Top IT Skills and Salaries In 2011

Though IT salaries hasn't changed much these couple of years, some areas are showing good growth. Below are hot technology skills and salaries in major computer software related jobs in USA. They are good for conducting salary research, so you know what you worth when negotiating pay raise or switching career.

1. Java/J2EE and related technologies are still in demand with the highest salaries on average. C is also relevant, but there are almost as many C programmers as there are Java programmers. Average salaries:
--Java: 90k ~ $100k
--C/C++: $90k
--C# $85k

2. Apex Cloud Programming
Easy to adopt for developers familiar with Java or C#, Apex is the Salesforce.com programming language that runs in the cloud in a multi-tenant environment. This is a bit of proprietary programming job, so I am not too hot on it. Average salaries for Apex professionals is around $95k.

3. Python and Ruby
Despite all the excitement around Ruby on Rails, IT professionals with Python skills has average salaries of $90k, a bit higher than RoR people. Python also jumped 7.1 percent from last year, while RoR declined 0.6 percent. The number of people with experience in those languages are still pretty low, but learning Python may be the better investment at this point. Average salaries: Python $90,208; Ruby on Rails $89,973.

4. Windows Tech
.NET developers are paid low compared to Java/C developers. Average salary is around $80k.

5. Perl and COBOL
Despite the popularity of newer languages, Perl remains in demand. Perl developers on average reported higher salaries. Also there is still demand for developers with COBOL background. Average Salaries: Korn Shell $96,886; Perl $94,210; Shell $88,918; COBOL $85,847.

6. Mac, Windows, and Red Hat
Average salaries: Red Hat $88,223; Microsoft Windows Server $76,915; Mac OS $74,199.

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