Monthly ReportIssue № 101

February ’20

A small step back with 1,430 postings, a median of $140k across 109 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings-3.2%vs January
1,430
jobs
3-Mo TrendDEC '19 → FEB '20
1,430 lowFebruary 20201,510 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,430100.0%
Comp Data Points
109samples
Remote Share
34.3%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 3-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 109 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD140K
-3.4%$-5,000 vs January 2020
25th
$44k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=109
Median · 3-Mo Trend
3-month arc
vs Baseline
+5.0%
+$6,667
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,430 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
80mentions↑ 10%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python-13%52
02JavaScript-17%38
03TypeScript+19%37
04Go+20%30
05Java+39%25
06GraphQL+20%18
07C+++0%15
08PHP-25%12
09Ruby-20%12
10Scala+10%11
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React11%
  • React + TypeScript11%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python11%
  • JavaScript + Python10%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React10%
  • PostgreSQL + React10%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

66% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through February 2020)

§ 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
34.3%
+2.5 ptsvs January 2020
Remote
34.3%
On-site / Hybrid
65.7%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1048 jobs1048Europe (EU): 262 jobs262United Kingdom: 142 jobs142Canada: 99 jobs99Asia: 78 jobs78Australia / NZ: 22 jobs22Latin America: 18 jobs18Africa: 12 jobs12
01 United States
1,041posts
02 United Kingdom
142posts
03 Germany
117posts
04 Canada
99posts

1,681 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 3 months
Visa Sponsorship
33 posts offer sponsorship
2.3%
Offer sponsorship
332.3%
Explicitly decline
70.5%
Don't mention
139097.2%

Based on 1430 job posts in February 2020. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for February 2020 · 1305 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

February across the last five years.

Feb 2020
CURRENT
1,430