At UTC+5, that means several hours of overlap with Western Europe and little natural overlap with the US West Coast.
Pune is the largest single concentration with 11,006 developers, followed by Bengaluru (9,378), Hyderabad (8,854), Mumbai (8,296) and Chennai (7,419).
404 skills have enough developers in India to break out separately, so you can go straight to the combination you are hiring for.
Most common skills in India
Each links to the local breakdown for that technology.
- JavaScript80,584
- HTML77,176
- Python67,453
- CSS47,052
- TypeScript45,027
- Java44,054
- Jupyter37,174
- C++27,261
- C16,129
- PHP14,027
- Bash / Shell10,807
- React9,490
- Go8,391
- Dart8,336
- C#7,038
- Node.js6,568
- Kotlin6,466
- Ruby5,095
- Express4,589
- MongoDB4,584
- Sass / SCSS4,428
- Docker4,352
- Machine Learning4,152
- Tailwind CSS3,629
- Rust3,196
- Next.js3,172
- Vue.js2,942
- Bootstrap2,839
- Android2,652
- Swift2,630
Counts are developers in the indexed profile set.
Developer cities in India
All indexed developers per city, across every skill.
- Pune11,006
- Bengaluru9,378
- Hyderabad8,854
- Mumbai8,296
- Chennai7,419
- New Delhi5,903
- Delhi4,997
- Kolkata4,354
- Bangalore4,094
- Noida3,179
Counts are developers in the indexed profile set.
What developers in India look like
Measured across the profiles in this group, not self-reported.
- Median public contributions, last 12 months
- 39
- Median public repositories
- 18
- Median followers
- 7
- Have a linked LinkedIn profile
- 47.8%
- Flagged as open to work on GitHub
- 28.9%
Years of experience
- 0–2 years36%
- 3–5 years23%
- 6–9 years26%
- 10+ years15%
Shares of the profiles in this group where experience could be derived.
Sample profiles from India
Real indexed developers, reduced to ranges and derived labels so no individual is identifiable.
- Contributions / year
- 0–50
- Public repositories
- 20–35
- Followers
- 25–50
- Contributions / year
- 2,000–3,500
- Public repositories
- 35–50
- Followers
- 25–50
- Contributions / year
- 0–50
- Public repositories
- 35–50
- Followers
- 10–25
- Contributions / year
- 50–100
- Public repositories
- 20–35
- Followers
- 10–25
- Contributions / year
- 0–50
- Public repositories
- 35–50
- Followers
- 100–250
- Contributions / year
- 50–100
- Public repositories
- 20–35
- 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 India?
128,786 developers in India are indexed on RealGreatDevs, 5.04% 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 India use most?
JavaScript leads with 80,584 developers, followed by HTML (77,176), Python (67,453), CSS (47,052) and TypeScript (45,027).
What are the working-hour overlaps with India?
At UTC+5, that means several hours of overlap with Western Europe and little natural overlap with the US West Coast.
How active are developers in India on GitHub?
The median developer there made 39 public contributions in the last year across 18 public repositories. 47.8% have a LinkedIn profile linked.
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