8 hot IT skills for 2014

When it comes to overall job prospects for IT professionals, 2014 will look a lot like 2013, with 32 percent of companies expecting to increase head count in their IT shops, compared with 33 percent in 2013, according to Computerworld's annual Forecast survey.

Here's a look at the IT skills that will be in demand in 2014, according to companies with plans to hire IT professionals in 2014:

1. Programming/application development
2. Help desk/technical support
3. Networking
4. Mobile applications and device management
5. Project Management
6. Database Administration
7. Security Compliance/Governance
8. Business Intelligence/Analytics