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January 2012

Hiring volume summary

299 Jobs

No prior month to compare

10-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

320 Jobs

-6% below historical avg (10mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 10-month average through January 2012

Absolute growth

+299 Jobs

Now: 299

Prev: 0

Net change vs December 2011

Historical strength

Rank: 8th

of 10 months through January 2012

8th highest job count in the 10-month window

Compensation

$401k Median Salary

Based on 19 of 299 jobs (6%) that listed compensation

No prior month to compare

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $60k

P25 $100k

Median $401k

P75 $401k

P90 $650k >

Vs 10-mo baseline

+49%

+$131,944 vs 10-mo median ($269k)

Comparison vs 10-month median through January 2012

Salary change

Historical strength

Rank: 1st

of 10 months through January 2012

1st highest median salary in the 10-month window

Technical Skills Overview

Ruby On RailsTop Skill

Top Skills Required

Ruby On Rails5%
JavaScript5%
HTML/CSS4%
MySQL3%
JQuery3%
Redis2%
Ruby2%
IOS2%
Python2%
Java2%

60% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • JavaScript + Python17% of jobs
  • Android + IOS16% of jobs
  • JavaScript + JQuery11% of jobs
  • Django + Python10% of jobs
  • Python + IOS10% of jobs
  • JavaScript + IOS9% of jobs

Trending Skills

No trending skills available.

Declining skills

No declining skills available.

Stable Skills

  • Android±0.6%
  • MongoDB±0.6%
  • IOS±0.7%
  • Redis±1.1%
  • Node.Js±1.1%

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

Location & Remote

62.4%Remote

62.4%Remote(53)
0.0%Hybrid(0)
37.6%On-site(32)
Regional: 6Global: 19Unspecified: 28

Work arrangement trend (9 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 85 classified jobs (214 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 228 jobs228Canada: 29 jobs29United Kingdom: 26 jobs26Europe (EU): 17 jobs17Asia: 12 jobs12
United States
22873.1%
Canada
299.3%
United Kingdom
268.3%
Europe (EU)
175.4%
Asia
123.8%

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

Top Countries

1United States221
2Canada29
3United Kingdom26
4India12
5Germany9
6Netherlands5
7Denmark2
8IL2
9France1

Visa Sponsorship

0 posts (0%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship00%
Explicitly decline00%
Don't mention it299100%

Based on 299 job posts in January 2012. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

-1.7 pts

vs 9-month average remote share (64.1% avg); this month 62.4%

9-month remote share window through January 2012

Hybrid trend

-5.2 pts

vs 9-month average hybrid share (5.2% avg); this month 0.0%

9-month hybrid share window through January 2012

On-site trend

+7.0 pts

vs 9-month average on-site share (30.6% avg); this month 37.6%

9-month on-site share window through January 2012

Visa trend

-0.4 pts

vs 9-month average sponsorship share (0.4% avg); this month 0.0%

9-month sponsorship share window through January 2012

Work arrangement and location data for January 2012

More sections for this monthly view will follow.