Here are the top 10 skills from Networkworld.com

1. Business Process Modeling – business process modeling is one of the key skills that business majors should be studying.
2. Database – Database expertise is another area where pay is on the rise, up 2.9% in the last quarter.
3. Messaging/Communications – experience in unified communications and messaging systems, which was among the highest paying IT skills .
4. IT architecture – companies are looking to hire enterprise architects as well as system, network, application, data, information and security architects.
5. IT security – Demand for security specialists is likely to remain strong because few teens are entering the field.
6. Project management – experience managing complex IT projects and delivering results on time and on or under budget.
7. Data mining – understanding data mining and related fields such as information on demand, content management and unstructured information management.
8. Web development – there is a need for developers who understand the latest Web trends, especially social media. It was the highest ranked of the technical skills listed by CIOs.
9. IT optimization – experience in IT optimization, including virtualization and cloud computing.
10. Networking - Network certifications are earning the highest pay premiums.

- Steve Hart