Monthly ReportIssue № 8

May ’12

A surge with 477 postings, a median of $200k across 4 explicit salary samples, JavaScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings+11.7%vs April
477
jobs
14-Mo TrendAPR '11 → MAY '12
0 lowMay 2012493 peak
Hiring Jobs
477100.0%
Comp Data Points
4samples
Remote Share
52.8%
Top Skill
JavaScript
§ 00Hiring Volume · 14-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 4 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD200K
-33.3%$-100,000 vs April 2012
25th
$103k
75th
$613k
75th
$613k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=4
Median · 14-Mo Trend
14-month arc
vs Baseline
-30.2%
$-86,423
§ 02Technical Skills

JavaScript stays the most mentioned technical skill.

Keywords counted across 477 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
JavaScript
33mentions↑ 18%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
JavaScript+18%
33
02
Python+125%
27
03
HTML/CSS+29%
22
04
Ruby On Rails+22%
22
05
Ruby+64%
18
06
PHP+25%
15
07
Django+180%
14
08
JQuery-7%
14
09
Java+18%
13
10
MySQL+9%
12
Movers · Month-over-month
What’s moving
Trending
  • 01Django+180%
  • 02Redis+167%
  • 03Python+125%
  • 04Machine Learning+100%
  • 05Ruby+64%
Cooling
  • 01C-40%
  • 02Make-33%
  • 03EC2-20%
  • 04JQuery-7%
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • JavaScript + Python12%
  • HTML/CSS + JavaScript12%
  • Android + IOS12%
  • JavaScript + UX/UI11%
  • JavaScript + Ruby11%
  • HTML/CSS + UX/UI9%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

78% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through May 2012)

§ 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
52.8%
+7.2 ptsvs April 2012
Remote
52.8%
On-site / Hybrid
47.2%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 394 jobs394United Kingdom: 36 jobs36Canada: 19 jobs19Europe (EU): 18 jobs18Asia: 15 jobs15
01 United States
394posts
02 United Kingdom
36posts
03 Canada
19posts
04 India
11posts

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

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 13 months
Visa Sponsorship
0 posts offer sponsorship
0%
Offer sponsorship
00.0%
Explicitly decline
00.0%
Don't mention
477100.0%

Based on 477 job posts in May 2012. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for May 2012 · 127 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

May across the last five years.

May 2011
398
May 2012
CURRENT
477