Monthly ReportIssue № 73

October ’17

A surge with 1,952 postings, a median of $145k across 161 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings+8.1%vs September
1,952
jobs
16-Mo TrendJUL '16 → OCT '17
1,340 lowOctober 20172,151 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,952100.0%
Comp Data Points
161samples
Remote Share
24.5%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 16-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
USD145K
+7.4%+$10,000 vs September 2017
25th
$105k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=161
Median · 16-Mo Trend
16-month arc
vs Baseline
+14.0%
+$17,763
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,952 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
131mentions↑ 56%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
React+56%
131
02
Python+12%
121
03
JavaScript+21%
120
04
Node.Js+74%
80
05
AWS-12%
78
06
Go+23%
59
07
Java+16%
57
08
PostgreSQL+24%
56
09
Ruby On Rails+24%
51
10
Docker-2%
44
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React11%
  • JavaScript + Python10%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React8%
  • Node.Js + React8%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python7%
  • Docker + React6%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

88% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through October 2017)

§ 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
24.5%
-1.5 ptsvs September 2017
Remote
24.5%
On-site / Hybrid
75.5%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1334 jobs1334Europe (EU): 359 jobs359United Kingdom: 232 jobs232Canada: 140 jobs140Asia: 74 jobs74Latin America: 27 jobs27Australia / NZ: 13 jobs13Africa: 4 jobs4
01 United States
1,282posts
02 United Kingdom
232posts
03 Canada
140posts
04 Germany
137posts

2,183 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 16 months
Visa Sponsorship
52 posts offer sponsorship
2.7%
Offer sponsorship
522.7%
Explicitly decline
170.9%
Don't mention
188396.5%

Based on 1952 job posts in October 2017. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for October 2017 · 1716 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

October across the last five years.

Oct 2016
1,677
Oct 2017
CURRENT
1,952