When it comes to hiring software developers, the reflex is to hire your own staff, but you have to consider a number of factors—the biggest of which is cost, both seen and unforeseen. Salary is of ...

The demand for highly skilled software developers continues to grow. IDC, a leading market intelligence firm, predicts a shortfall of four million developers by 2025 (paywall), while the U.S. Bureau ...

What changed? Indeed says U.S. software development postings rose almost 15% from late February 2025 while overall job postings fell 7%. Who is benefiting? The rebound is concentrated: 71% of a May ...

Software developers are some of the most highly sought-after IT professionals, and many companies consistently struggle to find the coders they need. That can be especially true of smaller businesses, ...

The profession is changing in another way, too. A growing share of the world’s engineers come from emerging markets. There is no standard definition of a developer, but one way to assess this is to ...