[Baypiggies] Python Skills and the market

Glen Jarvis glen at glenjarvis.com
Wed Feb 11 21:42:24 CET 2009


I just received an *incredible* document from a recruiter (that I  
sadly don't remember talking to). However, after sending such a great  
document, I'll try to keep her in mind.

I don't know proprietary the document is or how ethical it is to send  
as a whole to everyone in the group. So, I'll just retype the salient  
points. It's called the SkillProof Job Report for San Francisco Metro  
and San Jose Metro.

National
     Total IT job openings: 87,700
               30 Day Growth: -10.6%

San Francisco Metro
     Total IT job openings: 970
                30 Day Growth: -14.2 %

Table 1: IT Job Openings, San Francisco Metro

Jan 09: 970
Dec 08: 1,130
Nov 08: 1,960
Jan 08: 4,650
Jan 07: 4,110

Table 2: IT Job Openings, Silicon Valley
Jan 09: 1, 800
Dec 08: 1,910
Nov 08: 2,410
Jan 08: 5,020
Jan 07: 5,480

There are several more tables regarding IT Job Opening estimated by  
category which are helpful... (but I won't include here)

There's also a "Top 30 needed skills" table. I will omit the Job  
opening data, but show the list ranked by technology until we get to  
Python

Table 7: San Francisco Metro
1. SQL
2. C++/VC++
3. Java
4. Linux
5. Large system technologies
6. Windows OS
7. HTML
8. Unix
9. Perl
10. Mainframe O/S
11. XML
12. Business Analysis
13. MVS
14. Oracle DBMS
15. DB2 (IBM)
16. Web Services
17. JavaScript
18. JCL
19. COBOL
20. Flash
21. Python
....


Table 8: San Jose Metro
1. C++/VC++
2. Unix
3. Java
4. Windows OS
5. Linux
6. Perl
7. OO (analysis / design/ programming)
8. Max OS/X
9. SAP
10. SQL
11. XML
12. HTML
13. Business Analysis
14. Wireless
15. Python
...

But, what is *most* interesting to me is the Growth by Skill Table.  
There are many, *many* skills. I'll try only to list the ones relevant  
to Python.

Table 9: Growth by Skill (San Francisco Metro)
C++/VC++:   30-Day: -22.2%; 60-Day: -38.6%; 12 Mth -66.7^; 24 Mth:  
-58.8%
Java: 30-Day: 5.0%; 60-Day: -47.4%; 12-Mth: -79.2%; 24-Mth: -78.8%
Linux: 30-Day: 6.3%; 60-Day: -50%; 12-Mth: -74.6%; 24-Mth: -72.6%
Windows OS: 30-Day: 0.0%; 60-Day: -58.8%; 12-Mth: -83.7%; 24-Mth: -80.8%
HTML: 30-Day: 8.3%; 60-Day: -42.9%; 12-Mth: -78.3%; 24-Mth: -76.4%
Perl: 30-Day: -8.3%; 60-Day: -33.3%; 12-Mth: -73.8%; 24-Mth: -71.8%
Web Services: 30-Day: 0.0%; 60-Day: -46.7%; 12-Mth: -69.2%; 24-Mth:  
-70.4%
Flash: 30-Day: 200%; 60-Day: -66.7%; 12-Mth: -81.3%; 24-Mth: -72.7%
Python: 30-Day: -14.3%; 60-Day: -30.0%; 12-Mth: -62.5%; 24-Mth: -40.0%
Ruby: 30-Day: 33.3%; 60-Day: -40.0%; 12-Mth: -33.3%; 24-Mth: 300.0%


Table 10: Growth by Skill (San Jose Metro)
C++/VC++:   30-Day: -3.6%; 60-Day: -12.5%; 12-Mth: -46.0%; 24-Mth:  
-51.8%
Java: 30-Day: 30-Day: 3.1%; 60-Day: -11.1%; 12-Mth: -53.5%; 24-Mth:  
-64.5%
Linux: 30-Day: 30-Day: -3.8%; 60-Day: -25.7%; 12-Mth: -67.1%; 24-Mth:  
-69.1%
Windows OS: 30-Day: 3.2%; 60-Day: -16.2%; 12-Mth: -63.6%; 24-Mth: -63.6%
HTML: 30-Day: 30-Day: -15.4%; 60-Day: -27.8%; 12-Mth: -77.1%; 24-Mth:  
-85.1%
Perl: 30-Day: -4.2%; 60-Day: -14.3%; 12-Mth: -63.6%; 24-Mth: -68.9%
Web Services: 30-Day: 0.0%; 60-Day: -27.3%; 12-Mth: -57.9%; 24-Mth:  
-65.2%
Flash: 30-Day: 0.0%; 60-Day: -14.3%; 12-Mth: -40.0%; 24-Mth: -50.0%
Python: 30-Day: -9.1%; 60-Day: -15.4%; 12-Mth: -65.5%; 24-Mth: -63.0%
Ruby: Data not available



Oh, after typing all of this, I found the following at the bottom of  
the report:

Additional information about SkillPROOF Inc. and job statistics are  
available at our web site at http://www.skillproof.com.
SkillPROOF Inc.
510 Barnum Ave., Suite 402
Bridgeport, CT 06608
Ph: 917-463-3941
Fax: 815-642-8694
Email: subscriptions at skillproof.com


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