Among the potential benefits of using a DevOps methodology are reduced development times, lower costs, and fewer conflicts between developed projects and operational integration, Dice says.

Lately there are an average of some 200 job postings on Dice on any given day seeking professionals who are working in a DevOps environment, the report notes. By contrast, there are typically some 1,400 job postings recruiting for system administrators, as shown in the chart at left.

"In markets like Silicon Valley, recruiting DevOps talent can be a headache," Dice explains. "It's not unusual for multiple offers, counteroffers and rising for DevOps experience."

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics a faster-than-average growth rate of 28 percent for network and computer systems administrators in the coming years, resulting in the addition of more than 96,000 jobs by 2020 to the 347,000 that were in place in this country in 2010.