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May 2011

Hiring volume summary

398 Jobs

-2% MoM

-7 jobs from April 2011

2-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

402 Jobs

-1% below historical avg (2mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 2-month average through May 2011

Absolute growth

-7 Jobs

Now: 398

Prev: 405

Net change vs April 2011

Historical strength

Rank: 2nd

of 2 months through May 2011

2nd highest job count in the 2-month window

Compensation

$243k Median Salary

Based on 4 of 398 jobs (1%) that listed compensation

+385.0% MoM

+$192,500 vs April 2011

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 missing

P25 $40k

Median $243k

P75 $401k

P90 missing >

Vs 2-mo baseline

+66%

+$96,250 vs 2-mo median ($146k)

Comparison vs 2-month median through May 2011

Salary change

+$192,500

Now: $243k

Prev: $50k

Change vs April 2011

Historical strength

Rank: 1st

of 2 months through May 2011

1st highest median salary in the 2-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

-4% MoM

0 pts vs April 2011

Top Skills Required

JavaScript6%
HTML/CSS5%
Ruby5%
Python5%
Java4%
Django3%
Ruby On Rails3%
PHP3%
UX/UI3%
JQuery3%

64% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • HTML/CSS + Java10% of jobs
  • Java + JavaScript10% of jobs
  • Android + IOS10% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Python9% of jobs
  • HTML/CSS + JavaScript9% of jobs
  • Java + Python7% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • UX/UI150%
  • Java67%
  • C67%
  • Django63%
  • Linux (Non-WSL)60%

Declining skills

  • MongoDB63%
  • Node.Js50%
  • SQL43%
  • Ruby On Rails29%
  • C++25%

Stable Skills

No stable skills available.

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through May 2011)

Location & Remote

65.5%Remote

+18.8 pct pts MoM

remote share vs April 2011

65.5%Remote(76)
1.7%Hybrid(2)
32.8%On-site(38)
Regional: 1Global: 11Unspecified: 64

Work arrangement trend (2 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 116 classified jobs (282 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 329 jobs329Europe (EU): 28 jobs28Canada: 13 jobs13United Kingdom: 13 jobs13Asia: 6 jobs6Australia / NZ: 5 jobs5
United States
32983.5%
Europe (EU)
287.1%
Canada
133.3%
United Kingdom
133.3%
Asia
61.5%
Australia / NZ
51.3%

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

Top Countries

1United States329
2Canada13
3United Kingdom13
4Germany10
5Australia5
6India5
7Czechia4
8Finland4
9Austria2
10Belgium2
11France2
12Switzerland1

Visa Sponsorship

2 posts (0.5%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship20.5%
Explicitly decline00%
Don't mention it39699.5%

Based on 398 job posts in May 2011. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

+9.4 pts

vs 2-month average remote share (56.1% avg); this month 65.5%

2-month remote share window through May 2011

Hybrid trend

+0.8 pts

vs 2-month average hybrid share (0.8% avg); this month 1.7%

2-month hybrid share window through May 2011

On-site trend

-10.2 pts

vs 2-month average on-site share (43.0% avg); this month 32.8%

2-month on-site share window through May 2011

Visa trend

+0.3 pts

vs 2-month average sponsorship share (0.3% avg); this month 0.5%

2-month sponsorship share window through May 2011

Work arrangement and location data for May 2011

More sections for this monthly view will follow.