Open Source Skills Continue to Have Clout in the Job Market

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Career site Dice.com is out with results from its 2013-2012 Salary Survey, which confirms that times are getting much better for people seeking technology-focused jobs. And, in particular, the results reflect a trend that we saw gaining pace last year, which is that skills with open source platforms and tools can greatly increase your likelihood of getting hired and commanding a top salary. Here is more on what Dice found.

“Technology salaries in the U.S. saw the biggest jump in more than a decade, according to the 2013-2012 Salary Survey from Dice, the leading career site for technology and engineer professionals,” said Dice’s announcement, which added:

“Out of the big three, mobile, cloud and data, there’s one that is having a disproportionate impact on salaries – it’s big data.   Salaries reported by those who regularly use Hadoop, NoSQL, and Mongo DB are all rospects look state-by-state in the United States…Read more at Ostatic