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December 2017
Hiring volume summary
1,840 Jobs
-15% MoM
-322 jobs from November 2017
24-MONTH hiring volume trend
Market anchor
1,652 Jobs
+11% above historical avg (24mo)
MeanThis month
Vs 24-month average through December 2017
Absolute growth
-322 Jobs
Now: 1,840
Prev: 2,162
Net change vs November 2017
Historical strength
Rank: 5th
of 24 months through December 2017
5th highest job count in the 24-month window
Compensation
$115k Median Salary
Based on 213 of 1,840 jobs (12%) that listed compensation
-11.5% MoM
$-15,000 vs November 2017
Median salary trend
Salary distribution
P10 $27k
P25 $100k
Median $115k
P75 $200k
P90 $401k >
Vs 24-mo baseline
-25%
$-37,825 vs 24-mo median ($153k)
Comparison vs 24-month median through December 2017
Salary change
$-15,000
Now: $115k
Prev: $130k
Change vs November 2017
Historical strength
Rank: 20th
of 24 months through December 2017
20th highest median salary in the 24-month window
Technical Skills Overview
ReactTop Skill
-9% MoM
+0 pts vs November 2017
Top Skills Required
88% of jobs include at least one technical skill
Common Skill Stacks
Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs
- Android + IOS11% of jobs
- Python + React11% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python10% of jobs
- Node.Js + React9% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React8% of jobs
- JavaScript + Python8% of jobs
Trending Skills
- NLP↑67%
- Phoenix↑67%
- AngularJS↑50%
- React Native↑33%
- GitLab↑33%
Declining skills
- JQuery↓73%
- GraphQL↓60%
- R↓57%
- CI/CD↓57%
- Hadoop↓50%
Stable Skills
- Java±0.2%
- Docker±0.2%
- Linux (Non-WSL)±0.2%
- Django±0.3%
- C++±0.3%
Skill Trends
Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through December 2017)
Location & Remote
22.2%Remote
-2.8 pct pts MoM
remote share vs November 2017
Work arrangement trend (24 months)
Based on 1660 classified jobs (180 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
2028 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
59 posts (3.2%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
Based on 1840 job posts in December 2017. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Remote trend
-1.3 pts
vs 24-month average remote share (23.5% avg); this month 22.2%
24-month remote share window through December 2017
Hybrid trend
+4.0 pts
vs 24-month average hybrid share (4.7% avg); this month 8.7%
24-month hybrid share window through December 2017
On-site trend
-2.6 pts
vs 24-month average on-site share (71.7% avg); this month 69.1%
24-month on-site share window through December 2017
Visa trend
+1.7 pts
vs 24-month average sponsorship share (1.5% avg); this month 3.2%
24-month sponsorship share window through December 2017
Work arrangement and location data for December 2017
More sections for this monthly view will follow.