Monthly ReportIssue № 59

August ’16

A surge with 1,639 postings, a median of $130k across 154 explicit salary samples, JavaScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings+7.1%vs July
1,639
jobs
2-Mo TrendJUL '16 → AUG '16
1,530 lowAugust 20161,639 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,639100.0%
Comp Data Points
154samples
Remote Share
20.5%
Top Skill
JavaScript
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 2-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 154 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD130K
-1.7%$-2,297 vs July 2016
25th
$80k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=154
Median · 2-Mo Trend
2-month arc
vs Baseline
-0.9%
$-1,148
§ 02Technical Skills

JavaScript stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,639 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
JavaScript
85mentions↑ 6%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
JavaScript+6%
85
02
Python+23%
76
03
Java+10%
45
04
Ruby+57%
44
05
Go+26%
34
06
C+++25%
20
07
C+89%
17
08
SQL+31%
17
09
C#+78%
16
10
PHP+8%
14
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • JavaScript + Python9%
  • Python + React7%
  • Go + Python7%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python6%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + JavaScript6%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React6%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

69% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through August 2016)

§ 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
20.5%
-2.8 ptsvs July 2016
Remote
20.5%
On-site / Hybrid
79.4%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1241 jobs1241Europe (EU): 221 jobs221United Kingdom: 167 jobs167Asia: 85 jobs85Canada: 74 jobs74Australia / NZ: 21 jobs21Latin America: 1 jobs1
01 United States
1,230posts
02 United Kingdom
167posts
03 Germany
101posts
04 Canada
74posts

1,810 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 2 months
Visa Sponsorship
36 posts offer sponsorship
2.2%
Offer sponsorship
362.2%
Explicitly decline
100.6%
Don't mention
159397.2%

Based on 1639 job posts in August 2016. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for August 2016 · 1403 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

August across the last five years.

Aug 2016
CURRENT
1,639