Why is it hard to hire good Devops Experts ?

I’ve talked to so many people—team leads, managers( even from some of the top product companies who are willing to pay higher than industry average), and even startup/unicorn founders—and there’s one complaint I hear over and over: it’s really hard to hire good DevOps people. They’re always saying things like, “It’s so tough to find someone with the right depth of skills.” What’s your take on this? Why do you think hiring DevOps experts is such a challenge? Have you faced the same issue in your own experience?

Edit 1: I agree while there are some who want to underpay and ask the sky, this cohort also includes a folks from some of the top product companies who work with as part of my corporate workshops. The complaint is more of n the lines of depth of skills. Their say is people put 15 different skills in their resume, have certifications as well, but seem to have surface level knowledge. I have rephrased the original question accordingly.

Edit 2 :

I am not a recruiter. I am a corporate trainer, specialised in Devops , and ofcourse a self made Devops guy who started with his Linux/ops/tech ops career even before devops as a word was born. . The reason why I ask this is to provoke both sides, companies who want to hire but struggling ( not because of cost reasons, people who want to underpay for someone who is adding lot of value, let them suffer, and rot them in hell… ) and techies who want to make a career in devops and struggling to think about the root cause and the real problems, and come up with solutions, together.