Monthly ReportIssue № 169

October ’25

A surge with 796 postings, a median of $185k across 203 explicit salary samples, TypeScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings+10.2%vs September
796
jobs
24-Mo TrendNOV '23 → OCT '25
575 lowOctober 2025829 peak
Hiring Jobs
796100.0%
Comp Data Points
203samples
Remote Share
49.3%
Top Skill
TypeScript
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 24-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 203 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD185K
+2.8%+$5,000 vs September 2025
25th
$165k
75th
$200k
90th
$263k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=203
Median · 24-Mo Trend
24-month arc
vs Baseline
+6.6%
+$11,448
§ 02Technical Skills

TypeScript stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 796 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
TypeScript
39mentions↓ 5%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python+18%39
02TypeScript-5%39
03Go+20%18
04JavaScript+10%11
05SQL+80%9
06Rust+40%7
07GraphQL+20%6
08Java+20%6
09C-20%4
10Ruby+100%4
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • React + TypeScript17%
  • Python + TypeScript13%
  • Python + React11%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python8%
  • Node.Js + TypeScript7%
  • Node.Js + React7%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

71% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through October 2025)

§ 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
49.3%
+0.9 ptsvs September 2025
Remote
49.3%
On-site / Hybrid
50.7%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 514 jobs514Europe (EU): 169 jobs169United Kingdom: 98 jobs98Canada: 75 jobs75Asia: 29 jobs29Australia / NZ: 15 jobs15Latin America: 15 jobs15Africa: 1 jobs1
01 United States
511posts
02 United Kingdom
98posts
03 Canada
75posts
04 Poland
31posts

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

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 24 months
Visa Sponsorship
26 posts offer sponsorship
3.3%
Offer sponsorship
263.3%
Explicitly decline
60.8%
Don't mention
76496.0%

Based on 796 job posts in October 2025. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for October 2025 · 747 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

October across the last five years.

Oct 2021
2,253
Oct 2022
1,218
Oct 2023
664
Oct 2024
617
Oct 2025
CURRENT
796