The explosion of Web servers has helped drive the need for people to fill this job title. Krusinski says that as the number of servers has grown at organizations, a hierarchy of administrators has become necessary. This is another job that has changed overnight from tiny niche to mainstream need. Whereas the middle of last year, the Java demand was highest, e-commerce developers picked up later in the year. The honemoon is over.
Companies can no longer mess around, testing fun looks and designs in the name of Web presence.
When you're talking about e-commerce between large commercial enterprises, a lot of dollars can be lost in that transaction. Visual Basic work is in huge demand, according to Doug O'Neil, president of The Huntington Group in Memphis. This demand primarily comes from the huge number of projects out there, as everyone is trying to automate every function of their businesses, from the front end of customer marketing to the back-end financials and supplier control. Unfortunately for employees in this area, the slowing economy seems to be making companies more wary of maintaining large teams of developers. They are better off hiring one very good developer than two so-so ones.