Digit of the Day: How many programmers in Russia do not have a special education?

70% of programmers in Russia do not have specialized higher education

Ozon surveyed more than 700 IT specialists with

of the whole country on the eve of Programmer's Day.It turned out how many programmers do not havespecialized higher education.

Only 30% of respondents had a special education, which means that 70% of programmers do not have it.It is also reported that every fifth IT specialistHe came to the industry after completing courses.

In addition, it became clear from the survey that the majority of programmers do not nameAlmost half of them immediately went into IT without having previously worked in other areas.

The average age of specialists is 22-28 years. Of the programmers surveyed by Ozon, only 21% were women. Most of the respondents are developing.