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January 2018
Hiring volume summary
1,635 Jobs
-11% MoM
-205 jobs from December 2017
24-MONTH hiring volume trend
Market anchor
1,683 Jobs
-3% below historical avg (24mo)
MeanThis month
Vs 24-month average through January 2018
Absolute growth
-205 Jobs
Now: 1,635
Prev: 1,840
Net change vs December 2017
Historical strength
Rank: 13th
of 24 months through January 2018
13th highest job count in the 24-month window
Compensation
$115k Median Salary
Based on 183 of 1,635 jobs (11%) that listed compensation
+0.0% MoM
+$0 vs December 2017
Median salary trend
Salary distribution
P10 $39k
P25 $100k
Median $115k
P75 $140k
P90 $401k >
Vs 24-mo baseline
-18%
$-25,908 vs 24-mo median ($141k)
Comparison vs 24-month median through January 2018
Salary change
+$0
Now: $115k
Prev: $115k
Change vs December 2017
Historical strength
Rank: 19th
of 24 months through January 2018
19th highest median salary in the 24-month window
Technical Skills Overview
JavaScriptTop Skill
-20% MoM
-1 pts vs December 2017
Top Skills Required
74% of jobs include at least one technical skill
Common Skill Stacks
Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs
- Python + React11% of jobs
- Android + IOS11% of jobs
- JavaScript + Python11% of jobs
- Node.Js + React10% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python8% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React8% of jobs
Trending Skills
- EC2↑100%
- LinkedIn↑100%
- GraphQL↑100%
- S3↑75%
- Webpack↑50%
Declining skills
- RabbitMQ↓67%
- Django↓59%
- Clojure↓58%
- Apache Kafka↓57%
- Hacker News↓56%
Stable Skills
- Linux (Non-WSL)±0.2%
- UX/UI±0.2%
- Redis±0.2%
- HTML/CSS±0.3%
- Java±0.3%
Skill Trends
Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through January 2018)
Location & Remote
24.2%Remote
+2.0 pct pts MoM
remote share vs December 2017
Work arrangement trend (24 months)
Based on 1455 classified jobs (180 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
1815 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
58 posts (3.5%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
Based on 1635 job posts in January 2018. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Remote trend
+0.7 pts
vs 24-month average remote share (23.5% avg); this month 24.2%
24-month remote share window through January 2018
Hybrid trend
+0.5 pts
vs 24-month average hybrid share (4.8% avg); this month 5.3%
24-month hybrid share window through January 2018
On-site trend
-1.2 pts
vs 24-month average on-site share (71.7% avg); this month 70.5%
24-month on-site share window through January 2018
Visa trend
+1.9 pts
vs 24-month average sponsorship share (1.6% avg); this month 3.5%
24-month sponsorship share window through January 2018
Work arrangement and location data for January 2018
More sections for this monthly view will follow.