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April 2014
Hiring volume summary
892 Jobs
+16% MoM
+121 jobs from March 2014
24-MONTH hiring volume trend
Market anchor
545 Jobs
+64% above historical avg (24mo)
MeanThis month
Vs 24-month average through April 2014
Absolute growth
+121 Jobs
Now: 892
Prev: 771
Net change vs March 2014
Historical strength
Rank: 1st
of 24 months through April 2014
1st highest job count in the 24-month window
Compensation
$385k Median Salary
Based on 55 of 892 jobs (6%) that listed compensation
+156.7% MoM
+$235,000 vs March 2014
Median salary trend
Salary distribution
P10 $40k
P25 $140k
Median $385k
P75 $401k
P90 $421k >
Vs 24-mo baseline
+75%
+$165,417 vs 24-mo median ($220k)
Comparison vs 24-month median through April 2014
Salary change
+$235,000
Now: $385k
Prev: $150k
Change vs March 2014
Historical strength
Rank: 6th
of 24 months through April 2014
6th highest median salary in the 24-month window
Technical Skills Overview
JavaScriptTop Skill
+7% MoM
-1 pts vs March 2014
Top Skills Required
79% of jobs include at least one technical skill
Common Skill Stacks
Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs
- Android + IOS18% of jobs
- HTML/CSS + JavaScript14% of jobs
- JavaScript + Python13% of jobs
- Java + JavaScript13% of jobs
- JavaScript + IOS12% of jobs
- Android + JavaScript11% of jobs
Trending Skills
- MongoDB↑250%
- Redis↑183%
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)↑171%
- MySQL↑88%
- Windows↑75%
Declining skills
- C↓63%
- Symfony↓25%
- C#↓14%
- Sass↓13%
- Go↓11%
Stable Skills
- Git±0.4%
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)±0.5%
- PostgreSQL±0.5%
- Redis±0.6%
- Node.Js±0.7%
Skill Trends
Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through April 2014)
Location & Remote
59.8%Remote
+11.3 pct pts MoM
remote share vs March 2014
Work arrangement trend (24 months)
Based on 341 classified jobs (551 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
973 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
0 posts (0%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
Based on 892 job posts in April 2014. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Remote trend
+1.8 pts
vs 24-month average remote share (58.0% avg); this month 59.8%
24-month remote share window through April 2014
Hybrid trend
-1.5 pts
vs 24-month average hybrid share (7.7% avg); this month 6.2%
24-month hybrid share window through April 2014
On-site trend
-0.4 pts
vs 24-month average on-site share (34.4% avg); this month 34.0%
24-month on-site share window through April 2014
Visa trend
-0.5 pts
vs 24-month average sponsorship share (0.5% avg); this month 0.0%
24-month sponsorship share window through April 2014
Work arrangement and location data for April 2014
More sections for this monthly view will follow.