Summary of Door64 Announces Results of First Austin Hiring Priority Survey; Software Needs Most Urgent At 56%; Java Skills Most In Demand
This article summarizes Door64's Q1 2012 Hiring Priority Survey in Austin, revealing that software skills dominate hiring needs. Java, UI/UX, Software Quality Assurance, and .NET were the top four skills, accounting for 40% of priorities. The survey analyzed responses from 54 technology companies to identify specific talent shortages driving growth.
Parts used in the Door64 Hiring Priority Survey:
- Door64 organization
- Hiring managers
- Technology professionals network
- Survey data on 15 specific technology skills
- Software category skills (Java, UI/UX, SQA, .NET)
- IT skills (systems administration, network engineering, project management, security)
- Hardware or semiconductor skills (chip design, verification, embedded software)
Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 30, 2012
Austins only organization representing the voice of 20,000 technology professionals, Door64, today announced results of the areas first ever Hiring Priority Survey. For Q1 2012, of 15 specific technology skills needed, software represented more than half, surpassing all others – hardware, semiconductor and Information Technology (IT) skills – combined. Within software, the top four specific skills in demand, in order, were Java, User Interface / User Experience (UI/UX), Software Quality Assurance, and .NET. These four skills together accounted for 40% of all hiring priorities among responding technology companies.
Door64 celebrates its five year anniversary this year, amassing a network of over 20,000 Austin area technology professionals. The organization regularly puts on high quality networking and job seeking events, and serves as a great barometer for both candidates and companies in technology employment. As such, the organization decided to take a leadership role in gathering tangible, specific, actionable data regarding hiring priorities for companies in Central Texas.
We all know, it is often one or two key holes in a company that can impede growth, said Door64 founder, Matt Genovese. We are stepping up and surveying the hiring managers of a set of sizable Austin area technology companies every quarter starting now with todays survey results, to get deliberately granular about what these hiring shortages are.
The Door64 Hiring Priority Survey results for Q1 2012 drew over 100 separate responses. When distilled down just to represent technology companies in full business operations, versus brand new start ups still in business formation phases, or recruiting firms or independent consultants who may be representing the interests of several companies, over 50 respondent results were aggregated. Those 54 managers were polled on their top 3 hiring priorities from 15 different specific technology skills. 56% of the needs were in the software category, with IT needs coming in a distant second at 20%. IT included skills like systems administration, network engineering, project management, security. Third was the hardware or semiconductor category, at 14%, meaning chip design, verification, embedded software. Fourth and final was an other category.
In the 56% software results, nine different specific software skills were offered as options. Interestingly, of 54 companies responding, only one or two indicated current need for SharePoint, or Ruby on Rails, despite so much buzz about Ruby. This could be because Ruby is often used in the earliest stage build of technology companies, and start ups were not included in the survey.
- What were the top four software skills in demand in Q1 2012?
The top four skills were Java, User Interface / User Experience (UI/UX), Software Quality Assurance, and .NET. - How many technology companies responded to the survey?
Over 100 separate responses were drawn, with 54 aggregated results from companies in full business operations. - Which skill category represented more than half of all hiring priorities?
The software category accounted for 56% of the hiring needs, surpassing hardware, semiconductor, and IT skills combined. - Why might there be low demand for Ruby on Rails according to the article?
Ruby is often used in the earliest stage build of technology companies, which were not included in this survey. - What percentage of hiring needs fell into the IT category?
IT needs came in second at 20%, including systems administration, network engineering, project management, and security. - Who conducted the first ever Hiring Priority Survey in Austin?
Door64, the organization representing 20,000 technology professionals, conducted the survey. - What was the third most common hiring priority category?
Hardware or semiconductor was the third category at 14%, involving chip design, verification, and embedded software. - How often does Door64 plan to survey hiring managers?
Door64 plans to survey hiring managers every quarter starting with the Q1 2012 results.
