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January 2017
Hiring volume summary
1,340 Jobs
-8% MoM
-117 jobs from December 2016
24-MONTH hiring volume trend
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
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
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
- Cassandra↑140%
- Elixir↑133%
- RDS↑100%
- Redux↑89%
- Scala↑87%
Declining skills
- AngularJS↓54%
- Flask↓50%
- UX/UI↓43%
- Hack (Meta)↓40%
- RabbitMQ↓38%
Stable Skills
- Java±0.3%
- Scala±0.3%
- Machine Learning±0.3%
- C++±0.3%
- Git±0.3%
Skill Trends
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
Work arrangement trend (24 months)
Based on 1111 classified jobs (229 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
1504 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
5 posts (0.4%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
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.