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December 2018
Hiring volume summary
1,915 Jobs
-7% MoM
-155 jobs from November 2018
2-MONTH hiring volume trend
Market anchor
1,993 Jobs
-4% below historical avg (2mo)
MeanThis month
Vs 2-month average through December 2018
Absolute growth
-155 Jobs
Now: 1,915
Prev: 2,070
Net change vs November 2018
Historical strength
Rank: 2nd
of 2 months through December 2018
2nd highest job count in the 2-month window
Compensation
$150k Median Salary
Based on 171 of 1,915 jobs (9%) that listed compensation
+0.0% MoM
+$0 vs November 2018
Median salary trend
Salary distribution
P10 $106k
P25 $135k
Median $150k
P75 $401k
P90 $500k >
Vs 2-mo baseline
+0%
+$0 vs 2-mo median ($150k)
Comparison vs 2-month median through December 2018
Salary change
+$0
Now: $150k
Prev: $150k
Change vs November 2018
Historical strength
Rank: 1st
of 2 months through December 2018
1st highest median salary in the 2-month window
Technical Skills Overview
PythonTop Skill
-3% MoM
+0 pts vs November 2018
Top Skills Required
59% of jobs include at least one technical skill
Common Skill Stacks
Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs
- Python + React14% of jobs
- JavaScript + Python10% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React9% of jobs
- Kubernetes + React9% of jobs
- Node.Js + React9% of jobs
- Go + React8% of jobs
Trending Skills
- R↑75%
- Windows↑67%
- Vue.Js↑50%
- C#↑44%
- TypeScript↑35%
Declining skills
- Swift↓73%
- Ansible↓63%
- Kotlin↓58%
- GitHub↓58%
- Medium↓56%
Stable Skills
No stable skills available.
Skill Trends
Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through December 2018)
Location & Remote
27.1%Remote
-2.2 pct pts MoM
remote share vs November 2018
Work arrangement trend (2 months)
Based on 1761 classified jobs (154 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
2180 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
28 posts (1.5%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
Based on 1915 job posts in December 2018. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Remote trend
-1.1 pts
vs 2-month average remote share (28.2% avg); this month 27.1%
2-month remote share window through December 2018
Hybrid trend
+0.0 pts
vs 2-month average hybrid share (4.3% avg); this month 4.3%
2-month hybrid share window through December 2018
On-site trend
+1.1 pts
vs 2-month average on-site share (67.6% avg); this month 68.7%
2-month on-site share window through December 2018
Visa trend
+0.1 pts
vs 2-month average sponsorship share (1.4% avg); this month 1.5%
2-month sponsorship share window through December 2018
Work arrangement and location data for December 2018
More sections for this monthly view will follow.