The latest North Carolina IT Jobs Trends report shows demand for various skill sets is above the number of openings from one year ago.

Overall openings are down from September 2010 but are up 12 percent from August.

Top 15 needed skills (2010 figure in parenthesis):

• Windows OS: 690 (880)

• SQL: 620 (620)

• Unix: 530 (460)

• Oracle DBMS: 520 (780)

• Java: 470 (570)

• C++/V++: 460 (390)

• Linux: 450 (390)

• Microsoft SQL Server: 350 (320)

• Business Analysis: 330 (720)

• Large system technology: 310 (480)

• Information Assurance: 310 (270)

• CCNA: 300 (120)

• ITIL: 280 (210)

• CISSP: 240 (110)

• Windows Server: 230 (150)

Read here for more details about the report.

Read here for details about demand by category.

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