The statistic displays software developers' weekly working hours worldwide, as of early 2018. According to the survey, 40 percent of software developers spent between three to eight hours weekly on coding for their personal or side projects.
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Hours spent coding weekly worldwide 2018
Weekly hours spent coding by software developers worldwide as of 2018
The statistic displays software developers' weekly working hours worldwide, as of early 2018. According to the survey, 40 percent of software developers spent between three to eight hours weekly on coding for their personal or side projects.
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| For your day job (or primary activity) | For your personal or side projects | |
|---|---|---|
| <1 | 4% | 7% |
| 1-2 | 3% | 19% |
| 3-8 | 16% | 40% |
| 9-16 | 15% | 17% |
| 17-32 | 25% | 4% |
| >32 | 37% | 2% |
| For your day job (or primary activity) | For your personal or side projects | |
|---|---|---|
| <1 | 4% | 7% |
| 1-2 | 3% | 19% |
| 3-8 | 16% | 40% |
| 9-16 | 15% | 17% |
| 17-32 | 25% | 4% |
| >32 | 37% | 2% |
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The statistic displays software developers' weekly working hours worldwide, as of early 2018. According to the survey, 40 percent of software developers spent between three to eight hours weekly on coding for their personal or side projects.
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- June 2018
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2018
- Number of respondents
- 6,000 respondents
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- Software developers from 17 countries
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2018
- Number of respondents
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- Special properties
- Software developers from 17 countries
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