Monthly ReportIssue № 72

September ’17

1,805 postings for September 2017, a median of $135k across 196 explicit salary samples, Python leads the skills board.

Total Postings
1,805
jobs
Hiring Jobs
1,805100.0%
Comp Data Points
196samples
Remote Share
26.0%
Top Skill
Python
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 1-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 196 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD135K
25th
$96k
75th
$250k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=196
Median · 1-Mo Trend
1-month arc
vs Baseline
+0.0%
+$0
§ 02Technical Skills

Python stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,805 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
Python
108mentions
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
Python—
108
02
JavaScript—
99
03
Java—
49
04
Go—
48
05
C++—
31
06
Ruby—
31
07
PHP—
24
08
C—
21
09
SQL—
20
10
Scala—
17
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • JavaScript + Python8%
  • Python + React8%
  • PostgreSQL + React7%
  • JavaScript + Node.Js7%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python7%
  • Node.Js + React7%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

79% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through September 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
26.0%
Remote
26.0%
On-site / Hybrid
74.1%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1206 jobs1206Europe (EU): 340 jobs340United Kingdom: 205 jobs205Canada: 143 jobs143Asia: 96 jobs96Australia / NZ: 23 jobs23Latin America: 18 jobs18Africa: 4 jobs4
01 United States
1,176posts
02 United Kingdom
205posts
03 Germany
152posts
04 Canada
143posts

2,035 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Visa Sponsorship
22 posts offer sponsorship
1.2%
Offer sponsorship
221.2%
Explicitly decline
341.9%
Don't mention
174996.9%

Based on 1805 job posts in September 2017. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for September 2017 · 1674 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

September across the last five years.

Sep 2017
CURRENT
1,805