While overall IT job openings fell in North Carolina in April from March, the overall openings are up from a year ago. Demand for some particular skills is up substantially.

Here are the top 15 skills category in demand with 2010 demand in parenthesis:

• SQL: 700 (500)

• Java: 690 (620)

• Oracle DBMS: 660 (550)

• Windows OS: 660 (430)

• Business analysis: 650 (600)

• Large system technologies: 520 (490)

• Unix: 510 (490)

• C++/V++: 460 (310)

• Linux: 380 (350)

• Microsoft SQL Server: 370 (350)

• Mainframe: 300 (190)

• XML: 280 (180)

• Web services: 270 (190)

• Perl: 250 (150)

• Virtualization technology: 210 (110)

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Read what areas are in most demand here.

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