A serious shortage of Android talents: the starting salary of trainees in training institutions is 5000 yuan.

The launch of Android is too sudden for the IT training industry, and everyone has no time to prepare. CFP Diagram

Recently, Google's mobile phones and tablets using the Android system showed a blowout. According to the latest data, smart terminals represented by Apple iOS (iPhone and iPad systems) and Android have a market share of more. On the eve of May Day, a large 3C store giant in China even sent a message about the overall suspension of non-smartphone sales, which meant that after the 3G shock wave, a "smart" revolution was overwhelming.

Shenzhen, the base camp for the production and R & D of various Google smart terminals, and the scarcity of Android platform talents are becoming increasingly prominent. Trainees from some training institutions in Shenzhen are paid more than 5000 yuan at a higher salary, nowadays, Android has become a "high salary" field in the IT industry. However, some Insiders pointed out that the launch of Android training programs requires a large amount of technical reserves, which is a severe test for training institutions. It is not so easy for talents to enter the Android field.

High Android training threshold for institutions

Despite the strong demand for Android talents, at present, large enterprises such as Huawei and ZTE often employ their own training models, and few training institutions are involved. Some small and medium-sized Android Developers and terminal solution companies that lack the ability to cultivate are often hard to find, and the competition for talents is fierce. It is understood that, at present, the salary of the most common Android platform engineer is growing at a rate of 10%-15% every year, and the salary of the headhunting job-hopping has doubled.

However, what people cannot understand is, since the supply and demand relationship is so tight, why is the IT training industry in Shenzhen indifferent to Android training? The Southern Metropolis reporter learned from various parties that, in fact, Android training in Shenzhen is basically integrated into traditional IT training courses, many organizations regard Android as a continuing learning part of the main course, and this part of training is generally not long, 8-16 hours, is a simple introduction course.

"The launch of Android is too sudden for the IT training industry and everyone has no time to prepare ." Feng yunchuan, principal of Peng IT Training School, which first launched Android training in Shenzhen, pointed out that Android was born for about three years. Compared with traditional IT training content such as "network" and "C/C ++, it can be said to be brand new.

At the same time, the Android platform has a high technical level and a long period of Talent Cultivation for enterprises. Currently, many development enterprises have almost zero reserves of experienced talents. For training institutions, it is a great challenge for instructors. According to industry insiders, an excellent Android engineer who can act as a lecturer has a monthly salary of more than 20 thousand yuan in development enterprises, which is far higher than that of lecturers in general training institutions in Shenzhen, how can we cultivate talents "?

Feng yunchuan believes: "Apart from talent, there are two reasons: Technical Reserves and Curriculum System Development ." According to reports, the Andriod kernel is developed from the embedded Linux system, and the front-end implementation relies on Java, while the traditional training institutions in Shenzhen generally refer to the two as "no water flow ". Once again, the establishment of a complete curriculum system is also a huge project, and the launch of Android is only three years old, and training institutions do not have enough time to develop courses, "So everyone is afraid to easily get involved in Android ".

Android requires compound talents

Wang Jun, head of an Android Development Company in Nanshan, said: "Android is a compound platform with high requirements for talents. It must understand both the Linux kernel and the Java front-end. In addition, Android integrates a large number of novel development concepts, which poses a challenge to the knowledge structure update of traditional talents ."

The person in charge of an IT training institution in Shenzhen admitted that for trainees, to master Android technology, they must be proficient in Linux and C language before continuing to learn Android application development. However, the Linux part is not necessarily well mastered by college graduates. Graduates with a solid Linux foundation can find an ideal job. Therefore, Android training has limited attractiveness.

It is understood that it takes up to six months to train a qualified Android talent, even after a bachelor's degree in computer science. Feng yunchuan said: "the biggest problem in IT education in colleges and universities is that IT is out of touch with new technologies. What training institutions do is to connect the disconnected parts ."

In fact, to master the Android technology, in addition to Linux, the C language and Java language are required. This means that the students must be proficient in three languages, and the Training difficulty and intensity are obviously very high. "Although our courses are aimed at both university graduates and non-basic students, we need to provide them with free pre-courses when they enter Android training, learn and consolidate Linux knowledge."

However, in turn, Wang Jun said: "Android is a good training for technical personnel. Mastering Android means you have mastered the system, application development, and other skills, and you will have a wider range of jobs than traditional IT talents ." At the same time, he revealed that ordinary programmers in Shenzhen had an average salary of about 3000 yuan in the IT industry, and Android programmers had a starting salary of about 5000 yuan, employment Units are concentrated in mobile phone manufacturers, solution providers, and application development enterprises. "Although these enterprises are not large, their profits are very rational ".

According to estimates by industry insiders, according to the current number and development speed of enterprises involving Android systems in Shenzhen, the annual talent gap may exceed 20 thousand. "Not only do mobile phone and tablet companies have a large talent gap, but TV companies such as KONKA, skyworth, and T C L are also developing Smart TVs Based on Android systems, android has become the trend of 3C digital electronic products, so the prospects for talents in this field should be very optimistic."

Technology is king, "UI" talent is the direction

What qualities do Android talents need? Wang Jun pointed out that in addition to the several aspects mentioned just now, No matter entering the mobile phone, tablet computer, or other fields of smart consumer electronics, a large amount of industry knowledge is required, because each industry has specific technical standards and protocols.

In the past, the IT industry generally believed that the talents who "know technology and management" are the most delicious, because what is lacking in the industry is not "code workers ", instead, the managers who directly lead the "Code workers" to complete their tasks, such as project leaders and project managers, often pay several times the base level despite their low levels. However, Feng yunchuan believes that Android development enterprises are just getting started. Unlike traditional IT enterprises, a team has hundreds of thousands of employees and requires a large number of management talents. Therefore, at this stage, the most important thing is the excellent technology of Android talents.

In addition, Feng yunchuan pointed out that for Android talents, creativity and technology have the same status. "In fact, it is not technically difficult to develop an Android app or game, but it is creative to develop a popular app ." For example, popular games like Plants vs. Zombies and angry birds are all creative expressions. At the same time, Wang Jun believes that understanding the art and UI (Interface Design) is also necessary, because Android not only brings about the technological revolution, but also greatly improves the user experience, the user experience is inseparable from a beautiful interface and reasonable UI design.

Author: Nandu reporter Pan fentu