DigitalOcean survey reveals Indian developers likely to quit their jobs

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc., the cloud for developers, startups and SMBs, announced the findings of its latest Currents report, which shows that today’s developer talent shortage has potential to worsen.

Globally, over a quarter of developers who have been in the workforce for over a year started a new job in the past year, and 42% of those who didn’t are considering or may consider leaving their jobs this year. On the other hand, in India, 32% of the same cohort have started a new job this year, and 44% of those who haven’t are considering it.

64% of those with less than a year’s experience, and 32% of those with 1-5 years experience, left their jobs recently. Only 21% with more than 15 years of experience have done so. Motivations for leaving jobs are consistent among those who have already left and those considering leaving, with compensation, remote or flexible work environments, and better benefits being the top factors that motivate people to leave jobs, especially for younger developers.

18% of respondents cited lack of time and resources to work on projects as a key challenge, and 11% mention team members leaving as a challenge, demonstrating that the developer talent shortage is impacting even those who stay in their roles. 56% of respondents from India have participated in open-source projects in the past year, and 71% of those respondents say their participation has increased during the pandemic.

The Current Survey asked over 2,500 respondents all identified as having technical roles, including front end, back end, and full stack developers, system administrators, DevOps specialists, and more. Respondents represent 94 countries, with 43% coming from the United States, 15% from India, 6% from Germany, 3% from Canada, 3% from the UK, and the remaining 30% spread between other countries.