Monthly ReportIssue № 80
May ’18
A surge with 2,282 postings, a median of $125k across 208 explicit salary samples, Python leads the skills board.
Total Postings+11.3%vs April
2,282
jobs
6-Mo TrendDEC '17 → MAY '18
1,635 lowMay 20182,282 peak
Hiring Jobs
2,282100.0%
Comp Data Points
208samples
Remote Share
22.3%
Top Skill
Python
§ 00 Hiring Volume · 6-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation
Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.
Based on 208 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD125K
+0.0%+$0 vs April 2018
25th
$95k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
USD · THOUSANDSn=208
Median · 6-Mo Trend
6-month arc
vs Baseline
+5.6%
+$6,667
§ 02Technical Skills
Python stays the language most asked for.
Keywords counted across 2,282 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
Python118mentions↑ 13%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
Python+13%
11802
JavaScript+6%
9303
Go+23%
5804
Java+60%
5605
Ruby+62%
4206
TypeScript+67%
3007
C+++107%
2908
C#+9%
2409
Scala+25%
2010
PHP-5%
18Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
- Python + React12%
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python9%
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React9%
- PostgreSQL + React8%
- JavaScript + Python7%
- Node.Js + React7%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved
PythonReactJavaScriptAmazon Web Services (AWS)Node.Js3mo avg · Python
72% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through May 2018)
§ 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
22.3%
-1.4 ptsvs April 2018
Remote
22.3%
On-site / Hybrid
77.7%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
01 United States
1,563posts
02 United Kingdom
290posts
03 Canada
130posts
04 Germany
129posts
2,524 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 6 months
Visa Sponsorship
53 posts offer sponsorship
2.3%
Offer sponsorship
532.3%
Explicitly decline
361.6%
Don't mention
219396.1%
Based on 2282 job posts in May 2018. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Work arrangement and location data for May 2018 · 2087 classified jobs
§ 04Year-Over-Year
May across the last five years.
May 2018
CURRENT
2,282