Monthly ReportIssue № 86
November ’18
A small step back with 2,070 postings, a median of $150k across 161 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.
Total Postings-1.2%vs October
2,070
jobs
24-Mo TrendDEC '16 → NOV '18
1,340 lowNovember 20182,282 peak
Hiring Jobs
2,070100.0%
Comp Data Points
161samples
Remote Share
29.3%
Top Skill
React
§ 00 Hiring Volume · 24-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation
Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.
Based on 161 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD150K
-3.2%$-5,000 vs October 2018
25th
$100k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
USD · THOUSANDSn=161
Median · 24-Mo Trend
24-month arc
vs Baseline
+15.7%
+$20,375
§ 02Technical Skills
React stays the language most asked for.
Keywords counted across 2,070 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React101mentions↓ 6%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
React-6%
10102
Python-15%
8803
JavaScript-16%
7604
AWS-3%
7005
Node.Js-8%
5406
PostgreSQL-17%
5407
Docker-4%
4808
Go-20%
4709
Java-12%
4210
Ruby On Rails-7%
39Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
- Python + React14%
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React10%
- PostgreSQL + React10%
- Go + React10%
- Kubernetes + React9%
- Node.Js + React9%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved
ReactPythonJavaScriptAmazon Web Services (AWS)PostgreSQL3mo avg · React
65% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through November 2018)
§ 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
29.3%
+0.2 ptsvs October 2018
Remote
29.3%
On-site / Hybrid
70.7%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
01 United States
1,466posts
02 United Kingdom
197posts
03 Canada
132posts
04 Germany
103posts
2,239 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 24 months
Visa Sponsorship
27 posts offer sponsorship
1.3%
Offer sponsorship
271.3%
Explicitly decline
170.8%
Don't mention
202697.9%
Based on 2070 job posts in November 2018. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Work arrangement and location data for November 2018 · 1896 classified jobs
§ 04Year-Over-Year
November across the last five years.
Nov 2016
1,986
Nov 2017
2,162
Nov 2018
CURRENT
2,070