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August 2012

Hiring volume summary

456 Jobs

+40% MoM

+130 jobs from July 2012

17-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

368 Jobs

+24% above historical avg (17mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 17-month average through August 2012

Absolute growth

+130 Jobs

Now: 456

Prev: 326

Net change vs July 2012

Historical strength

Rank: 4th

of 17 months through August 2012

4th highest job count in the 17-month window

Compensation

$401k Median Salary

Based on 20 of 456 jobs (4%) that listed compensation

+60.1% MoM

+$150,500 vs July 2012

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $50k

P25 $401k

Median $401k

P75 $401k

P90 $401k >

Vs 17-mo baseline

+40%

+$115,062 vs 17-mo median ($286k)

Comparison vs 17-month median through August 2012

Salary change

+$150,500

Now: $401k

Prev: $251k

Change vs July 2012

Historical strength

Rank: 1st

of 17 months through August 2012

1st highest median salary in the 17-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

+29% MoM

-1 pts vs July 2012

Top Skills Required

JavaScript12%
Python7%
Ruby On Rails6%
HTML/CSS6%
Ruby5%
Java4%
IOS4%
PHP4%
MySQL3%
Android3%

100% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • HTML/CSS + JavaScript15% of jobs
  • Android + IOS14% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Python13% of jobs
  • JavaScript + UX/UI11% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Ruby On Rails9% of jobs
  • JavaScript + IOS9% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • Android367%
  • IOS200%
  • SQL167%
  • Machine Learning133%
  • Objective-C100%

Declining skills

  • Node.Js25%
  • Windows20%
  • PostgreSQL17%
  • Ruby1.2%
  • Linux (Non-WSL)1.1%

Stable Skills

  • MongoDB±0.7%
  • Android±0.8%
  • Django±0.8%
  • IOS±0.9%
  • UX/UI±1%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through August 2012)

Location & Remote

45.7%Remote

-13.3 pct pts MoM

remote share vs July 2012

45.7%Remote(64)
11.4%Hybrid(16)
42.9%On-site(60)
Regional: 5Global: 13Unspecified: 46

Work arrangement trend (16 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 140 classified jobs (316 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 371 jobs371Europe (EU): 29 jobs29United Kingdom: 29 jobs29Canada: 20 jobs20Asia: 10 jobs10
United States
37180.8%
Europe (EU)
296.3%
United Kingdom
296.3%
Canada
204.4%
Asia
102.2%

459 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Top Countries

1United States366
2United Kingdom29
3Canada20
4Netherlands14
5India6
6France5
7Denmark4
8Germany3
9Singapore2
10Switzerland1
11Finland1
12Luxembourg1

Visa Sponsorship

0 posts (0%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship00%
Explicitly decline00%
Don't mention it456100%

Based on 456 job posts in August 2012. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

-14.7 pts

vs 16-month average remote share (60.4% avg); this month 45.7%

16-month remote share window through August 2012

Hybrid trend

+5.8 pts

vs 16-month average hybrid share (5.6% avg); this month 11.4%

16-month hybrid share window through August 2012

On-site trend

+8.8 pts

vs 16-month average on-site share (34.1% avg); this month 42.9%

16-month on-site share window through August 2012

Visa trend

-0.3 pts

vs 16-month average sponsorship share (0.3% avg); this month 0.0%

16-month sponsorship share window through August 2012

Work arrangement and location data for August 2012

More sections for this monthly view will follow.