Monthly ReportIssue № 104

May ’20

Modest growth with 1,211 postings, a median of $115k across 97 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings+4.8%vs April
1,211
jobs
24-Mo TrendJUN '18 → MAY '20
1,156 lowMay 20202,096 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,211100.0%
Comp Data Points
97samples
Remote Share
56.8%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 24-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 97 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD115K
+2.2%+$2,500 vs April 2020
25th
$40k
75th
$401k
90th
$500k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=97
Median · 24-Mo Trend
24-month arc
vs Baseline
-17.9%
$-25,000
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,211 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
62mentions↑ 48%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
React+48%
62
02
Python-7%
38
03
JavaScript+29%
36
04
AWS+3%
34
05
TypeScript+16%
29
06
Node.Js+38%
29
07
PostgreSQL+0%
28
08
Go+16%
22
09
Java+40%
21
10
GraphQL+100%
18
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React11%
  • React + TypeScript10%
  • Node.Js + React8%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React8%
  • JavaScript + Python8%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + PostgreSQL7%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

62% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through May 2020)

§ 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
56.8%
+5.1 ptsvs April 2020
Remote
56.8%
On-site / Hybrid
43.2%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 803 jobs803Europe (EU): 188 jobs188United Kingdom: 103 jobs103Canada: 83 jobs83Asia: 31 jobs31Australia / NZ: 18 jobs18Latin America: 6 jobs6Africa: 1 jobs1
01 United States
778posts
02 United Kingdom
103posts
03 Canada
83posts
04 Germany
81posts

1,233 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 24 months
Visa Sponsorship
26 posts offer sponsorship
2.1%
Offer sponsorship
262.1%
Explicitly decline
70.6%
Don't mention
117897.3%

Based on 1211 job posts in May 2020. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for May 2020 · 1060 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

May across the last five years.

May 2017
1,805
May 2018
2,282
May 2019
2,087
May 2020
CURRENT
1,211