In 2023, the IEEE noted that SQL was the most popular language for developers to know when it came to getting a job, due to how it could be combined with other programming languages.

Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript, C, C++, Go, C#, Assembly, and MATLAB are the top ten programming languages for 2023, as well as the number of open full-time jobs from top to bottom on Coding Dojo ...

While SQL was a serious top 10 player when the index began in 2001, it was taken from the list after someone noted in 2004 that SQL was not a programming language. In 2018, it was pointed out that ...

Coding languages are a foundational element of any tech job, but not all are made equal. Python and SQL are among the most popular languages; C++ and Tableau are more specialized.

While Python is IEEE's lead programming language, the spotlight is on SQL, which leads the organization's jobs rankings.