| Programmers themselves in the meantime | | | | staff. This highlights a need for more high |
| appeared too many companies to belong to a | | | | standard training facilities, which are |
| very rare and prized species. "Where is a | | | | urgently and universally required. The main |
| good programmer where you need one's" as the | | | | problem here is who is to foot he bill. |
| pet woe-cry of many a good and worthwhile | | | | Whereas some companies still offer to train |
| firm, intent on retaining ultra-efficiency | | | | and retain staff, the ones hoping to recruit |
| and international credibility in the never | | | | form among the crème deal crème of the |
| ending upward mobile markets. This is the | | | | already highly skilled, could be in far a bit |
| situation on the worldwide scene but the | | | | of a shock when the realization dawns that |
| trend is nowhere more noticeable than in the | | | | prospective company programmers have got even |
| United Kingdom. It is interesting to note | | | | better elsewhere. All in all, it is still an |
| that traditionally it used to be said, with | | | | excellent investment to have a company policy |
| tongue in cheek, that if something happens in | | | | which avails top level training schemes for |
| the US, the UK follows is lead some six | | | | the ablest candidates as a backup to |
| months later. Though still possibly relevant | | | | procuring already fully-qualified and |
| when applied to weather-conditions, the | | | | up-to-date programming personnel. |
| high-speed movement which has become | | | | |
| characteristic within the IT industry has put | | | | There have also been reports of companies |
| paid to the time-lapse within all sectors of | | | | offering substantial pay increases in order |
| the software industry; and the millennium | | | | to retain existing staff and offering even |
| Event happened almost instantaneously at | | | | larger amounts for recruitment. For the year |
| least arguably on the same day, meant that | | | | 2001, staff shortages are expected in the |
| there is greater uniformity all round. | | | | areas of sales, Java, C++ and DB skills. This |
| | | | again highlights the importance of training |
| Interestingly enough, the status and urgent | | | | as a necessary requirement of maintain skill |
| call for programmers has continued well after | | | | levels in the ever-developing IT industry. |
| the Millennium Bug turned out to be little | | | | |
| more than a piece of quasi-intelligent | | | | There is a serious shortage of high quality |
| paranoia and demand matched financial reward | | | | staff to fill the growing number of |
| throughout the last year, according to the | | | | vacancies. JAVA, VB, and C++ programmers are |
| Software Industry Salary Survey by BASDA (the | | | | in short supply and are able to command |
| Business Application Software Developers' | | | | significant increases in salary. A lot of |
| Association). Salaries till remain | | | | financial carrots are even being offered to |
| refreshingly high compared to all other | | | | entice staff to change companies. And they |
| sectors of industry. | | | | are succeeding to attract good programmers to |
| | | | switch companies, places and positions, |
| Demand is still increasing and has not been | | | | leaving great gaps waiting to be filled. |
| bet by adequate numbers of highly qualified | | | | |