---
title: "IC or PM — Work data 2026"
url: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/work/data/i-cor-pm
year: 2026
chapter: "work"
question: "ICorPM"
section: "Role functions"
licence: "ODbL 1.0 (https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/)"
---

# IC or PM

81% identify as individual contributors, including 30% senior/staff ICs. Only 3% are exclusively people managers.

Asked as: Are you an individual contributor or people manager? (`ICorPM`, single select, optional, v2026.1)

## Options offered

1. Individual contributor
2. People manager
3. Individual contributor in a senior or staff-level role
4. Both people manager and individual contributor

## Results

### All Respondents

n = 24,749

|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Individual contributor | 12,568 | 50.8% |
| Individual contributor in a senior or staff-level role | 7,517 | 30.4% |
| Both people manager and individual contributor | 3,828 | 15.5% |
| People manager | 836 | 3.4% |

In context: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/work/data.md