CNN Survey: .NET in high demand...
Snippet from their article:
Technology
Two tech jobs in high demand these days are .NET (dot net) developers and quality assurance analysts.
Developers who are expert users of Microsoft's software programming language .NET can make between $75,000 and $85,000 a year in major cities when they're starting out. If they pursue a job at a company that seeks someone with a background in a given field (say, a firm looking for a .NET developer experienced in using software related to derivatives) they might snag a salary hike of 15 percent or more when they switch jobs.
Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/03/pf/pay_hike_jobseeker/index.htm?cnn=yes