It depends greatly on what kind of field you're looking to get into and what your learning style is. A lot of pure tech jobs are going to demand a degree in any case, but, for example, I got my job (IT backend developer/utility infielder at a call center) on the strength of skills that are mostly self-taught, based on some example code I submitted (I learned more through hobbyist coding than I did in six years of not actually finishing a degree.)
