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December 2013

Hiring volume summary

605 Jobs

-21% MoM

-157 jobs from November 2013

24-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

492 Jobs

+23% above historical avg (24mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 24-month average through December 2013

Absolute growth

-157 Jobs

Now: 605

Prev: 762

Net change vs November 2013

Historical strength

Rank: 6th

of 24 months through December 2013

6th highest job count in the 24-month window

Compensation

$100k Median Salary

Based on 44 of 605 jobs (7%) that listed compensation

-60.0% MoM

$-150,000 vs November 2013

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $25k

P25 $63k

Median $100k

P75 $331k

P90 $401k >

Vs 24-mo baseline

-58%

$-137,813 vs 24-mo median ($238k)

Comparison vs 24-month median through December 2013

Salary change

$-150,000

Now: $100k

Prev: $250k

Change vs November 2013

Historical strength

Rank: 17th

of 24 months through December 2013

17th highest median salary in the 24-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

-39% MoM

-2 pts vs November 2013

Top Skills Required

JavaScript6%
Python5%
Ruby On Rails4%
HTML/CSS3%
Android3%
IOS3%
Ruby3%
PostgreSQL2%
AngularJS2%
UX/UI2%

85% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • Android + IOS17% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Python12% of jobs
  • HTML/CSS + JavaScript10% of jobs
  • Django + Python8% of jobs
  • JavaScript + IOS8% of jobs
  • Android + JavaScript6% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • Android↑138%
  • YouTube↑125%
  • IOS↑111%
  • Heroku↑40%
  • Hadoop↑29%

Declining skills

  • Machine Learning↓67%
  • C#↓63%
  • Java↓55%
  • PHP↓54%
  • Make↓53%

Stable Skills

  • Git±0.4%
  • GitHub±0.5%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)±0.5%
  • PostgreSQL±0.6%
  • Linux (Non-WSL)±0.6%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through December 2013)

Location & Remote

57.2%Remote

-3.5 pct pts MoM

remote share vs November 2013

57.2%Remote(87)
9.9%Hybrid(15)
32.9%On-site(50)
Regional: 11Global: 5Unspecified: 71

Work arrangement trend (24 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 152 classified jobs (453 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 479 jobs479United Kingdom: 72 jobs72Europe (EU): 54 jobs54Canada: 22 jobs22Asia: 19 jobs19Latin America: 7 jobs7Australia / NZ: 4 jobs4
United States
47972.9%
United Kingdom
7211%
Europe (EU)
548.2%
Canada
223.3%
Asia
192.9%
Latin America
71.1%
Australia / NZ
40.6%

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

Top Countries

1United States473
2United Kingdom72
3Canada22
4Ireland16
5India13
6Netherlands11
7Germany10
8Australia4
9Brazil4
10Norway4
11Singapore4
12France3

Visa Sponsorship

0 posts (0%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship00%
Explicitly decline00%
Don't mention it605100%

Based on 605 job posts in December 2013. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

-0.6 pts

vs 24-month average remote share (57.8% avg); this month 57.2%

24-month remote share window through December 2013

Hybrid trend

+2.7 pts

vs 24-month average hybrid share (7.2% avg); this month 9.9%

24-month hybrid share window through December 2013

On-site trend

-2.1 pts

vs 24-month average on-site share (35.0% avg); this month 32.9%

24-month on-site share window through December 2013

Visa trend

-0.4 pts

vs 24-month average sponsorship share (0.4% avg); this month 0.0%

24-month sponsorship share window through December 2013

Work arrangement and location data for December 2013

More sections for this monthly view will follow.