IT professionals possessing skills in security and virtualization will be in demand this year, according to most of the 75 CIOs Computerworld Philippines surveyed by phone in January. Wireless and programming skills—especially knowledge in Java and Visual Basic—will also be hot skills this year. Meanwhile, certification in the skills needed by companies this year will not be important, says 59% of the respondents. For non-technology skills, 56% of the CIOs say they prefer hiring IT professionals that are proficient in verbal and written communications.

The five areas which your company will be needing skills for in 2010?

Security 81%
Virtualization 44
Wired/Wireless Infrastructure 44
Programming 40
Business Intelligence 40
Sofware as a Service (SaaS)/Cloud Computing 32
Business Process Management 31
Open Source 29
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) 29
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 27
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 21
Web 2.0 17
Legacy Skills (Mainframes, COBOL, etc.) 7
Others
Warehouse Management Systems/Concepts 1
XFS and XML Conversion Messaging Specialization 1
Work Flows 1
Technical Writing 1
Total Cost Ownership 1
Software for Accounting Systems 1

Programming Language To Be Used
Java 33%
Visual Basic 20
.Net 20
ABAP.Net 7
Web-based 7
C# 7
Oracle 7
VB.Net 7
SAP.ABAP 3
AS/400 RPG 3
Progress 3
SQL 3
PHP 3
ASP.Net 3
Database 3

Will you be needing certified professionals for the skills you need?
Yes 37%
No 59
Only in Business Intelligence 1
Only in Virtualization 1
Only in Security 2

What non-technology skills will you be requiring in 2010?
Verbal and written communication skills 56%
Business savvy 47
Interpersonal skills 53
Others
Quality & Continuous Improvement 1
Leadership skills 1
No requirements 5

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