Computerworld.com published this article about the 8 hottest IT skills for 2008. Programming/application development is number one on the list. Here’s a quick summary:

  1. Programming/Application Development (AJAX, .Net, PHP, Silverlight)
  2. Project Management
  3. Help Desk/Technical Support
  4. Security (IDS, database, wireless)
  5. Data Centers
  6. Business Knowledge (business/systems analyst)
  7. & 8. Networking and Telecommunications (voice-over-IP, wireless, infrastructure)