news backgroundIT Trends Show the Top Programming Languages and Developer Roles in 2022

IT Trends Show the Top Programming Languages and Developer Roles in 2022

By Gabriel Birky PohiriethPublished: 7/4/22

In the increasingly digital world that we live in, developers and CS roles are more and more in demand. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for software devs, QA analysts, and testers is expected to grow 22% between 2020 and 2030.

This means that if you specialize in the computer science industry, you’re in high demand. Usually, this translates to higher compensation as well, as businesses work to fill the gaps and respond to the growing necessities for digitalization.

What exactly are companies looking for? We’ll dive into the most popular programming languages, the top-paying technologies to work with, and the highest-paid roles for developers.

Programming languages in 2022: the popular, the unpopular, and the most desired

When it comes to programming languages, each developer will have a favorite, but does their choice correlate with the most well-paid languages in the tech field?

According to Stack Overflow’s 2022 Developer Survey, JavaScript is the long-reigning champion of the most popular languages. 2022 marks a decade of JavaScript being the most commonly used language with 65.36% of all respondents using it, followed by HTML/CSS (55.08%), and SQL (49.43%), which narrowly beats out Python for third place (48.07%).

Although this is the case for respondents as a whole, those who are learning to code prefer HTML/CSS, followed by JavaScript, then Python. As for professional developers, they follow the same lines as all respondents, but their top ten most uncommonly used languages, include:

  • Crystal (0.43%)
  • APL (0.47%)
  • SAS (0.5%)
  • OCaml (0.52%)
  • COBOL (0.57%)
  • Fortran (0.63%)
  • Erlang (0.98%)
  • Julia (1.04%)
  • F# (1.08%)
  • LISP (1.12%)

On the other hand, this list also correlates somewhat with the top paying technologies due to the rarity of the languages and the need for employees that can effectively use them. Among the top five highest median yearly salaries (USD), we find:

  • Clojure ($106,644)
  • Erlang ($103,000)
  • F# ($96,526)
  • LISP ($95,000)
  • Ruby ($93,000)

The highest-paid roles and the need for competent candidates

Barring senior executives which tend to have the most well-paid positions ($117,126), salaries for CS-focused roles are the highest in these categories:

  • Engineering Managers ($117,126)
  • Site reliability engineers ($111,976)
  • Security professionals ($91,416)
  • Cloud infrastructure engineers ($89,850)
  • Blockchain roles/Data engineers ($79,983)
  • DevOps specialists ($79, 236)

But there is also a need for effective candidates to fill those roles. According to HackerRank’s Tech Recruiting Benchmark Report, the most challenging roles to find qualified candidates for are full-stack developers, followed by machine learning engineers, and then DevOps engineers.

With all this information, are you or your business ready to move toward a new programming direction in 2022?

Transparency is an essential value for Appvizer. As a media, we strive to provide readers with useful quality content while allowing Appvizer to earn revenue from this content. Thus, we invite you to discover our compensation system.   Learn more
News backgroundJust In! The top news of the web - Week 32
News
August 12, 2022
Just In! The top news of the web - Week 32
What should you take away from the news this week? Tools for localized online-to-offline marketing, how to improve ROI during recession by investing in media, the danger of deepfakes, tips to nurture talent for accounting firms, and much more.
News backgroundJust In! The top news of the web - Week 31
News
August 5, 2022
Just In! The top news of the web - Week 31
What should you take away from the news this week? 8 content marketing metrics marketers should care about, how federal scrutiny of mobile location data might affect marketers, Google delays third-party cookie deprecation, the talent textbook, and much more.
News backgroundJust In! The top news of the web - Week 30
News
July 29, 2022
Just In! The top news of the web - Week 30
What should you take away from the news this week? LinkedIn continues to see “record levels” of engagement and session growth, new Facebook feed format, whole-person safety, ICPRS Summit 2022, and much more.
News backgroundAccounting Industry Guidelines for Going Green
News
July 25, 2022
Accounting Industry Guidelines for Going Green
Climate change is an essential topic of discussion in today's world, and the accounting industry can make a change. Discover the standards and principles established by international accounting bodies that can help make an impact.
News backgroundJust In! The top news of the web - Week 29
News
July 22, 2022
Just In! The top news of the web - Week 29
In this episode, we’re going to learn more about: The Teads Attention Program, the end of third-party cookies, the next big cybersecurity threat, the impact of digital tax on accountants, and much more.
News backgroundBringing AI and Marketing Together at MAICON 2022
News
July 22, 2022
Bringing AI and Marketing Together at MAICON 2022
Ready to implement AI into your marketing strategies? If you’re a digital marketer, read on to discover MAICON 2022 and learn how AI can help plan, produce content, personalize your product, and more!
News backgroundBacking Cybersecurity at Black Hat 2022
News
July 19, 2022
Backing Cybersecurity at Black Hat 2022
Cybersecurity is essential for all businesses. At Black Hat 2022, computer security pros can discover the latest information, trends, and training. Learn more here!
News backgroundJust In! The top news of the web - Week 28
News
July 15, 2022
Just In! The top news of the web - Week 28
In this episode, we’re going to find out more about: LinkedIn’s new “Business Manager" platform for B2B marketers, the intermediate or advanced level of cloud usage, what you can do about increases in employee disengagement, carbon reduction in the accountancy sector, and much more.
News backgroundJust In! The top news of the web - Week 27
News
July 8, 2022
Just In! The top news of the web - Week 27
In this episode, we’re going to find out more about: tips on maximizing your reels content approach on Instagram, the rise of cloud data and cloud complexity, the benefits of small accounting firms, the growth of multi-access edge computing spending, and much more.
News backgroundJust In! The top news of the web - Week 26
News
July 1, 2022
Just In! The top news of the web - Week 26
In this episode, we’re going to find out more about: metaverse spending increases, the Gartner tech growth and innovation conference, low-code as a trending platform, the benefit and the challenge of remote work and office work, and much more.