{"id":2050,"date":"2019-06-14T13:56:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T13:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/?p=2050"},"modified":"2019-06-14T13:56:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T13:56:22","slug":"programmer-back-end-developer-or-system-consultant-which-tech-jobs-are-the-hardest-to-fill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ejobsitesoftware.com\/blog\/programmer-back-end-developer-or-system-consultant-which-tech-jobs-are-the-hardest-to-fill\/","title":{"rendered":"Programmer, back-end developer or system consultant: Which tech jobs are the hardest to fill?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Steve Ranger <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Software engineers, senior programmers and back-end developers are among the tech professionals that are the hardest to recruit.<br \/>\ntechrepublic cheat sheet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over half of job ads for eight tech roles including systems consultants, senior technology consultants and senior back-end developers remain unfilled for at least two months, according to recruitment website Indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hardest to fill role is that of senior data modeller, with two thirds (65%) of job vacancies left unfilled after 60 days. But even employers looking for less niche roles are finding recruitment hard; 56% of ads for senior programmers have not been filled in 60 days, despite a \u00a345,000 salary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organisations hunting for systems consultants will have to pay about the same and are also in for a long wait before finding a recruit. The top paying job on the list of hard-to-fill roles is that of principal software engineer at an average salary of \u00a362,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read More:<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/programmer-back-end-developer-or-system-consultant-hard-to-fill-tech-jobs-revealed\/\">https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/programmer-back-end-developer-or-system-consultant-hard-to-fill-tech-jobs-revealed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Steve Ranger Software engineers, senior programmers and back-end developers are among the tech professionals that are the hardest to recruit. techrepublic cheat sheet Over half of job ads for eight tech roles including systems consultants, senior technology consultants and senior back-end developers remain unfilled for at least two months, according to recruitment website Indeed. 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