There are plenty of hot skills for technology professionals to add to their toolbelts to help ensure upward career mobility. Some are already earning their holders high cash premiums as measured (since 2000) in our firm’s IT Skills and Certifications Pay IndexTM (ITSCPI) but that alone is not always the best indicator for choosing a strategic skill to help get your next job.
What you want, ideally, is to invest your training dollars in a high-paying skill that is still growing in value.