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May 2014

Hiring volume summary

978 Jobs

+10% MoM

+86 jobs from April 2014

2-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

935 Jobs

+5% above historical avg (2mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 2-month average through May 2014

Absolute growth

+86 Jobs

Now: 978

Prev: 892

Net change vs April 2014

Historical strength

Rank: 1st

of 2 months through May 2014

1st highest job count in the 2-month window

Compensation

$200k Median Salary

Based on 42 of 978 jobs (4%) that listed compensation

-48.1% MoM

$-185,000 vs April 2014

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $20k

P25 $39k

Median $200k

P75 $401k

P90 $470k >

Vs 2-mo baseline

-32%

$-92,500 vs 2-mo median ($293k)

Comparison vs 2-month median through May 2014

Salary change

$-185,000

Now: $200k

Prev: $385k

Change vs April 2014

Historical strength

Rank: 2nd

of 2 months through May 2014

2nd highest median salary in the 2-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

+5% MoM

0 pts vs April 2014

Top Skills Required

JavaScript6%
Python4%
Ruby On Rails3%
Ruby3%
Java3%
PHP2%
Node.Js2%
Make2%
SQL2%
MySQL2%

66% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • JavaScript + Python8% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Ruby On Rails6% of jobs
  • Java + JavaScript6% of jobs
  • Node.Js + Python6% of jobs
  • Ruby + Ruby On Rails6% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Node.Js5% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • C200%
  • HTML/CSS100%
  • Go88%
  • Angular86%
  • SQL75%

Declining skills

  • Windows57%
  • C#33%
  • MongoDB29%
  • D3.Js25%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)21%

Stable Skills

No stable skills available.

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through May 2014)

Location & Remote

59.8%Remote

+0.0 pct pts MoM

remote share vs April 2014

59.8%Remote(228)
10.0%Hybrid(38)
30.2%On-site(115)
Regional: 12Global: 38Unspecified: 178

Work arrangement trend (2 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 381 classified jobs (597 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 816 jobs816United Kingdom: 78 jobs78Europe (EU): 58 jobs58Asia: 28 jobs28Canada: 25 jobs25Africa: 7 jobs7Australia / NZ: 6 jobs6Latin America: 5 jobs5
United States
81679.8%
United Kingdom
787.6%
Europe (EU)
585.7%
Asia
282.7%
Canada
252.4%
Africa
70.7%
Australia / NZ
60.6%
Latin America
50.5%

1023 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Top Countries

1United States809
2United Kingdom78
3Canada25
4Germany24
5Singapore14
6Spain7
7Ireland7
8KR7
9Netherlands7
10ZA7
11Australia6
12India6

Visa Sponsorship

19 posts (1.9%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship191.9%
Explicitly decline50.5%
Don't mention it95497.5%

Based on 978 job posts in May 2014. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

+0.0 pts

vs 2-month average remote share (59.8% avg); this month 59.8%

2-month remote share window through May 2014

Hybrid trend

+1.9 pts

vs 2-month average hybrid share (8.1% avg); this month 10.0%

2-month hybrid share window through May 2014

On-site trend

-1.9 pts

vs 2-month average on-site share (32.1% avg); this month 30.2%

2-month on-site share window through May 2014

Visa trend

+0.9 pts

vs 2-month average sponsorship share (0.9% avg); this month 1.9%

2-month sponsorship share window through May 2014

Work arrangement and location data for May 2014

More sections for this monthly view will follow.