">
TechMoran
  • About Us
  • Deals
  • Jobs
  • Motoring
    • Money
  • Pitch Your Startup
  • Submit Your Post
  • Freelance Gigs
  • Travel
  • Men’s Corner
  • Dating
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
  • Startups
  • Reviews
  • Insider
    • Obituaries
  • Business
  • Women
  • Blockchain
  • Columnists
  • Hacks & Facts
    • How To
  • Editions
    • US Edition
    • India Edition
    • MENA Edition
    • Asia Edition
    • Europe Edition
    • International Edition
No Result
View All Result
TechMoran
">
Home Tech

Less than 50% of Nigerian developers are satisfied with their jobs – survey (Devcenter)

Daniel Anuoluwapelumi Moses by Daniel Anuoluwapelumi Moses
3 years ago
in Tech
7 min read
0

* 8 in 10 Nigerian developers plan to work remotely.

In an article for the guardian newspapers, big chief Victor Asemota noted that, “There is no ‘abroad’ in technology. Standards are global. You either meet or surpass them or you fall below.” Let me state that I totally agree with this, and more importantly, that a lot of Nigerian developers meet or surpass these standards. Maybe not all, but a lot.

Little wonder there’s a spotlight which is now being shone on our developer community. The fact that we have good developers is well known, but there are a host of other things that are not. Are these developers happy? Do they love their job? What kind of programming language is most used? And many more. The African nature of not keeping accurate data might have hidden answers to these questions, but then……

It is why we have Devcenter. Devcenter is a platform that matches remote teams to software projects. The company builds world class products, together with technology and top talent from a network of developers and designers in Africa.

Devcenter logo

Annually, this developer community sends surveys to Nigerian developers in the tech ecosystem. The survey after collation, reveals interesting data about the tech industry in Nigeria. An infographic which was designed from the survey’s results, addresses as many questions you’ll need answers to. It also provides information ranging from the most popular programming language among developers, their income level to their plans for the future of work. Note: This is for 2017.

See below:

Devcenter state of code 2017

Gender

In Nigeria, there are more male developers than female, with the latter grabbing 94% of share. This translates that out of every 100 developers, only 6 would be females.

READ  Europe Lays Back On Anti-Dumping Investigation Into Huawei And ZTE

This is a pretty large gender gap, which in my opinion, should be addressed. Maybe coding schools should give special consideration to female applications or organize female focused events to bridge this gap.

Related posts

Mastercard, Unilever & KCB Bank to pump over $150,000 into SMEs in Kenya via their Jaza Duka program

January 18, 2021
0

Use these smart TV security tricks to protect your privacy

January 18, 2021
0
A salesman checks a customer's iPhone at a mobile phone store in New Delhi, India, July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

How To Measure How Much You Walk On Your iPhone

January 17, 2021
0

History of Binance: The Success and Failure of One of the Most Popular Cryptocurrency Exchange

January 15, 2021
0

Age

55% of developers are between 18 and 24 years old. It would be safe to also say these lots are mostly students of tertiary institutions, where they have access to laptops, free internet (in some schools), and have the freedom to learn whatever they want to.

Learning mode

Well, in a country where I’ve come in contact with computer science students who decried the focus of universities on just the ‘theory’s aspect of everything, it is only normal for them to teach themselves, and a whole 84% have done that successfully. 9% learnt from tertiary institutions, while 5% from computer schools.

Earnings & Satisfaction

Nigerian developers earn far less than their counterparts in other countries, even if there was a rise in the amount earned in 2017 versus 2016. There is still a long way to go though. Even as many of them say they aren’t satisfied with their job, with higher pay and career growth top of what would give them satisfaction. You don’t expect them to be satisfied with <$500 per month, do you?

READ  Why 2020 Is the Beginning of a New Era in Gaming

Work habit

A majority of developers work in offices, while 32% are working a bit of both in the office and remotely. Also, a whopping 79% are planning to work remotely. Now this leads me to the question if Nigerian developers prefer a coworking space as to working alone. I think they prefer the latter, but we’ll be taking a developer’s view soon.

 

Finally, it is very applaudable for Devcenter to have collated such statistics. It’ll definitely help the ecosystem in making several decisions as per developers, making amends where necessary and know what exactly to address. More companies need to follow this step and collate such data from their market.

Readers 4,350

Share

  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Daniel Anuoluwapelumi Moses

Daniel Anuoluwapelumi Moses

Daniel writes. Daniel is awesome. We could connect on social media.

Related Posts

Business

Mastercard, Unilever & KCB Bank to pump over $150,000 into SMEs in Kenya via their Jaza Duka program

January 18, 2021
0
Tech

Use these smart TV security tricks to protect your privacy

January 18, 2021
0
A salesman checks a customer's iPhone at a mobile phone store in New Delhi, India, July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Mobile

How To Measure How Much You Walk On Your iPhone

January 17, 2021
0
cryptocurrencies

History of Binance: The Success and Failure of One of the Most Popular Cryptocurrency Exchange

January 15, 2021
0
How To

How to fuliza by Safaricom guide

January 15, 2021
0
Tech

ASUS debuts new ZenBook Duo | Pro Duo, VivoBook, ExpertBook and Chromebook laptops at CES 2021

January 15, 2021
0
signal-apps
Tech

Is Signal That Different From WhatsApp? Here Are 5 Ways It May Be Different

January 15, 2021
0
Tech

Are Cheap TikTok Likes Inferior To Expensive Ones? Read Our Experts’ Discussion

January 15, 2021
0

https://bit.ly/2VOxuoBhttps://bit.ly/2VOxuoBhttps://bit.ly/2VOxuoB
ADVERTISEMENT

Join our Mailing List

Loading

Recent Posts

CAF and StarTimes in a joint venture to broadcast Total CHAN, Cameroon 2020 in Sub-Saharan Africa

January 19, 2021
LIKEE

6 Alternative Apps To TikTok That Might Even Be Better

January 19, 2021

How to move all of your WhatsApp groups and get started with Signal

January 18, 2021

How to Apply Online Single Business Permit.

January 18, 2021

What to do to check whether the signal is down

January 18, 2021
">
">

Follow Us

">

There are many sites out there focused on blowing off some steam, from funny entertainment to thrilling experiences like playing online, in some cases online gaming could grant you the chance to win extra money. We came across rocketpot.io while browsing for a good btc casino online and it left us a very good impression with their wide variety of games and crypto offering.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

© 2019 Moran Media Group - All rights reserved TechMoran.

No Result
View All Result
  • Startups
  • Reviews
  • Insider
    • Obituaries
  • Business
  • Women
  • Blockchain
  • Columnists
  • Hacks & Facts
    • How To
  • Editions
    • US Edition
    • India Edition
    • MENA Edition
    • Asia Edition
    • Europe Edition
    • International Edition

© 2019 Moran Media Group - All rights reserved TechMoran.

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
%d bloggers like this: