Monthly ReportIssue № 71

August ’17

A small step back with 1,612 postings, a median of $120k across 158 explicit salary samples, Python leads the skills board.

Total Postings-3.9%vs July
1,612
jobs
4-Mo TrendMAY '17 → AUG '17
1,612 lowAugust 20171,805 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,612100.0%
Comp Data Points
158samples
Remote Share
25.6%
Top Skill
Python
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 4-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 158 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD120K
-6.6%$-8,500 vs July 2017
25th
$95k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=158
Median · 4-Mo Trend
4-month arc
vs Baseline
-4.7%
$-5,875
§ 02Technical Skills

Python stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,612 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
Python
102mentions↑ 46%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
Python+46%
102
02
JavaScript+1%
77
03
Go+20%
55
04
C+++54%
37
05
Java-16%
37
06
Ruby+27%
28
07
PHP+10%
22
08
C-22%
18
09
SQL+157%
18
10
Scala-5%
18
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React11%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React9%
  • JavaScript + Python8%
  • Django + Python8%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python8%
  • Node.Js + React8%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

82% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through August 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
25.6%
+3.4 ptsvs July 2017
Remote
25.6%
On-site / Hybrid
74.3%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1096 jobs1096Europe (EU): 228 jobs228United Kingdom: 179 jobs179Asia: 132 jobs132Canada: 118 jobs118Australia / NZ: 30 jobs30Latin America: 10 jobs10Africa: 3 jobs3
01 United States
1,063posts
02 United Kingdom
179posts
03 Canada
118posts
04 Germany
115posts

1,796 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 4 months
Visa Sponsorship
36 posts offer sponsorship
2.2%
Offer sponsorship
362.2%
Explicitly decline
171.1%
Don't mention
155996.7%

Based on 1612 job posts in August 2017. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for August 2017 · 1466 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

August across the last five years.

Aug 2017
CURRENT
1,612