Editing Software engineering demographics (section)

== By country ==
=== United States ===
In 2023, there were an estimated 1.6 million <ref name="BLS Software Developers 2023">{{cite web |title=BLS 15-1252 Software Developers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes151252.htm#nat |website=U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |access-date=15 February 2025}}</ref> professional software developers in North America. There are 166 million people <ref name="BLS Employment status">{{cite web |title=Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age |url=https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t01.htm |website=U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |access-date=15 February 2025}}</ref> employed in the US workforce, making software developers 0.96% of the total workforce.
==== Summary ====
{{update|date=May 2021}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Role!! # !! SE title !! # !! TE title !! Ratio of SE to TE
|-
| Practitioners || 611,900 || Software engineers || 1,157,020 || Traditional engineers || 53%
|-
| Managers || 264,790 || Computer and information systems managers || 413,750 || Engineering managers + construction managers || 64%
|-
| Educators || 16,495 || Computer science (practical)|| 29,310 || Engineering teachers || 56%
|-
| Technicians || 457,320 || Computer programmers || 516,170 || Engineering technicians|| 88% 
|}
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bls.gov/oes/2002/oes_nat.htm |title=2002 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bls.gov/oes/2002/oes_17Ar.htm |title=Architecture and Engineering Occupations}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bls.gov/oes/2002/oes_15Co.htm |title=Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bls.gov/oes/2002/oes_11Ma.htm |title=Management Occupations}}</ref>

==== Software engineers vs. traditional engineers ====
The following two tables compare the number of software engineers (611,900 in 2002) versus the number of traditional engineers (1,157,020 in 2002).

There are another 1,500,000 people in [[system analysis]], [[System administrator|system administration]], and computer support, many of whom might be called software engineers. Many systems analysts manage software development teams, and as analysis is an important software engineering role, many of them may be considered software engineers in the near future. This means that the number of software engineers may actually be much higher.

It is important to note that the number of software engineers declined by 5 to 10 percent from 2000 to 2002.

{| class="wikitable"
! Code||Description||Number
(2002)
! colspan="2" |Hourly pay
(2002)
! colspan="2" |Annual salary
(2002)
!Number
(2021)
!Mean hourly pay
(2021)
!Mean annual salary
(2021)
|-
| 15-1031||Software eng., applications||356,760||$34.09||$35.48||$73,800||0.7 %
|
|
|
|-
| 15-1032||Software eng., systems software||255,040||$35.60||$36.46||$75,840||0.6 %
|
|
|
|-
| 17-2011||Aerospace engineers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aerospace Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172011.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||74,210||$34.97||$35.63||$74,110||1.1 %
|56,640
|$ 59.12
|$ 122,970
|-
| 17-2021||Agricultural engineers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agricultural Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172021.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||2,500||$24.38||$26.79||$55,730||2.9 %
|1,120
|$ 41.99
|$ 87,350
|-
| 17-2031||Biomedical engineers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172031.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||7,130||$29.04||$30.97||$64,420||1.7 %
|17,190
|$ 48.57
|$ 101,020
|-
| 17-2041||Chemical engineers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chemical Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172041.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||32,110||$34.85||$36.06||$75,010||1.0 %
|24,180
|$ 58.58
|$ 121,840
|-
| 17-2051||Civil engineers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172051.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||207,480||$28.88||$30.29||$63,010||0.4 %
|304,310
|$ 45.91
|$ 95,490
|-
| 17-2061||Computer hardware engineers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Computer Hardware Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172061.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||67,180||$34.69||$36.61||$76,150||1.1 %
|73,750
|$ 65.50
|$ 136,230
|-
| 17-2071||Electrical engineers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Electrical Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172071.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||146,180||$32.78||$33.88||$70,480||0.4 %
|186,020
|$ 51.87
|$ 107,890
|-
| 17-2072||Electronics eng., exc. computer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172072.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||126,020||$33.62||$34.43||$71,600||0.6 %
|107,170
|$ 55.53
|$ 115,490
|-
| 17-2081||Environmental engineers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Environmental Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172081.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||45,720||$29.52||$30.50||$63,440||0.7 %
|42,660
|$ 48.18
|$ 100,220
|-
| 17-2111||Health and safety, exc. mining<ref>{{Cite web |title=Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172111.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||34,160||$27.89||$28.77||$59,830||0.7 %
|22,870
|$ 47.93
|$ 99,700
|-
| 17-2112||Industrial engineers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Industrial Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172112.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||151,760||$29.88||$30.57||$63,590||0.3 %
|293,950
|$ 45.77
|$ 95,200
|-
| 17-2121||Marine eng., naval architects<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marine Engineers and Naval Architects |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172121.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||4,810||$32.04||$32.83||$68,280||2.2 %
|7,380
|$ 47.03
|$ 97,820
|-
| 17-2131||Materials engineers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Materials Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172131.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||22,780||$30.09||$30.92||$64,310||1.0 %
|21,530
|$ 49.02
|$ 101,950
|-
| 17-2141||Mechanical engineers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mechanical Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172141.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||203,620||$30.23||$31.33||$65,170||0.4 %
|278,240
|$ 46.64
|$ 97,000
|-
| 17-2151||Mining and geological eng.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172151.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||5,050||$29.70||$31.14||$64,770||2.4 %
|7,370
|$ 48.29
|$ 100,450
|-
| 17-2161||Nuclear engineers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nuclear Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172161.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||15,180||$39.11||$39.57||$82,300||1.3 %
|12,670
|$ 58.54
|$ 121,760
|-
| 17-2171||Petroleum engineers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Petroleum Engineers |url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172171.htm |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>||11,130||$40.08||$41.13||$85,540||1.4 %
|22,100
|$ 70.06
|$ 145,720
|}

==== Computer managers vs. construction and engineering managers ====
Computer and information system managers (264,790) manage software projects, as well as computer operations. Similarly, Construction and engineering managers (413,750) oversee engineering projects, manufacturing plants, and construction sites. Computer management is 64% the size of construction and engineering management.
{| class="wikitable"
! Code||Description||Number||colspan=2|Hourly pay||colspan=2|Annual salary
|-
| 11-3021||Computer and information systems managers||264,790||$40.98||$43.48||$90,440||0.3%
|-
| 11-9021||Construction managers||208,360||$30.53||$34.24||$71,210||0.7%
|-
| 11-9041||Engineering managers||205,390||$43.71||$46.03||$95,750||0.3%
|}{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}

==== Software engineering educators vs. engineering educators ====
{{tone|section|date=January 2014}}
Most people working in the field of computer science, whether making software systems (software engineering) or studying the theoretical and mathematical facts of software systems (computer science), acquire degrees in computer science. The data shows that the combined number of chemistry and physics educators (29,610) nearly equals the number of engineering educators (29,310). It is estimated that roughly half of computer science educators emphasize the practical (software engineering), and the other half emphasize the theoretical (computer science).{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} This means that software engineering education is 56% the size of traditional engineering education. There are more computer science educators than chemistry and physics educators combined, or engineering educators.

{| class="wikitable"
! Code||Description||Number||colspan=2|Hourly pay||colspan=2|Annual salary
|-
| 25-1021||Computer science teachers, postsecondary||32,990||(4)||(4)||$55,330|| 1.1%
|-
| 25-1032||Engineering teachers, postsecondary||29,310||(4)||(4)||$73,100|| 1.3%
|-
| 25-1052||Chemistry teachers, postsecondary||17,670||(4)||(4)||$60,800|| 1.3%
|-
| 25-1054||Physics teachers, postsecondary||11,940||(4)||(4)||$66,960||1.0
|}{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}

==== Other software and engineering roles ====

{| class="wikitable"
! Code||Description||Number||colspan=2|Hourly pay||colspan=2|Annual salary
|-
| 15-1051||Computer systems analysts||467,750||$30.24||$31.20||$64,890||0.5%
|-
| 15-1041||Computer support specialists||478,560||$18.80||$20.35||$42,320||0.5%
|-
| 15-1061||Database administrators||102,090||$26.68||$28.41||$59,080||0.5%
|-
| 15-1071||Network and computer systems administrators||232,560||$26.35||$27.70||$57,620||0.4%
|-
| 15-1081||Network systems and data communications analysts||133,460||$28.09||$29.51||$61,390||0.6%
|-
| 17-3011||Architectural and civil drafters||101,190||$17.95||$18.78||$39,060||0.6%
|-
| 17-3012||Electrical and electronics drafters||35,470||$19.76||$21.16||$44,020||0.8%
|-
| 17-3013||Mechanical drafters||68,280||$19.58||$20.71||$43,080||0.9%
|}{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}

==== Relation to IT demographics ====
Software engineers are part of the much larger software, hardware, application, and operations community. In 2000 in the U.S., there were about 680,000 software engineers and about 10,000,000 IT workers.

There are no numbers on testers in the [[Bureau of Labor Statistics|BLS]] data.{{citation needed|date=November 2010}}

=== India ===
There has been a healthy growth in the number of [[India]]'s IT professionals over the past few years. From a base of 6,800 [[knowledge worker]]s in 1985{{En dash}}86, the number increased to 522,000 software and services professionals by the end of 2001{{En dash}}02. It is estimated that out of these 528,000 knowledge workers, almost 170,000 are working in the IT software and services export industry; nearly 106,000 are working in the IT enabled services and over 230,000 in user organizations.<ref>From [http://www.nasscom.org Website of the National Association of Software and Service Companies], one of the more authoritative sources of information.</ref>

=== Australia ===
In May 2024, the Australian government reported that 169,300 Australians are employed as software and applications programmers, 17% of who are women. The role grew annually by 8,300 workers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Software and Applications Programmers |url=https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/data/labour-market-insights/occupations/2613-software-and-applications-programmers |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Jobs and Skills Australia}}</ref>

=== Russia ===
According to the Russian government, the number of IT specialists in the country increased by 13% in 2023, reaching approximately 857,000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-22 |title=Ministry of Digital Development of Russan Federation. Demographics report |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522133443/https://t.me/mintsifry/2210 |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> During the initial phase of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, an estimated 100,000 IT specialists left Russia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-01 |title=Russia Plays Tug-of-War as Its Talented IT Workers Head for the Door |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/04/01/russia-plays-tug-of-war-as-its-talented-it-workers-head-for-the-door-a77160 |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}</ref>