For instance, noncertified management, methodology and process skills increased an average of 1.1% in value this year and 0.6% in the past three months, Foote Partners reports. Business process management and modeling skills in particular experienced a 15.4% market value gain since January, and project management skills saw market value gains of 16.7% in the same timeframe.

As for certified skills, Foote says, IT security certifications posted “solid numbers from April to June.” In fact, security certifications lead all categories of skills, experiencing a 2% gain over the past 12 months – while certifications overall saw a loss of 4.1% during the same timeframe.

“IT leaders are starting to recognize that the real risks they have to manage are well beyond the perimeter of their environment and into a lot of data that they need to protect. It goes beyond compliance,” Foote says.

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