Monthly ReportIssue № 77

February ’18

A surge with 1,990 postings, a median of $115k across 223 explicit salary samples, JavaScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings+21.7%vs January
1,990
jobs
3-Mo TrendDEC '17 → FEB '18
1,635 lowFebruary 20181,990 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,990100.0%
Comp Data Points
223samples
Remote Share
22.1%
Top Skill
JavaScript
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 3-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 223 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD115K
+0.0%+$0 vs January 2018
25th
$95k
75th
$140k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=223
Median · 3-Mo Trend
3-month arc
vs Baseline
+0.0%
+$0
§ 02Technical Skills

JavaScript stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,990 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
JavaScript
99mentions↑ 36%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
JavaScript+36%
99
02
Python+5%
77
03
Java+35%
42
04
Go+8%
40
05
C#+136%
26
06
Ruby+32%
25
07
C+69%
22
08
PHP+57%
22
09
C++-5%
20
10
TypeScript+150%
20
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React12%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python10%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React10%
  • Node.Js + React8%
  • PostgreSQL + Python8%
  • PostgreSQL + React8%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

67% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through February 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
22.1%
-2.1 ptsvs January 2018
Remote
22.1%
On-site / Hybrid
77.9%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1413 jobs1413Europe (EU): 303 jobs303United Kingdom: 257 jobs257Canada: 170 jobs170Asia: 80 jobs80Latin America: 28 jobs28Australia / NZ: 17 jobs17
01 United States
1,374posts
02 United Kingdom
257posts
03 Canada
170posts
04 Germany
145posts

2,268 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 3 months
Visa Sponsorship
63 posts offer sponsorship
3.2%
Offer sponsorship
633.2%
Explicitly decline
231.2%
Don't mention
190495.7%

Based on 1990 job posts in February 2018. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for February 2018 · 1861 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

February across the last five years.

Feb 2018
CURRENT
1,990