Survey Results

Developer Demographics

Survey period: 10 Dec 2015 to 31 Dec 2020

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Option	Votes	%
Executive (CEO, CIO, CTO, President etc.)	120	6.49
Manager (Team Leader, Department Head, Product Manager etc.)	230	12.43
Enterprise Services / Solutions Developer	271	14.65
Desktop Developer	445	24.05
Front-end Web Developer	42	2.27
Back-end Web Developer	83	4.49
Full-stack Web Developer	284	15.35
Mobile Developer	48	2.59
Embedded Application Developer	99	5.35
System Administrator	25	1.35
Database Administrator	7	0.38
DevOps	15	0.81
UX or UI Designer	4	0.22
Quality Assurance / Testing	7	0.38
Business Intelligence / Analytics / Data Warehousing Expert	28	1.51
Student	30	1.62
I am not a developer	19	1.03
Other	93	5.03
Total	1,850	100%

Option	Votes	%
C	440	23.75
C++	729	39.34
C#	1,404	75.77
Visual Basic	517	27.90
F#	42	2.27
Java	406	21.91
JavaScript	978	52.78
Objective-C	90	4.86
Swift	66	3.56
HTML5	902	48.68
CSS	860	46.41
PHP	267	14.41
Python	289	15.60
Ruby	46	2.48
Perl	88	4.75
SQL	1,103	59.53
Node.js	213	11.49
AngularJS	291	15.70
Rust	3	0.16
Go	14	0.76
Clojure	7	0.38
Scala	23	1.24
Haskell	17	0.92
Other	298	16.08
Responses	1,853
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

Option	Votes	%
Windows XP	576	31.07
Windows 7	1,452	78.32
Windows 8	1,047	56.47
Windows 10	1,155	62.30
Windows Phone	232	12.51
Android	441	23.79
iOS	293	15.80
MacOS	153	8.25
Linux	488	26.32
Unix	124	6.69
Salesforce	12	0.65
Sharepoint	91	4.91
Wordpress	66	3.56
LAMP	119	6.42
Apache Cordova	74	3.99
Arduino / Raspberry Pi	201	10.84
Other Embedded Systems	197	10.63
Other	224	12.08
Responses	1,854
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

Option	Votes	%
Windows	1,758	94.82
Mac	211	11.38
Linux	398	21.47
Unix	56	3.02
Other	47	2.54
Responses	1,854
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

Option	Votes	%
Less than 1 year	9	0.48
1 – 2 years	27	1.45
3 – 5 years	74	3.99
5 – 10 years	253	13.63
10 – 15 years	334	18.00
Over 15 years	1,159	62.45
Total	1,856	100%

Option	Votes	%
Information Technology and Software Products	683	36.80
Web Services / Internet	120	6.47
Telecommunications	56	3.02
Finance	140	7.54
Healthcare / Biotech / Science	127	6.84
Manufacturing	109	5.87
Government	82	4.42
Retail	31	1.67
Education	62	3.34
Engineering / Construction	138	7.44
Media / Advertising / Entertainment / Gaming	66	3.56
Energy / Utilities	48	2.59
Agriculture	12	0.65
Other	182	9.81
Total	1,856	100%

Option	Votes	%
I am the decision maker	481	25.92
I have lots of influence in the buying process	451	24.30
I have some influence in the buying process	621	33.46
I have no influence in the buying process	249	13.42
Other	54	2.91
Total	1,856	100%

Option	Votes	%
I work alone	239	12.88
Less than 9	291	15.68
10 - 99	448	24.14
100 - 499	278	14.98
500 - 999	104	5.60
1,000 - 9,999	257	13.85
10,000 or more	199	10.72
I don't work	40	2.16
Total	1,856	100%

Option	Votes	%
To share knowledge with others	601	32.38
To receive help with work projects	1,082	58.30
To receive help on my personal projects	710	38.25
To get help with homework	57	3.07
Because I can't do my job without it	93	5.01
To demonstrate that I'm good at what I do	52	2.80
To maintain an online presence	144	7.76
To communicate with other developers	337	18.16
I just like to learn	1,430	77.05
Other	131	7.06
Responses	1,856
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

Option	Votes	%
Online display ads (web banners)	312	16.80
E-newsletters with ads from multiple sponsors	403	21.70
Special offer emails with info from a single sponsor	240	12.92
Technical articles	1,494	80.45
Product reviews	1,041	56.06
eBooks and whitepapers	711	38.29
Programming competitions	235	12.65
Videos	454	24.45
Webinars	333	17.93
Free trials and downloads	773	41.63
Other	79	4.25
Responses	1,857
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

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