Ever wondered how much the average developer in Japan earns? How common remote work really is? Or what people love most about living here?
For the past seven years, we’ve been running the TokyoDev Developer Survey to answer these questions and many more. Last year, over 800 developers took part, and this year we’re expanding the survey with a section on AI to see how widespread its use really is, along with new questions about life in Japan.
The survey is anonymous, and we’ll only share aggregated results, never personal data. The more responses we get, the better the insights, so please take a few minutes to answer the survey and share it with your peers.
FAQ
- Who is behind this survey?
- This survey is run by TokyoDev, a job board focusing on developer jobs in Japan for English speakers.
- What are the survey's goals?
The survey's goals are to track the working conditions of international developers in Japan (see previous edition).
- How will this data be used?
All data collected will be kept strictly private and only be used in aggregate to publish the survey results.
- Who should take this survey?
- This is an open survey for any developer living in Japan.
- How long will answering the survey take?
Depending on how many questions you answer (all questions are optional), filling out the survey should take around 5-10 minutes.
- When will the results be released?
- The survey will run from September 1 to September 30, 2025, and the survey results will be released shortly after that.
Contributors
Special thanks to the following people for helping us design the survey.
TokyoDev Founder Paul McMahon
About TokyoDev
TokyoDev started off with me writing about my own experiences being a developer in Tokyo. As other international developers asked me questions about working here, I wrote articles to answer them. Now TokyoDev has evolved into a site dedicated to helping international developers start and grow their career in Japan.