Dice.com reports that as of this September there were 82,836 jobs available in technology. Of these 50,659 were full-time positions, 35,378 were contract positions and 1,565 were part-time positions.
“Alice Hill, managing director of Dice, said that jobs connected to mobile application is one of the fastest growing hiring requests on Dice.” In addition, Gartner reports that mobile applications are expected to generate over $15 billion in revenue this year. However, less than 17 percent of technology professionals have published a mobile application.
Even though mobile developers prefer to work with iPhone applications that employers are searching for Android developers Hill says that, “for every request in search of iPhone experience, users will find 1.4 requests for Android.”
The Mobile application market is clearly on a growth path and it is not to late to get started. Whether you are new to app development or are ready to hone your skills, the Android and iPhone Paths have courses for you.
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