Monthly ReportIssue № 112

January ’21

A small step back with 1,744 postings, a median of $138k across 90 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings-3.3%vs December
1,744
jobs
9-Mo TrendMAY '20 → JAN '21
1,211 lowJanuary 20211,806 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,744100.0%
Comp Data Points
90samples
Remote Share
77.8%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 9-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 90 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD138K
+1.9%+$2,500 vs December 2020
25th
$77k
75th
$171k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=90
Median · 9-Mo Trend
9-month arc
vs Baseline
-7.2%
$-10,598
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,744 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
89mentions↓ 1%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python-11%56
02JavaScript+10%46
03TypeScript-2%46
04Go-8%35
05GraphQL+5%22
06SQL+38%18
07PHP+21%17
08C+++25%15
09Java-21%15
10Rust+40%14
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React12%
  • React + TypeScript12%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React10%
  • PostgreSQL + React9%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python8%
  • Node.Js + React7%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

65% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through January 2021)

§ 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
77.8%
+2.6 ptsvs December 2020
Remote
77.8%
On-site / Hybrid
22.1%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1089 jobs1089Europe (EU): 356 jobs356United Kingdom: 167 jobs167Canada: 135 jobs135Asia: 95 jobs95Latin America: 24 jobs24Australia / NZ: 7 jobs7Africa: 1 jobs1
01 United States
1,080posts
02 United Kingdom
167posts
03 Germany
136posts
04 Canada
135posts

1,874 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 9 months
Visa Sponsorship
19 posts offer sponsorship
1.1%
Offer sponsorship
191.1%
Explicitly decline
191.1%
Don't mention
170697.8%

Based on 1744 job posts in January 2021. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for January 2021 · 1652 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

January across the last five years.

Jan 2021
CURRENT
1,744