Monthly ReportIssue № 97

October ’19

A surge with 1,857 postings, a median of $145k across 154 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings+14.7%vs September
1,857
jobs
24-Mo TrendNOV '17 → OCT '19
1,619 lowOctober 20192,282 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,857100.0%
Comp Data Points
154samples
Remote Share
34.7%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 24-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 154 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD145K
-1.7%$-2,500 vs September 2019
25th
$56k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=154
Median · 24-Mo Trend
24-month arc
vs Baseline
+7.3%
+$9,896
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,857 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
87mentions↑ 6%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
React+6%
87
02
Python+14%
74
03
JavaScript+30%
60
04
AWS+11%
59
05
Node.Js+20%
49
06
PostgreSQL+17%
48
07
Kubernetes+24%
41
08
TypeScript+16%
37
09
Docker+13%
36
10
Go+21%
34
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React14%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React12%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python11%
  • PostgreSQL + React11%
  • Node.Js + React10%
  • JavaScript + Python10%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

63% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through October 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
34.7%
+3.8 ptsvs September 2019
Remote
34.7%
On-site / Hybrid
65.3%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1346 jobs1346Europe (EU): 355 jobs355United Kingdom: 156 jobs156Canada: 134 jobs134Asia: 72 jobs72Australia / NZ: 26 jobs26Latin America: 16 jobs16Africa: 4 jobs4
01 United States
1,316posts
02 United Kingdom
156posts
03 Canada
134posts
04 Germany
126posts

2,109 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 24 months
Visa Sponsorship
58 posts offer sponsorship
3.1%
Offer sponsorship
583.1%
Explicitly decline
90.5%
Don't mention
179096.4%

Based on 1857 job posts in October 2019. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for October 2019 · 1655 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

October across the last five years.

Oct 2016
1,677
Oct 2017
1,952
Oct 2018
2,096
Oct 2019
CURRENT
1,857