At UTC+8, that means a short morning or evening overlap with Western Europe and little natural overlap with the US West Coast.
Taipei is the largest single concentration with 2,849 developers, followed by Taiwan (306), Hsinchu (215), Taichung (162) and Tainan (137).
99 skills have enough developers in Taiwan to break out separately, so you can go straight to the combination you are hiring for.
Most common skills in Taiwan
Each links to the local breakdown for that technology.
- Python2,602
- JavaScript2,566
- HTML2,394
- C++1,347
- Java1,344
- TypeScript1,324
- CSS1,303
- Bash / Shell1,175
- C1,100
- Jupyter1,081
- Go753
- PHP727
- C#645
- Ruby582
- Vue.js568
- Docker408
- Swift406
- Objective-C327
- Rust297
- CMake292
- Kotlin247
- LaTeX245
- Sass / SCSS214
- Dart211
- Lua185
- R182
- React182
- MATLAB145
- Node.js130
- CoffeeScript128
Counts are developers in the indexed profile set.
Developer cities in Taiwan
All indexed developers per city, across every skill.
- Taipei2,849
- Taiwan306
- Hsinchu215
- Taichung162
- Tainan137
- Kaohsiung123
- Taoyuan71
- New Taipei City70
- Taipei City67
- Taipei55
Counts are developers in the indexed profile set.
What developers in Taiwan look like
Measured across the profiles in this group, not self-reported.
- Median public contributions, last 12 months
- 39
- Median public repositories
- 23
- Median followers
- 8
- Have a linked LinkedIn profile
- 14.7%
- Flagged as open to work on GitHub
- 21.4%
Years of experience
- 0–2 years5%
- 3–5 years11%
- 6–9 years29%
- 10+ years55%
Shares of the profiles in this group where experience could be derived.
Sample profiles from Taiwan
Real indexed developers, reduced to ranges and derived labels so no individual is identifiable.
- Contributions / year
- 500–1,000
- Public repositories
- 100–150
- Followers
- 50–100
- Contributions / year
- 1,000–2,000
- Public repositories
- 100–150
- Followers
- 100–250
- Contributions / year
- 0–50
- Public repositories
- 35–50
- Followers
- 0–10
- Contributions / year
- 500–1,000
- Public repositories
- 5–10
- Followers
- 0–10
- Contributions / year
- 2,000–3,500
- Public repositories
- 35–50
- Followers
- 100–250
- Contributions / year
- 500–1,000
- Public repositories
- 100–150
- 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 Taiwan?
4,380 developers in Taiwan are indexed on RealGreatDevs, 0.17% 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 Taiwan use most?
Python leads with 2,602 developers, followed by JavaScript (2,566), HTML (2,394), C++ (1,347) and Java (1,344).
What are the working-hour overlaps with Taiwan?
At UTC+8, that means a short morning or evening overlap with Western Europe and little natural overlap with the US West Coast.
How active are developers in Taiwan on GitHub?
The median developer there made 39 public contributions in the last year across 23 public repositories. 14.7% have a LinkedIn profile linked.
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