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Take the 2025 Open Source Professionals Job Survey

10 Dec, 2024

The 2025 Open Source Professionals Job Survey is now open! This brief survey was created by Open Source JobHub and the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) as a way to learn what’s important to open source professionals in regard to their jobs now and in the future. The survey consists of 7 questions and takes about 3 minutes to complete. This year, we’ve included new questions to help gauge participants’ overall tech experience and...

IT Salaries Increase as Benefits Shrink

14 Nov, 2024

The demand for IT expertise remains strong, leading to a general increase in base compensation levels, according to the 2024 IT Salary Survey Report from ITPro Today. However, decreases in job-related benefits have led to less overall job satisfaction. The median total compensation for IT professionals in 2024 was $130,000, compared with $125,000 in 2023. Unfortunately, a breakdown of salaries by gender shows that the median salary for...

IT Pros Value Work-Life Balance and Remote Work Opportunities Over Other Benefits

18 Jul, 2024

The number of people working remotely rose sharply during the global pandemic, and, since then, the opportunity for remote work has remained important to tech professionals and others. In fact, work-life balance and remote work topped the list of priorities for open source pros considering a new role, according to the recent 2024 Open Source Professionals Job Survey Report from Open Source JobHub (OSJH) and Linux Professional Institute...

Open Source Policy a Key Consideration for Job Seekers

29 May, 2024

With the remarkable growth and adoption of free and open source software (FOSS) in recent years, many organizations have had to adjust their approach to open source software and establish guidelines around its use and development. And, according to the recent 2024 Open Source Professionals Job Survey Report from Open Source JobHub (OSJH) and Linux Professional Institute (LPI), guidelines around the use of open source software are...

Training and Certification Help Solve Hiring Challenges

14 May, 2024

As organizations increasingly adopt open source software, open source skills are critical, but finding experienced professionals can be challenging , thus it’s important to understand the perspective of those working with free and open source software (FOSS). The Importance of Upskilling According to the recent 2024 Open Source Professionals Job Survey Report from Open Source JobHub (OSJH) and Linux Professional Institute (LPI), those...

Open Source Professionals Job Survey Report

23 Apr, 2024

The tech job landscape has undergone dramatic shifts recently, including major layoffs at high-profile tech companies and increasing calls for a return to in-office work. Amid these changes, organizations are increasingly using open source software, which means experienced open source professionals remain in high demand. To gain further insight into today's job landscape, Linux Professional Institute (LPI) and Open Source JobHub...

OSJH Partners with SCaLE 21x

12 Mar, 2024

The Open Source JobHub (OSJH) team is excited to collaborate with SCaLE 21x — the 21st Annual Southern California Linux Expo — happening March 14-17, 2024 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA. As the job partner for this event, OSJH will host a virtual job board to help SCaLE 21x attendees and job seekers find their place in open source. The job board will be online through April 2024. Visit the SCaLE 21x job board to...

State of Open Con 2024 Follow Up: See Featured Jobs at OSJH

29 Feb, 2024

Although the State of Open Con 2024 (SOOCon24) is over for this year, you can still see featured job openings from the event at Open Source JobHub . The SOOCon job board , which was made possible through a partnership between OSJH and OpenUK, highlights featured listings from the following companies: Acquia Airbyte Anaconda Avanade Builder.io Canonical CloudLinux...

OSJH Partners with OpenUK at State of Open Con 2024

16 Jan, 2024

The Open Source JobHub (OSJH) team is excited to collaborate once again with State of Open Con (SOOCon24) . As the job partner for this upcoming event, OSJH will have an on-site job board as well as a dedicated SOOCon24 jobs page to help attendees and job seekers find their place in open source. SOOCon24, which is presented by OpenUK, will be held in London, February 6-7, 2024, and will feature talks on topics such as: Open Source...

Take the 2024 Open Source Professionals Job Survey

05 Dec, 2023

The 2024 Open Source Professionals Job Survey is now open. This brief survey was created by Open Source JobHub and the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) as a way to learn what’s important to open source professionals in regard to their jobs. The survey consists of 6 questions and takes about 3 minutes to complete. Your responses will help employers better understand the professional expectations of those building their careers with...

Open Source Internships to Grow Your Career

13 Apr, 2023

April is internship month, and if you’re looking for a practical way to build your open source career skills, internships provide unique opportunities to get started. In a previous article , we looked at various summer of code-style programs that provide opportunities to learn and engage with open source projects and communities, including: GirlScript: Summer of Code Google Summer of Code Google Season of Docs Outreachy...

Open Source Participation: Summer of Code Style

29 Mar, 2023

If you're looking for an open source internship, there’s still time to apply for Google Summer of Code 2023. The application period is open until April 4th (18:00 UTC). Google Summer of Code (or GSoC), in case you’re not familiar with it, is “a global, online program focused on bringing new contributors into open source software development.” Through participation in the GSoC, contributors work on a particular programming project under...

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