Developer Experience: Key Numbers and Productivity Impacts

69%

of respondents said good DevEx improves the end-user experience.

Forrester, 2022

75%

of respondents say their ability to compete in the market ties directly to how fast they ship quality software.

Forrester, 2022

45%

of organizations already run formal programs to support developer experience.

Gartner, 2023

70%+

of organizations that invested in DevEx saw positive results: revenue growth, happier developers, and higher productivity.

Forrester, 2022

94%

of respondents said their organization has a DevEx strategy, but only one in four considers it mature and value-delivering.

Forrester, 2022

58%

of software engineering leaders said developer experience is a highly critical priority for their leadership.

Gartner, 2023

66%

of organizations include not only internal employees but also external developers or outsourced teams in their DevEx programs.

Gartner, 2023

76%

of organizations plan to invest more in developer experience next year.

Atlassian, 2024

23%

of developers are satisfied with investments in improving DevEx at their organization. There's a significant gap between expectations and reality.

Atlassian, 2024

86%

of leaders believe that without improving DevEx, attracting and retaining top talent will be nearly impossible.

Atlassian, 2024

59%

of respondents said application deployment automation is the key to improving DevEx.

Forrester, 2022

89%

of respondents use an internal developer platform, which raises individual productivity by 8% and team productivity by 10%.

DORA, 2024

8% + 10%

increase in individual and team productivity when using internal developer platforms.

DORA, 2024

8h+

of developers said they lose 8 hours or more per week to inefficiencies in their role.

Atlassian, 2024

127x

Elite teams achieve 127x faster deployment lead time than low-performing teams.

DORA, 2024

8x

Elite teams have 8x lower change failure rate than low-performing teams.

DORA, 2024

6%

Platform engineering brings a 6% increase in software delivery and operational performance.

DORA, 2024

58%

of respondents said the main goal of DevEx investments is to reduce friction in team processes.

Forrester, 2022

$6.9M

Losing 8 hours per week to inefficiencies can cost a company with 500 developers roughly $6.9 million a year.

Atlassian, 2024

Unstable organizational priorities cut productivity and increase burnout. Stable priorities raise productivity and improve developer well-being.

DORA, 2024

Transformational leadership improves productivity, satisfaction, and team performance, and lowers the likelihood of employee burnout.

DORA, 2024

99%

of leaders agree the developer role has grown more complex, mainly because of inadequate staffing, technology, and tools.

Atlassian, 2024

39.2%

of respondents report low or no confidence in artificial intelligence, which may affect their productivity and work performance.

DORA, 2024

75%

of respondents said adopting AI had a positive impact on their productivity.

DORA, 2024

75.9%

of people rely on AI for daily professional tasks, most often for writing code (74.9%) and summarizing information (71.2%).

DORA, 2024

7.5% + 3.4%

AI raises documentation quality by 7.5% and code quality by 3.4%, while speeding up approval and review processes.

DORA, 2024