Ranking The BEST Programming Languages to get HIRED In Tech

🚀 Are you an aspiring software engineer looking to break into the tech industry and secure a high-paying job? Look no further! In this video, we've got you covered with our comprehensive guide on the best programming languages that will supercharge your career prospects.
🔥 Whether you're a seasoned coder or just starting out, we'll break down the top programming languages that are in high demand across the tech landscape. From web development to machine learning, we'll discuss the key languages you should master to stand out to potential employers.
💡 Here's what you can expect in this video:
🌐 An overview of the tech job market and why these languages are in demand.
💻 In-depth insights into each programming language, including their strengths and use cases.
📈 Salary potential and job opportunities associated with each language.
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[@MelkeyDev]

Did any of these numbers surprise you? If you found this video helpful please let me know in the comment section. It means a lot!

[@fabricehategekimana5350]

TBH I was surprised to see that Kotlin only have that much of job requirement (since it's the best candidate to replace java because of his ability to run on the JVM). Thanks for this instructing video ! I think languages like Go and Rust will be mainly for side hustle for the next years but will become kings in the future

[@stephenyoung9076]

PHP was absolutely wild.

[@ulrich-tonmoy]

C# is the new go to for Enterprise application and PHP was surprising

[@pif5023]

I switched recently from TS to Java (same company) because I have seen companies accept Java experience for Rust and Go positions. I hope to work with one of those languages in the future.

[@Razpirato]

As a Java developer, it's always funny when people who like other languages realize how much Java code is out there. Also, with the most recent changes, I think Java's popularity is going to grow.

[@pif5023]

Lately I got back into Java and I must say the language is not that bad. My issue is the tooling around it. You either use a full fledged IDE or you are in for a lot of pain. Tried for almost a month to have the helix editor (similar to Vim) to work with Java but I just managed to waste a lot of time. Wished Java was a bit more Unix friendly.

[@Razpirato]

@@pif5023 I absolutely love IntelliJ Ultimate. I've used Vscode and VIM in the past, but wouldn't go back now.

[@MelkeyDev]

That would be WILD

[@jubaaissaoui5496]

@@pif5023 Same issue with me I had to configure .bashrc with a lot of shortcuts. It works, but it's just too much of a hassle

[@ruanpingshan]

​@@pif5023 I used to really like Java (after trying C and C++). But I find all the new build systems and package managers really intimidating, and they make it really hard for me to get back into the language. I miss the old days when javac was good enough.

[@RemotHuman]

You have to divide by number of people you're competing with. Hypothetically if there's 50 jobs for something but 25 people applying you are likely to get a job despite it being unpopular. Hard to get that data for that side of the equation though

[@user-ed1nw6vr8n]

good point

[@JustinPauloSoloOld]

C# with the new updates on Blazor. What a time to be a C# developer.

[@aryanrahman3212]

Thanks for putting out the data rather than being subjective about it. Subbed

[@AGAU1022]

The GO number is GOing to be inflated by all the ads that just happen to have the word "go" (unrelated to the language) so it's gotta be even lower. Also, the amount of experience and other skills required will vary. Java jobs are generally pretty senior. "Python" jobs often require that you have another language too, and sometimes Python is listed as a nice to have for other types of developer. When Python is the only language required the job will often require a math or science degree, although hopefully the word "developer" will exclude many of those. However, the overall recommendation at the end of "Java, Python, C#, Javascript" is a good one for any jobless beginner who learns at least two of those instead of putting all their energy into Go, Rust and Kotlin.

[@brotherthegrest]

Man quality content every time

[@MelkeyDev]

Trying my best brother

[@adriangonzalezgomez4632]

I'm sort of surprised by the number of PHP jobs, but if I had to make sense of those numbers based on my intuition and recent experience on my national job market... I would argue that either the PHP jobs are being offered through private offers (not by posting the announcement publicly on a website) or are already covered by developers with a stable position maintaining legacy apps. Of course, those metrics are much more difficult to obtain.

[@MelkeyDev]

Yess agreed

[@JoshuaMaciel]

Pretty much what I expected. Figured Java would be 1st or 2nd. Is what I was trained in, it’s not bad, but I pretty much exclusively use Golang now for any personal projects

[@MelkeyDev]

Yep. I am surprised about PHP

[@JoshuaMaciel]

@@MelkeyDev yea actually thinking about PHP was a bit lower than I expected just from my local market bias. I’ve been applying to just about everything though even though everywhere is looking for 5-8 YOE especially the countless Java jobs around me

[@electricz3045]

Whwts rhe program's name you used in thr vireo for the table?

[@user-kv4zv3lg5v]

one thing to note. some job postings require you to be familiar with other languages as well, in which might skew the results. i.e. Backend Developer Requirements: Must be proficient with Go Bonus: Familiar with frontend javascript frameworks or i.e. Backend Developer Requirements: Must be proficient with Go. However, we will consider if you are coming from other languages like Java or *C#*.

[@TennisGvy]

What's wrong with defense contractors Melkey? I was thinking I could try one for my first job as an easy in

[@MelkeyDev]

Nothing!

[@hkalisvaart]

Can you post your result when looking for golang developer?

[@nacholopezosa]

It would be very interesting to see the trends. For example, Java may still be first, but remember that there was once a time when it was simply ubiquitous. So maybe the trend is down sharper than we may expect, but still living off legacy code. If that were the case, would you recommend Java over JavaScript? 🤔

[@renatocustodio1000]

Just imagine the monstrosities that people will be working on 10 years from now, in huge JavaScript softwares. I think java will be just fine long term.

[@willalmur]

No way Javascript is 3rd place, simply because it seems most startups use javascript in the backend, and startups are the majority of tech jobs. This is not to mention the web. I think the problem was you used the term Javascript developer. I believe a lot of job postings specify which libraries or frameworks they want someone to be good at in the job title. Like Angular Developer, React Developer, Vue Developer... etc. On top of that some just say Frontend Developer, and good luck passing the technical interview if you don't know Javascript. I would say the number for all Javascript encompassing jobs would be at least 3 times the stated number.

[@chrisalbers9184]

Yo I'd love to see a job ranking of db/cloud as well

[@MelkeyDev]

Not a bad idea

[@emil_l889]

More vids on go jobs plz, dying to switch from TS to Go I swear😭

[@MelkeyDev]

i SWEAR

[@everythinggoes850]

Does your search for "go developers" also bring up "golang developers" 🤔

[@MelkeyDev]

Yeah theres more for Go than golang

[@michaelhart8928]

A lot of enterprise still uses java outside of pure tech. A lot of the post 2000’s built financial system stuff is in java for instance which needs a lot of maintainers.

[@user-pn4mk4ql2s]

what about c# ? i am fresher and company asked me to learn about c# , but i only know python

[@pif5023]

This is why I know TS/JS, Java and Python. Learning Rust but I hope to work in Go (not learning it rn because is quick to pick up and Rust fills the low level gap I have in my toolset)

[@Deb_deCoder]

at the end you will have nothing.. just learn 1 or 2

[@kosnowman]

Java got some weird quirks but like John Carmack said the best language is the one you are using, so Java is the best language for me

[@SandraWantsCoke]

Thanks. Didn't I see you on Primeagen channel?

[@MelkeyDev]

Yeah maybe!

[@ohdarlin692]

jobs market in Russia almost the same as in US, but C++ , java and js are dominant. Also I really enjoy new tendency that many big companies in my country started to use GO a lot and hire new GO devs. I am still a student and not yet get a job, currently learning java to get hire easily, but in the future I would love to switch to GO. I genuinely can't imagine how to get first job with GO or node.js or kotlin. With these 3 languages they never hire a junior, only people with experience. Unlike the languages I mentioned at the beginning. Better to pick up something popular with a many job offers to get hired.

[@user-pn4mk4ql2s]

what about c# ?

[@brotherthegrest]

576 jobs for rust is hilarious another win for the go community

[@fabricehategekimana5350]

Both Go and Rust are good but the problem seems to be inside their community and in the job market

[@Kane0123]

Don’t even need to watch the video since the thumbnail is obviously correct. C# babyyyyyyyy!

[@MelkeyDev]

BABY

[@Endurancecoach00]

Man’s talking about languages like wow classes

[@MelkeyDev]

human rogue bbg

[@SandraWantsCoke]

A question. Why is C# so popular, where is it mostly used? I've never even seen a single line of C# code once :D I'm also puzzled about Python, since it sucks for backend. Are there so many data and ML jobs? Or do people use it extensively for backend? PHP was a surprise

[@MelkeyDev]

It is used a lot in so many diff fields, just not talked about because it isnt sexy

[@AnnasVirtual]

modern c# is really good mhm aot compile to native machine code is so good

[@risebio]

sucks for backend? I agree that python being a universal language usually is a bad choice for most tasks. But for backend python is really good. It's memory consumption is higher than go (30-60% more than go) but cpu usage is not far from go. Latency is usually higher but latency from the db is much worse. Also python is good for prototyping especially with tools like micropython (for arduino and esp). It's also great for bot development for businesses and gathering statistics. And it's even better for not programming tasks but i think those job vacancies must be in ML, data science and other filter searches. But I must admit, to make python performant and good for development you must use other stuff like poetry, mypy, ruff, numpy, pydantic but it's also true for other languages except go (go std and compiling time is the best i've used).

[@thepatzer]

Maybe one or two current languages (depending on domain) like Python and JS and one other up-and-coming language like Go or Rust? The other thing is Java and C# are likely to have a different employer and position profile than JS plus front end frameworks.

[@MelkeyDev]

i agree wth you

[@banned_from_eating_cookies]

While JavaScript/TypeScript is widely used, it is very advantageous to have an established backend language (Java, C#) as well

[@DrewryPope]

yeah c# is java the sequel for enterprise. yea yeah yeah 'game developers use c#' but the majority is enterprise who absolutely are replacing all sorts of things they wrote in the early 2000's.

[@nezukovlogs1122]

JS, Java only languages with lots of jobs and high packages at the same time

[@raizdesamauma8607]

Hey I love your videos man! I think it could be interesting to see another video like this, but with job offers from other countries, other than the US. Like maybe one from each region: Brazil, Germany, South Africa, India, Japan, for example. Just to see if there's some really noticeable tech preferences around the globe. I'm learning Go, btw, looking forward to some day get hired as a golang dev.

[@MelkeyDev]

i can try to find some good resources

[@gaetanbloch7119]

@@MelkeyDev Just switch your VPN to another location and search again, did that recently for a tech book sales pitch ;)

[@gaetanbloch7119]

I can compile the numbers for you if you want to

[@thewhiteoaktree]

Hey, quick question. At 3:51 you're talking about how cobalt mining in the Congo can not be ethically justified. I totally agree and was wondering what your views are on creating different forms of employment so people don't need to resort to mining in the region?

[@MelkeyDev]

about 11

[@user-dp8kk3ju8k]

cool video)

[@DrewryPope]

ok im a minute in but i see kotlin and not java and am wondering how many kotlin jobs there could really be. i would have guessed actual java should be there over kotlin. i'm sure most android apps are kotlin or something but it feels like the same vein as dart/flutter. i think a job as a kotlin developer is probably going to be a more enjoyable experience, but i know for a fact there are many enterprises who are 100% java for almost all their backend (and even frontend 😢) stuff.

[@DrewryPope]

ahhhh ahahaha so glad i paused

[@MelkeyDev]

This made me laugh haha

[@jubaaissaoui5496]

Python jobs are mostly data science & ai related

[@fredericgaufichon7373]

Sorry but this doesn't answer to the question as we don't know how many developper are looking for each language, maybe for JavaScript there are twice more than for java, so it changes a lot the difficulty to find a job, you should make a stat with th how many poeple are applying

[@jamesm4957]

why no C/C++? are we too old? :'(

[@pommeoregan]

C++ 25,492 jobs on indeed right now

[@pif5023]

What is C# used for?

[@fabricehategekimana5350]

Desktop and entreprise app mainly (and some times in game developpement)

[@AnnasVirtual]

modern c# is really good mhm aot compile to native machine code is so good

[@americanjetset5010]

Should've included SQL.

[@MelkeyDev]

Give me all that SQL

[@asadanik5987]

i want to learn Go

[@MelkeyDev]

I am here for you

[@sanampakuwal]

I feel so sorry for developer community, they are unknown how good modern C# is (mostly think it's msft and windows coupled but its not true)

[@tomjones8293]

C# is slow bad for commercial projects

[@AnnasVirtual]

@@tomjones8293 modern c# is really good mhm aot compile to native machine code is so good

[@TestAcc-lu5cn]

@@tomjones8293 Its faster than java...

[@otmanm4095]

Super

[@MelkeyDev]

Thanks

[@awokawok8453]

it's 2024

[@DrewryPope]

i'm surprised there are that many python jobs

[@MelkeyDev]

Python is everywhere - literally!

[@JamesRouzier]

Try Perl.

[@chris94kennedy]

selfharmscript

[@surprisemawela525]

I thought java is out of the league...

[@MelkeyDev]

Its in it's own leage

[@ovidiusm7710]

The only one that surprised me was PHP with how low it was. The rest were as expected. Some people might be surprised how low Kotlin is, but it was expected -- any older android projects will be in Java -- any newer more modern android projects would be in Flutter or maybe React Native. There's just not an awful lot of pull towards Kotlin. The reason Java is so popular is old guys in suits. They won't replace Java with Kotlin. Melkey was surprised by C# but again it was expected. Some people forget Microsoft is still kinda a big deal lol. I think for us more, what's the work, geeky? Tech focused? people we usually dislike a language owned and controlled by a large corporation, but a lot of large companies will use it because it's microsoft. Again, old guys in suits.

[@banned_from_eating_cookies]

C# has been open source for a number of years.

[@codedbyshoe]

Php has fragmented so much that there are not many jobs for "php developers." Most of the job postings are Wordpress, Laravel Drupal, Symfony, etc. Developers.

[@MelkeyDev]

Yeah PHP was surprising. I thought more

[@JasonJA88]

Man I came here for a F-in tier list🤬

[@MelkeyDev]

yes

[@zahash1045]

567 > 0

[@InnsmouthAdmiral]

It's cause all the Rust engineers are taking all the jobs. That's why it's so low. I swear I am not coping. It's not cope. Please

[@ameer6168]

learn rust if you want to get hired in 2030

[@MelkeyDev]

2069

[@banned_from_eating_cookies]

In 2029 you’ll be saying 2040.

[@JJ-jh4cm]

nah

[@Maniac-007]

one thing to note. some job postings require you to be familiar with other languages as well, in which might skew the results. i.e. Backend *Developer* Requirements: Must be proficient with Go Bonus: Familiar with frontend *javascript* frameworks or i.e. Backend *Developer* Requirements: Must be proficient with Go. However, we will consider if you are coming from other languages like *Java* or *C#*.

[@iCrimzon]

Went looking for backend jobs and saw exactly this, alot if not all took Go knowledge but also accepted knowledge in other backend languages