Monthly ReportIssue № 74

November ’17

A surge with 2,162 postings, a median of $130k across 255 explicit salary samples, JavaScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings+10.8%vs October
2,162
jobs
3-Mo TrendSEP '17 → NOV '17
1,805 lowNovember 20172,162 peak
Hiring Jobs
2,162100.0%
Comp Data Points
255samples
Remote Share
24.9%
Top Skill
JavaScript
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 3-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 255 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD130K
-10.3%$-15,000 vs October 2017
25th
$100k
75th
$256k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=255
Median · 3-Mo Trend
3-month arc
vs Baseline
-4.9%
$-6,667
§ 02Technical Skills

JavaScript stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 2,162 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
JavaScript
117mentions↓ 2%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
JavaScript-2%
117
02
Python-5%
115
03
Java+0%
57
04
Go-25%
44
05
Ruby-10%
35
06
C++-19%
29
07
C+5%
21
08
PHP-16%
21
09
SQL-22%
21
10
Scala-14%
19
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React9%
  • JavaScript + Python9%
  • Node.Js + React8%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python8%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React7%
  • PostgreSQL + React6%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

73% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through November 2017)

§ 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
24.9%
+0.5 ptsvs October 2017
Remote
24.9%
On-site / Hybrid
75.1%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1434 jobs1434Europe (EU): 412 jobs412United Kingdom: 244 jobs244Canada: 157 jobs157Asia: 134 jobs134Australia / NZ: 25 jobs25Latin America: 20 jobs20Africa: 2 jobs2
01 United States
1,402posts
02 United Kingdom
244posts
03 Canada
157posts
04 Germany
131posts

2,428 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 3 months
Visa Sponsorship
45 posts offer sponsorship
2.1%
Offer sponsorship
452.1%
Explicitly decline
180.8%
Don't mention
209997.1%

Based on 2162 job posts in November 2017. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for November 2017 · 1921 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

November across the last five years.

Nov 2017
CURRENT
2,162