Monthly ReportIssue № 65

February ’17

2,151 postings for February 2017, a median of $130k across 120 explicit salary samples, JavaScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings
2,151
jobs
Hiring Jobs
2,151100.0%
Comp Data Points
120samples
Remote Share
21.8%
Top Skill
JavaScript
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 1-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 120 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD130K
25th
$100k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=120
Median · 1-Mo Trend
1-month arc
vs Baseline
+0.0%
+$0
§ 02Technical Skills

JavaScript stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 2,151 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
JavaScript
116mentions
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
JavaScript—
116
02
Python—
96
03
Java—
62
04
Go—
44
05
Ruby—
44
06
C#—
30
07
C++—
27
08
PHP—
21
09
SQL—
21
10
C—
19
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • JavaScript + Python9%
  • Python + React9%
  • Node.Js + React9%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python7%
  • Node.Js + Python6%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React6%
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 February 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
21.8%
Remote
21.8%
On-site / Hybrid
78.2%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1558 jobs1558Europe (EU): 343 jobs343United Kingdom: 209 jobs209Canada: 192 jobs192Asia: 72 jobs72Latin America: 21 jobs21Australia / NZ: 16 jobs16Africa: 10 jobs10
01 United States
1,495posts
02 United Kingdom
209posts
03 Canada
192posts
04 Germany
108posts

2,421 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Visa Sponsorship
19 posts offer sponsorship
0.9%
Offer sponsorship
190.9%
Explicitly decline
241.1%
Don't mention
210898.0%

Based on 2151 job posts in February 2017. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for February 2017 · 1888 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

February across the last five years.

Feb 2017
CURRENT
2,151