Fall 2023 Developer Survey
This is our eleventh group survey. Our Slack group now has 910 members. Our group is primarily focused on iOS or Mac developers in the Utah area. 139 people responded to the survey.
AUTHOR: Jacob Bullock
PUBLISHED: October 2023
What type of development do you do professionally?
Multiselect
Other responses include: React Native, AWS, Unity, Embedded, Swift on Server / Vapor, Backend, Firmware, ERP Integration & Migration and IT leadership, .NET, Linux, Flutter,Systems / embedded development, Windows
How old are you?
Single Select
How do you primarily code your apps?
Single Select
Other responses include: Kotlin, Java, C, Python, VS Code (lots of web)
What type of apps do you develop?
Multiselect
Other responses include: Enterprise applications, Real Estate, Food & Beverage, Retail, E-commerce, Communication , internal testing tools, Commerce, News, Maps, Privacy
How do the apps you have developed recently make money?
Multiselect
Other responses include: Marketplace service fee, E-commerce, IOT
If you use subscriptions, what frequency do users tend to subscribe?
Single Select
My education includes:
Multiselect
Other responses include: Online learning, trade school certificate, Self-taught, books, Apprenticeship after self taught, Associates degreee in Computer Science, MTECH iOS Program
How long have you been programming professionally?
Single Select
How long have you been programming iOS/Mac professionally?
Single Select
Do you struggle with Imposter Syndrome?
Single Select
Your Location (County)
Single Select
Employer Location
Single Select
What is your company’s current return to office (RTO) policy
Single Select
How do you primarily make money from the apps/mobile ecosystem?
Single Select
If you work full time for someone else, what is your annual base salary?
Single Select
If you work full time for someone else, what other benefits do you get?
Single Select
Other responses include: perks and stipends for things like internet and gyms, Discounts on products we make
If you work full time for someone else, what is your total annual compensation (salary+bonus+)
Single Select
If you work for a company, how big is the mobile development team?
Single Select
If you publish your own app, how much money did you make in the last 12 months from apps that you personally publish on the App Store?
Single Select
How much Paid Time Off do you receive at your company per year?
Single Select
If you have unlimited time off, how much time do people typically take off per year?
Single Select
Quality of Life Questions
1-5 Scale, 1 being low, and 5 being high
Do you feel you learn regularly from others around you at work?
Multiselect
Other responses include: I’m the only iOS dev so I learn significantly less from others (web, ux) I work with, I don’t really get much of a chance to work together with people on the team.
Had an excellent iOS mentor who I learned so much from
I learn usually by seeing what other people do in the code.
I learn by making huge mistakes
I would like to work with people smarter than me
I have a manager that mentors me
I’m the person people come to learn from and I try to reach out to other team members to help me figure stuff out
Does your company hire and support / mentor Junior Developers?
Single Select
How much SwiftUI is your app using?
Single Select
If you are NOT shipping SwiftUI Features, what is the primary reason why?
Single Select
Do you know there is a #jobs channel in the utah slack channel and a spreadsheet for members to post current positions?
Single Select
Does your company require a live coding interview for applicants?
Single Select
Do you do contract app development? Or does the company you work for hire you out for contract app development?
Single Select
What is your (or your employer’s) hourly rate for contract app development?
Text Entry
How many hours per week do you typically spend on contract work?
Text Entry
How often do you bill your clients?
Single Select
From the time you invoice, how long until you are paid?
Single Select
As a contractor, what type of roles do you typically have?
Multi Select
Do you hire subcontractors?
Single Select
