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December 2013
Hiring volume summary
605 Jobs
-21% MoM
-157 jobs from November 2013
4-MONTH hiring volume trend
Market anchor
673 Jobs
-10% below historical avg (4mo)
MeanThis month
Vs 4-month average through December 2013
Absolute growth
-157 Jobs
Now: 605
Prev: 762
Net change vs November 2013
Historical strength
Rank: 3rd
of 4 months through December 2013
3rd highest job count in the 4-month window
Compensation
$100k Median Salary
Based on 44 of 605 jobs (7%) that listed compensation
-60.0% MoM
$-150,000 vs November 2013
Median salary trend
Salary distribution
P10 $25k
P25 $63k
Median $100k
P75 $331k
P90 $401k >
Vs 4-mo baseline
-33%
$-49,750 vs 4-mo median ($150k)
Comparison vs 4-month median through December 2013
Salary change
$-150,000
Now: $100k
Prev: $250k
Change vs November 2013
Historical strength
Rank: 3rd
of 4 months through December 2013
3rd highest median salary in the 4-month window
Technical Skills Overview
JavaScriptTop Skill
-39% MoM
-2 pts vs November 2013
Top Skills Required
67% of jobs include at least one technical skill
Common Skill Stacks
Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs
- JavaScript + Python12% of jobs
- Django + Python8% of jobs
- JavaScript + Node.Js6% of jobs
- Java + JavaScript5% of jobs
- Java + Python5% of jobs
- Django + JavaScript5% of jobs
Trending Skills
- YouTube↑125%
- Heroku↑40%
- Hadoop↑29%
- Clojure↑25%
- Scala↑17%
Declining skills
- C#↓63%
- Java↓55%
- PHP↓54%
- Make↓53%
- Angular↓53%
Stable Skills
- MongoDB±0.1%
- C±0.2%
- Node.Js±0.2%
- Python±0.3%
- PostgreSQL±0.3%
Skill Trends
Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through December 2013)
Location & Remote
57.2%Remote
-3.5 pct pts MoM
remote share vs November 2013
Work arrangement trend (4 months)
Based on 152 classified jobs (453 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
657 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 605 job posts in December 2013. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Remote trend
+3.7 pts
vs 4-month average remote share (53.5% avg); this month 57.2%
4-month remote share window through December 2013
Hybrid trend
+0.7 pts
vs 4-month average hybrid share (9.2% avg); this month 9.9%
4-month hybrid share window through December 2013
On-site trend
-4.4 pts
vs 4-month average on-site share (37.3% avg); this month 32.9%
4-month on-site share window through December 2013
Visa trend
-0.8 pts
vs 4-month average sponsorship share (0.8% avg); this month 0.0%
4-month sponsorship share window through December 2013
Work arrangement and location data for December 2013
More sections for this monthly view will follow.