At UTC+0, that means near-complete overlap with Western Europe and a short morning or evening overlap with the US West Coast.
Reykjavík is the largest single concentration with 178 developers, followed by Reykjavik (71), Akureyri (8), Iceland (5) and Garðabær (4).
15 skills have enough developers in Iceland to break out separately, so you can go straight to the combination you are hiring for.
Most common skills in Iceland
Each links to the local breakdown for that technology.
- JavaScript183
- Python154
- HTML123
- TypeScript105
- Java92
- CSS82
- C++75
- C56
- C#56
- Go44
- PHP39
- Ruby34
- Jupyter30
- Rust22
- CMake16
- LaTeX16
- Lua16
- Swift15
- Docker14
- Dart11
- R9
Counts are developers in the indexed profile set.
Developer cities in Iceland
All indexed developers per city, across every skill.
- Reykjavík178
- Reykjavik71
- Akureyri8
- Iceland5
- Garðabær4
- Akranes3
- Hafnarfjörður3
- Kópavogur3
- Ísafjörður2
- Mosfellsbær2
Counts are developers in the indexed profile set.
What developers in Iceland look like
Measured across the profiles in this group, not self-reported.
- Median public contributions, last 12 months
- 42
- Median public repositories
- 19
- Median followers
- 10
- Have a linked LinkedIn profile
- 11.9%
- Flagged as open to work on GitHub
- 14.3%
Years of experience
- 0–2 years7%
- 3–5 years2%
- 6–9 years24%
- 10+ years67%
Shares of the profiles in this group where experience could be derived.
Sample profiles from Iceland
Real indexed developers, reduced to ranges and derived labels so no individual is identifiable.
- Contributions / year
- 1,000–2,000
- Public repositories
- 20–35
- Followers
- 25–50
- Contributions / year
- 5,000–7,500
- Public repositories
- 75–100
- Followers
- 10–25
- Contributions / year
- 0–50
- Public repositories
- 5–10
- Followers
- 0–10
- Contributions / year
- 1,000–2,000
- Public repositories
- 75–100
- Followers
- 50–100
- Contributions / year
- 100–250
- Public repositories
- 10–20
- Followers
- 0–10
Figures are shown as ranges and identifying details are removed. Full profiles, including GitHub handles and contact details, are available to signed-in users.
Frequently asked questions
How many developers are there in Iceland?
293 developers in Iceland are indexed on RealGreatDevs, 0.01% of the 2,554,463 profiles in the dataset. Location comes from the developer's own stated country on their public profile.
What technologies do developers in Iceland use most?
JavaScript leads with 183 developers, followed by Python (154), HTML (123), TypeScript (105) and Java (92).
What are the working-hour overlaps with Iceland?
At UTC+0, that means near-complete overlap with Western Europe and a short morning or evening overlap with the US West Coast.
How active are developers in Iceland on GitHub?
The median developer there made 42 public contributions in the last year across 19 public repositories. 11.9% have a LinkedIn profile linked.
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