A) the bar is being raised B) the bar is being raised particularly high where you are looking for work PHP, Jquery, etc. won't get you as far as it used to in

A) the bar is being raised B) the bar is being raised particularly high where you are looking for work PHP, Jquery, etc. won't get you as far as it used to in the Bay Area. But as an exercise look for job openings in the mid-west or north-west, and they're looking for... PHP, Jquery, (ASP.net), etc. Markets move.. including the market for tech skills. You either move with the market or move markets. You shouldn't ever expect it to last forever.