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Nothing here is surprising, except that many of these positions have landed on our lists before, showing the problem has only grown over time as unemployment rates among tech pros shrink and every company hires tech talent to move the business forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-security-professionals\"><strong>Security Professionals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No company wants to make headlines for being the victim of a data breach, which is why so many firms today are hiring tech pros with security experience to secure their systems. 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