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Why pay for tech certifications is declining  

by David Foote January 28, 2019

Newly highly-validated data from 3,305 employers reveals that the average cash market value for hundreds of tech certifications is at it's lowest point since 2015.

The IT skills gap is a reality, but doesn’t have to be

by David Foote March 21, 2018

Many businesses face a looming skills gap in IT, but, according to research from Foote Partners, many of the wounds are self-inflicted.

Here's why the skills gap may be killing your digital transformation

by David Foote March 21, 2018

In part one of a three-part interview, Foote explains what most IT leaders get wrong about hiring, how it's holding their organizations back, and how to get it right.

Foote Partners News Release: Q2 2019 Update of IT Skills Demand and Pay Trends Report

June 1, 2019

Summary of the latest trends in extra cash awarded by employers to talented tech professionals for 1,033 non-certified and certified tech related skills. 53 pages of graphs, tables, and detailed analysis of:
--Winners and losers: Which certified and non-certified tech skills are earning the highest cash pay premiums? Which have gained or lost the most market value, and by how much?
--Which are paying well above average and still gaining in market value?
--2019 Tech Skills VOLATILITY INDEX latest results.
--Discussion of latest tech labor trends and our forecast of what to expect in the next 12-24 months.

Foote Partners News Release: Q1 2019 Update of IT Skills Demand and Pay Trends Report

January 20, 2019

Summary of the latest trends in extra cash awarded by employers to talented tech professionals for 1,017 non-certified and certified tech related skills. 51 pages of graphs, tables, and detailed analysis of:
--Winners and losers: Which certified and non-certified tech skills are earning the highest cash pay premiums? Which have gained or lost the most market value, and by how much?
--Which are paying well above average and still gaining in market value?
--2019 Tech Skills VOLATILITY INDEX latest results.
--Discussion of latest tech labor trends and our forecast of what to expect in the next 12-24 months.

Foote Partners News Release: Q4 2018 Update of IT Skills Demand and Pay Trends Report

November 18, 2018

Summary of the latest trends in extra cash awarded by employers to talented tech professionals for 1,003 non-certified and certified tech related skills. 49pages of graphs, tables, and detailed analysis of:
--Winners and losers: Which certified and non-certified tech skills are earning the highest cash pay premiums? Which have gained or lost the most market value, and by how much?
--Which are paying well above average and still gaining in market value?
--2018 Tech Skills VOLATILITY INDEX latest results.
--Discussion of latest tech labor trends and our forecast of what to expect in the next 12-24 months.