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December 2014

Hiring volume summary

989 Jobs

+32% MoM

+239 jobs from November 2014

9-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

890 Jobs

+11% above historical avg (9mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 9-month average through December 2014

Absolute growth

+239 Jobs

Now: 989

Prev: 750

Net change vs November 2014

Historical strength

Rank: 3rd

of 9 months through December 2014

3rd highest job count in the 9-month window

Compensation

$250k Median Salary

Based on 58 of 989 jobs (6%) that listed compensation

+25.0% MoM

+$50,000 vs November 2014

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $25k

P25 $100k

Median $250k

P75 $401k

P90 $401k >

Vs 9-mo baseline

+15%

+$32,000 vs 9-mo median ($218k)

Comparison vs 9-month median through December 2014

Salary change

+$50,000

Now: $250k

Prev: $200k

Change vs November 2014

Historical strength

Rank: 2nd

of 9 months through December 2014

2nd highest median salary in the 9-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

+30% MoM

0 pts vs November 2014

Top Skills Required

JavaScript8%
Python6%
Ruby On Rails4%
AWS4%
Node.Js4%
PostgreSQL4%
MySQL4%
Ruby3%
Java3%
AngularJS3%

97% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • JavaScript + Python16% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Node.Js10% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Ruby On Rails9% of jobs
  • Node.Js + Python8% of jobs
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + JavaScript8% of jobs
  • JavaScript + MySQL7% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • C143%
  • Bitbucket100%
  • AngularJS92%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)90%
  • Docker83%

Declining skills

  • Flask43%
  • C++8%
  • Ruby On Rails1.1%
  • Ruby0.6%
  • Java0.4%

Stable Skills

  • Redis±0.3%
  • PHP±0.3%
  • Django±0.3%
  • SQL±0.3%
  • MongoDB±0.4%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through December 2014)

Location & Remote

50.9%Remote

-6.5 pct pts MoM

remote share vs November 2014

50.9%Remote(176)
6.9%Hybrid(24)
42.2%On-site(146)
Regional: 16Global: 29Unspecified: 131

Work arrangement trend (9 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 346 classified jobs (643 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 801 jobs801Europe (EU): 105 jobs105United Kingdom: 74 jobs74Canada: 50 jobs50Asia: 40 jobs40Australia / NZ: 9 jobs9Africa: 4 jobs4Latin America: 1 jobs1
United States
80173.9%
Europe (EU)
1059.7%
United Kingdom
746.8%
Canada
504.6%
Asia
403.7%
Australia / NZ
90.8%
Africa
40.4%
Latin America
10.1%

1084 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Top Countries

1United States795
2United Kingdom74
3Germany53
4Canada50
5Spain21
6Netherlands19
7KR18
8India12
9Sweden10
10Australia6
11Ireland6
12IL6

Visa Sponsorship

7 posts (0.7%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship70.7%
Explicitly decline60.6%
Don't mention it97698.7%

Based on 989 job posts in December 2014. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

-7.2 pts

vs 9-month average remote share (58.1% avg); this month 50.9%

9-month remote share window through December 2014

Hybrid trend

+0.6 pts

vs 9-month average hybrid share (6.3% avg); this month 6.9%

9-month hybrid share window through December 2014

On-site trend

+6.5 pts

vs 9-month average on-site share (35.7% avg); this month 42.2%

9-month on-site share window through December 2014

Visa trend

-0.2 pts

vs 9-month average sponsorship share (0.9% avg); this month 0.7%

9-month sponsorship share window through December 2014

Work arrangement and location data for December 2014

More sections for this monthly view will follow.