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December 2015
Hiring volume summary
924 Jobs
-44% MoM
-718 jobs from November 2015
3-MONTH hiring volume trend
Market anchor
1,320 Jobs
-30% below historical avg (3mo)
MeanThis month
Vs 3-month average through December 2015
Absolute growth
-718 Jobs
Now: 924
Prev: 1,642
Net change vs November 2015
Historical strength
Rank: 3rd
of 3 months through December 2015
3rd highest job count in the 3-month window
Compensation
$401k Median Salary
Based on 77 of 924 jobs (8%) that listed compensation
+100.5% MoM
+$201,000 vs November 2015
Median salary trend
Salary distribution
P10 $46k
P25 $150k
Median $401k
P75 $401k
P90 $500k >
Vs 3-mo baseline
+41%
+$117,333 vs 3-mo median ($284k)
Comparison vs 3-month median through December 2015
Salary change
+$201,000
Now: $401k
Prev: $200k
Change vs November 2015
Historical strength
Rank: 1st
of 3 months through December 2015
1st highest median salary in the 3-month window
Technical Skills Overview
JavaScriptTop Skill
-53% MoM
-1 pts vs November 2015
Top Skills Required
51% of jobs include at least one technical skill
Common Skill Stacks
Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs
- JavaScript + Python9% of jobs
- JavaScript + Node.Js6% of jobs
- Go + Python5% of jobs
- Python + React5% of jobs
- Go + JavaScript5% of jobs
- Django + Python5% of jobs
Trending Skills
- Hadoop↑150%
- D3.Js↑20%
- Elasticsearch↑14%
Declining skills
- Ruby On Rails↓75%
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)↓60%
- Node.Js↓60%
- GitHub↓60%
- C++↓58%
Stable Skills
- Java±0%
- AngularJS±0.1%
- Scala±0.1%
- Angular±0.1%
- MongoDB±0.1%
Skill Trends
Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through December 2015)
Location & Remote
27.7%Remote
+2.7 pct pts MoM
remote share vs November 2015
Work arrangement trend (3 months)
Based on 736 classified jobs (188 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
1007 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
11 posts (1.2%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
Based on 924 job posts in December 2015. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Remote trend
+0.9 pts
vs 3-month average remote share (26.8% avg); this month 27.7%
3-month remote share window through December 2015
Hybrid trend
+0.5 pts
vs 3-month average hybrid share (4.3% avg); this month 4.8%
3-month hybrid share window through December 2015
On-site trend
-1.4 pts
vs 3-month average on-site share (68.9% avg); this month 67.5%
3-month on-site share window through December 2015
Visa trend
-0.1 pts
vs 3-month average sponsorship share (1.3% avg); this month 1.2%
3-month sponsorship share window through December 2015
Work arrangement and location data for December 2015
More sections for this monthly view will follow.