In software development world, if you are able to code your way out of a paper bag and are not living at the literal end of the world you are in high demand. O

In software development world, if you are able to code your way out of a paper bag and are not living at the literal end of the world you are in high demand. Only if you don't really care what you work on. A lot of people really want to work at specific companies (like Apple or Google) or in a specific field (like finance or games development). In these cases those companies can place a lot higher demands on their applicants and make them jump through a lot more hoops. If these hoops actually lead to better quality candidates is of course a different question.