Monthly ReportIssue № 95

August ’19

A small step back with 1,820 postings, a median of $145k across 125 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings-0.4%vs July
1,820
jobs
6-Mo TrendMAR '19 → AUG '19
1,656 lowAugust 20192,087 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,820100.0%
Comp Data Points
125samples
Remote Share
31.5%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 6-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 125 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD145K
+3.6%+$5,000 vs July 2019
25th
$105k
75th
$401k
90th
$631k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=125
Median · 6-Mo Trend
6-month arc
vs Baseline
+5.5%
+$7,500
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,820 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
89mentions↓ 3%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python-1%84
02JavaScript+0%63
03TypeScript+36%34
04Go-45%26
05Java-31%24
06C+++11%21
07Ruby-22%18
08C+0%17
09GraphQL+21%17
10C#+63%13
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React13%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React12%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python10%
  • Node.Js + React10%
  • React + TypeScript8%
  • Go + React8%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

63% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through August 2019)

§ 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
31.5%
-2.3 ptsvs July 2019
Remote
31.5%
On-site / Hybrid
68.5%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1281 jobs1281Europe (EU): 296 jobs296United Kingdom: 184 jobs184Canada: 149 jobs149Asia: 68 jobs68Australia / NZ: 28 jobs28Latin America: 19 jobs19Africa: 1 jobs1
01 United States
1,264posts
02 United Kingdom
184posts
03 Canada
149posts
04 Germany
109posts

2,026 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 6 months
Visa Sponsorship
17 posts offer sponsorship
0.9%
Offer sponsorship
170.9%
Explicitly decline
140.8%
Don't mention
178998.3%

Based on 1820 job posts in August 2019. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for August 2019 · 1685 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

August across the last five years.

Aug 2019
CURRENT
1,820