Developer insights: where are the software developers in Germany? — 2023 numbers

Layoffs? Do not seem to be an issue or in any way impacting the growth of software developer positions in Germany. 2023 sees yet again a big rise in the ranks.

The trend of 2022 continues: Germany remains decentralized, but a handful of very large hubs grow more quickly.

In this article:
1) The overall number of software developers in Germany
2) Where do the numbers come from?
3) The dataset and categories
4) The regional split
5) Hubs with over 4,000 developers MAP & YAML table
6) Hubs in Germany with 2,000 to 4,000 developers MAP & YAML table
7) Hubs in Germany with 1,500 to 2,000 developers MAP & YAML table
8) Up & coming hubs YAML table
9) Developer numbers 2023 by Federal State MAP

The overall number of software developers in Germany

Overall, we see an increase of 7.28% in salaried software developer positions across the republic. In 2022, this number stood at 304,010. In 2023, we count 326,150 programmers in employment.

This indicator is the absolute minimum from the datasets (see other categories and…