Monthly ReportIssue № 100

January ’20

A small step back with 1,477 postings, a median of $145k across 100 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings-2.2%vs December
1,477
jobs
2-Mo TrendDEC '19 → JAN '20
1,477 lowJanuary 20201,510 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,477100.0%
Comp Data Points
100samples
Remote Share
31.7%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 2-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 100 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD145K
+26.1%+$30,000 vs December 2019
25th
$70k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=100
Median · 2-Mo Trend
2-month arc
vs Baseline
+11.5%
+$15,000
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,477 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
73mentions↑ 7%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python-6%60
02JavaScript+12%46
03TypeScript+11%31
04Go-24%25
05Java-28%18
06PHP+14%16
07C++-21%15
08GraphQL+7%15
09Ruby+25%15
10C+0%14
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React13%
  • Node.Js + React13%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python12%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React12%
  • JavaScript + Python11%
  • React + TypeScript11%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

62% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through January 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
31.7%
-0.5 ptsvs December 2019
Remote
31.7%
On-site / Hybrid
68.3%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1056 jobs1056Europe (EU): 232 jobs232United Kingdom: 207 jobs207Canada: 99 jobs99Asia: 78 jobs78Latin America: 30 jobs30Australia / NZ: 27 jobs27Africa: 5 jobs5
01 United States
1,047posts
02 United Kingdom
207posts
03 Canada
99posts
04 Germany
96posts

1,734 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 2 months
Visa Sponsorship
15 posts offer sponsorship
1%
Offer sponsorship
151.0%
Explicitly decline
30.2%
Don't mention
145998.8%

Based on 1477 job posts in January 2020. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for January 2020 · 1333 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

January across the last five years.

Jan 2020
CURRENT
1,477