Annual Surveys that Software Developers Should Look for!

The domain of Technology & Software Development is an ever-evolving one, with new technology and programming languages outpacing the others so rapidly! As a Software Developer, it becomes really very important to keep an eye on such trends to be relevant and up-to-date by upscaling their skillsets.

Do you know there are surveys conducted by known tech organizations that can help you keep up with details such as

• Technology adoption tends such as the adoption rate of new technologies, frameworks, and programming languages.
• Most in demand Developer Tools and Practices.
• Job trends and In-demand skills.
• Statistaic related to salary based on skillsets.
• Emerging Developer Trends such as ow-code development, DevOps, or cloud-native applications, AI & ML, Cybersecurity, and Blockchain.
• Company Rankings and Job Cuts statistics.
• Diversity, Work Culture, Inclusiveness, and Job Satisfaction across Industries and geographical regions.
• Developer Demographics data.
• Full-time, Part-time and Remote Work trends.

Top 5 Tech Serveys Software Developers should look for!

1. Stack Overflow Developer Survey

   Stackoverflow does not need any introduction, it is the most used tech forum by software engineers. The Sack Overflow Developer Survey is one of the most well-known and comprehensive surveys conducted annually by Stack Overflow in which developers across the world participate. It covers a wide range of topics related to programming languages, tools, technologies, and developer trends.

   Survey Year	Link
   2023	https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/
   2022	https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2022/
   2021	https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2021
   2020	https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2020
   2019	https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019
   2018	https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018
   2017	https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2017

   
   
   

2. JetBrains Developer Ecosystem Survey

   JetBrains is the company that develops IDEs such as IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, PhpStorm, RubyMine, GoLand, Rider, DataGrip, CLion, and AppCode for various types of developers. The JetBrains Developer Ecosystem Survey provides insights into the tools and technologies developers use, as well as their preferences and challenges.

   
   

   Year	Survey Link
   2023	Onjoing: https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/developer-ecosystem-survey-2023-sh
   2022	https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2022/
   2021	https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2021/
   2020	https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2020/

   
   
   

3. GitHub Octoverse Survey

   There are over 90M developers on GitHub and over 90% of Fortune companies use GitHub. GitHub's annual report is the one to get insights on the open-source ecosystem, including popular repositories, programming languages, and trends.

   Year	Survey Link
   2022	https://octoverse.github.com
   2021	https://octoverse.github.com/2021/
   2020	https://octoverse.github.com/2020/
   2019	https://octoverse.github.com/2019/
   2018	https://octoverse.github.com/2018/

   
   
   

4. HackerRank Developer Skills Report

   It is a HackerRank annual report that assesses developer skills and trends in various programming languages and technologies.

   Year	Report Link
   2023	https://www.hackerrank.com/research/developer-skills/2023

   
   
   

5. TIOBE Programming Community index

   The TIOBE Programming Community index is an indicator of the popularity of programming languages which is updated once a month.

   https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/