Monthly ReportIssue № 58

July ’16

1,530 postings for July 2016, a median of $132k across 140 explicit salary samples, JavaScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings
1,530
jobs
Hiring Jobs
1,530100.0%
Comp Data Points
140samples
Remote Share
23.3%
Top Skill
JavaScript
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 1-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 140 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD132K
25th
$100k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=140
Median · 1-Mo Trend
1-month arc
vs Baseline
+0.0%
+$0
§ 02Technical Skills

JavaScript stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,530 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
JavaScript
80mentions
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
JavaScript—
80
02
Python—
62
03
Java—
41
04
Ruby—
28
05
Go—
27
06
Scala—
19
07
C++—
16
08
PHP—
13
09
SQL—
13
10
C—
9
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • JavaScript + Python8%
  • Node.Js + React7%
  • Python + React6%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python6%
  • Go + Python6%
  • JavaScript + Node.Js5%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

64% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through July 2016)

§ 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
23.3%
Remote
23.3%
On-site / Hybrid
76.6%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1189 jobs1189Europe (EU): 156 jobs156United Kingdom: 134 jobs134Asia: 64 jobs64Canada: 59 jobs59Australia / NZ: 20 jobs20Latin America: 2 jobs2
01 United States
1,180posts
02 United Kingdom
134posts
03 Canada
59posts
04 Germany
37posts

1,624 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Visa Sponsorship
15 posts offer sponsorship
1%
Offer sponsorship
151.0%
Explicitly decline
80.5%
Don't mention
150798.5%

Based on 1530 job posts in July 2016. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for July 2016 · 1298 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

July across the last five years.

Jul 2016
CURRENT
1,530