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| DATE | 2014-02-22 |
| FROM | Ruben
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] jobs
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On 02/22/2014 08:09 PM, Ruben wrote:
> http://www.internetnews.com/itmanagement/linux-pros-in-demand.html
>
> Career website Dice.com is out with its annual
> Linux Jobs market report and once again demand is growing. The report
> is sponsored by the Linux Foundation, which does of course have its
> own particular bias when it comes to Linux, though there are still a
> few surprises in it.
>
> "Based on our work with the community and our members, we know that
> knowing Linux helps people move into positions with amazing
> opportunities to work on really cool projects," Amanda McPherson, vice
> president of marketing and developer programs, told /Datamation/. "But
> when we see a stat like 86 percent of Linux pro?s saying that knowing
> Linux has advanced their careers, we know that it?s not just anecdotal
> and [we] are inspired to be able to support a community of
> professionals who really care about what they do."
>
> McPherson noted that more than half of Linux pros surveyed said they
> chose a career in Linux because of their passion for the technology.
> Overall though, she noted that the Linux Foundation isn't too
> surprised to see demand for Linux talent continue to be high, even for
> three years running now.
>
>
> Read the full story at Datamation:
> Demand for Linux Professionals is Growing
>
>
>
Career website Dice.com is out with its annual
Linux Jobs market report and once again demand is growing. The report is
sponsored by the Linux Foundation, which does of course have its own
particular bias when it comes to Linux, though there are still a few
surprises in it.
"Based on our work with the community and our members, we know that
knowing Linux helps people move into positions with amazing
opportunities to work on really cool projects," Amanda McPherson, vice
president of marketing and developer programs, told /Datamation/. "But
when we see a stat like 86 percent of Linux pro?s saying that knowing
Linux has advanced their careers, we know that it?s not just anecdotal
and [we] are inspired to be able to support a community of professionals
who really care about what they do."
McPherson noted that more than half of Linux pros surveyed said they
chose a career in Linux because of their passion for the technology.
Overall though, she noted that the Linux Foundation isn't too surprised
to see demand for Linux talent continue to be high, even for three years
running now.
"Members and other industry organizations continue to tell us how badly
they need Linux talent to advance their most important technology
initiatives and are asking us to help with programs like our Linux
training work," McPherson said.
The survey found that 77 percent of hiring managers included hiring
Linux talent as a priority in 2014, which is up from 70 percent in 2013.
In terms of what type of Linux talent that organization are looking for,
McPherson said people want to see code.
"Anecdotally we see a strong desire for code contributions for employers
looking for developers," McPherson said. "On the distro side we do see
demand for different distros: Red Hat, Oracle, SUSE, and Debian/Ubuntu,
among others."
McPherson added that many companies use more than one Linux distribution
for different workloads. Additionally the Linux Foundation is also
seeing demand for Linux certifications.
While there is a clear demand for hiring Linux talent, the study found
that less than half (46 percent) of hiring manager are actually beefing
up their plans for recruiting Linux talent over the next six months.
"Hiring managers have both prioritized hiring more Linux talent and plan
to hire more Linux professionals than last year," McPherson said. "So
not only do they know this is a priority area, they want to hire more
individuals with these skills."
According to the study, Linux profressional are also making more money
than their Unix and Windows IT peers.
"Linux professionals for two years running have seen raises higher than
the industry average," McPherson said.
Though there is opportunity and reward in pursuing a Linux career, there
is still a real challenge for employers to find enough qualified
candidates. McPherson commented that as Linux and open source have
become so pervasive, really becoming the the fabric of computing,
employers expect both developers and SysAdmins to have knowledge about
how Linux works and how to manage Linux systems.
"The challenge for professionals in the years ahead will be how best to
demonstrate they have the skills employers want," McPherson said.
"Contributing to Linux and open source software projects is an important
step but not everyone has the ability to do this. It will be important
to explore learning opportunities that result in tangible skills."
/Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at Datamation and
InternetNews.com. Follow him on Twitter -at-TechJournalist/
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