Finding qualified open source experts is becoming increasingly difficult. This is the result of a study by the Linux Foundation and the edX education platform. 93 percent of those responsible for hiring state that they cannot find enough employees in this area, in contrast to 87 percent two years ago. In addition, due to the corona pandemic and the associated economic restrictions in this segment, the number of employees is declining.

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still intend 37 percent of those responsible for hiring will hire qualified IT experts in the next six months. The number of open source experts dismissed during the corona pandemic is only four percent. The study identifies DevOps and the cloud as the most important hiring skills. The former has developed into one of the most important areas of expertise: 59 percent of companies plan to hire more talent in this area, 2018 only stated 37 percent. According to the study, however, the best qualification is knowledge of cloud technologies: 70 Percent of companies are more likely to hire experts in this field – 2018 it was still 65 percent.

Online training courses and certifications are becoming increasingly important. 74 Percent of companies are willing to invest in employee certification. Further information on the study can be found here. At the same time, the EU Commission launched its new open source course