yes, not any particular language. The whole package. And no real direction of preference. It seems to be IT manager comfort in either a product or another persons skillset in a given product.

>Interesting. So if I understand you right, it's the overall skills of the >developer and not any particular language, right?
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>Also, you say that Chesapeake is a Fox town, so is Fairfield, IA but what about the region. Do you see direction to preferences there?
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>>Well I think it's really the IT mgr pref. Unless its a contracted/consulting bid in a shop with no IS/IT dept. Then, I think it is the contractors opinions and/or available skillsets. I know that I only briefly used Delphi and have used VFP extensively. I would be more likely to make a VFP project.
>> More money. That is an interesting question. I have seen that the combination of skillsets earn way more than the individual skillsets. I have not seen significant salary differances based on the language in actual practice. It seems that time in carries the weight. The actual ranges of pay that I have seen here (South East Coast, USA) is 16K/yr - 125K/yr with the bell curve hovering in the upper 20's thru the mid to upper 40's.
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>>>Not ranting, expounding.