Back in January, Dries Buytaert, founder and lead of the Drupal CMS, wrote on his blog:

We need to train more good Drupalistas. Almost every Drupal company I talked to is trying to hire talented Drupal developers, but can't find any. The demand for Drupal talent continues to exceed the supply. It is, in fact, holding back Drupal's adoption.

This was not news to me. Since I joined the Drupal community in early 2009, I've had a non-stop stream of pings from companies and recruiters looking for Drupal talent. Currently, I receive on average two to three such requests a day. Every Drupal firm in town appears to be hiring -- and turning down work. I'm not referring to dev shops that "do a little Drupal." I'm talking about dedicated Drupal development shops. And as for independent contractors, every qualified Drupal pro in town is booked at least a month or two in advance.

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