Is it over? Can we finally breathe a sigh of relief? The recession that began in 2008 has been reverberating throughout the economy ever since (albeit to a lessening degree over time), affecting salaries, hiring and professional development, among many other things. At the same time, the demand for cloud-based services, the constant threats to security, and the need for fast, always-available access are big drivers of companies’ human capital strategy. These are some of the most important influences on IT salaries and skills—which are, respectively, generally improving and showing some gaps, according to the 2016 IT Skills and Salary Survey conducted by Global Knowledge.