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May 2013

Hiring volume summary

97 Jobs

-85% MoM

-561 jobs from April 2013

24-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

399 Jobs

-76% below historical avg (24mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 24-month average through May 2013

Absolute growth

-561 Jobs

Now: 97

Prev: 658

Net change vs April 2013

Historical strength

Rank: 22nd

of 24 months through May 2013

22nd highest job count in the 24-month window

Compensation

$100k Median Salary

Based on 7 of 97 jobs (7%) that listed compensation

-66.7% MoM

$-200,000 vs April 2013

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 missing

P25 $100k

Median $100k

P75 $100k

P90 missing >

Vs 24-mo baseline

-63%

$-172,848 vs 24-mo median ($273k)

Comparison vs 24-month median through May 2013

Salary change

$-200,000

Now: $100k

Prev: $300k

Change vs April 2013

Historical strength

Rank: 18th

of 24 months through May 2013

18th highest median salary in the 24-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

-77% MoM

+5 pts vs April 2013

Top Skills Required

JavaScript14%
HTML/CSS10%
Ruby9%
PHP8%
Java6%
Make6%
SQL6%
JQuery6%
Ruby On Rails5%
MySQL5%

100% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • JavaScript + Node.Js15% of jobs
  • C + C++14% of jobs
  • C + JavaScript13% of jobs
  • C++ + JavaScript13% of jobs
  • C + Python12% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Python12% of jobs

Trending Skills

No trending skills available.

Declining skills

  • UX/UI87%
  • Python85%
  • Ruby On Rails83%
  • Linux (Non-WSL)82%
  • Node.Js81%

Stable Skills

  • MySQL±0.9%
  • Make±1.1%
  • Python±1.1%
  • JQuery±1.2%
  • Java±1.3%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through May 2013)

Location & Remote

85.7%Remote

+22.9 pct pts MoM

remote share vs April 2013

85.7%Remote(30)
2.9%Hybrid(1)
11.4%On-site(4)
Regional: 3Global: 1Unspecified: 26

Work arrangement trend (23 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 35 classified jobs (62 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 90 jobs90Asia: 2 jobs2Canada: 2 jobs2United Kingdom: 2 jobs2Europe (EU): 1 jobs1
United States
9092.8%
Asia
22.1%
Canada
22.1%
United Kingdom
22.1%
Europe (EU)
11%

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

Top Countries

1United States90
2Canada2
3United Kingdom2
4Germany1

Visa Sponsorship

0 posts (0%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship00%
Explicitly decline11%
Don't mention it9699%

Based on 97 job posts in May 2013. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

+24.9 pts

vs 23-month average remote share (60.8% avg); this month 85.7%

23-month remote share window through May 2013

Hybrid trend

-4.2 pts

vs 23-month average hybrid share (7.1% avg); this month 2.9%

23-month hybrid share window through May 2013

On-site trend

-20.7 pts

vs 23-month average on-site share (32.1% avg); this month 11.4%

23-month on-site share window through May 2013

Visa trend

-0.4 pts

vs 23-month average sponsorship share (0.4% avg); this month 0.0%

23-month sponsorship share window through May 2013

Work arrangement and location data for May 2013

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