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January 2017

Hiring volume summary

1,340 Jobs

-8% MoM

-117 jobs from December 2016

24-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

1,498 Jobs

-11% below historical avg (24mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 24-month average through January 2017

Absolute growth

-117 Jobs

Now: 1,340

Prev: 1,457

Net change vs December 2016

Historical strength

Rank: 20th

of 24 months through January 2017

20th highest job count in the 24-month window

Compensation

$125k Median Salary

Based on 65 of 1,340 jobs (5%) that listed compensation

+0.0% MoM

+$0 vs December 2016

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $38k

P25 $80k

Median $125k

P75 $300k

P90 $401k >

Vs 24-mo baseline

-33%

$-61,158 vs 24-mo median ($186k)

Comparison vs 24-month median through January 2017

Salary change

+$0

Now: $125k

Prev: $125k

Change vs December 2016

Historical strength

Rank: 18th

of 24 months through January 2017

18th highest median salary in the 24-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

+7% MoM

+1 pts vs December 2016

Top Skills Required

JavaScript6%
Python5%
React4%
AWS4%
Ruby On Rails3%
HTML/CSS3%
Go3%
Node.Js3%
Java3%
PostgreSQL3%

100% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • JavaScript + Python12% of jobs
  • Android + IOS9% of jobs
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React9% of jobs
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python8% of jobs
  • Python + React8% of jobs
  • Node.Js + React7% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • Cassandra140%
  • Elixir133%
  • RDS100%
  • Redux89%
  • Scala87%

Declining skills

  • AngularJS54%
  • Flask50%
  • UX/UI43%
  • Hack (Meta)40%
  • RabbitMQ38%

Stable Skills

  • Java±0.3%
  • Scala±0.3%
  • Machine Learning±0.3%
  • C++±0.3%
  • Git±0.3%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through January 2017)

Location & Remote

24.8%Remote

-1.6 pct pts MoM

remote share vs December 2016

24.8%Remote(275)
3.5%Hybrid(39)
71.7%On-site(797)
Regional: 22Global: 32Unspecified: 221

Work arrangement trend (24 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 1111 classified jobs (229 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 986 jobs986Europe (EU): 206 jobs206United Kingdom: 158 jobs158Canada: 62 jobs62Asia: 45 jobs45Australia / NZ: 24 jobs24Latin America: 16 jobs16Africa: 7 jobs7
United States
98665.6%
Europe (EU)
20613.7%
United Kingdom
15810.5%
Canada
624.1%
Asia
453%
Australia / NZ
241.6%
Latin America
161.1%
Africa
70.5%

1504 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Top Countries

1United States964
2United Kingdom158
3Germany71
4Canada62
5Netherlands58
6Australia24
7India24
8Switzerland19
9France13
10Singapore11
11Denmark10
12Spain10

Visa Sponsorship

5 posts (0.4%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship50.4%
Explicitly decline181.3%
Don't mention it131798.3%

Based on 1340 job posts in January 2017. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

-5.6 pts

vs 24-month average remote share (30.4% avg); this month 24.8%

24-month remote share window through January 2017

Hybrid trend

-1.3 pts

vs 24-month average hybrid share (4.8% avg); this month 3.5%

24-month hybrid share window through January 2017

On-site trend

+6.9 pts

vs 24-month average on-site share (64.8% avg); this month 71.7%

24-month on-site share window through January 2017

Visa trend

-0.7 pts

vs 24-month average sponsorship share (1.1% avg); this month 0.4%

24-month sponsorship share window through January 2017

Work arrangement and location data for January 2017

More sections for this monthly view will follow.