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New York State Information Technology Workforce Skills Assessment Statewide Survey Results

Abstract

Executive Summary

Introduction

New York State IT Workforce and Leadership Profiles

Skill Proficiency Ratings

Training Demand

IT Competency Framework

Three-year IT Skills Forecast

Gap Analysis

Workforce Development Considerations

Conclusions and Future Considerations

Appendix A: Methodology

Appendix B: Project Sponsors and Participants

Appendix C: Skill Definitions

Appendix D: Employee Survey Questions

Appendix E: Data Tables
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Appendix E: Data Tables

Table E4. Skill by skill proficiency ratings (listed in alphabetical order), page 2

* Means include those employees who have at least basic proficiency, calculated on a four-point rating scale: 1 = Basic, 2 = Intermediate, 3= Advanced, 4 = Expert.

Note: Row totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Skill
 
N
 
Mean*
 
Basic
 
Intermediate
 
Advanced
 
Expert
 
None
 
Decision support systems
 
2,774
 
1.43
 
585 (21%)
 
208 (8%)
 
61 (2%)
 
16 (1%)
 
1904 (69%)
 
DHTML/HTML/XHTML
 
2,770
 
1.75
 
806 (29%)
 
440 (16%)
 
227 (8%)
 
94 (3%)
 
1203 (43%)
 
Disaster recovery & planning
 
2,790
 
1.57
 
933 (33%)
 
545 (20%)
 
169 (6%)
 
24 (1%)
 
1119 (40%)
 
Eclipse
 
2,771
 
1.51
 
155 (6%)
 
61 (2%)
 
18 (1%)
 
9 (.3%)
 
2528 (91%)
 
Encryption
 
2,789
 
1.33
 
1002 (36%)
 
256 (9%)
 
78 (3%)
 
9 (.3%)
 
1444 (52%)
 
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
 
2,762
 
1.44
 
563 (20%)
 
184 (7%)
 
61 (2%)
 
18 (1%)
 
1936 (70%)
 
Financial management
 
2,770
 
1.60
 
804 (29%)
 
460 (17%)
 
154 (6%)
 
36 (1%)
 
1316 (48%)
 
Firewalls
 
2,777
 
1.39
 
646 (23%)
 
233 (8%)
 
53 (2%)
 
9 (.3%)
 
1836 (66%)
 
Fortran
 
2,742
 
1.43
 
636 (23%)
 
217 (8%)
 
63 (2%)
 
20 (1%)
 
1806 (66%)
 
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
 
2,772
 
1.35
 
566 (20%)
 
139 (5%)
 
39 (1%)
 
17 (1%)
 
2011 (73%)
 
Hardware & maintenance support
 
2,795
 
2.09
 
710 (25%)
 
559 (20%)
 
477 (17%)
 
207 (7%)
 
842 (30%)
 
Help desk activities
 
2,803
 
2.05
 
792 (28%)
 
627 (22%)
 
497 (18%)
 
196 (7%)
 
691 (25%)
 
IBM mainframe
 
2,792
 
1.76
 
710 (25%)
 
404 (15%)
 
239 (9%)
 
68 (2%)
 
1371 (49%)
 
IBM WebSphere Studio
 
2,786
 
1.38
 
291 (10%)
 
74 (3%)
 
20 (1%)
 
13 (1%)
 
2388 (86%)
 
IBM/ DB2
 
2,737
 
1.69
 
473 (17%)
 
256 (9%)
 
128 (5%)
 
35 (1%)
 
1845 (67%)
 
Identity management & directory services
 
2,790
 
1.51
 
810 (29%)
 
379 (14%)
 
120 (4%)
 
19 (1%)
 
1462 (52%)
 
Internal controls
 
2,766
 
1.72
 
861 (31%)
 
626 (23%)
 
240 (9%)
 
60 (2%)
 
979 (35%)
 
Intrusion detection
 
2,802
 
1.34
 
1132 (40%)
 
295 (11%)
 
83 (3%)
 
20 (1%)
 
1272 (45%)
 
IT asset management
 
2,769
 
1.56
 
715 (26%)
 
360 (13%)
 
127 (5%)
 
25 (1%)
 
1542 (56%)
 
IT procurement
 
2,776
 
1.59
 
723 (26%)
 
360 (13%)
 
138 (5%)
 
37 (1%)
 
1518 (55%)
 
IT project portfolio management
 
2,781
 
1.55
 
770 (28%)
 
369 (13%)
 
132 (5%)
 
29 (1%)
 
1481 (53%)
 
IT risk assessment & management
 
2,772
 
1.52
 
738 (27%)
 
380 (14%)
 
99 (4%)
 
23 (1%)
 
1532 (55%)
 
IT strategic planning
 
2,775
 
1.56
 
745 (27%)
 
362 (13%)
 
120 (4%)
 
34 (1%)
 
1514 (55%)
 
Java
 
2,773
 
1.50
 
642 (23%)
 
239 (9%)
 
85 (3%)
 
29 (1%)
 
1778 (64%)
 
JavaScript
 
2,770
 
1.65
 
546 (20%)
 
238 (9%)
 
131 (5%)
 
40 (1%)
 
1815 (66%)
 
Java studio
 
2,783
 
1.38
 
277 (10%)
 
70 (3%)
 
23 (1%)
 
10 (.4%)
 
2403 (86%)
 
Joint Application Development (JAD)
 
2,781
 
1.70
 
610 (22%)
 
407 (15%)
 
167 (6%)
 
37 (1%)
 
1560 (56%)
 
Knowledge Management (KM)
 
2,781
 
1.56
 
941 (34%)
 
465 (17%)
 
175 (6%)
 
29 (1%)
 
1171 (42%)
 
Leadership
 
2,790
 
2.14
 
692 (25%)
 
895 (32%)
 
668 (24%)
 
185 (7%)
 
350 (13%)
 
Linux operating systems
 
2,776
 
1.45
 
606 (22%)
 
219 (8%)
 
73 (3%)
 
17 (1%)
 
1861 (67%)