There are many more younger devs than there are old ones. Every year the number of new developers entering the work force is more than the previous year. So the average will always tend towards younger. There are just fewer older devs to employ.
Older devs are in high demand, but only for high level positions. And they cost a lot more, so the hiring process is more rigorous.
It gets exponentially more difficult to find a job as your salary expectation goes up.
You'll do fine as you get older, as long as you make sure you don't fall behind and have your skill set become irrelevant. If you keep on top of your game, your years of experience will put you in a completely different class than junior and mid level devs.
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There are many more younger devs than there are old ones. Every year the number of new developers entering the work force is more than the previous year. So the average will always tend towards younger. There are just fewer older devs to employ.
Older devs are in high demand, but only for high level positions. And they cost a lot more, so the hiring process is more rigorous.
See the last graph on this page: offerzen.com/blog/how-long-does-it...
It gets exponentially more difficult to find a job as your salary expectation goes up.
You'll do fine as you get older, as long as you make sure you don't fall behind and have your skill set become irrelevant. If you keep on top of your game, your years of experience will put you in a completely different class than junior and mid level devs.