If there were a talent shortage, the surest sign would be an increase in average wages after adjusting for inflation over the past 10 or 20 years. That would mean salaries would be significantly <i>more</i> than 23% higher than 2005 or 57% higher than in 1995 for approximately the same skill level.<p>That&#x27;s not the case so I don&#x27;t think there&#x27;s a real shortage.