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Cloud Computing Skills in Demand, Even Among Non-IT Positions

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Cloud computing skills are now in great demand -- but not just among information technology professionals.  A new analysis of national help-wanted ads finds cloud computing is now entering the job descriptions of a range of non-IT positions, including marketing managers, sales managers, customer service representatives, and even cargo and freight agents.

This is one of the findings of Wanted Analytics, which tracks the hiring marketplace. The firm just published data that shows an enormous surge of cloud computing-related hiring over the past three months. During this time, employers and staffing firms placed more than 10,000 job ads that included requirements for cloud computing skills and experience. More than 2,400 companies posted job ads during this 90-day period and hiring demand grew 61% year-over-year. Computer specialists and programmers are most commonly required to have cloud computing experience.

In my last post, I cited examples of new types of jobs being created to handle the management and identification of cloud resources. The Wanted Analytics report confirms that cloud requirements are extending well beyond the bounds of information technology departments.  "As cloud-based software increasingly impacts additional areas of business, other fields are more commonly required to understand and work with cloud-based applications," the report says.

Not surprisingly, given its proximity to Silicon Valley and its startup culture, San Francisco ranked as the metropolitan area with the highest volume of job ads for cloud computing skills during the past 90 days. Recruiters in this area placed more than 1,000 unique job listings, representing a 95% year-over-year growth, Wanted Analytics reports. Other cities with high demand included Seattle, San Jose, Washington, DC, and New York. Washington DC also had the tightest labor market overall, the firm adds.