Only the Agile will thrive

Latest data from leading IT recruitment specialist, CWJobs.co.uk, shows that the current trajectory of Agile will soon make it one of the most requested skills by recruiters. With Agile continuing to be recognised by businesses as the most efficient and effective development methodology, it is set to overtake HTML as a CV prerequisite by the end of the year.

Although the new development methodology is making its mark in the industry, no other skill has yet made an impact. The top five most requested skills, SQL, C, C#, .NET and Java have held strong at the top of the table for the past five years, despite the emergence of dozens of new languages and techniques.

CWJobs, Website Director, Richard Nott, says, ³In such a fast moving industry it¹s surprising to see such sustainability from skill sets. These skills however, are no longer showing the rapid growth demonstrated by Agile, so I'd expect to see some movement over the next few years.²

While growth rate by skill has some variation, job postings overall have grown by a third in the last three years following the slump of the recession. Despite the Government¹s recent pledge to make the recovery nation-wide, vacancies in the North of England continue to decline while London and the South East lead the growth.