As it has evolved in the private sector, big data analysis has become a high-end affair involving sophisticated operations performed by a new set of highly trained specialists. There’s a shortage of those specialists — and they’re coming at a premium.
“Demand for computer systems analysts with big data expertise increased 89.9 percent in the last 12 months,” said Louis Columbus, a Forbes.com contributor, in a recent post. “The median salary for professionals with big data expertise is $103,000 a year.”
If companies are scrambling to hire big data specialists with even minimal qualifications, where does that leave low-budget development organizations and implementers?