FWIW, I've read several accounts of companies switching from Rails to PHP because they couldn't find enough developers (or didn't like negotiating with the few available ones).
Of course good PHPers are probably busy too.
Of course good PHPers are probably busy too.
I have never heard of a company scrapping a business deal because the world ran out of lawyers or accountants. The problem isn't a lack of developers, the problem is a lack of developers at the price the company is willing to pay.