Top 10 programming languages for 2025

Top 10 programming languages for 2025 Based on last 12 months of data, Pluralsight does a meta-study of the most often used programming languages every year so that IT experts may determine current trends. To obtain the greatest sense of what’s trending, we cross-check our data with other well-known industry polls in addition to consulting our learning platform of more than 50,000 IT learners. These are the standings for this year.

Top 10 programming languages for 2025

Python

We were not surprised to find Python ranked highest on this list. Not only has Python topped Pluralsight’s ranks and everyone else’s for the past few years, but since Python has all the data science and machine learning libraries make it more relevant than ever in 2025 with so many firms desperately trying to implement AI. Plus, for novices, learning this language is quite simple.

Java

Java has been a regular addition to our list, ranking second since 2022; always the bridesmaid, never the bride, like Python. Why is that so well-liked? Java is open source, runs on all kinds of platforms, has a large community of developers, and is also rather user-friendly.

Because Java applications are stable, efficient, and scalable—all qualities you want when having an application handling perhaps millions of transactions— Java is also rather popular among businesses of scale. That qualifies as a valuable addition to every developer’s resume.

JavaScript

Ah, JavaScript—one of the most loved and despised languages available today. Being a high-level interpreted language makes learning this essential tool for web developers simple. Conversely, many engineers find it “weird” in the way it acts compared to other languages and have a foul taste in their mouth after witnessing people use it ineptly.

Notwithstanding, given that drives 98% of all pages on the internet, nobody questions how extensively it is used. Given its “popularity,” JavaScript is not surprising among the most sought-after languages among tech students on the Pluralsight platform in 2024.

P++ (Up + 1)

Though C++ on the list of “hardest languages to learn” with the impractical “joke” languages Cow and Whitespace—which are useless—its unmatched performance as a low-level language drives popularity. Though a useful ability to have if you’re doing anything with high performance needs like real-time simulators, financial trading systems, or comparable workloads, not the most pleasurable language to learn as a beginning student.

C# (Down -1)

Like automobiles racing for the top, C++ and C# swapped spots in our rankings this year. Though it’s less quick and has a bigger memory footprint, C# is a general-purpose, high-level language easier to learn and less mistake prone than C++. Other languages may be filling this demand right now, therefore this could help to explain why C# has dropped somewhat down the ranks.

Typescript (Up + 2)

A superset of JavaScript, TypeScript adds optional static typing, classes, and interfaces and lets IDEs find mistakes as you type. All of this raises maintainability, code quality, and productivity. “JavaScript that scales,” TypeScript’s motto is essentially an enterprise-friendly language, hence it’s natural that it gained popularity in the previous 12 months.

SQL (Down -1)

Originally employed for data management, SQL—a domain-specific language—is currently on a bit of a declining ride from 2023 in popularity, somewhat down over the past 12 months. Still, we believe SQL will ultimately become much more crucial.

Why is it? Though they haven’t taken the time to sanitise their underlying data, the great majority of businesses are either starting or want to start artificial intelligence initiatives. Demand for qualified data professionals will grow as a result, who will then be handling data using SQL as their mainstay. We so regard this as “temporally down, but definitely not out.”

C down -1

C has some weirdness since some rankings combine C++ and C together while others split them apart. We have chosen the latter, viewing C as a different language. As other languages become more popular, C has been declining in the ranks; it currently sits at #8. Though it’s an older language, it is still rather often used and powerful, ranking above more modern languages as Rust, Swift, and Ruby.

Go (Golang)

A statically typed, high-level, open source programming language is Go (also known as Golang). Like all of the items in our top 10, it emphasises simplicity, dependability, and efficiency and is easily learnt. Go burst into our top 10 rankings last year; its appeal has been consistent over the past 12 months.

PHP

Web development makes advantage of the freely available, open-sourced server-side language PHP. W3Techs claims that 75.6% of all websites projected for 2024 will employ server-side programming. Like JavaScript, it’s a lot of debateable topic among individuals. On the one hand, it is easily learnt, supported by a large community and body of resources, and open source. Conversely, many developers say it is poorly designed, which results in poor PHP code produced by them.