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November 2014

Hiring volume summary

750 Jobs

-8% MoM

-61 jobs from October 2014

8-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

878 Jobs

-15% below historical avg (8mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 8-month average through November 2014

Absolute growth

-61 Jobs

Now: 750

Prev: 811

Net change vs October 2014

Historical strength

Rank: 7th

of 8 months through November 2014

7th highest job count in the 8-month window

Compensation

$200k Median Salary

Based on 43 of 750 jobs (6%) that listed compensation

+0.0% MoM

+$0 vs October 2014

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $43k

P25 $101k

Median $200k

P75 $401k

P90 $401k >

Vs 8-mo baseline

-7%

$-14,000 vs 8-mo median ($214k)

Comparison vs 8-month median through November 2014

Salary change

+$0

Now: $200k

Prev: $200k

Change vs October 2014

Historical strength

Rank: 3rd

of 8 months through November 2014

3rd highest median salary in the 8-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

-11% MoM

0 pts vs October 2014

Top Skills Required

JavaScript9%
Python6%
Ruby On Rails5%
Ruby4%
Node.Js4%
PostgreSQL4%
Java3%
AWS3%
MySQL3%
Make3%

92% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • JavaScript + Python16% of jobs
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python11% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Ruby On Rails9% of jobs
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + JavaScript9% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Node.Js7% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Ruby7% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • D3.Js120%
  • React67%
  • Cassandra67%
  • Make43%
  • Flask40%

Declining skills

  • Scala38%
  • MySQL32%
  • PHP29%
  • RabbitMQ29%
  • Go28%

Stable Skills

  • Redis±0.2%
  • Django±0.3%
  • MongoDB±0.3%
  • PHP±0.3%
  • Node.Js±0.4%

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

Location & Remote

57.3%Remote

+5.1 pct pts MoM

remote share vs October 2014

57.3%Remote(141)
6.5%Hybrid(16)
36.2%On-site(89)
Regional: 3Global: 23Unspecified: 115

Work arrangement trend (8 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 246 classified jobs (504 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 624 jobs624United Kingdom: 59 jobs59Europe (EU): 43 jobs43Canada: 39 jobs39Asia: 28 jobs28Africa: 4 jobs4Australia / NZ: 3 jobs3
United States
62478%
United Kingdom
597.4%
Europe (EU)
435.4%
Canada
394.9%
Asia
283.5%
Africa
40.5%
Australia / NZ
30.4%

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

Top Countries

1United States620
2United Kingdom59
3Canada39
4Spain12
5India11
6Germany10
7Netherlands10
8Ireland7
9KR7
10IL6
11Japan6
12Austria5

Visa Sponsorship

15 posts (2%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship152%
Explicitly decline10.1%
Don't mention it73497.9%

Based on 750 job posts in November 2014. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

-1.7 pts

vs 8-month average remote share (59.0% avg); this month 57.3%

8-month remote share window through November 2014

Hybrid trend

+0.3 pts

vs 8-month average hybrid share (6.2% avg); this month 6.5%

8-month hybrid share window through November 2014

On-site trend

+1.4 pts

vs 8-month average on-site share (34.8% avg); this month 36.2%

8-month on-site share window through November 2014

Visa trend

+1.0 pts

vs 8-month average sponsorship share (1.0% avg); this month 2.0%

8-month sponsorship share window through November 2014

Work arrangement and location data for November 2014

More sections for this monthly view will follow.