Dive Brief:
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A new study from Red Hat found 50% of organizations plan to hire mobile IT pros this year.
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Front-end development skills are the most sought after (with 32% seeking to hire them). Back-end integration skills aren't far behind (at 27%), followed by DevOps for mobile skills (15%), according to the study.
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13% of businesses expect to hire for experience in IoT in 2015 70 percent planning to incorporate IoT projects into their business within the next five years
Dive Insight:
Cathal McGloin, vice president of mobile platforms at Red Hat, said: "As organizations move to become more mobile-centric, many are expected to continue expanding their mobile development teams and explore how those teams can work more collaboratively to bring apps to market faster."
The study's IoT results reveal that organizations are beginning to take a more strategic approach to IoT as part of their enterprise mobility strategies.
