Technology is an ever-changing industry that constantly demands new skills and creative problem solving. With the extensive increase in new technology comes an immediate need for developers. This infographic notes trends, job demand, and tools related to this evolving industry.

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Top Cities
for Tech Jobs
<Here are the most popular 10 cities for tech workers,
according to Forbes./>
There are approximately 18.2 million
software developers worldwide.
Technology is an ever-changing industry that constantly demands new skills and creative problem solving.
With the extensive increase in new technology comes an immediate need for developers. This infographic
notes trends, job demand, and tools related to this evolving industry.
That number is set to rise
to 26.4 million by 2019.
That’s a 45% increase
in 5 years.
San Jose, CA San Francisco, CA Boston, MA Austin, TX Madison, WI
Atlanta, GA San Antonio, TX Raleigh, NC Phoenix, AZ Nashville, TN
The Web Dev Cheat Sheet <Varying in complexity and usage, the
following platforms and languages run the Web./>
Most Popular Languages <Here are 2014’s highest-rated programming
languages, according to the TIOBE Index./>
Bachelor’s
Usage and Annual Change
+.41
Usage Annual Change
C
Java
ObjectiveC
C++
C#
Basic
PHP
Python
JavaScript
Ruby
30K
40K
50K
60K
5%
0%
10%
15%
20%
17.7%
-2.6
13.5%
+1.1
10.1%
-3.8
4.9%
-.97
4.8%
-1.3
3.5%
-3.2
2.9%
-.77
2.3%
-.27
1.8%
-.12
1.1%
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Development Jobs Surge
Cracking the Code
A holistic look at the developer industry
<Both software and Web
development jobs are expected
to grow in the next decade./>
Computer Science
Degree Trends
<Spiking in the early 2000s, computer science
degrees have since stabilized./>
18.2
2014
26.4
2019
Sites That Use It Top ToolsPurpose
JAVA
Lets application
developers "write once,
run anywhere" (WORA)
Netflix
Edmunds
Zappos
JSON
CORE
NET / C#
A Microsoft language for
creating applications on
Microsoft platforms
ExactTarget
Comcast
XBOX
ImageHandler
Flippy
SQL Helper
PHP
A backend technology
used to create dynamic
websites
Facebook
Tumblr
Wikipedia
Slim.PHP
Webgrind
Securimage
NODE.js
A platform built on
Chrome's JavaScript
runtime for easily
building fast, scalable
network applications
PayPal
Walmart
Yahoo
Passport
AR-Drone
Level Up
C
Often used for system
programming, including
implementing operating
systems and embedded
system applications
Bloomberg
Windows OS
Apache
Web Server
Package Control
Git
Emmet
C++
Designed with a bias for
systems programming
with performance,
efficiency, and flexibility
of use as its design
requirements
JPMorgan Chase
DIRECTV
Sony
Doxygen
Graphviz
Mscgen
PYTHON
A programming language
that lets you work more
quickly and integrate your
systems more effectively
USA Today
Google
YouTube
Komodo Edit IDE
PyCharm IDE
Eclipse with PyDev
RUBY
PHPJAVA C#JSC C++PYTHONRUBY
An open source
programming language
with a focus on simplicity
and productivity; has an
elegant syntax that’s
natural to read and easy
to write
Sources:
ComputerWorld I TIBOE.com I NCES.ED.GOV
VentureBeat | Forbes.com
Twitter
Ask.fm
GitHub
Traceroute
Rack-mini-profiler
Brakeman
As the developer landscape shifts, awareness of
trends and tools is important to help further
progression in the field.
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43,072
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Avg. Annual Salary by Language
$87k$94k $89k$91k$108k $93k$100k$109k