Here are some good news for us network/system administrators. According to a research released by Robert Half Technology, a poll of 1,400 CIOs cited networking as a job area where they see the most growth in 2008. 70% of CIOs ranked network administration as the second-most-in-demand skill. Windows administration ranked #1 with 74% of CIOs seeking such skills.

Emerging technology trends such as wireless, Web 2.0, and virtualization seem to be the reason why network skills are in high demand. Other IT skills in demand include database management (#3 at 60%), firewall administration (#4 at 55%), and wireless network administration (#5).

About 13% of the CIOs polled said they expect to increase IT staff hiring in the first quarter of this year, 3% plan to cut staff, and 82% expect no staff changes for the next 3 months. You can read the full article here.