Fastest Growing jobs (US):
http://www.boston.com/jobs/bighelp2010/fastest_growing_jobs_by_2018/

No 24: Computer Software and Systems Software Engineers
No 15: Computer Applications Software Engineers
No 2: Network systems and data communications analyst

Top 10 most demanded IT jobs:
http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Careers/IT-Skills-in-Demand/
 

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Management/App-Developers-Systems-Analysts-Top-MostDemanded-IT-Jobs-Monster-182809/?kc=EWKNLBOE07292011FEA2

9 Hot skills for 2012:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/358381/9_Hot_Skills_for_2012

Skills/Jobs likely to go:

IT installation and support
Typing
Non-TCP/IP Networks
Cobol
Older Server Operating Systems and server-based applications
PBX-systems

What employers want:
- 77% want schools to provide programming skills
- 82% seek database skills
- 76% would like schools to provide analysis and architectural skills
- 80% seek problem solving and technical skills
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/022511-it-graduates.html

Changes ahead for IT:
http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Trends/Big-Changes-Ahead-for-IT-457574/?kc=EWWHNEMNL04282010STR2

And in SA:
http://www.brainstormmag.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4340:no-end-to-ict-skills-crunch&catid=92:features&Itemid=125

More on Bioinformatics:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/About/primer/bioinformatics.html

10 Reasons for doing IT:
http://computingcareers.acm.org/?page_id=4

Nice IT Career brochures:
http://computingcareers.acm.org/?page_id=58