Job opportunities and payscale

[Nikes Shah]

Hello,

I would like to know what types of job opportunies are (or will be) available for Android platform.

Also what is the payscale for android platform?

Thanks,
Nikesh

[Michael Rivera]

Good point, specially when it comes to international Developers that would like to work abroad! and how about the local country?

[Nikes Shah]

As per my experience payscale may vary country to country and company to company.

But still does any one know an average pay scale?

Right now I think only T-Mobile,Google having developers for Android (not sure). SUrely paysale must be very impressive in thiese companies.

But what about the overall market? abroad as well as local (I am from India).

[Michael Rivera]

offshoring devs is also an option for us devs it depends upon the agreement, :

per project basis - revenue sharing
or
per hour - the company pay your salary fixed!

[Nikes Shah]

The current president of USA "Obama" is planning to stop/reduce outsourcing also.

I think it might affect the Android developement or any other software related industry.

[Flaviu Simihaian]

I don't think Obama has any control over that. The Democratic party will not stop outsourcing. They might try to restrict the money they are giving out so they stay in the USA, but most of that is going to states anyway, not private tech businesses. I am pretty sure Google won't get a bailout package.

[chetan deol]

No one can stop outsourcing
If they stop it ,how the work will get done faster as we do.
Don't worry about it.

Thanks
Chetan

[Henry Wong]

Okay, since this topic is during a book promotion, I'll give it some leeway. However, if this topics continues to be about outsourcing instead of Android it will be moved to Job Discussions...

Henry

[Ed Burnette]

Looks pretty good if you believe these folks:

http://www.odinjobs.com/Odin/marketstatcompare?id=15480&q=Android+Developer
http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=Android+Developer&l1=

And wow, look at this:

http://www.odinjobs.com/Odin/marketstatcompare?id=15482&q=Android+vs+iPhone

Can anybody confirm these figures?

[Michael Rivera]

I think it is still Android under the Job Category ehhehe,

@Ed
Nice looking figures for Android, hopefully it will still grow in other countries rapidly by end of this year !

[Michael Rivera]

By the way, i know we are still having Recessions, but freelancing Android is hot nowadays Still learning things though