Numbers of job openings in Japan by languages

Rank USA (indeed.com) Japan (jobdirect.jp)
#1 Java 66346 Java 4580
#2 C++ 42495 PHP 3163
#3 C# 32673 VB + VisualBasic 2748
#4 JavaScript 29491 Perl 1198
#5 Perl 24415 Flash 799
#6 VB + VisualBasic 20159 JavaScript 526
#7 Flash 16619 C++ 292
#8 PHP 10703 Ruby 110
#9 Python 5990 C# 101
#10 Ruby 3749 Python 26

* Numbers of job openings in USA and Japan were taken from indeed and Jobdirect, respectively. C language is omitted due to the technical difficulty.

Do you have any idea why C++ is popular in USA and PHP is popular in Japan?

* This article is reproduced from “yukoba no nikki” by Yu Kobayashi with permission.


One Response to “Numbers of job openings in Japan by languages”

  1. links from TechnoratiReturn of the Bunny (LetsJapan.org)-Numbers of job openings in Japan by languages (Asiajin)

  2. links from TechnoratiReturn of the Bunny (LetsJapan.org)-Numbers of job openings in Japan by languages (Asiajin)

  3. A mere speculation:
    PHP, Java, WV, Perl, Flash, JavaScript, Ruby are all technologies for web site development. C++ isn’t!

    C++ is used for development of networking equipment and software… this may well be another indication of the differences between R&D in the US and Japan.

    –A.T.

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