Stable income: Somewhat stable

I’d rate it a 3 out of 5 because while there is a decent baseline of demand for back-end developers, the income can be unreliable at times due to project-based work, client variability, and market fluctuations. It's not as unpredictable as a 2, where income swings wildly, but it lacks the consistent stability of a 4, where most months are similar and predictable.