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February 2013

Hiring volume summary

496 Jobs

+27% MoM

+105 jobs from January 2013

23-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

391 Jobs

+27% above historical avg (23mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 23-month average through February 2013

Absolute growth

+105 Jobs

Now: 496

Prev: 391

Net change vs January 2013

Historical strength

Rank: 2nd

of 23 months through February 2013

2nd highest job count in the 23-month window

Compensation

$401k Median Salary

Based on 10 of 496 jobs (2%) that listed compensation

+0.0% MoM

+$0 vs January 2013

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $20k

P25 $24k

Median $401k

P75 $476k

P90 $700k >

Vs 23-mo baseline

+45%

+$125,182 vs 23-mo median ($276k)

Comparison vs 23-month median through February 2013

Salary change

+$0

Now: $401k

Prev: $401k

Change vs January 2013

Historical strength

Rank: 1st

of 23 months through February 2013

1st highest median salary in the 23-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

-4% MoM

-2 pts vs January 2013

Top Skills Required

JavaScript5%
Python4%
HTML/CSS4%
Linux (Non-WSL)3%
Java3%
Ruby On Rails2%
IOS2%
Android2%
PHP2%
Git2%

63% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • Android + IOS19% of jobs
  • HTML/CSS + JavaScript10% of jobs
  • JavaScript + IOS9% of jobs
  • Ruby On Rails + IOS8% of jobs
  • Machine Learning + IOS8% of jobs
  • Android + Java7% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • Linux (Non-WSL)78%
  • Machine Learning67%
  • Android50%
  • RabbitMQ33%
  • Hadoop33%

Declining skills

  • Django63%
  • Scala63%
  • MongoDB60%
  • Ruby56%
  • PHP50%

Stable Skills

  • Make±0.4%
  • Machine Learning±0.5%
  • IOS±0.6%
  • UX/UI±0.6%
  • MySQL±0.6%

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

Location & Remote

66.1%Remote

+5.4 pct pts MoM

remote share vs January 2013

66.1%Remote(127)
8.9%Hybrid(17)
25.0%On-site(48)
Regional: 27Global: 11Unspecified: 89

Work arrangement trend (22 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 192 classified jobs (304 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 407 jobs407United Kingdom: 68 jobs68Canada: 46 jobs46Europe (EU): 21 jobs21Asia: 9 jobs9
United States
40773.9%
United Kingdom
6812.3%
Canada
468.3%
Europe (EU)
213.8%
Asia
91.6%

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

Top Countries

1United States407
2United Kingdom68
3Canada46
4Germany8
5India6
6Netherlands6
7Ireland4
8Denmark1
9Sweden1
10Singapore1

Visa Sponsorship

0 posts (0%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship00%
Explicitly decline00%
Don't mention it496100%

Based on 496 job posts in February 2013. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

+6.6 pts

vs 22-month average remote share (59.5% avg); this month 66.1%

22-month remote share window through February 2013

Hybrid trend

+2.0 pts

vs 22-month average hybrid share (7.0% avg); this month 8.9%

22-month hybrid share window through February 2013

On-site trend

-8.5 pts

vs 22-month average on-site share (33.5% avg); this month 25.0%

22-month on-site share window through February 2013

Visa trend

-0.4 pts

vs 22-month average sponsorship share (0.4% avg); this month 0.0%

22-month sponsorship share window through February 2013

Work arrangement and location data for February 2013

More sections for this monthly view will follow.