Monthly ReportIssue № 88

January ’19

Modest growth with 1,939 postings, a median of $135k across 188 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings+1.3%vs December
1,939
jobs
3-Mo TrendNOV '18 → JAN '19
1,915 lowJanuary 20192,070 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,939100.0%
Comp Data Points
188samples
Remote Share
27.4%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 3-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 188 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD135K
-10.0%$-15,000 vs December 2018
25th
$100k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=188
Median · 3-Mo Trend
3-month arc
vs Baseline
-6.9%
$-10,000
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,939 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
84mentions↑ 11%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python-4%82
02JavaScript+0%65
03Java+11%40
04Go-3%38
05TypeScript+15%31
06Ruby+29%27
07GraphQL+13%26
08C+++16%22
09PHP+46%19
10SQL+12%19
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React14%
  • JavaScript + Python11%
  • Go + React10%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React9%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python9%
  • PostgreSQL + React9%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

63% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through January 2019)

§ 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
27.4%
+0.3 ptsvs December 2018
Remote
27.4%
On-site / Hybrid
72.6%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1389 jobs1389Europe (EU): 287 jobs287United Kingdom: 208 jobs208Asia: 103 jobs103Canada: 98 jobs98Australia / NZ: 21 jobs21Latin America: 13 jobs13Africa: 7 jobs7
01 United States
1,349posts
02 United Kingdom
208posts
03 Germany
117posts
04 Canada
98posts

2,126 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 3 months
Visa Sponsorship
36 posts offer sponsorship
1.9%
Offer sponsorship
361.9%
Explicitly decline
271.4%
Don't mention
187696.8%

Based on 1939 job posts in January 2019. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for January 2019 · 1795 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

January across the last five years.

Jan 2019
CURRENT
1,939