At UTC+12, that means little natural overlap with Western Europe and little natural overlap with the US West Coast.
Auckland is the largest single concentration with 1,411 developers, followed by Wellington (475), Christchurch (185), Dunedin (86) and Hamilton (67).
53 skills have enough developers in New Zealand to break out separately, so you can go straight to the combination you are hiring for.
Most common skills in New Zealand
Each links to the local breakdown for that technology.
- JavaScript1,544
- HTML1,272
- Python1,156
- TypeScript940
- CSS736
- Java718
- C#574
- Bash / Shell536
- C++499
- PHP456
- C439
- Ruby364
- Go317
- Jupyter291
- Rust187
- Docker172
- Vue.js166
- Swift160
- Objective-C136
- LaTeX132
- R129
- Kotlin122
- Sass / SCSS121
- React112
- CMake102
- Lua99
- HCL79
- Dart76
- Perl68
Counts are developers in the indexed profile set.
Developer cities in New Zealand
All indexed developers per city, across every skill.
- Auckland1,411
- Wellington475
- Christchurch185
- Dunedin86
- Hamilton67
- Tauranga28
- Palmerston North23
- Nelson17
- Queenstown16
- Wanaka10
Counts are developers in the indexed profile set.
What developers in New Zealand look like
Measured across the profiles in this group, not self-reported.
- Median public contributions, last 12 months
- 40
- Median public repositories
- 17
- Median followers
- 8
- Have a linked LinkedIn profile
- 19.9%
- Flagged as open to work on GitHub
- 30.2%
Years of experience
- 0–2 years7%
- 3–5 years8%
- 6–9 years29%
- 10+ years57%
Shares of the profiles in this group where experience could be derived.
Sample profiles from New Zealand
Real indexed developers, reduced to ranges and derived labels so no individual is identifiable.
- Contributions / year
- 250–500
- Public repositories
- 50–75
- Followers
- 100–250
- Contributions / year
- 3,500–5,000
- Public repositories
- 10–20
- Followers
- 250–500
- Contributions / year
- 2,000–3,500
- Public repositories
- 100–150
- Followers
- 50–100
- Contributions / year
- 100–250
- Public repositories
- 10–20
- Followers
- 0–10
- Contributions / year
- 1,000–2,000
- Public repositories
- 50–75
- Followers
- 25–50
- Contributions / year
- 3,500–5,000
- Public repositories
- 150–250
- Followers
- 100–250
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 New Zealand?
2,513 developers in New Zealand are indexed on RealGreatDevs, 0.1% 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 New Zealand use most?
JavaScript leads with 1,544 developers, followed by HTML (1,272), Python (1,156), TypeScript (940) and CSS (736).
What are the working-hour overlaps with New Zealand?
At UTC+12, that means little natural overlap with Western Europe and little natural overlap with the US West Coast.
How active are developers in New Zealand on GitHub?
The median developer there made 40 public contributions in the last year across 17 public repositories. 19.9% have a LinkedIn profile linked.
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