"Responses are weighted to remove bias toward users of JetBrains products, regional distribution, and other factors. Still, it consistently shows higher usage of JetBrains IDEs - as well as Java and Kotlin - than other surveys like Stack Overflow's. The core JetBrains IDE platform is largely coded in Java and Kotlin, so this is unsurprising. The company acknowledges that "some bias is likely present" in the survey as JetBrains users are more likely to respond."
"68 percent expect that AI proficiency (whatever that means) "will become a job requirement." 85 percent use AI coding tools, with ChatGPT the most popular (41 percent), but less so than in 2024 (49 percent). There is also a notable increase in the perceived benefit: in 2024 only 9 percent of devs using AI reckoned to save eight hours or more a week because of it, while in 2025, 19 percent make the same claim."
More than 24,500 developer responses were collected, with weights applied to adjust for JetBrains-product bias, regional distribution, and other factors. Weighting highlights higher usage of JetBrains IDEs, Java and Kotlin, and a likely respondent bias. PHP and Ruby are described as in long term decline. AI adoption is widespread: 85 percent use AI coding tools; 68 percent expect AI proficiency will become a job requirement; ChatGPT is most popular at 41 percent. Reported time savings (>=8 hours/week) rose from 9 percent in 2024 to 19 percent in 2025. Only 44 percent report full or partial AI workflow adoption; 23 percent worry about low-quality generated code.
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