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85% of respondents lived in the Greater Tokyo Area (Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa).
(?) Where do you currently reside?
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59% of respondents had a residency status tied to their employer (engineer, highly skilled foreign professional, or investor / business manager).
(?) What is your residency status in Japan?
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(?) What is your nationality?
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The overwhelming majority of respondents described themselves as male. While we had respondents who identify as neither male or female, we didn’t get enough responses to further segment their data while maintaining the anonymity of the individuals.
(?) Which of the following describe you, if any?
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79% of respondents were between 25 and 39 years of age.
(?) What is your age?
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How long have you been working or studying in this field, in years?
(?) How many years of professional experience do you have in software development?
Link to sectionYears lived in Japan
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Respondents lived in Japan for a median of 5 years.
(?) How many years have you lived in Japan?
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88% of respondents with some sort of professional qualification held a degree in computer science or a related subject.
(?) Have you completed any of the following professional qualifications?
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(?) What is your language proficiency? [English]
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Only 28% of respondents spoke Japanese at a fluent level or above.
(?) What is your language proficiency? [Japanese]
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Respondents who were actively looking for a new job had a median salary of ¥6.5 million, whereas for those who weren’t looking, it was ¥9.5 million. Part of the difference could be explained by those actively looking having a median of 5 years of professional experience, whereas those who weren’t had 7 years.
(?) Are you currently searching for a new job?
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Only 0.5% of respondents were unemployed, down from 2% in 2021.
(?) Which of the following best describes your employment status?