Monthly ReportIssue № 75

December ’17

1,840 postings for December 2017, a median of $115k across 213 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings
1,840
jobs
Hiring Jobs
1,840100.0%
Comp Data Points
213samples
Remote Share
22.2%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 1-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 213 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD115K
25th
$100k
75th
$200k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=213
Median · 1-Mo Trend
1-month arc
vs Baseline
+0.0%
+$0
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,840 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
102mentions
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
Python—
101
02
JavaScript—
94
03
Go—
57
04
Java—
47
05
C++—
31
06
Ruby—
30
07
PHP—
20
08
SQL—
19
09
C—
16
10
TypeScript—
16
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React11%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python10%
  • Node.Js + React9%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React8%
  • Go + Python7%
  • PostgreSQL + React7%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

74% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through December 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
22.2%
Remote
22.2%
On-site / Hybrid
77.8%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1280 jobs1280Europe (EU): 321 jobs321United Kingdom: 195 jobs195Canada: 132 jobs132Asia: 63 jobs63Australia / NZ: 17 jobs17Latin America: 17 jobs17Africa: 3 jobs3
01 United States
1,238posts
02 United Kingdom
195posts
03 Canada
132posts
04 Germany
131posts

2,028 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Visa Sponsorship
59 posts offer sponsorship
3.2%
Offer sponsorship
593.2%
Explicitly decline
201.1%
Don't mention
176195.7%

Based on 1840 job posts in December 2017. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for December 2017 · 1660 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

December across the last five years.

Dec 2017
CURRENT
1,840