Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2015
stackoverflow.comNot sure exactly how indicative these numbers are but:
SQL fell from 59.6% to 57.1% and then 48% (-11.6%).
C# from 44.7% to 37.6% and then to 31.6% (-13.1%).
C from 26.9% to 17.9% and then to 16.4% (-10.5%).
while at the same time
Node.js went from 7.5% to 9.8% and then 13.3% (+5.8%) and AngularJS from 0 in 2013 and 2014 to 13.3 this year.
If I wanted to sound smart I could say that it looks like database administration and systems engineering is declining while web development is on the rise. But I won't. It's worth noting, in any case, that the respondents were 8k in 2013, 6.5k last year and ~22k this year.
It's also an artifact of the fact that the developer population is growing massively. Scripting and no sql have been staples of "young" developers since whenever.
The benefits of strongly typed language and robust data storage become apparent after you actually have to maintain your code for some time.
Would have thought Java would be placed higher on compensation, especially given prevalence in finance sector. Maybe quants don't have time for Stack Overflow?
They're all on http://quant.stackexchange.com. :-)
Surprised at remote workers getting paid more
Then again, I live in London. Maybe they all telecommute to here.
Remotes aren't necessarily getting paid more.. They likely have experience that is valuable that then lets them work remotely. Not too many beginning programmers have the option of remote.