Stack Overflow Survey Results – How Do You Compare?


Luxembourg has the highest number of per capita developers – 39.8 per 1000 people. The US accounts for 25% of the traffic to Stack Overflow, with India second at 12.5%.

  • The average developer is 28.9 years old, and 53% of developers are between the ages of 20 and 29
  • In the US, the average age is 31.6
  • 92.1% of coders are male
  • 20% have less than 2 years experience, 32.4% have between 2 and 5 years of experience and 47% have 6+ years in the field.
  • Of the women who code, 67% have been doing it less than 5 years and 37% less than two years
  • 41.8% of coders are self taught, while 37.7% have a computer science or related bachelor’s degree
  • Javascript is the most popular technology (54.5%) followed by SQL (48%) and Java (37.4%)
  • Most coders use Windows 7 (33.8%), with a close race between Linux (20.5%), Mac OSX (21.5%) and Windows 8 (19.5%)
  • GIT is the go to app for source control (69.3%)
  • Norway takes the lead in caffeinated beverages per day (3.09)
  • When it comes to money, Russia sits at the low end of the scale with an average salary of $23,897. At other end of the spectrum is the US, with an average salary of $89,631
  • 66% of programmers are employed full time, and 76% love or are somewhat satisfied with their job
  • 29% work remotely at least part time, while 48% rarely work remotely
  • 60% of survey respondents have provided answers on Stack Overflow, with 64% saying they do so because it feels good to help other programmers in need, while 6% don’t know why they answer, but they do so anyway.