CF_Jobs () are still out there, but nowhere as near as Java/.NET related jobs. If you do a job hunt on dice.com, monster.com, and many other IT job web sites, you'll see that CF is not that strongly in demand compared to other SUN/Microsoft technologies. It's a shame too. CF is such a powerful app server and its CFML language makes it so much easier to develop than JSP, ASP.NET, PHP, and Perl, that you can really save a lot on development costs. I hate to say it, but it's a shame the ColdFusion Web App server isn't free. I believe if it was free, it would have an even greater reputation than PHP and thus give a greater need for CF developers. Every time I tell my clients their options, they always choose either ASP.NET/Classic ASP or PHP because they're free. They never think about development costs even though I tell them. In my eyes, PHP will always dominate web applications for small to mid-sized businesses, and ASP.NET/Java for mid to large-sized businesses. As far as CF, I've only seen it in big-sized businesses/organizations. Even then, they were mostly used for intranet software.

By the way, CFML is my favorite language, but currently I'm stuck with PHP. Soon I will either move to C#+SQL Server or Java+Oracle since they have the most earning potential I believe.

Sounds pretty much like what I expected then. And yes, even when I was out there doing CF programming for companies, it was mostly intranet stuff, which made it difficult to build up any sort of portfolio to show potential clients. And I agree that the cost of CF is prohibitive. Heck, it wouldn't have to even be free, just substantially cheaper to gain more popularity.