What is Java's position among languages in Swiss job ads?

Java ranks 17 overall with 92 employers (5%). SQL and Python are named by more employers.

Does Java have a higher ad-per-employer ratio than other languages in Switzerland?

Java has 230 advertisements from 92 employers. Python has 396 ads from 156 employers. Java's ratio is higher, meaning each Java employer posts more ads on average.

Is Bern or Zurich stronger for Java jobs?

By share of the canton's employers: Zürich (5%), Bern (8%).

Java in Swiss job advertisements

92 of the 1,990 employers in this set name Java: 5% of them.

By Semion Sidorenko, Founder at Prospex Counted 3 Sep 2026

Employers

Share of employers

230

Java by canton

Employers with at least one Job-Room advertisement naming any of the 212 products looked for. N = 1,990. An employer naming three products counts in three rows, so the column sums above 100%.
Canton	Employers naming it	Share of the canton
Zürich	26 / 560	5%
Bern	27 / 344	8%
Aargau	fewer than 20 employers
Vaud	fewer than 20 employers
Lucerne	fewer than 20 employers
St. Gallen	fewer than 20 employers

What is Java's position among languages in Swiss job ads?: Java ranks 17 overall with 92 employers (5%). SQL and Python are named by more employers.
Does Java have a higher ad-per-employer ratio than other languages in Switzerland?: Java has 230 advertisements from 92 employers. Python has 396 ads from 156 employers. Java's ratio is higher, meaning each Java employer posts more ads on average.
Is Bern or Zurich stronger for Java jobs?: By share of the canton's employers: Zürich (5%), Bern (8%).

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Semion Sidorenko

Semion Sidorenko is the Founder and CEO of Prospex. From data engineering to machine learning research, he spent 15 years helping companies scale up data platforms. Before founding Prospex, he worked as an ML engineer at EPFL and as an independent data engineering consultant for Swiss companies.

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