{"id":999881824,"date":"2019-12-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dice.npgdev.com\/?p=731274318"},"modified":"2019-12-03T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T08:00:00","slug":"tech-professionals-want-remote-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dice.npgdev.com\/hiring\/recruitment\/tech-professionals-want-remote-work","title":{"rendered":"Remote Work: Why More Employers Are Doing It"},"content":{"rendered":" \n

You\u2019d be hard-pressed to find a business today that doesn\u2019t want to hire a skilled candidate for some kind of technology job, whether it\u2019s a help desk position, a Systems Engineer<\/a>, a DevOps Engineer<\/a>, or an even-more specialized role, like a Machine Learning Engineer<\/a>. But in a market with low unemployment and relentless demand for skills that are already in very limited supply, they struggle.<\/p> \n

Location doesn\u2019t help. Whether a business is in a thriving tech hub or a tech-starved location, recruiting technology professionals takes a lot of patience and work. And even the most ardent efforts of tech recruiters and hiring managers in either type of hiring market can fail to bear fruit.<\/p> \n

A solution to easing the tech talent shortage: Remote work<\/strong><\/h3> \n

One strategy that more leading companies are using to attract top candidates and maintain qualified tech teams is employing remote workers. These businesses are hiring professionals who work outside of the traditional office environment \u2014 and may be based in another city or state or even a different country. They are also offering flexible work arrangements, like telecommuting, for employees who either don\u2019t want or need to work remotely full time or have roles that require them to be in the office at least part of the time.<\/p> \n

The use of remote workers is expanding as employers become more accepting of the idea that skilled technology workers \u2014 with access to the right tools for communication and collaboration and a supportive organizational culture \u2014 can be productive anytime, anywhere. But tech professionals themselves are also helping to fuel this trend, often in the quest to find better work-life balance. For many job candidates in the tech industry, the ability to work remotely weighs heavily in their decision-making process when considering employment opportunities.<\/p> \n

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Get even more insight. Download Dice’s eBook, Hiring Remote Workers for Technology Roles now.<\/a><\/h4> \n <\/div>\n<\/div> \n
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Tech talent considers remote work a “must-have” benefit<\/strong><\/h3> \n

Research for the Dice Tech Salary Report<\/a> suggests that as remote work becomes more commonplace \u2014 and more professionals come to expect it \u2014 candidates increasingly prefer employers that offer these programs. And not supporting remote work could undermine employers\u2019 ability to attract and retain top tech talent.<\/p> \n

Only about 12% of technology professionals interviewed for our latest Tech Salary Report said that they currently work remotely all of the time (see top chart). However, nearly half (44%) said they work remotely at least one day
per week. Meanwhile, 21% of workers said they would prefer to always work remotely \u2014 and nearly one-fifth (18%) said they would like to work remotely more than half of the time.<\/p> \n

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