Front-end development and back-end integration experience among top
mobile skills; Internet of Things skillset more desirable than wearables
expertise
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source
solutions, today released findings from its recent mobile survey
revealing trends
in enterprise mobility hiring priorities for 2015. According to the
survey, 50 percent of organizations plan to hire for mobile positions
this year. Of those organizations, 32 percent are focused on skills
related to front-end development, with 27 percent looking for back-end
integration skills and 15 percent seeking DevOps for mobile.
According to Gartner, "By the end of 2017, market demand for mobile app
development services will grow at least five times faster than internal
IT organizations' capacity to deliver them."1 Based on the
survey results, Red Hat expects that organizations will continue to
prioritize hiring for these skills while also strengthening internal
expertise in areas such as the Internet of Things (IoT), mobile project
management, and wearables.
Red Hat polled a sample of global customers to better understand how
businesses are organizing themselves for success in the mobile-first
economy, and to identify the most desired skills across enterprise
mobility. Key insights from the survey include:
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The mobile résumé extends beyond the front end. Emphasis on
front-end and back-end skills remains high, with 32 percent seeking
front-end development expertise, and 27 percent looking for back-end
integration experience. As enterprises look to fill their hiring needs
for front-end coding, some
analysts are recommending a team-based approach and a two-track IT
approach to balance agility with traditional core IT stability, which
can help organizations increase development efficiency.
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More than one in seven businesses are on the hunt for DevOps
skills, including agile project management. Fifteen percent of
organizations are hiring for DevOps proficiency to help mobile teams
break down communication and collaboration barriers between
development and operations. As DevOps are essential to move mobile
projects move from conception to full development and deployment at
agile speed, they are expected to be crucial in the year ahead in
order to manage, organize and accelerate development across the
enterprise. Additionally, nine percent of organizations are hiring
specifically for mobile project management skills.
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Demand for IoT skills outpaces wearables experience.
Organizations are beginning to take a more strategic approach to IoT
as part of an enterprise mobility strategy, with 13 percent expecting
to hire for experience in IoT in 2015 and 70
percent planning to incorporate IoT projects into their business
within the next five years. This contrasts with demand for
wearables expertise, with just three percent of organizations planning
to hire related skills this year.
Supporting Quotes
Cathal McGloin, vice president, Mobile Platforms, Red Hat
"As organizations move to become more mobile-centric, many are expected
to continue expanding their mobile development teams and explore how
those teams can work more collaboratively to bring apps to market
faster. At the same time organizations are looking ahead and seeking to
understand the impact that emerging technologies such as IoT and
wearables may have on their business."
Methodology and Demographics
TechValidate, an independent research company that directly interfaces
with business and technology end users to collect and validate
information about their deployments, conducted an online survey on
behalf of Red Hat in March and April 2015. The survey polled more than
112 enterprise IT decision makers and professionals from global
organizations across industries and of all sizes, spanning small
businesses to Fortune 500 organizations.
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1 Source: Gartner Press Release, "Gartner Says Demand for
Enterprise Mobile Apps Will Outstrip Available Development Capacity Five
to One," June 16, 2015. http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3076817
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