Top 5 Programming Languages to Learn

Learn one of these top 5 programming languages before 2023

Emin Emini
5 min readAug 25, 2022
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Programmers and Software Engineers are among the fastest growing fields in the market, today. Day by day, the demand and salary for them keep rising in the graph. In this blog, we will take a brief look at the top five programming languages that you should know before 2023 to master the tech industry. Whether you’re planning to enter the industry or want to be in demand in the next year- 2023, these languages would come in handy to increase your demand and economic standard.

The following are the top five programming languages a programmer needs to learn before 2023 to sustain in the market:

  • Python
  • Javascript
  • Swift
  • Kotlin
  • PHP

Without further ado, let’s discuss each of these languages and their salary ranges in detail.

Python

Python is an outgrowing and easy-to-learn language thriving in the market. The popularity of Python will increase drastically in the near future. It is highly popular due to its simplicity in syntax. It has a huge library of standards, toolkits, and integrations. It is a language worth learning before 2023, as the demand for Python developers is increasing day by day. There are many job opportunities available for experienced people and those freelancing. Python is widely used for Machine Learning(ML), deep learning (DL), data science, and app development, including Web and Mobile applications.

The average Salary range per year for Python developers in the USA is $85000, in the UK Python junior developers receive $40000, in Switzerland Python developers receive $69500 and Australian developers obtain $70500 as well. These are the salary ranges for Junior Python developers. All the senior developers receive over $100000.

Javascript

Javascript is one of the top languages which is compulsory to learn as a developer. It is a high-level and dynamic programming language, which makes it handy for many growing frameworks. The exciting feature about it is that it is multi-paradigm and researchers reveal that it has been striving for years. So, JavaScript developers would have a great demand in the present and the future. This programming language is useful for developing interactive, intelligent web applications. Interactive and user-friendly websites can be developed easily from scratch. It is a

very helpful programming language because it can be used for a variety of different applications, including simple and complex tasks.

The average Salary range per year of Junior Javascript developers in the USA is $87000, in the UK Javascript developers receive $43000, in Switzerland Javascript developers receive $83500, and in Australia, developers obtain $63000 as well. All the senior Javascript developers receive over $89000.

Swift

Swift is a popular and trending language among iOS development teams. There is a great increase in Google Trends for the Swift programming language. So, don’t you think it’s a target for 2023? Moving onto the perks of Swift, it is easy to learn and works faster and more securely. It is a rapidly growing language to develop iPhone, iPad, macOS, tvOS, and WatchOS applications. The usage of Swift makes itself efficient and flexible for usage. Apple has successfully developed Swift to help developers learn and take advantage of their tools in the best way.

The Average Salary range per year for Swift developers in the USA is $73,439, in the UK Swift developers receive $111,003, and in Switzerland, Swift developers receive around 70’000 CHF. Generally, all the senior Swift developers receive over $100,000.

Kotlin

Kotlin is an open-source programming language developed by JetBrains. Just like them, it is brainy as well. It supports a wide range of application development, including the Android and iOS mobile platforms. It is an outstanding language that is essential to learn before 2023 due to its growing market trends. Though it is a general-purpose programming language introduced back in 2015, it is a fast-moving and growing tech language. Kotlin runs on the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) and promotes the features of using Java libraries as well. It provides a clean coding structure and increases the productivity of developers in all terms. Generally, it has a wide range of perks for being one of the most widely adopted languages in the industry.

The average Salary range per year for Kotlin developers in the USA is $130,000, in the UK Kotlin developers receive £75,000, and in Switzerland, Kotlin developers receive 100000 CHF. So, in the future, these values would increase drastically.

PHP

PHP (HyperText Preprocessor) is quite an old but very popular language for building friendly mobile and web applications in the industry. It has a large open-source community as it is used by big companies like Facebook and WordPress. Even though it is old, the demand for PHP is still in the market due to the usage of giant companies. It is also a general-purpose dynamic programming language, handy for creating dynamic web applications. It is called the ‘Star’ of the industry. The competition among the server-side programming languages is persistently growing, and PHP is an outgrowing language as well. It is a perfect language to build scalable and robust applications on the backend. Popular frameworks such as CodeIgniter, Laravel, and Symfony are the backbones of PHP.

The average salary range per year of Junior PHP developers in the USA is $61,000, UK PHP developers receive $34,500, Switzerland PHP developers receive $43500 and Australia PHP developers obtain $71,500 as well. All the senior PHP developers receive an average of over $100,000.

Conclusion

In conclusion, we discussed the major five languages namely Python, Javascript, Swift, Kotlin, and PHP in-depth. Also, we covered the salary ranges of each. Overall, all these are the top welcoming languages in 2023. Certain languages provide attractive salary ranges depending on the location and the demand in that specific locations. So, make sure to pick the best language to suit your needs, and make sure you enjoy coding into that language.

If you want to read more about programming languages and what can you code with them, please check this article. It may help you decide to choose the language based on the intent.

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Emin Emini
Emin Emini

Written by Emin Emini

Skilled Software Engineer & Team Lead with 12+ years in industry. Passionate about tech (AI, ML, Apple), outdoor adventures, and continuous self-growth.

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