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10 IT skills where expertise pays the most

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Service-oriented architecture (SOA) Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is an architectural framework used for software development that focuses on applications and systems as independent services. Average salary for expertise: $172,772 Average salary for regular use: $137,626 Difference: $35,146 2.

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The Amazon.com 2010 Shareholder Letter Focusses on Technology.

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We use high-performance transactions systems, complex rendering and object caching, workflow and queuing systems, business intelligence and data analytics, machine learning and pattern recognition, neural networks and probabilistic decision making, and a wide variety of other techniques.

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