The report discusses about the Cloud skills present in the industry and how it is growing exponentially

1. Bridging the Gap for Cloud Skills
(Executive Summary)
October 2013
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3. Report Components
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Trend – Key Skills
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Trends – Openings and Recruitment
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Trends – Growth
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Trends – M&A
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Competition – Cloud Talent
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Recommendation
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4. Trends
Java and HTML are the top skills in Cloud technology
Top Cloud
Computing
Skills
Compliance
Software Engineer
Senior Systems Engineer
HTML5
Senior Java Developer
Java Developer
Source: Talent Neuron research and analysis
CSS
PHP/MySQL
Network Engineer
Systems Engineer
Enterprise Architect
Systems Administrator
JAVA/J2EE
Security
Orchestration
JavaScript
Most
commonly
advertised
job titles Cloud
iOS Development
Disaster Recovery
Automation
Senior Software Engineer
Websphere Cloud Computing Engineer
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5. Trends
Of the total 2100 employers, Salesforce and Microsoft had most number of openings for
Cloud computing over the last three years. There is immense war for talent in Cloud
Cloud technology Job openings over last three years
Salesforce
4319
Microsoft
1105
Cisco
931
Vmware
852
PwC
730
Amazon.com
694
General Electric
414
Deloitte
407
EMC Corporation
IBM
353
283
Talent management has moved to the top of the CEO’s agenda. In a 2012 global survey of CEOs
and CFOs by the Economist Intelligence Unit, 53 percent of these leaders said that insufficient
talent within their organization could harm them financially over the next 12 months
Source: Talent Neuron research and analysis
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6. Trends
Job posting for Cloud computing have quadrupled over the last two years, but the Cloud
talent is growing at 13.2% CAGR leading out to huge supply gap
Cloud Computing Job Ads Volume
9500
4500
2750
5200
5600
5550
4890
5700
5800
5700
4800
5400
6500
6900
7100
7100
7100
10500
7400
3100
Millions
Installed Cloud talent is expected to grow at 16% CAGR till 2015
CAGR 13.2 %
1.08
1.05
2012
2013 E
1.20
1.38
0.78
2011
2014 E
2015 E
According to the Microsoft,
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An estimated 1.7 million cloud-related IT jobs cannot be filled in 2013 due to lack of quality talent, availability of skills and job
marketplace
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This number will jump to 7 million by 2015
Source: Talent Neuron research and analysis
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7. Trends
IBM, HP and CA Technologies are the top thee companies hiring talent with cloud skills
Leveraging Global
Talent ‘Hot Spots’ To
Tap Key Skills
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Large organizations are leveraging global locations outside of the US like
China, Israel and Europe to bridge talent gap
Companies are setting up centers in the APAC region for testing and other
support work
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Acquiring For Talent
And Capabilities
Over the last 2-3 years top companies such as Google,
IBM, Microsoft, Oracle etc. have expanded their
products and services portfolio by acquiring start-ups
or smaller companies in Cloud
University
Collaborations
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universities for research
activities and also to train
and hire the best
graduating talent
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