2017 Open Source Jobs Report
The annual report is now available for download
Discover talent and identify career paths in open source.
In our annual jobs report, developed in partnership with Dice, we received feedback from over 2,000 open source professionals and hiring managers to identify highly sought after professional skills and employment trends.
Key Findings
- 89% of hiring managers find it difficult to find talent
- 47% of employers are willing to pay for professional certifications, up from 33% in 2016
- Positions they are looking for:
- 73% – Developers
- 60% – DevOps
- 53% – SysAdmins
- Employers are seeking expertise in:
- 70% – Cloud
- 67% – Web Technologies
- 65% – Linux
Share your learnings and comments on the Open Source Jobs Report by using the hashtag #OSSJobs.
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