Programmers flock to where the action is and where the jobs are. If an eWEEK survey of a jobs index is any indication, the action—and the jobs—are around Perl, Python, PHP, Ruby, Java, C#, C, Fortran, Cobol, JavaScript, Groovy and F#. The trend data is derived from millions of jobs indexed by Simply Hired, a job search engine based in Silicon Valley that aims to build the largest online database of jobs on the planet, according to the company. The data shows the percentage of jobs that have increased (or decreased) for various programming languages since November 2009. In the time frame this slide show depicts, Groovy saw the largest increase in jobs, followed by C# and—surprisingly—COBOL. There were small increases in the percentages of jobs for Perl and C++ programmers. And jobs for Fortran programmers actually decreased over the time period. Meanwhile, F#, a functional language, saw appreciative growth. Also, August marked the first time F# cracked the TIOBE Index’s top 20 programming languages. The TIOBE Index measures the popularity of programming languages based on the number of developers who use them.
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Groovy
The Groovy language saw an increase of 166 percent in terms of jobs since November 2009. Groovy is a dynamic language for the Java platform.
C#
C# jobs listings increased 107 percent since November 2009. C# is Microsoft’s answer to Java.
COBOL
According to Simply Hired, COBOL jobs listings increased 101 percent since November 2009. Although COBOL is not very popular for new applications—it’s number 47 in the TIOBE Index—the increase in job opportunities suggests a growing number of application modernization projects for legacy systems.
JavaScript
JavaScript jobs increased 91 percent since November 2009. JavaScript is the language of the Web—for building Web applications.
Ruby
Ruby jobs increased 70 percent. This dynamic language has become a popular target for developing cloud apps.
PHP
PHP jobs increased 67 percent. PHP, a scripting language, is one of the most widely used languages for Web development and other uses.
Java
Java jobs increased a solid 54 percent since November 2009. Java remains by far the most popular programming language in the world and is No. 1 on the TIOBE Index.
Python
Python jobs increased 50 percent since November 2009. This dynamic language is catching on with Web developers and cloud players.
F#
F# jobs increased 46 percent. F# is a functional language that came out of Microsoft Research. The language cracked the TIOBE top 20 for the first time in August, when it took the 19th spot.
Perl
Perl programming jobs increased 26 percent since November 2009. Perl is a feature-rich dynamic programming language with more than 23 years of development.
C++
C++ programming jobs increased 22 percent. C++ is a popular general-purpose programming language used for systems software, applications software and a lot more.
Fortran
Fortran programming jobs decreased 6 percent since November 2009. Fortran is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing.
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Programmers flock to where the action is and where the jobs are. If an eWEEK survey of a jobs index is any indication, the action—and the jobs—are around Perl, Python, PHP, Ruby, Java, C#, C, Fortran, Cobol, JavaScript, Groovy and F#. The trend data is derived from millions of jobs indexed by Simply Hired, a job search engine based in Silicon Valley that aims to build the largest online database of jobs on the planet, according to the company. The data shows the percentage of jobs that have increased (or decreased) for various programming languages since November 2009. In the time frame this slide show depicts, Groovy saw the largest increase in jobs, followed by C# and—surprisingly—COBOL. There were small increases in the percentages of jobs for Perl and C++ programmers. And jobs for Fortran programmers actually decreased over the time period. Meanwhile, F#, a functional language, saw appreciative growth. Also, August marked the first time F# cracked the TIOBE Index’s top 20 programming languages. The TIOBE Index measures the popularity of programming languages based on the number of developers who use them.