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April 2012

Hiring volume summary

427 Jobs

-13% MoM

-66 jobs from March 2012

13-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

347 Jobs

+23% above historical avg (13mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 13-month average through April 2012

Absolute growth

-66 Jobs

Now: 427

Prev: 493

Net change vs March 2012

Historical strength

Rank: 2nd

of 13 months through April 2012

2nd highest job count in the 13-month window

Compensation

$300k Median Salary

Based on 7 of 427 jobs (2%) that listed compensation

-25.2% MoM

$-101,000 vs March 2012

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 missing

P25 $200k

Median $300k

P75 $401k

P90 missing >

Vs 13-mo baseline

+2%

+$6,375 vs 13-mo median ($294k)

Comparison vs 13-month median through April 2012

Salary change

$-101,000

Now: $300k

Prev: $401k

Change vs March 2012

Historical strength

Rank: 8th

of 13 months through April 2012

8th highest median salary in the 13-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

-15% MoM

0 pts vs March 2012

Top Skills Required

JavaScript7%
Ruby On Rails4%
HTML/CSS4%
JQuery4%
PHP3%
Python3%
UX/UI3%
Java3%
MySQL3%
Ruby3%

66% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • HTML/CSS + JavaScript12% of jobs
  • Android + IOS11% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Python11% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Ruby On Rails9% of jobs
  • HTML/CSS + UX/UI9% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Ruby7% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • Make29%
  • C++25%

Declining skills

  • Redis67%
  • Python63%
  • Ruby62%
  • Android58%
  • Node.Js58%

Stable Skills

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)±0.5%
  • MongoDB±0.6%
  • SQL±0.6%
  • Android±0.7%
  • IOS±0.8%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through April 2012)

Location & Remote

45.6%Remote

-16.7 pct pts MoM

remote share vs March 2012

45.6%Remote(57)
8.8%Hybrid(11)
45.6%On-site(57)
Regional: 0Global: 2Unspecified: 55

Work arrangement trend (12 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 125 classified jobs (302 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 350 jobs350United Kingdom: 42 jobs42Europe (EU): 35 jobs35Canada: 22 jobs22Asia: 16 jobs16Australia / NZ: 11 jobs11Africa: 10 jobs10Latin America: 4 jobs4
United States
35071.4%
United Kingdom
428.6%
Europe (EU)
357.1%
Canada
224.5%
Asia
163.3%
Australia / NZ
112.2%
Africa
102%
Latin America
40.8%

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

Top Countries

1United States349
2United Kingdom42
3Canada22
4Singapore12
5Australia11
6Japan10
7ZA10
8Netherlands8
9Germany6
10Switzerland4
11Romania3
12Brazil2

Visa Sponsorship

0 posts (0%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship00%
Explicitly decline00%
Don't mention it427100%

Based on 427 job posts in April 2012. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

-16.6 pts

vs 12-month average remote share (62.2% avg); this month 45.6%

12-month remote share window through April 2012

Hybrid trend

+3.4 pts

vs 12-month average hybrid share (5.4% avg); this month 8.8%

12-month hybrid share window through April 2012

On-site trend

+13.2 pts

vs 12-month average on-site share (32.4% avg); this month 45.6%

12-month on-site share window through April 2012

Visa trend

-0.3 pts

vs 12-month average sponsorship share (0.3% avg); this month 0.0%

12-month sponsorship share window through April 2012

Work arrangement and location data for April 2012

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