Linux Skills in High Demand as IT Jobs Pick Up

[Uncle Jim]

Hi,

http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2004-6/0818w.html#item13

     * "Linux Skills in High Demand as IT Jobs Pick Up"
       IT Management (08/11/04); Gaudin, Sharon
       Estimates from Dice.com, a tech professional job board, indicate significant growth in
       demand from employers for people with Linux skills and experience: Dice CEO Scott
       Melland says that job listings calling for Linux skills have risen 190 percent over
       the past 12 months, from about 25,000 jobs this time last year to over 50,000 jobs.
       The number of Linux-related jobs listed on Dice.com has also skyrocketed from between
       860 and 900 last year to 2,500 currently. Seventy percent of those Linux job listings
       call for developers, 20 percent to 25 percent call for systems administrators, and the
       remainder are for people with blended skills; Melland explains that employers appear
       to be placing greater value on on-the-job experience than certifications. "The demand
       for Linux skills is absolutely growing and it's growing faster than the overall demand
       for tech professionals," Melland reports. The gradual economic recovery is prompting
       companies to start looking into either converting older systems to Linux or
       constructing new systems. The growth of salaries for Linux-related IT professionals is
       concurrent with growth in Linux-related jobs. The average listed salary for a
       Linux-related IT job is $67,000, a 6 percent gain over wages in other IT fields, while
       contractors and consultants working with Linux can expect to earn roughly $87,000, on
       average. Melland concludes that the IT job market has shown remarkable growth over the
       last year, to the degree that opportunities for tech professionals have doubled.

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Jim