Sucks to be them then. If there was such a shortage we'd see more companies offering actually competitive salaries in the software industry. Software engineers

Sucks to be them then. If there was such a shortage we'd see more companies offering actually competitive salaries in the software industry. Software engineers might be well paid on average but they're not better paid than many other professions requiring similar levels of training. If this is such an issue, companies should spend resources training staff for the roles they need. Like they used to.