APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
Applications development remains a foundation of IT departments, particularly as firms move to enhance client-facing applications. Those experienced in devel­oping enterprise-wide Internet applications that integrate with legacy systems are highly sought after. Business systems analysts and application architects are in particularly strong demand.

Typical responsibilities for applications developers include:
• Writing, designing, testing and supporting complex software programs that, depending on the organization, are run on internal systems or packaged for sale and general use