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SOA Watch: Best of times for SOA architects

By David S. Linthicum

October 15, 2008 — (Page 1 of 2)
Times may be bad, but for those who “get” SOA, there are opportunities out there. If you’re a qualified SOA architect, you’re in high demand now, according to just-published data.

As TechTarget’s Rich Seeley recently reported, David Foote, co-founder, CEO and chief research officer for Foote Partners, thinks that those who understand SOA and can apply it within an enterprise should not have a problem finding a high-paying job. Foote’s firm tracks the demand for specific SOA certifications, which he describes as ranging from beginner and intermediate certifications to the "guru, master-level architect.” People who just plain grasp SOA and can be productive with the concepts within the context of a business are also in demand.

Foote doesn’t have to sell me; I’ve been getting a call a week from a headhunter looking for good SOA architects. Moreover, I’ve been watching Dice.com, where the number of openings for SOA has increased tenfold in the past six months. Typically, it’s consulting firms and the Forbes Global 2000 that are looking for SOA talent, but I’m also seeing searches by government agencies and nonprofits.

Meanwhile, the demand for training is huge. Analysts at ZapThink recently told me their SOA architect certification business is way up. I’m sure the other training organizations are experiencing similar growth. Interest in SOA content is climbing as well; for example, I’ve seen a much higher hit rate for my blogs and podcasts.

Could SOA be booming during an economic downturn? That seems to be the case—but the boom is being driven more by those looking for people than by technology.

So why is demand soaring for high-priced SOA talent? It’s really a matter of market maturation; indeed, I saw the same thing happen with EAI.

The initial interest in SOA was around innovative early adopters who were well-read, did internal presentations and went to conferences, but really did not do much around true architecture. Then mainstream IT picked up on SOA and dipped in a toe, experimenting with SOA concepts by applying them in funded projects.

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