1. Industry distribution of recruitment companies
Linux has a wide range of applications and is used in various industries. Among the 2,694 Linux talent recruitment companies involved in this survey, the IT industry has the most extensive needs, followed by the communications industry, and then human resources outsourcing service companies. Among them, human resources outsourcing service companies mainly help their customers with Linux-related talent recruitment.
2. Industry segmentation of IT recruitment companies
The IT industry has the highest demand for Linux talents, and it is also an industry that Linux practitioners like to work in. Through the analysis of the sub-industries of 1,731 IT companies, it can be found that computer software vendors have the greatest demand for Linux, accounting for nearly 50% of the IT industry, significantly higher than other sub-industries, followed by network technologies such as the Internet and e-commerce. company.
3. Nature of recruiting companies
Among the 2,694 companies that have recruitment needs for Linux talents, private, foreign-funded and joint ventures are the main ones, accounting for 93.1%. In comparison, state-owned enterprises account for only 6.9%, and their recruitment needs are relatively small. Among them, among foreign-funded enterprises, enterprises from European and American countries accounted for 20.7%, which was significantly higher than the 13.7% of non-European and American countries. However, among joint ventures, the proportion of joint ventures in non-European and American countries (10.4%) is significantly higher than that of joint ventures in European and American countries (5.5%).
4. Size of recruiting companies
Among the companies that have recruitment needs for Linux talents, 2,071 companies have registered and announced the number of employees in the company. The survey shows that recruiting companies are mainly small and medium-sized enterprises with less than 500 employees, accounting for 81.0%.
5. Regional distribution of recruiting companies
Companies with recruitment needs for Linux are mainly located in areas where high-tech industries are concentrated. The survey shows that of the 2,694 recruiting companies, nearly 90% are located in Beijing, Guangdong Province, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. These areas include Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and other important high-tech industrial parks in China.
In this survey, there are 8,516 positions with recruitment requirements for Linux. Below we will analyze the position types, entry requirements, salary levels, work experience, certification requirements, etc. From this perspective, we conduct statistical analysis on these positions to help Linux practitioners or friends who are preparing to engage in Linux careers better plan their careers.
1. Entry requirements
To work in the Linux field, there are no strict academic requirements. As long as you have a certain computer and Linux foundation, you can grow at work.
Among the 8,516 recruitment positions surveyed, although a bachelor's degree is currently the mainstream educational requirement for recruitment companies, it accounts for 78.9%. However, many companies fill in the educational requirement column for recruiting employees with a college degree, accounting for 18.3% of these companies. Some even technical secondary schools and technical schools are sufficient.
The reasons for this situation: On the one hand, in the college education system, the curriculum is mostly based on the Windows platform, and there is a serious shortage of talents familiar with Linux; on the other hand, the demand for Linux talents by enterprises is not It's demanding, as long as you master Linux-related skills, you will be competent.
2. Job types
Based on the company’s specific job responsibilities and work content for the recruitment positions, we divide these 8516 recruitment positions into the following four types. The first is the development category Job positions include popular positions such as JAVA software development, C language software development, embedded software development, and WEB development, followed by operation and maintenance jobs, including popular positions such as system management, network management, security management, and pre-sales and after-sales technical support. , then there are management jobs, such as project managers, information directors, technical department managers, etc., and finally, other types of jobs, such as Linux training instructors, etc.
The survey found that development jobs still have the greatest demand for Linux talents, accounting for 53.5% of the recruitment positions, followed by operation and maintenance jobs, accounting for 25.7% of the total recruitment positions.
3. Requirements for certificates
For organizations that use certification as an integral part of their IT staff development plans, since they have the basic skills for certification assessment, they will gain from The benefits range from risk reduction to increased employee efficiency.
Among the 21,679 recruitment information involved in this survey, ***839 jobs have clear requirements for IT certification of candidates. The survey shows that the current requirements are Microsoft certification and Linux certification. Popular certifications, the two accounted for a total of 77.4% of the recruitment demand in this survey, significantly higher than Cisco certification and Oracle certification.
At present, the well-known domestic Linux certifications mainly include Red Hat's RHCT certification and RHCE certification, Red Flag's RCE certification, Novell's SUSE certification and Linux neutral certification LPI certification.
Because Red Hat is currently the world's largest Linux manufacturer and has a broad customer application base, and the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification adopts a testing method based on actual operational capabilities, it is a targeted certification. A good example fully demonstrates the role of certification in reducing risks and improving operations for enterprises, and has been fully recognized by Linux enterprise users. Therefore, among the certification requirements, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) and Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT) ) is significantly higher than other certifications.
4. Work experience requirements for recruitment positions
The survey shows that among the 8516 recruitment positions with recruitment needs for Linux, having 1 to 3 years of Linux-related work experience is currently the most The company's main work experience requirements for applicants accounted for 76.6%.
Due to the shortage of Linux talents, some companies are willing to train their employees. Fresh graduates and current students are also welcome when recruiting. Although this proportion is small, only 1.5%. But this is a good employment and practice opportunity for recent college graduates and college students. Therefore, college students participating in some Linux projects in software companies or participating in Linux-related training during their studies will have a great impact on their future employment. s help.
5. Salary level for recruitment positions
During this survey, the vast majority of recruitment companies adopt a face-to-face approach to salary, and only 376 recruitment positions clearly provide the salary level. salary range.
In general, a salary of 4,000-14,999 yuan is the current mainstream salary level for Linux practitioners, accounting for 58.8%. In addition, the salary level of 3,000-4,499 yuan also accounts for a large proportion of 16.0%.
It is understood that the monthly salary of ordinary Linux network managers is about 5,000 yuan, the monthly salary of Linux software engineers responsible for programming is about 8,000 yuan to 12,000 yuan, and the monthly salary of Linux embedded software developers is about 12,000 yuan. Yuan Shang.
There are two important factors that affect the salary level of Linux practitioners: one is the length of employment, and the other is the specific job position. Based on the cross-analysis results of the salary levels of 376 jobs and their working years requirements, we can see that the longer practitioners enter the Linux industry, the higher the salary level, and the gap is getting wider and wider. In other words, after entering the Linux industry, as long as you stick to your work interests, getting a high salary is the inevitable result.
Another important factor that affects salary levels is the career development of Linux practitioners and their specific positions. The career development trajectory of every Linux practitioner is nothing more than from grassroots R&D personnel or system maintenance personnel to project managers, information managers, or higher-level positions.
This survey shows that the salary level of operation and maintenance jobs is mainly 2,000-9,999 yuan, and the salary level of development jobs is mainly 4,500-14,999 yuan. Once you develop into management For jobs in this category, the salary level is mainly above 10,000 yuan.