Monthly ReportIssue № 67

April ’17

A cooler month with 1,546 postings, a median of $115k across 175 explicit salary samples, JavaScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings-9.0%vs March
1,546
jobs
3-Mo TrendFEB '17 → APR '17
1,546 lowApril 20172,151 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,546100.0%
Comp Data Points
175samples
Remote Share
22.8%
Top Skill
JavaScript
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 3-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 175 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD115K
-23.3%$-35,000 vs March 2017
25th
$90k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=175
Median · 3-Mo Trend
3-month arc
vs Baseline
-12.7%
$-16,667
§ 02Technical Skills

JavaScript stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,546 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
JavaScript
85mentions↓ 6%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
JavaScript-6%
85
02
Python-5%
82
03
Go-2%
46
04
Java+2%
43
05
Ruby-5%
38
06
PHP+50%
24
07
Scala+18%
20
08
C++-36%
18
09
SQL+50%
15
10
C-39%
14
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • JavaScript + Python7%
  • React + Ruby On Rails7%
  • Python + React7%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python6%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React6%
  • Java + Python6%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

85% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through April 2017)

§ 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
22.8%
+0.2 ptsvs March 2017
Remote
22.8%
On-site / Hybrid
77.2%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1041 jobs1041Europe (EU): 236 jobs236United Kingdom: 180 jobs180Canada: 97 jobs97Asia: 68 jobs68Australia / NZ: 22 jobs22Latin America: 7 jobs7Africa: 4 jobs4
01 United States
1,025posts
02 United Kingdom
180posts
03 Canada
97posts
04 Germany
92posts

1,655 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 3 months
Visa Sponsorship
7 posts offer sponsorship
0.5%
Offer sponsorship
70.5%
Explicitly decline
291.9%
Don't mention
151097.7%

Based on 1546 job posts in April 2017. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for April 2017 · 1379 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

April across the last five years.

Apr 2017
CURRENT
1,546