Monthly ReportIssue № 92

May ’19

A surge with 2,087 postings, a median of $140k across 183 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings+12.1%vs April
2,087
jobs
24-Mo TrendJUN '17 → MAY '19
1,612 lowMay 20192,282 peak
Hiring Jobs
2,087100.0%
Comp Data Points
183samples
Remote Share
28.4%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 24-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 183 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD140K
+0.0%+$0 vs April 2019
25th
$100k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=183
Median · 24-Mo Trend
24-month arc
vs Baseline
+5.7%
+$7,562
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 2,087 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
102mentions↑ 4%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
React+4%
102
02
Python-2%
89
03
AWS-12%
69
04
JavaScript+13%
59
05
PostgreSQL+10%
55
06
Node.Js+0%
46
07
Go-4%
45
08
TypeScript+48%
40
09
Docker-5%
36
10
Ruby On Rails+0%
28
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React14%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React11%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python11%
  • JavaScript + Python9%
  • Node.Js + React9%
  • PostgreSQL + React8%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

58% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through May 2019)

§ 03Location & Remote

Remote plateaus at just under half of all postings.

A reversal from the 2022 peak, but still the dominant arrangement across hiring threads.
Remote Share
28.4%
-1.5 ptsvs April 2019
Remote
28.4%
On-site / Hybrid
71.6%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1515 jobs1515Europe (EU): 278 jobs278United Kingdom: 210 jobs210Canada: 143 jobs143Australia / NZ: 49 jobs49Asia: 48 jobs48Latin America: 22 jobs22Africa: 8 jobs8
01 United States
1,485posts
02 United Kingdom
210posts
03 Canada
143posts
04 Germany
106posts

2,273 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 24 months
Visa Sponsorship
37 posts offer sponsorship
1.8%
Offer sponsorship
371.8%
Explicitly decline
291.4%
Don't mention
202196.8%

Based on 2087 job posts in May 2019. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for May 2019 · 1913 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

May across the last five years.

May 2017
1,805
May 2018
2,282
May 2019
CURRENT
2,087