Monthly ReportIssue № 62

November ’16

A surge with 1,986 postings, a median of $108k across 116 explicit salary samples, JavaScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings+18.4%vs October
1,986
jobs
5-Mo TrendJUL '16 → NOV '16
1,437 lowNovember 20161,986 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,986100.0%
Comp Data Points
116samples
Remote Share
21.2%
Top Skill
JavaScript
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 5-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 116 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD108K
+0.0%+$0 vs October 2016
25th
$53k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=116
Median · 5-Mo Trend
5-month arc
vs Baseline
-11.5%
$-13,959
§ 02Technical Skills

JavaScript stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,986 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
JavaScript
99mentions↑ 3%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
JavaScript+3%
99
02
Python-20%
75
03
Java+5%
46
04
Go-6%
34
05
Ruby-15%
34
06
PHP+60%
32
07
C+++21%
29
08
C#+109%
23
09
Scala-14%
18
10
C+21%
17
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • JavaScript + Python10%
  • Python + React9%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python9%
  • Node.Js + React8%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + JavaScript6%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React6%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

63% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through November 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
21.2%
-1.7 ptsvs October 2016
Remote
21.2%
On-site / Hybrid
78.8%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1431 jobs1431Europe (EU): 242 jobs242United Kingdom: 183 jobs183Canada: 134 jobs134Asia: 85 jobs85Australia / NZ: 33 jobs33Latin America: 16 jobs16Africa: 8 jobs8
01 United States
1,406posts
02 United Kingdom
183posts
03 Canada
134posts
04 Germany
92posts

2,132 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 5 months
Visa Sponsorship
19 posts offer sponsorship
1%
Offer sponsorship
191.0%
Explicitly decline
281.4%
Don't mention
193997.6%

Based on 1986 job posts in November 2016. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for November 2016 · 1707 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

November across the last five years.

Nov 2016
CURRENT
1,986