IT skills for 2017

Everyone working within the IT industry knows about the skills shortage currently in the marketplace.

Whilst this is bad news for CIOs that want to build a technically-gifted IT department on a budget, its good for IT professionals with niche skills. IT recruitment agencies like Crimson are seeing a steady increase in salaries and contract rates as organisations compete to attract and retain skilled IT staff assets.

In her recent article for online technology leadership magazine CIO WaterCooler, Caisha Sheikh, Lead Consultant for Senior Appointments at Crimson, discussed why the following IT skills are currently the most sought after by CIOs:

  1. Digital
  2. Full-Stack Development
  3. Project Management
  4. QA / Testing
  5. Cloud Services
  6. Security
  7. Architecture
  8. BI

Click here to read Caisha’s article in full.

Crimson IT Salary Survey

Crimson is an IT consultancy, an IT solutions provider, an IT recruitment agency, and a Microsoft Gold Partner operating across the UK.