MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BairesDev® launches its first quarterly Dev Barometer - the most up-to-date survey of senior software engineers and project managers (PMs) across 100+ industries and 63 countries. The inaugural survey includes responses from 1,129 senior developers, most with 8+ years of experience, and 50 project managers (PMs) across 125 software development projects from startups to Fortune 500 companies. The Q3 2025 edition reports:
"Developers are embracing AI. They're boosting productivity, learning faster, and discovering greater purpose as they shift to high-value problem-solving. However, the survey also reveals a critical gap: while developers race ahead, many companies are lagging behind. It is time for businesses to invest in upskilling and AI integration to avoid being left out of the next wave of innovation," said Nacho De Marco, CEO and Co-Founder of BairesDev. "The Dev Barometer gives us an unfiltered look at how tech professionals are shaping and perceiving the evolving tech landscape. We hope these real-time insights will help businesses navigate this shift with confidence."
Developers Are Upskilling Informally - What Skills Will They Prioritize in the Coming Quarter?
To keep pace, developers dedicate an average of 4 hours per week to learning new tools and technologies. However, most of their learning is self-directed. Only 15% use formal training, and 27% use employer upskilling programs.
Regarding top skills to develop in the next three months, nearly half (44%) of developers surveyed cited AI and machine learning. This far surpassed DevOps/Cloud (7%), the next most in-demand skill.
AI Accelerates Productivity and Career Growth
The integration of AI into the coding process is driving real impact.
Organizations Are Still Playing Catch-Up with AI - What Holds Them Back?
When asked which technologies will most disrupt business models in the next year, developers overwhelmingly ranked generative AI (87%), AI agents (75%), and private or fine-tuned AI models (55%) as the most transformative. However, most companies remain in the early stages of AI adoption. According to project managers surveyed, 64% of the projects they are working on are still in exploratory phases, and only 3% have AI fully integrated into delivery.
The survey was conducted in July 2025 among 1,129 developers, 56% of whom had 8+ years of experience, and 50 project managers working across 125 projects.
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