---
title: "Years coding — Work data 2026"
url: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/work/data/years-code
year: 2026
chapter: "work"
question: "YearsCode"
section: "Role functions"
licence: "ODbL 1.0 (https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/)"
---

# Years coding

38% have coded for at least 20 years, and 17% for 30+ years. This is a highly experienced coding population.

Asked as: Including any education, how many years have you been coding in total? Please round to the nearest whole number, excluding any decimal points. (`YearsCode`, free text, optional, v2026.1)

## Results

### All Respondents

n = 25,204

|  | 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% |

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