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ZDNet has an interesting article about the status of IT projects overall, the direction and type of projects and what skills are and are not considered to be in demand for 2002. Server side development technologies are on the top of the list. That means Java (J2EE, etc), C++, C# and so on. Another big one for 02 should be security.

The article doesnt really go out on a limb with any of these predictions and therefore it should be solid. However, keep in mind it comes from consulting firms. The same firms that probably predicted the bubble would never burst.

The overall take, we took a huge IT hit in 01 but things are looking up in 02 for those with modern skillsets.   IT Skills that are in demand in 2002: ZDNet