Monthly ReportIssue № 87

December ’18

A cooler month with 1,915 postings, a median of $150k across 171 explicit salary samples, Python leads the skills board.

Total Postings-7.5%vs November
1,915
jobs
2-Mo TrendNOV '18 → DEC '18
1,915 lowDecember 20182,070 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,915100.0%
Comp Data Points
171samples
Remote Share
27.1%
Top Skill
Python
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 2-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 171 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD150K
+0.0%+$0 vs November 2018
25th
$135k
75th
$401k
90th
$500k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=171
Median · 2-Mo Trend
2-month arc
vs Baseline
+0.0%
+$0
§ 02Technical Skills

Python stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,915 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
Python
85mentions↓ 3%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python-3%85
02JavaScript-14%65
03Go-17%39
04Java-14%36
05TypeScript+35%27
06GraphQL+15%23
07Ruby-22%21
08C+12%19
09C++-14%19
10SQL-19%17
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React14%
  • JavaScript + Python10%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React9%
  • Kubernetes + React9%
  • Node.Js + React9%
  • Go + React8%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

59% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through December 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
27.1%
-2.2 ptsvs November 2018
Remote
27.1%
On-site / Hybrid
73.0%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1416 jobs1416Europe (EU): 299 jobs299United Kingdom: 220 jobs220Canada: 120 jobs120Asia: 87 jobs87Australia / NZ: 21 jobs21Latin America: 13 jobs13Africa: 4 jobs4
01 United States
1,394posts
02 United Kingdom
220posts
03 Canada
120posts
04 Germany
114posts

2,180 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 2 months
Visa Sponsorship
28 posts offer sponsorship
1.5%
Offer sponsorship
281.5%
Explicitly decline
211.1%
Don't mention
186697.4%

Based on 1915 job posts in December 2018. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for December 2018 · 1761 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

December across the last five years.

Dec 2018
CURRENT
1,915