The situation is critical. Nearly nine in ten software and DevOps professionals have left or considered leaving their jobs in the past 12 months, according to a new industry report from company Uniting Cloud. For this study, it’s quite simple: 50% of developers and DevOps professionals have changed jobs in the past year. Among the 50% of developers who have not changed roles, 71% have considered doing so.
Of the 400 software developers and DevOps professionals surveyed by Uniting Cloud, only 13% had not considered leaving their job for a new role – meaning that 87% of tech professionals either changed jobs in over the past year, or thought of doing so. The cybersecurity firm’s survey once again highlights the difficulties employers are facing in retaining their tech staff as competition for recruitment intensifies.
Reasons cited by respondents for leaving include taking advantage of high salaries and benefits offered by employers in exchange for in-demand tech skills, as well as reluctance to return to the office. In fact, respondents to this survey all say they expect a salary increase of about 21.5% following a job change.
Python and Go in high demand
According to Uniting Cloud, the Python and Go programming languages were “on a huge upward trajectory” in terms of demand, but added that “older skills, like HTML and CSS, aren’t going away anytime soon.” “Not only is the demand for professionals with development and DevOps skills growing, but the number of available positions far exceeds the number of professionals in this field, and competition is at its peak,” says Tom Sillitto.
“Getting a top-notch experience won’t be enough to pay a higher salary, but to consider a package of metrics to meet career aspirations while providing a rewarding benefits package.” Along with salary, flexibility is high on the list of hiring criteria for software professionals.
Just over half (51%) of respondents said the ability to work from home was the most important job benefit, followed by career progression (14%), flexible working hours (10 %), the four-day week (6%) and health insurance (5%). Overall, 85% of respondents said remote work was important to them. Almost two-thirds (64%) said they currently work remotely five days a week, with the second most popular arrangement being three days (15%).
Source: ZDNet.com