Monthly ReportIssue № 63

December ’16

A cooler month with 1,457 postings, a median of $125k across 123 explicit salary samples, JavaScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings-26.6%vs November
1,457
jobs
6-Mo TrendJUL '16 → DEC '16
1,437 lowDecember 20161,986 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,457100.0%
Comp Data Points
123samples
Remote Share
26.3%
Top Skill
JavaScript
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 6-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 123 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD125K
+16.3%+$17,500 vs November 2016
25th
$80k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=123
Median · 6-Mo Trend
6-month arc
vs Baseline
+2.4%
+$2,951
§ 02Technical Skills

JavaScript stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,457 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
JavaScript
66mentions↓ 33%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
JavaScript-33%
66
02
Python-17%
62
03
Go+9%
37
04
Java-20%
37
05
C++-7%
27
06
Ruby-21%
27
07
PHP-28%
23
08
C+6%
18
09
Scala-17%
15
10
SQL-7%
13
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React10%
  • JavaScript + Python9%
  • Node.Js + React9%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python8%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React7%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Node.Js6%
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 December 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
26.3%
+5.1 ptsvs November 2016
Remote
26.3%
On-site / Hybrid
73.7%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1056 jobs1056Europe (EU): 186 jobs186United Kingdom: 156 jobs156Canada: 85 jobs85Asia: 60 jobs60Latin America: 11 jobs11Australia / NZ: 10 jobs10Africa: 3 jobs3
01 United States
1,047posts
02 United Kingdom
156posts
03 Canada
85posts
04 Germany
73posts

1,567 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 6 months
Visa Sponsorship
24 posts offer sponsorship
1.6%
Offer sponsorship
241.6%
Explicitly decline
211.4%
Don't mention
141296.9%

Based on 1457 job posts in December 2016. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for December 2016 · 1177 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

December across the last five years.

Dec 2016
CURRENT
1,457