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• Texas, Florida, North Carolina lead IT job growth in first half of 2014, study finds

  U.S. technology professionals searching for jobs may want to look in states not normally considered IT hot spots.

• Employers use customized bonus plans to attract developers, survey says

  Software developers may find more employers using customized bonuses to attract and retain them as the job market for their skills stays competitive, according to a salary survey from IT job site Dice.

• For entry-level tech jobs, hiring managers care about passion for IT more than a diploma

  Class of 2014 college graduates looking for their first IT jobs take note: your passion for and experience with technology may prove more helpful in your employment search than your diplomas.

• H-1B reform debate pits tech firms against veteran IT workers

  Many U.S. tech companies are pushing hard this year for an increase in the number of high-skill immigrants allowed into the country, but many veteran IT workers question their motives for wanting to increase the number of visas under the controversial H-1B program.

• Tech salaries jump 5.3%, bonuses flat

  Average salaries for tech pros climbed 5.3% to $85,619 last year, up from $81,327 in 2011. It's the largest salary jump in more than a decade, according to career site Dice.

• Entry-level IT jobs will be plentiful in 2012, experts predict

  Here is good news for college seniors with technology skills: The entry-level job market for IT workers looks solid in 2012.

• 2012 looking ripe for disgruntled IT pros to switch jobs

  Are you underpaid, underappreciated and overworked in your IT department? Cheer up, because 2012 looks like an opportune time for IT professionals to look for new, higher-paying jobs.

• Need Linux skills? 12 places to learn online

  As more and more companies turn to Linux for mission-critical operations, making sure IT staff have the necessary skills is becoming more important than ever.

• 7 'MBA preferred' IT jobs

  Among the 84,000 open tech positions currently listed on Dice.com, there are roughly 1,400 job listings that say a master's of business administration is preferred, and they come from a variety of industries, says Tom Silver, senior vice president, North America, at the tech jobs site.

• Microsoft .Net skills in demand, job site reports

  Many IT pros in the past have shied away from specializing in .Net application development, out of fear of choosing too narrow a specialty and limiting future job opportunities. Now that it's clear the Microsoft development platform is sticking around, there's a shortage of .Net talent in every area of the U.S., according to Dice.com.

• 5 surprising IT skills that hiring managers want now

  Ever wonder which up-and-coming tech skills are catching the attention of IT hiring managers? Careers site Dice.com keeps track of the most popular terms that employers search for, and it also notes when emerging skills start appearing in keyword searches with greater frequency.

• Job experts: Fresh skills key for a return to IT

  With no definitive measure of how IT hiring fared during the recession, job experts hold conflicting opinions about the residual effects on that sector.

• Five signs that your techies are being poached

  With IT hiring on the rise, CIOs need to worry about an issue that hasn't cropped up in years: how to prevent their most talented employees from being poached by rivals.

• Android skills outshine iPhone expertise in developer hiring

  Developers with Android skills are now in greater demand than those with iPhone expertise, according to a recent report.

• Four emerging positions CIOs need to fill

  As someone with a mild-to-moderate addiction to Bare Escentuals cosmetics, I have to admit that my heart skipped a beat while reading Kim Nash's cover story ("Four Kinds of IT Professionals CIOs Need to Hire Now").