New Research Finds 86% of Hiring Managers
Currently Face Challenges Hiring Developers With the Right Skill
Set
SANTA
CLARA, Calif., May 11, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Couchbase, Inc. (NASDAQ: BASE), the cloud
database platform company, today announced findings from new
industry research commissioned by Couchbase examining the trends,
challenges and opportunities developers who build with databases
are experiencing in their roles. The April
2023 survey of 533 U.S.-based software developers – composed
of professionals ranging from individual contributors to C-levels –
revealed that 9 out of 10 developers are at or over their work
capacity and calling for automation and SQL-based database query
tools to help them boost productivity. Additionally, a majority of
respondents (86%) with roles at manager-level and above indicated
they are currently facing challenges hiring developers with the
right skill set.
With so many developers at or over their work capacity, only
5.1% responded they have the ability to take on more projects. As
developers' overall workload increases, more developers are also
taking on tasks outside of their normal purview. Specifically, when
developers were asked if their responsibilities have been affected
in the past 12 months, 3 out of 4 shared they sometimes or
consistently take on responsibilities outside of their job
description. Of the developers whose roles have seen an increase in
workload, more than half (54.1%) are experiencing increased stress,
43.8% are overwhelmed, 40.2% are feeling burned out and 31.3%
express a lack of work-life balance. To address the challenges
developers are experiencing in their roles, the survey findings
reveal many are pointing to automation along with SQL-based
database tools as the top two ways to increase their
productivity.
"As the pace of digital innovation continues to accelerate, it's
no surprise that developers want more automation and familiar,
easy-to-learn tools to help them keep up with their day-to-day
workflows," said Perry Krug, head of
developer experience at Couchbase. "Automating repetitive,
lower-value tasks frees up developers' availability to redirect
their time and talent to higher-value projects like creating
business-critical applications. At Couchbase, we also see firsthand
the immense benefit of providing developers with tools that
leverage the SQL++ query language – developers are able to ramp up
quickly and build applications without a 'speed bump' or steep
learning curve."
Additional key findings from the survey include:
- A majority of respondents (87.2%) still use legacy relational
databases as their primary database to build applications, and they
are actively looking for more flexibility and agility. The factors
developers say would influence them to explore non-relational
databases (e.g., NoSQL) include speed, flexibility, security,
scalability and cost savings.
- In the coming year, developers aim to prioritize increasing
scalability, reducing costs and maintaining data governance
compliance for their database infrastructure.
- The top internal challenges faced by developer teams include
talent shortages, the need to ask for access to data or other
systems and meeting ever-growing compliance requirements.
- Hiring managers say the top three technical skills required to
build modern applications are cloud-based technologies, SQL and
experience working with teammates throughout the data lifecycle.
However, as the employment landscape continues to evolve, 86% of
managers and above report that hiring developers with the right
skill set remains a significant challenge.
- Companies are addressing the developer experience gap by
offering mentorship and training programs, with 71.6% of
respondents stating their companies provide such opportunities.
When looking for a new job, developers consider these top three
factors as priorities: work-life balance, compensation and company
culture.
To download the survey infographic, click here.
Additional Resources
- Developers can learn more about how easy it is to build modern
apps with the Couchbase Capella™ database-as-a-service here.
- Learn more about Couchbase Academy, including role-specific
training courses for developers, architects and database
administrators, as well as certification here.
- For more information about Capella and to start a free trial,
visit this page.
About Couchbase
Modern customer experiences need a
flexible database platform that can power applications spanning
from cloud to edge and everything in between. Couchbase's mission
is to simplify how developers and architects develop, deploy and
consume modern applications wherever they are. We have reimagined
the database with our fast, flexible and affordable cloud database
platform Capella, allowing organizations to quickly build
applications that deliver premium experiences to their customers –
all with best-in-class price performance. More than 30% of the
Fortune 100 trust Couchbase to power their modern applications. For
more information, visit www.couchbase.com and follow us on Twitter
@couchbase.
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