Monthly ReportIssue № 84

September ’18

A cooler month with 1,662 postings, a median of $140k across 180 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings-19.3%vs August
1,662
jobs
24-Mo TrendOCT '16 → SEP '18
1,340 lowSeptember 20182,282 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,662100.0%
Comp Data Points
180samples
Remote Share
26.2%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 24-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 180 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD140K
-5.1%$-7,500 vs August 2018
25th
$110k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=180
Median · 24-Mo Trend
24-month arc
vs Baseline
+11.2%
+$14,125
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,662 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
81mentions↓ 28%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
React-28%
81
02
Python-31%
76
03
JavaScript-26%
58
04
AWS-27%
56
05
Node.Js-23%
51
06
Go-16%
46
07
PostgreSQL-25%
45
08
Docker-17%
39
09
Java-10%
38
10
Ruby On Rails-6%
30
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React14%
  • Node.Js + React11%
  • JavaScript + Python11%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React10%
  • Go + React9%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python8%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

71% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through September 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
26.2%
+0.9 ptsvs August 2018
Remote
26.2%
On-site / Hybrid
73.8%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1109 jobs1109Europe (EU): 288 jobs288United Kingdom: 209 jobs209Canada: 121 jobs121Asia: 107 jobs107Australia / NZ: 30 jobs30Latin America: 11 jobs11Africa: 7 jobs7
01 United States
1,061posts
02 United Kingdom
209posts
03 Canada
121posts
04 Germany
95posts

1,882 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 24 months
Visa Sponsorship
20 posts offer sponsorship
1.2%
Offer sponsorship
201.2%
Explicitly decline
211.3%
Don't mention
162197.5%

Based on 1662 job posts in September 2018. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for September 2018 · 1503 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

September across the last five years.

Sep 2016
1,437
Sep 2017
1,805
Sep 2018
CURRENT
1,662