Monthly ReportIssue № 118

July ’21

A cooler month with 2,361 postings, a median of $130k across 160 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings-6.6%vs June
2,361
jobs
20-Mo TrendDEC '19 → JUL '21
1,156 lowJuly 20212,528 peak
Hiring Jobs
2,361100.0%
Comp Data Points
160samples
Remote Share
79.2%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 20-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 160 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD130K
-13.3%$-20,000 vs June 2021
25th
$40k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=160
Median · 20-Mo Trend
20-month arc
vs Baseline
-7.0%
$-9,769
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 2,361 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
109mentions↓ 22%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python-8%81
02TypeScript-16%57
03JavaScript+25%50
04Go-5%41
05C+++39%25
06GraphQL-17%25
07Java-26%23
08SQL+0%19
09C-6%15
10PHP-32%13
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React12%
  • React + TypeScript12%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React11%
  • PostgreSQL + React8%
  • Node.Js + React8%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python8%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

56% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through July 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
79.2%
+0.8 ptsvs June 2021
Remote
79.2%
On-site / Hybrid
20.7%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1397 jobs1397Europe (EU): 482 jobs482United Kingdom: 196 jobs196Canada: 177 jobs177Asia: 87 jobs87Australia / NZ: 52 jobs52Latin America: 28 jobs28Africa: 5 jobs5
01 United States
1,378posts
02 United Kingdom
196posts
03 Germany
195posts
04 Canada
177posts

2,424 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 20 months
Visa Sponsorship
58 posts offer sponsorship
2.5%
Offer sponsorship
582.5%
Explicitly decline
170.7%
Don't mention
228696.8%

Based on 2361 job posts in July 2021. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for July 2021 · 2221 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

July across the last five years.

Jul 2020
1,367
Jul 2021
CURRENT
2,361