Monthly ReportIssue № 7

April ’12

A cooler month with 427 postings, a median of $300k across 7 explicit salary samples, JavaScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings-13.4%vs March
427
jobs
13-Mo TrendAPR '11 → APR '12
0 lowApril 2012493 peak
Hiring Jobs
427100.0%
Comp Data Points
7samples
Remote Share
45.6%
Top Skill
JavaScript
§ 00Hiring Volume · 13-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 7 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD300K
-25.2%$-101,000 vs March 2012
25th
$200k
75th
$401k
75th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=7
Median · 13-Mo Trend
13-month arc
vs Baseline
+2.2%
+$6,375
§ 02Technical Skills

JavaScript stays the most mentioned technical skill.

Keywords counted across 427 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
JavaScript
28mentions↓ 15%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
JavaScript-15%
28
02
Ruby On Rails-33%
18
03
HTML/CSS-15%
17
04
JQuery+0%
15
05
PHP-33%
12
06
Python-62%
12
07
Java-39%
11
08
Ruby-62%
11
09
MySQL-27%
11
10
Make+29%
9
Movers · Month-over-month
What’s moving
Trending
  • 01Make+29%
  • 02C+++25%
Cooling
  • 01Redis-67%
  • 02Python-62%
  • 03Ruby-62%
  • 04Node.Js-58%
  • 05SQL-50%
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • HTML/CSS + JavaScript12%
  • Android + IOS11%
  • JavaScript + Python11%
  • JavaScript + Ruby On Rails9%
  • HTML/CSS + UX/UI9%
  • JavaScript + Ruby7%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

66% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through April 2012)

§ 03Location & Remote

Remote plateaus at just under half of all postings.

A reversal from the 2022 peak, but still the dominant arrangement across hiring threads.
Remote Share
45.6%
-16.7 ptsvs March 2012
Remote
45.6%
On-site / Hybrid
54.4%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 350 jobs350United Kingdom: 42 jobs42Europe (EU): 35 jobs35Canada: 22 jobs22Asia: 16 jobs16Australia / NZ: 11 jobs11Africa: 10 jobs10Latin America: 4 jobs4
01 United States
349posts
02 United Kingdom
42posts
03 Canada
22posts
04 Singapore
12posts

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

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 12 months
Visa Sponsorship
0 posts offer sponsorship
0%
Offer sponsorship
00.0%
Explicitly decline
00.0%
Don't mention
427100.0%

Based on 427 job posts in April 2012. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for April 2012 · 125 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

April across the last five years.

Apr 2011
405
Apr 2012
CURRENT
427