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October 2012
Hiring volume summary
486 Jobs
+13% MoM
+56 jobs from September 2012
19-MONTH hiring volume trend
Market anchor
377 Jobs
+29% above historical avg (19mo)
MeanThis month
Vs 19-month average through October 2012
Absolute growth
+56 Jobs
Now: 486
Prev: 430
Net change vs September 2012
Historical strength
Rank: 2nd
of 19 months through October 2012
2nd highest job count in the 19-month window
Compensation
$150k Median Salary
Based on 9 of 486 jobs (2%) that listed compensation
+150.0% MoM
+$90,000 vs September 2012
Median salary trend
Salary distribution
P10 missing
P25 $30k
Median $150k
P75 $376k
P90 missing >
Vs 19-mo baseline
-44%
$-115,833 vs 19-mo median ($266k)
Comparison vs 19-month median through October 2012
Salary change
+$90,000
Now: $150k
Prev: $60k
Change vs September 2012
Historical strength
Rank: 14th
of 19 months through October 2012
14th highest median salary in the 19-month window
Technical Skills Overview
JavaScriptTop Skill
+56% MoM
+2 pts vs September 2012
Top Skills Required
100% of jobs include at least one technical skill
Common Skill Stacks
Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs
- Android + IOS17% of jobs
- HTML/CSS + JavaScript16% of jobs
- JavaScript + IOS10% of jobs
- JavaScript + JQuery9% of jobs
- Android + JavaScript9% of jobs
- JavaScript + Python9% of jobs
Trending Skills
- Android↑267%
- JQuery↑150%
- Django↑125%
- Hadoop↑125%
- Java↑125%
Declining skills
- LinkedIn↓50%
- EC2↓25%
- Make↓0.3%
- C++↓0.3%
- Scala↓0.2%
Stable Skills
- C++±0.6%
- Machine Learning±0.6%
- Make±0.8%
- Android±0.8%
- Django±0.8%
Skill Trends
Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through October 2012)
Location & Remote
51.6%Remote
-1.9 pct pts MoM
remote share vs September 2012
Work arrangement trend (18 months)
Based on 128 classified jobs (358 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
504 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
7 posts (1.4%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
Based on 486 job posts in October 2012. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Remote trend
-7.9 pts
vs 18-month average remote share (59.5% avg); this month 51.6%
18-month remote share window through October 2012
Hybrid trend
-1.0 pts
vs 18-month average hybrid share (5.7% avg); this month 4.7%
18-month hybrid share window through October 2012
On-site trend
+9.0 pts
vs 18-month average on-site share (34.8% avg); this month 43.8%
18-month on-site share window through October 2012
Visa trend
+1.0 pts
vs 18-month average sponsorship share (0.4% avg); this month 1.4%
18-month sponsorship share window through October 2012
Work arrangement and location data for October 2012
More sections for this monthly view will follow.