Do these vacancies prove specialist-model demand is growing?
They demonstrate selected employers advertising relevant work at the observation date, not a measured trend. The Together and Scale roles support capability observations; growth requires repeated, deduplicated market data.
Is Together’s range definitely base salary?
The listing uses both base-salary and OTE wording, so that interpretation is unresolved. Ask the employer for the base/variable split before comparing it with another role.
Are the Baseten and Fireworks bands fully verified?
Their employer-indexed results exposed the ranges, but full terms were not reviewed in this pass. Recheck the Baseten and Fireworks postings before using the numbers in a recruitment budget.
Should we hire a researcher before an evaluator?
Sequence roles around the current bottleneck: without credible labels and acceptance tests, extra training capacity may not resolve the decision. The field guide supports beginning with concrete errors and measurement rather than a method-first roadmap.
Can a supplier’s recruitment page prove delivery capacity?
No: an advertised opening may represent a capability the supplier does not yet have. Ask for named delivery personnel and relevant work; the scope of a post-training role is a useful prompt for those questions, not proof that someone is assigned to your contract.