The industry’s major challenge—and a key issue for business—is the lack of qualified IT professionals. In fact, there are many organizations vying for each engineer that is available, and suitable candidates are hard to come by. By 2020, it is anticipated that there will be a million vacant computer programming positions in the US due to the current issue. For the past nine years, software engineers have topped the list of positions in the US that are the toughest to fill. The biggest skill deficits are in data management, analytics, and big data. To assist their HR departments in coping with this reality, many businesses opt to hire developers or development teams from outsourcing firms.