Title — Work data 2026 | Stack Overflow Developer Survey

Question

Which of the following best describes your current role, or the role you held for the most time in the past year?

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v2026.1

Data

	Respondents	Percent
Developer, full-stack	7,042	27.3%
Developer, back-end	3,473	13.5%
Student	1,823	7.1%
Architect, software or solutions	1,792	7.0%
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications	1,030	4.0%
Developer, front-end	933	3.6%
Developer, embedded applications or devices	731	2.8%
Academic researcher	705	2.7%
Developer, mobile	685	2.7%
Engineering manager	603	2.3%
Other	545	2.1%
DevOps engineer or professional	527	2.0%
AI/ML engineer	455	1.8%
Data engineer	426	1.7%
Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.)	374	1.5%
Founder or entrepreneur	350	1.4%
Retired	330	1.3%
Developer, game or graphics	316	1.2%
Data scientist	301	1.2%
System administrator	299	1.2%
Data or business analyst	254	1.0%
Solutions engineer, implementation engineer, or forward-deployed engineer	244	0.9%
Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional	228	0.9%
Software engineer	219	0.8%
Cloud infrastructure engineer	218	0.8%
Developer, QA or test	203	0.8%
Developer, AI apps or physical AI	200	0.8%
Applied scientist	183	0.7%
Educator or instructor	175	0.7%
Project manager	158	0.6%
Product manager	149	0.6%
Hardware engineer	145	0.6%
Support engineer or analyst	123	0.5%
Site reliability engineer	119	0.5%
UX, research, or UI design professional	97	0.4%
Database administrator or engineer	94	0.4%
Developer advocate or developer relations professional	61	0.2%
Financial analyst or engineer	45	0.2%
Technical writer or documentation professional	41	0.2%
Platform engineer	37	0.1%
Marketing/Sales professional	34	0.1%

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|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Developer, full-stack | 7,042 | 27.3% |
| Developer, back-end | 3,473 | 13.5% |
| Student | 1,823 | 7.1% |
| Architect, software or solutions | 1,792 | 7.0% |
| Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,030 | 4.0% |
| Developer, front-end | 933 | 3.6% |
| Developer, embedded applications or devices | 731 | 2.8% |
| Academic researcher | 705 | 2.7% |
| Developer, mobile | 685 | 2.7% |
| Engineering manager | 603 | 2.3% |
| Other | 545 | 2.1% |
| DevOps engineer or professional | 527 | 2.0% |
| AI/ML engineer | 455 | 1.8% |
| Data engineer | 426 | 1.7% |
| Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 374 | 1.5% |
| Founder or entrepreneur | 350 | 1.4% |
| Retired | 330 | 1.3% |
| Developer, game or graphics | 316 | 1.2% |
| Data scientist | 301 | 1.2% |
| System administrator | 299 | 1.2% |
| Data or business analyst | 254 | 1.0% |
| Solutions engineer, implementation engineer, or forward-deployed engineer | 244 | 0.9% |
| Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 228 | 0.9% |
| Software engineer | 219 | 0.8% |
| Cloud infrastructure engineer | 218 | 0.8% |
| Developer, QA or test | 203 | 0.8% |
| Developer, AI apps or physical AI | 200 | 0.8% |
| Applied scientist | 183 | 0.7% |
| Educator or instructor | 175 | 0.7% |
| Project manager | 158 | 0.6% |
| Product manager | 149 | 0.6% |
| Hardware engineer | 145 | 0.6% |
| Support engineer or analyst | 123 | 0.5% |
| Site reliability engineer | 119 | 0.5% |
| UX, research, or UI design professional | 97 | 0.4% |
| Database administrator or engineer | 94 | 0.4% |
| Developer advocate or developer relations professional | 61 | 0.2% |
| Financial analyst or engineer | 45 | 0.2% |
| Technical writer or documentation professional | 41 | 0.2% |
| Platform engineer | 37 | 0.1% |
| Marketing/Sales professional | 34 | 0.1% |

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