>just a few short years ago there was a very strong market for software engineers, despite outsourcing and immigration being very much part of the landscape. A

>just a few short years ago there was a very strong market for software engineers, despite outsourcing and immigration being very much part of the landscape. A lot changed very fast in the last few years. It's not all nor even a major part due to outsourcing/immigration. It's a myriad of factors all colliding at the same time.