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Nationality of colleagues (Engineers)

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Engineering teams tended to be highly international, whereas it wasn’t uncommon for non-engineers to be mostly Japanese.
(?) What are the nationalities of the other people you work with? [Engineers]

Nationality of colleagues (Others)

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(?) What are the nationalities of the other people you work with? [Others]

Language usage (Japanese)

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(?) What languages do you use with your colleagues? [Japanese]

Language usage (English)

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(?) What languages do you use with your colleagues? [English]

Years at current employer

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The median number of years at the current employer was 2.
(?) How many years have you been employed by your current employer?

Hours worked in a typical week

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55% of respondents worked 40 hours in a typical week, and only 26% of respondents reported working over 40 hours.
(?) In a typical week, how many hours do you work?

Days worked in a typical week

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97% of permanent employees worked a five-day work week.
(?) In a typical week, how many days do you work?

How people found their jobs

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34% of respondents found their job via a recruiter (internal or external).
(?) How did you find your current job?

Salary

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Developer salaries continued to increase. The median salary was ¥9.5 million per year, up ¥1 million from last year’s survey. This may partially be explained by respondents tending to be more experienced than the previous year. Respondents earning ¥10 million per year or over increased from 35% of respondents in 2021 to 42% in 2022.
(?) What is your current total annual compensation (salary, bonuses, perks, and overtime pay, before taxes and deductions) in Japanese yen?