Raw results (charts only)
(*) Answers with "Prefer not to say" or non-meaningful free text inputs were removed
(**)Some questions were MCQ, which explains counts over the total of 517 participant
Demographics (1/2)
What is your age?
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| Under 18 | 18-24 yo | 25-34 yo | 35-44 yo | 45-54 yo | 55 yo and above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 172 | 296 | 36 | 5 | 2 |
What is your gender?*
What is your highest level of education completed?
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| Label | Count |
|---|---|
| Primary school | 0 |
| Secondary school (BEM, BEF) | 2 |
| High school (Baccalauréat) | 41 |
| Bachelor's Degree (License Bac+3 in LMD) in an IT-related field | 65 |
| Bachelor's Degree in a non IT-related field | 24 |
| Master's Degree (Bac+5 in LMD, or Bac+4 in classical sytem) in an IT-related field | 289 |
| Master's Degree in a non IT-related field | 66 |
| Ph.D. or equivalent | 21 |
Do you live in Algeria?
Demographics (2/2): Living abroad
Where do you live?
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| Country | Count |
|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 |
| Netherlands | 4 |
| France | 34 |
| Canada | 7 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Germany | 12 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Turkey | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Ireland (Republic) | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Austria | 1 |
Do you you have an Algerian degree in IT fields?
Did you relocate to study abroad?
Did you relocate to work abroad?
Demographics (2/2): Living in Algeria
From where do you primarily work?**
Where do you live (Wilaya)?
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| Wilaya | Count |
|---|---|
| Alger | 118 |
| Sidi Bel Abbès | 10 |
| Boumerdès | 9 |
| Tlemcen | 11 |
| Oran | 60 |
| Béjaïa | 3 |
| Tiaret | 11 |
| Blida | 19 |
| Sétif | 21 |
| Adrar | 2 |
| Tipaza | 10 |
| Constantine | 17 |
| Khenchela | 1 |
| Médéa | 8 |
| Naâma | 1 |
| Chlef | 5 |
| Skikda | 4 |
| Mila | 3 |
| Aïn Defla | 3 |
| Ghardaïa | 5 |
| El Oued | 4 |
| Djelfa | 14 |
| Bordj Bou Arreridj | 6 |
| Annaba | 13 |
| Touggourt | 2 |
| M'Sila | 7 |
| Relizane | 7 |
| Tissemsilt | 2 |
| Jijel | 7 |
| Ouled Djellal | 1 |
| Guelma | 1 |
| El Tarf | 2 |
| Aïn Témouchent | 6 |
| Batna | 5 |
| Ouargla | 4 |
| Béchar | 4 |
| Tébessa | 2 |
| Tizi Ouzou | 7 |
| Bouira | 5 |
| El Bayadh | 1 |
| Biskra | 3 |
| Souk Ahras | 1 |
| Mascara | 1 |
| Saïda | 3 |
| Mostaganem | 1 |
| Oum El Bouaghi | 1 |
Did you have to travel to that city (wilaya) to work in IT?
If you find a better opportunity to work in a different city (wilaya), would you relocate?
In addition to your salary, what other benefits or perks do you receive in your current role?**
If you are willing to leave the country, what would be your destination (Leave it empty if not applicable)?**
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| Region | Count |
|---|---|
| Middle East and/or Gulf countries | 258 |
| North America region (USA or Canada) | 226 |
| Western European countries | 198 |
| Eastern European countries | 78 |
| East and North East Asia | 61 |
| Other north African country | 10 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| South America | 7 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 6 |
| Scandinavian Countries | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Swiftzerland | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| England | 1 |
Employment
What is your current employment status?**
Which statement is true for your case (choose more than one if you have a hybrid working model)?
What is your current professional level?
How many years of professional experience do you have in the software engineering field?
How many people work at your organization, including yourself?
What's your main role?
If you are working for an Algerian company, What's your average monthly salary in DZD (Algerian dinars)?
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Do you want to understand the corelation between salaries, job titles and years of experience? Check our remunerations insights page
If you are working for a foreign company from Algeria, What's your average yearly gross income in EUR?
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| Challenge | Count |
|---|---|
| 10 | 1 |
| 20 | 1 |
| 22 | 1 |
| 200 | 1 |
| 800 | 1 |
| 850 | 1 |
| 920 | 1 |
| 1000 | 1 |
| 1500 | 1 |
| 1700 | 1 |
| 2400 | 1 |
| 2500 | 1 |
| 2800 | 1 |
| 3000 | 1 |
| 3400 | 1 |
| 3500 | 1 |
| 3600 | 2 |
| 4000 | 1 |
| 4500 | 2 |
| 5000 | 3 |
| 5200 | 1 |
| 6000 | 4 |
| 7500 | 1 |
| 8000 | 3 |
| 10000 | 5 |
| 12000 | 1 |
| 13000 | 1 |
| 14000 | 1 |
| 15000 | 3 |
| 16000 | 2 |
| 17000 | 1 |
| 18000 | 6 |
| 20000 | 3 |
| 22000 | 1 |
| 28000 | 1 |
| 29000 | 1 |
| 30000 | 1 |
| 34000 | 1 |
| 36000 | 2 |
| 40000 | 3 |
| 42000 | 1 |
| 44000 | 1 |
| 46000 | 1 |
| 50000 | 2 |
| 60000 | 3 |
| 65000 | 1 |
| 70000 | 1 |
| 80000 | 1 |
| 85000 | 1 |
| 300000 | 1 |
On a scale from 1 to 10, how satisfied are you with your current job in the software engineering field?
What are the main challenges you face in your role as a software engineer in Algeria?**
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| Challenge | Count |
|---|---|
| Bad Internet and 4G network coverage | 232 |
| Lack of Recognition or Career Growth Opportunities | 220 |
| Mandatory military service | 208 |
| Banking systems (unclarity on how to pay and receive wages) | 207 |
| Insufficient Government Support for the Tech Industry | 189 |
| Unavailability or unclarity on how to implement Algerian e-payment solutions | 160 |
| Lack of challenging opportunities | 143 |
| Lack of Collaboration Between Academia and Industry | 136 |
| The unfair use of private relations (nepotism; favoritism; etc.) in the hiring process | 132 |
| Limited Access to Advanced Training or Courses | 132 |
| Regulatory or Compliance Challenges (Unclear laws or unregulated activities) | 104 |
| High Workload or Overtime Demands | 101 |
| Challenges in Collaboration and Team Communication | 97 |
| Language Barriers in Professional Communication | 51 |
| Gender Bias or Discrimination | 40 |
| Bad/incompetent management | 5 |
| Low Salary | 3 |
| Bad dinars rate compared to other currencies | 1 |
| Difficulty in billing services for companies | 1 |
| Market competition for developers (hard to be competitive with remote jobs in hiring) | 1 |
| You can earn money, but at the end you will not get a quality life (parks, clean neighborhood, good health care, freedom to travel (visas) ...) | 1 |
| Studying in the same time | 1 |
| Timezone difference | 1 |
| Not having a degree in an IT Field | 1 |
| Bad work environment | 1 |
| Diplomas and graduates from small southern universities are often not taken seriously | 1 |
| remote work need more and more work permit if you aim other countries | 1 |
| Clients not aligning with my principles, like banks or foreign companies offering non-halal products | 1 |
How did you get into the field of software engineering or technology?**
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| Reason | Count |
|---|---|
| Passion for coding and problem-solving | 390 |
| Interest in technology and innovation | 307 |
| I was assigned to an IT-related branch in university after my baccalauréat (BAC) | 142 |
| Job market demand and opportunities | 110 |
| Financial prospects and earning potential | 101 |
| Influence of friends or family in the industry | 57 |
| Ability to go and work abroad | 2 |
| I was fed up with accounting I wanted to try | 1 |
| Ability to work remotely | 1 |
| Curiosity | 1 |
Technologies
Which languages do you frequently use in your work?**
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| Language | Count |
|---|---|
| JavaScript | 362 |
| HTML/CSS | 344 |
| SQL | 298 |
| Python | 217 |
| TypeScript | 214 |
| PHP | 143 |
| Bash/Shell (all shells) | 135 |
| Java | 122 |
| Dart | 78 |
| C# | 61 |
| C++ | 48 |
| C | 45 |
| PowerShell | 39 |
| Go | 37 |
| Kotlin | 34 |
| MATLAB | 22 |
| Rust | 21 |
| Visual Basic (.Net) | 17 |
| Delphi | 15 |
| Assembly | 14 |
| R | 9 |
| Swift | 7 |
| VBA | 6 |
| Scala | 6 |
| Groovy | 5 |
| Ruby | 4 |
| OCaml | 4 |
| Objective-C | 4 |
| Perl | 3 |
| Lua | 3 |
| Windev | 3 |
| Lisp | 3 |
| Elixir | 3 |
| Solidity | 2 |
| Apex | 2 |
| Haskell | 2 |
| F# | 2 |
| Prolog | 1 |
| Oracle | 1 |
| LD - FBD | 1 |
| Fortran | 1 |
| Ladder & SCL | 1 |
| IEC 61131-3 languages | 1 |
| Erlang | 1 |
| Liquid | 1 |
| XQuery | 1 |
| XSLT | 1 |
| Clojure | 1 |
| GDScript | 1 |
| solidity | 1 |
| X++ | 1 |
| Verilog | 1 |
| VHDL | 1 |
Which database engines do you commonly work with?**
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| Database | Count |
|---|---|
| MySQL | 337 |
| PostgreSQL | 296 |
| MongoDB | 207 |
| SQLite | 154 |
| Redis | 96 |
| Firebase Realtime Database | 93 |
| Microsoft SQL Server | 88 |
| MariaDB | 86 |
| Oracle Database | 65 |
| Elasticsearch | 50 |
| Cassandra | 15 |
| Dynamodb | 14 |
| Neo4J | 10 |
| Snowflake | 8 |
| BigQuery | 3 |
| Firebird | 1 |
| sembast | 1 |
| Microsoft Dataverse | 1 |
| Plsql | 1 |
| hfsql | 1 |
| Databricks | 1 |
| Hive | 1 |
| cloud firestore | 1 |
| Salesforce DB | 1 |
| rethinkDb | 1 |
| eXist-db | 1 |
| SDP | 1 |
| Apache HBase | 1 |
| InfluxDB | 1 |
| Milvus | 1 |
| DuckDB | 1 |
If applicable, which web hosting services do you use?
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| Hosting solution | Count |
|---|---|
| Cloud Hosting (e.g. AWS; Azure; GCP) | 246 |
| Non-Algerian VPS or Shared hosting providers | 167 |
| I use my own; or my organization's servers | 154 |
| Algerian hosting service providers | 68 |
| Firebase | 2 |
| DigitalOcean | 1 |
| Heroku | 1 |
| Vercel | 1 |
| Netlify | 1 |
| Railway | 1 |
Which web frameworks do you use?
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| Framework/Library | Count |
|---|---|
| React | 261 |
| Next.js | 155 |
| Express | 141 |
| Laravel | 122 |
| Django | 103 |
| Vue.js | 95 |
| jQuery | 74 |
| WordPress | 71 |
| NestJS | 64 |
| Angular | 62 |
| Spring Boot | 52 |
| Flask | 44 |
| FastAPI | 43 |
| ASP.NET CORE | 35 |
| Nuxt.js | 25 |
| ASP.NET | 24 |
| Svelte | 20 |
| AngularJS | 18 |
| Symfony | 17 |
| Blazor | 12 |
| CodeIgniter | 9 |
| Fastify | 7 |
| Remix | 7 |
| Ruby on Rails | 5 |
| Gatsby | 4 |
| Odoo | 4 |
| Phoenix | 3 |
| Lit | 3 |
| Solid.js | 3 |
| Alpinejs | 2 |
| livewire | 2 |
| Deno | 2 |
| Qwik | 2 |
| Drupal | 2 |
| Yii | 2 |
| JSF | 1 |
| Qt | 1 |
| Java EE | 1 |
| Hugo | 1 |
| Quasar | 1 |
| Vuetify | 1 |
| hibernate | 1 |
| Poem (Rust) | 1 |
| Astro | 1 |
| HTMX | 1 |
| Honojs | 1 |
| AdonisJS | 1 |
| hapi.js | 1 |
| Nativescript | 1 |
| ASP .NET Framework | 1 |
| Scrapy | 1 |
| QT | 1 |
| Magento | 1 |
| Web components (we built our own framework) | 1 |
Which mobile development frameworks/languages do you use?
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| Framework/Language | Count |
|---|---|
| Flutter | 132 |
| React Native | 118 |
| HTML/CSS and JavaScript for PWA | 71 |
| Android with Java | 59 |
| Android with Kotlin | 46 |
| Swift | 16 |
| Xamarin (C#) | 12 |
| Ionic | 6 |
| Objective C | 5 |
| Capacitor | 2 |
| Qt | 1 |
| Maui | 1 |
| Nativescript | 1 |
If you build Desktop applications, what technologies do you use?
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| Framework/Language | Count |
|---|---|
| Electron | 98 |
| JavaFX | 51 |
| Java Swing | 45 |
| .NET Core | 42 |
| WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) | 28 |
| Tkinter (Python) | 27 |
| WinForms (Windows Forms) | 27 |
| Qt | 21 |
| Delphi | 21 |
| WinDev | 17 |
| Tauri | 12 |
| Kivy (Python) | 8 |
| Flutter | 8 |
| PyQT | 3 |
| GTK (GIMP Toolkit) | 3 |
| Kotlin | 2 |
| Cocoa (macOS) | 1 |
| PySide2 (Qt python) | 1 |
| WxWidgets | 1 |
Which e-payment solution did you use?
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| Solution | Count |
|---|---|
| Stripe | 147 |
| SATIM API 🇩🇿 | 68 |
| Chargily 🇩🇿 | 41 |
| SLICK-PAY 🇩🇿 | 12 |
| Paypal | 5 |
| Baridimob 🇩🇿 | 3 |
| Paddle | 2 |
| CIC | 1 |
| Tap | 1 |
| Paysera | 1 |
| Guiddini 🇩🇿 | 1 |
| Lemon Squeezy | 1 |
| Thawani | 1 |
| Sellix | 1 |
| Binance | 1 |
| Algerie Poste API | 1 |
| Mangopay | 1 |
How would you describe your involvement with open source software development?
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| Answer | Count |
|---|---|
| Regular user of open source tools/libraries | 189 |
| Passive observer, but not actively involved | 145 |
| No involvement in open source projects | 116 |
| Active contributor to open source projects | 48 |
| I'm not familiar with open source software | 19 |
DevOps
Which software development methodology you, or your organization use?
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| Answer | Count |
|---|---|
| Scrum | 205 |
| We don't follow any specific methodology | 113 |
| I don't work in teams | 76 |
| Kanban | 43 |
| Other Agile methodologies | 36 |
| Extreme Programming (XP) | 19 |
| Waterfall | 8 |
| Scrumban | 8 |
| SAFe | 3 |
Which online collaboration tools you use for work?
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| Tool | Count |
|---|---|
| Github projects | 191 |
| Jira | 187 |
| Slack | 166 |
| Google Docs | 141 |
| Instant messaging applications (Facebook Messenger, WhatAapp, Telegram, etc) | 136 |
| Trello | 122 |
| Microsoft teams | 100 |
| Notion | 97 |
| Microsoft 365 suite | 73 |
| Confluence | 63 |
| My company's internal communication tools | 61 |
| Skype | 26 |
| ClickUp | 21 |
| Discord | 12 |
| Azure DevOps | 4 |
| Gitlab | 3 |
| Asana | 3 |
| Odoo | 3 |
| Zoho | 3 |
| Shortcut | 2 |
| Teamwork.com | 2 |
| Google Meet | 2 |
| Workplace | 1 |
| Google spaces | 1 |
| Wekan | 1 |
| Lucidchart | 1 |
| bitrix | 1 |
| Linear | 1 |
| Freelance platforms built-in chats (e.g: Upwork) | 1 |
| Rocket.Chat | 1 |
| Microsoft TFS | 1 |
| Taiga | 1 |
| Microsoft To Do | 1 |
| Backstage | 1 |
| Monday | 1 |
| Miro | 1 |
| YouTrack | 1 |
| Mattermost | 1 |
| Whereby | 1 |
Which cloud providers do you primarily use?
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| Cloud service | Count |
|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) | 168 |
| Google Cloud Platform (GCP) | 117 |
| Vercel | 101 |
| Microsoft Azure | 92 |
| DigitalOcean | 60 |
| Heroku | 44 |
| Oracle Cloud | 14 |
| IBM Cloud or Watson | 8 |
| OVHcloud | 5 |
| Alibaba Cloud | 4 |
| OpenShift | 3 |
| Contabo | 3 |
| Salesforce | 2 |
| Vultr | 2 |
| Hostinger | 2 |
| Hetzner | 2 |
| Internal infra | 1 |
| Scaleway | 1 |
| IONOS | 1 |
| Jelastic | 1 |
| PythonAnywhere | 1 |
| Octenium | 1 |
| NameCheap | 1 |
| Cloudways | 1 |
| NextCloud | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| Icosnet Cloud | 1 |
| Laravel Vapor | 1 |
| HUAWEI CLOUD | 1 |
| Infomaniak | 1 |
| Netlify | 1 |
| A2 | 1 |
Which version control systems do you primarily use for managing your software projects?
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| VCS | Count |
|---|---|
| Git | 471 |
| We don't use any VCS at work | 35 |
| SVN (Subversion) | 5 |
| Mercurial | 3 |
| PTFs | 1 |
What tools do you use for deployment and infrastructure provisioning?
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| Tool | Count |
|---|---|
| Docker | 266 |
| Shell scripts | 141 |
| Kubernetes | 89 |
| Jenkins | 62 |
| Google Cloud Deployment Manager | 38 |
| Terraform | 38 |
| Ansible | 34 |
| Heroku | 29 |
| Puppet | 3 |
| Chef | 2 |
| Internal company tools | 2 |
| Azure Piplines | 1 |
| Github actions | 1 |
| VMWare VMs for ESXi hypervisors | 1 |
| Proxmox | 1 |
| Azure devops | 1 |
| AWS CDK | 1 |
| Laravel Forge | 1 |
| Pulumi | 1 |
| Vercel | 1 |
| I do it manually | 1 |
| IIS | 1 |
Which CI/CD technology do you use?
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| Tool | Count |
|---|---|
| Github Actions | 234 |
| We don't have CI/CD pipelines | 159 |
| GitlabCI | 71 |
| Jenkins | 57 |
| Microsoft Azure DevOps | 51 |
| Bitbucket Pipelines | 22 |
| CircleCI | 9 |
| Travis CI | 8 |
| Ploi | 4 |
| TeamCity | 4 |
| Internal tools | 2 |
| Bitrise | 2 |
| Google Cloud Build | 1 |
| drone.io | 1 |
| Concourse | 1 |
| Buddy.Works | 1 |
| AWS CodePipeline | 1 |
Learning and staying up-to-date
How did you acquire your IT skills in your specific field? And how did you learn to code?
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| Answer | Count |
|---|---|
| Self-Taught (Books; Documentation; Tutorials) | 445 |
| Formal Education (University) | 335 |
| Online Courses (e.g. Coursera; Udacity) | 332 |
| On-the-Job Training | 167 |
| Coding Bootcamp | 67 |
| Mentorship | 43 |
| Internships | 1 |
| Institute (TS) | 1 |
In which language did you primarily learn and acquire your IT skills?
If you are involved in or aware of tech communities or meetups in Algeria, please specify the names or types of communities you are associated with or know of
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| Communities | Count |
|---|---|
| Des rencontre Discord entre amis | 1 |
| GDG | 9 |
| Vooxed | 1 |
| Dzair IA | 1 |
| team open minds | 1 |
| DevFest (Google events) | 1 |
| StartHack | 1 |
| Injaz | 1 |
| Google Hackathon | 1 |
| Algerian Tech Makers | 1 |
| لقاءات المحددة من طرف الشركة مع الشركات الاخرى | 1 |
| Algeria Fintech & E-commerce Summit | 1 |
| GDG Ghardaia | 1 |
| membre at ITC club | 1 |
| Google Developer Group | 1 |
| GDG Events | 1 |
| GDG Algiers | 3 |
| MakersLab | 3 |
| dzcode.io | 2 |
| gomycode | 1 |
| Itchallenge | 1 |
| Club IT community | 1 |
| School clubs | 1 |
| Alphabit | 1 |
| Ingeniums | 1 |
| GDG SBA | 1 |
| GDSC ESI SBA | 1 |
| Scientific clubs like alphabit club | 1 |
| Digital-Corner | 1 |
| Annaba Tech days | 1 |
| GDG Tizi Ouzou | 1 |
| Mainly facebook groups | 1 |
| DZ DÉVELOPPEURS (Facebook group) | 4 |
| Women Tech makers Algiers | 1 |
| School Of AI Algiers | 1 |
| Hanooty | 1 |
| meet up dev | 1 |
| Zeontech | 1 |
| IT for all | 1 |
| Mozilla Campus Club | 1 |
| Icosium Culture (Kouba) | 1 |
| Micro Club | 2 |