Monthly ReportIssue № 83

August ’18

A surge with 2,060 postings, a median of $148k across 257 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings+19.2%vs July
2,060
jobs
3-Mo TrendJUN '18 → AUG '18
1,728 lowAugust 20182,060 peak
Hiring Jobs
2,060100.0%
Comp Data Points
257samples
Remote Share
25.3%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 3-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 257 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD148K
+18.0%+$22,500 vs July 2018
25th
$100k
75th
$401k
90th
$406k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=257
Median · 3-Mo Trend
3-month arc
vs Baseline
+11.3%
+$15,000
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 2,060 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
113mentions↑ 31%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
Python+20%
110
02
JavaScript+24%
78
03
Go+28%
55
04
Java+31%
42
05
TypeScript+300%
32
06
C+++32%
25
07
PHP-5%
19
08
C#+42%
17
09
GraphQL+0%
17
10
Ruby-37%
17
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React12%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React11%
  • Go + React11%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python10%
  • PostgreSQL + Python9%
  • Node.Js + React9%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

70% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through August 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
25.3%
-2.2 ptsvs July 2018
Remote
25.3%
On-site / Hybrid
74.8%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1485 jobs1485Europe (EU): 301 jobs301United Kingdom: 235 jobs235Canada: 146 jobs146Asia: 82 jobs82Australia / NZ: 32 jobs32Latin America: 14 jobs14Africa: 1 jobs1
01 United States
1,462posts
02 United Kingdom
235posts
03 Canada
146posts
04 Germany
131posts

2,296 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 3 months
Visa Sponsorship
46 posts offer sponsorship
2.2%
Offer sponsorship
462.2%
Explicitly decline
271.3%
Don't mention
198796.5%

Based on 2060 job posts in August 2018. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for August 2018 · 1868 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

August across the last five years.

Aug 2018
CURRENT
2,060