Monthly ReportIssue № 148

January ’24

A cooler month with 576 postings, a median of $139k across 100 explicit salary samples, Python leads the skills board.

Total Postings-14.5%vs December
576
jobs
24-Mo TrendFEB '22 → JAN '24
576 lowJanuary 20242,324 peak
Hiring Jobs
576100.0%
Comp Data Points
100samples
Remote Share
68.7%
Top Skill
Python
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 24-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
USD139K
-13.3%$-21,250 vs December 2023
25th
$115k
75th
$192k
90th
$386k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=100
Median · 24-Mo Trend
24-month arc
vs Baseline
-9.6%
$-14,776
§ 02Technical Skills

Python stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 576 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
Python
37mentions↑ 42%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python+42%37
02TypeScript+21%29
03Go-5%18
04JavaScript+0%13
05Java+33%8
06Rust-12%7
07SQL+75%7
08Swift+100%6
09C#-43%4
10C++-33%4
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • React + TypeScript14%
  • Python + React11%
  • Python + TypeScript10%
  • Node.Js + React9%
  • Node.Js + TypeScript8%
  • C++ + Python7%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

79% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through January 2024)

§ 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
68.7%
+5.0 ptsvs December 2023
Remote
68.7%
On-site / Hybrid
31.3%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 344 jobs344Europe (EU): 105 jobs105United Kingdom: 37 jobs37Canada: 26 jobs26Asia: 16 jobs16Latin America: 6 jobs6Africa: 1 jobs1
01 United States
343posts
02 Germany
59posts
03 United Kingdom
37posts
04 Canada
26posts

535 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 24 months
Visa Sponsorship
8 posts offer sponsorship
1.4%
Offer sponsorship
81.4%
Explicitly decline
91.6%
Don't mention
55997.0%

Based on 576 job posts in January 2024. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for January 2024 · 536 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

January across the last five years.

Jan 2020
1,477
Jan 2021
1,744
Jan 2022
1,916
Jan 2023
886
Jan 2024
CURRENT
576