Shortage of IT people ?

[Jonathan Jesse]

On Wednesday 27 September 2006 18:18, Vincent Trouilliez wrote:
> "Oliver Maunder" <lists at olivermaunder.co.uk> wrote:
> > I'd love get paid to work for Ubuntu, working anywhere with broadband,
> > but must be prepared for occasional international travel (OK - if I
> > *have* to
> >
> > :-) ) But, does anyone know what sort of salaries Canonical pays? I live
> > : in
> >
> > one of the more expensive areas of the UK, so my salary
> > needs/expectations are going to be higher than someone in, say, Canada or
> > Australia - never mind someone in India or Thailand.
> >
> > It's a problem* with any job where location isn't important - see sites
> > like freelancers.net - but I'd be interested to know how Canonical handle
> > it.
>
> Hmmm, it seems, and lucky us Ubuntu users, that Canonical is seeking
> top quality developers. I feel/bet their first priority is
> to find a good chap rather than a "will do" one, and so will employ the
> chap regardless of location/salary. A few of the core (read, the most
> expensive of the bunch ;-) are located in outrageously expensive
> countries like the UK or the US, so I really don't think
> location/salary is a barrier.... quality first ! :o)
>
> So in short... if you think you can do the job, don't hesitate to try
> your chance ! :-)
>
>
> --
> Vince

I think some people are out there that feel they don't qualify to be an 
employee of Canonical.  Especially someone that can only help on docs and 
post bug reports.

Jonathan