Years coding — Work data 2026 | Stack Overflow Developer Survey

Developer Survey 2026

Question

Including any education, how many years have you been coding in total? Please round to the nearest whole number, excluding any decimal points.

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Data

	Respondents	Percent
0-4 years	2,467	9.8%
5-9 years	5,021	19.9%
10-14 years	4,821	19.1%
15-19 years	3,432	13.6%
20-29 years	5,128	20.3%
30-39 years	2,512	10.0%
40+ years	1,823	7.2%

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Stack Exchange Inc. (2026). “Years coding”. Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2026. Licensed under ODbL 1.0. https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/work/data/years-code

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|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 0-4 years | 2,467 | 9.8% |
| 5-9 years | 5,021 | 19.9% |
| 10-14 years | 4,821 | 19.1% |
| 15-19 years | 3,432 | 13.6% |
| 20-29 years | 5,128 | 20.3% |
| 30-39 years | 2,512 | 10.0% |
| 40+ years | 1,823 | 7.2% |

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