What Do Programming Language Market Share and Salary Data Reveal About the Tech Job Market?
This article presents recent Chinese programming language market share figures, average and median programmer salaries, regional wage differences, and functional role distributions, highlighting trends such as stagnant median pay despite rising averages and shifting city salary rankings.
Programming Language Market Share
Salary Overview
In June 2021, 435,501 programmers were recruited nationwide. The average monthly salary was 15,052 CNY, with a median of 13,000 CNY. Ninety‑six percent earned between 1,750 CNY and 150,000 CNY.
Although the average salary has risen noticeably over the past two years, the median has remained largely unchanged, indicating that salary growth is concentrated among higher‑earning individuals.
Main Cities
Recent data shows Nanjing's programmer salaries have surpassed Guangzhou's for three consecutive months.
Job Functions
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