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September 2014
Hiring volume summary
638 Jobs
-44% MoM
-498 jobs from August 2014
24-MONTH hiring volume trend
Market anchor
646 Jobs
-1% below historical avg (24mo)
MeanThis month
Vs 24-month average through September 2014
Absolute growth
-498 Jobs
Now: 638
Prev: 1,136
Net change vs August 2014
Historical strength
Rank: 11th
of 24 months through September 2014
11th highest job count in the 24-month window
Compensation
$250k Median Salary
Based on 36 of 638 jobs (6%) that listed compensation
+25.0% MoM
+$50,000 vs August 2014
Median salary trend
Salary distribution
P10 $50k
P25 $90k
Median $250k
P75 $401k
P90 $765k >
Vs 24-mo baseline
+18%
+$38,104 vs 24-mo median ($212k)
Comparison vs 24-month median through September 2014
Salary change
+$50,000
Now: $250k
Prev: $200k
Change vs August 2014
Historical strength
Rank: 8th
of 24 months through September 2014
8th highest median salary in the 24-month window
Technical Skills Overview
JavaScriptTop Skill
-40% MoM
+1 pts vs August 2014
Top Skills Required
100% of jobs include at least one technical skill
Common Skill Stacks
Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs
- Android + IOS25% of jobs
- HTML/CSS + JavaScript18% of jobs
- JavaScript + Python18% of jobs
- Android + JavaScript12% of jobs
- JavaScript + IOS12% of jobs
- JavaScript + Ruby On Rails11% of jobs
Trending Skills
- D3.Js↑33%
- Hack (Meta)↑33%
- NLP↑33%
- RabbitMQ↑25%
- EC2↑25%
Declining skills
- Windows↓73%
- C#↓73%
- Elasticsearch↓67%
- Docker↓63%
- IOS↓62%
Stable Skills
- PostgreSQL±0.3%
- GitHub±0.3%
- Node.Js±0.4%
- UX/UI±0.4%
- Django±0.4%
Skill Trends
Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through September 2014)
Location & Remote
62.3%Remote
+2.2 pct pts MoM
remote share vs August 2014
Work arrangement trend (24 months)
Based on 247 classified jobs (391 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
667 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
5 posts (0.8%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
Based on 638 job posts in September 2014. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Remote trend
+3.1 pts
vs 24-month average remote share (59.2% avg); this month 62.3%
24-month remote share window through September 2014
Hybrid trend
-2.7 pts
vs 24-month average hybrid share (7.6% avg); this month 4.9%
24-month hybrid share window through September 2014
On-site trend
-0.5 pts
vs 24-month average on-site share (33.3% avg); this month 32.8%
24-month on-site share window through September 2014
Visa trend
+0.1 pts
vs 24-month average sponsorship share (0.7% avg); this month 0.8%
24-month sponsorship share window through September 2014
Work arrangement and location data for September 2014
More sections for this monthly view will follow.