Monthly ReportIssue № 79

April ’18

A small step back with 2,050 postings, a median of $125k across 180 explicit salary samples, Python leads the skills board.

Total Postings-2.2%vs March
2,050
jobs
5-Mo TrendDEC '17 → APR '18
1,635 lowApril 20182,096 peak
Hiring Jobs
2,050100.0%
Comp Data Points
180samples
Remote Share
23.7%
Top Skill
Python
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 5-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 180 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD125K
+8.7%+$10,000 vs March 2018
25th
$100k
75th
$166k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=180
Median · 5-Mo Trend
5-month arc
vs Baseline
+6.8%
+$8,000
§ 02Technical Skills

Python stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 2,050 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
Python
104mentions↑ 21%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
Python+21%
104
02
JavaScript+19%
88
03
Go+2%
47
04
Java-20%
35
05
Ruby-13%
26
06
C#+38%
22
07
PHP-5%
19
08
SQL+36%
19
09
TypeScript-42%
18
10
Scala+23%
16
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React12%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python10%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React9%
  • JavaScript + Python8%
  • Go + React8%
  • Django + Python7%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

68% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through April 2018)

§ 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
23.7%
+1.1 ptsvs March 2018
Remote
23.7%
On-site / Hybrid
76.2%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1392 jobs1392Europe (EU): 302 jobs302United Kingdom: 223 jobs223Canada: 160 jobs160Asia: 138 jobs138Australia / NZ: 38 jobs38Latin America: 10 jobs10Africa: 5 jobs5
01 United States
1,353posts
02 United Kingdom
223posts
03 Canada
160posts
04 Germany
103posts

2,268 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 5 months
Visa Sponsorship
58 posts offer sponsorship
2.8%
Offer sponsorship
582.8%
Explicitly decline
432.1%
Don't mention
194995.1%

Based on 2050 job posts in April 2018. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for April 2018 · 1900 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

April across the last five years.

Apr 2018
CURRENT
2,050