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October 2011
Hiring volume summary
48 Jobs
-88% MoM
-346 jobs from September 2011
7-MONTH hiring volume trend
Market anchor
354 Jobs
-86% below historical avg (7mo)
MeanThis month
Vs 7-month average through October 2011
Absolute growth
-346 Jobs
Now: 48
Prev: 394
Net change vs September 2011
Historical strength
Rank: 7th
of 7 months through October 2011
7th highest job count in the 7-month window
Compensation
$401k Median Salary
Based on 7 of 48 jobs (15%) that listed compensation
+902.5% MoM
+$361,000 vs September 2011
Median salary trend
Salary distribution
P10 missing
P25 $401k
Median $401k
P75 $401k
P90 missing >
Vs 7-mo baseline
+73%
+$169,643 vs 7-mo median ($231k)
Comparison vs 7-month median through October 2011
Salary change
+$361,000
Now: $401k
Prev: $40k
Change vs September 2011
Historical strength
Rank: 1st
of 7 months through October 2011
1st highest median salary in the 7-month window
Technical Skills Overview
RubyTop Skill
-76% MoM
+4 pts vs September 2011
Top Skills Required
100% of jobs include at least one technical skill
Common Skill Stacks
Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs
- Linux (Non-WSL) + Python35% of jobs
- Django + Linux (Non-WSL)27% of jobs
- Django + Python27% of jobs
- JavaScript + MySQL27% of jobs
- JavaScript + Linux (Non-WSL)23% of jobs
- JavaScript + Python23% of jobs
Trending Skills
No trending skills available.
Declining skills
- Python↓84%
- MySQL↓80%
- Ruby↓76%
- C↓70%
Stable Skills
No stable skills available.
Skill Trends
Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through October 2011)
Location & Remote
61.5%Remote
-8.0 pct pts MoM
remote share vs September 2011
Work arrangement trend (7 months)
Based on 13 classified jobs (35 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
46 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
1 posts (2.1%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
Based on 48 job posts in October 2011. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Remote trend
-2.5 pts
vs 7-month average remote share (64.0% avg); this month 61.5%
7-month remote share window through October 2011
Hybrid trend
+24.7 pts
vs 7-month average hybrid share (6.1% avg); this month 30.8%
7-month hybrid share window through October 2011
On-site trend
-22.2 pts
vs 7-month average on-site share (29.9% avg); this month 7.7%
7-month on-site share window through October 2011
Visa trend
+1.7 pts
vs 7-month average sponsorship share (0.4% avg); this month 2.1%
7-month sponsorship share window through October 2011
Work arrangement and location data for October 2011
More sections for this monthly view will follow.