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RSE International Survey 2018

Professional developer

  1. Australia
  2. Germany
  3. Netherlands
  4. New Zealand
  5. South Africa
  6. United Kingdom
  7. United States
  8. World

In this section we investigate the relationship between RSEs/RSDs and their own experience in software development Understandably, we expect them having several years of software development experience. However, as shown in previous years, it is not necessarily reflected upon their own feeling of being considered as professional.

Questions in this section:

  • Do you consider yourself a professional software developer? (Yes/No)
  • How many years of software development experience do you have? (integer)

Australia

How many professional developers?

Professional developer for Australia Count Percentage
Yes 43 46.2366
No 50 53.7634

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2021-08-04T21:05:04.448474 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 0 10 20 30 40 50 No Yes Professional developer, Australia

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Years of software development experience

How many years of software development experience for Australia (without 95 percentile) Results in 2018
count 90
mean 12.2089
std 8.15662
min 0
25% 5
50% 10
75% 20
max 28

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2021-08-04T21:05:05.050213 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 2018 Year 0 5 10 15 20 25 Value 0 10 20 Value 0.0 2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0 Count Year 2018 How many years of software development experience for Australia (without 95 percentile)

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Germany

How many professional developers?

Professional developer for Germany Count Percentage Percentage in 2017 Difference with previous year
Yes 150 47.3186 42.7692 4.54938
No 167 52.6814 57.2308 -4.54938

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2021-08-04T21:05:05.356903 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 0 10 20 30 40 50 No Yes 53% 47% Professional developer, Germany −5 0 5 Δ

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Years of software development experience

How many years of software development experience for Germany (without 95 percentile) Results in 2018 Results in 2017
count 313 304
mean 9.16374 9.38322
std 6.23297 6.23934
min 0 0
25% 4 5
50% 8 8
75% 13 13
max 28 28

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2021-08-04T21:05:06.380979 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 2017 2018 Year 0 5 10 15 20 25 Value 0 10 20 Value 0 10 20 30 40 50 Count Year 2017 2018 How many years of software development experience for Germany (without 95 percentile)

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Netherlands

How many professional developers?

Professional developer for Netherlands Count Percentage Percentage in 2017 Difference with previous year
Yes 29 54.717 65.3333 -10.6164
No 24 45.283 34.6667 10.6164

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2021-08-04T21:05:06.756427 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 0 10 20 30 40 50 No Yes 45% 55% Professional developer, Netherlands −10 0 10 Δ

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Years of software development experience

How many years of software development experience for Netherlands (without 95 percentile) Results in 2018 Results in 2017
count 51 70
mean 10.951 11.1857
std 6.61079 7.02231
min 2 0
25% 5 5
50% 10 10
75% 15 15
max 25 25

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2021-08-04T21:05:07.458647 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 2017 2018 Year 0 5 10 15 20 25 Value 0 5 10 15 20 25 Value 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Count Year 2017 2018 How many years of software development experience for Netherlands (without 95 percentile)

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New Zealand

How many professional developers?

Professional developer for New Zealand Count Percentage
Yes 24 66.6667
No 12 33.3333

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2021-08-04T21:05:07.773121 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Yes No Professional developer, New Zealand

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Years of software development experience

How many years of software development experience for New Zealand (without 95 percentile) Results in 2018
count 35
mean 14.5143
std 9.74792
min 1
25% 5.5
50% 15
75% 21
max 30

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2021-08-04T21:05:08.324160 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 2018 Year 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Value 0 10 20 30 Value 0 2 4 6 8 Count Year 2018 How many years of software development experience for New Zealand (without 95 percentile)

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South Africa

How many professional developers?

Professional developer for South Africa Count Percentage Percentage in 2017 Difference with previous year
Yes 6 28.5714 26.3158 2.25564
No 15 71.4286 73.6842 -2.25564

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2021-08-04T21:05:08.625779 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 No Yes 71% 29% Professional developer, South Africa −2 0 2 Δ

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Years of software development experience

How many years of software development experience for South Africa (without 95 percentile) Results in 2018 Results in 2017
count 21 18
mean 7.28571 15.3889
std 5.39577 11.7079
min 0 2
25% 4 5.5
50% 5 13.5
75% 10 21.5
max 20 40

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2021-08-04T21:05:09.301285 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 2017 2018 Year 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Value 0 10 20 30 40 Value 0 2 4 6 8 10 Count Year 2017 2018 How many years of software development experience for South Africa (without 95 percentile)

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United Kingdom

How many professional developers?

Professional developer for United Kingdom Count Percentage Percentage in 2017 Difference with previous year
Yes 143 62.7193 58.9431 3.77621
No 85 37.2807 41.0569 -3.77621

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2021-08-04T21:05:09.701655 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 No Yes 37% 63% Professional developer, United Kingdom −2.5 0.0 2.5 Δ

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Years of software development experience

How many years of software development experience for United Kingdom (without 95 percentile) Results in 2018 Results in 2017
count 216 137
mean 10.7778 12.3796
std 6.61757 6.20144
min 0 1
25% 5 7
50% 10 12
75% 16 17
max 28 27

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United States

How many professional developers?

Professional developer for United States Count Percentage Percentage in 2017 Difference with previous year
Yes 90 63.8298 61.25 2.57979
No 51 36.1702 38.75 -2.57979

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2021-08-04T21:05:10.821393 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 No Yes 36% 64% Professional developer, United States −2.5 0.0 2.5 Δ

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Years of software development experience

How many years of software development experience for United States (without 95 percentile) Results in 2018 Results in 2017
count 139 149
mean 14.3165 12.8557
std 10.0355 8.84099
min 0 0
25% 5 5
50% 12 10
75% 20 20
max 38 32

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2021-08-04T21:05:11.568263 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 2017 2018 Year 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Value 0 10 20 30 Value 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Count Year 2017 2018 How many years of software development experience for United States (without 95 percentile)

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World

How many professional developers?

Professional developer for World Count Percentage
Yes 22 42.3077
No 30 57.6923

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2021-08-04T21:05:11.900779 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 No Yes Professional developer, World

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Years of software development experience

How many years of software development experience for World (without 95 percentile) Results in 2018
count 52
mean 9.21154
std 5.25184
min 1
25% 5
50% 10
75% 10.75
max 24

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2021-08-04T21:05:12.495639 image/svg+xml Matplotlib v3.4.2, https://matplotlib.org/ 2018 Year 0 5 10 15 20 25 Value 0 5 10 15 20 25 Value 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Count Year 2018 How many years of software development experience for World (without 95 percentile)

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