Evaluating the Demand for Soft Skills in Software Development

Authors

Faheem Ahmed, Thompson River UniversityFollow
Luiz Fernando Capretz, University of Western OntarioFollow
Piers Campbell, United Arab Emirates UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2012

Volume

14

Issue

1

Journal

IEEE IT Professional

First Page

44

URL with Digital Object Identifier

.1109/MITP.2012.7

Last Page

29

Abstract

An analysis of 500 advertisements for IT positions focuses on the soft skills mentioned in the ads, revealing which soft skills are in high demand for software development and which ones are neglected despite their importance.