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February 2012

Hiring volume summary

401 Jobs

+34% MoM

+102 jobs from January 2012

11-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

327 Jobs

+23% above historical avg (11mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 11-month average through February 2012

Absolute growth

+102 Jobs

Now: 401

Prev: 299

Net change vs January 2012

Historical strength

Rank: 5th

of 11 months through February 2012

5th highest job count in the 11-month window

Compensation

$401k Median Salary

Based on 22 of 401 jobs (5%) that listed compensation

+0.0% MoM

+$0 vs January 2012

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $47k

P25 $326k

Median $401k

P75 $426k

P90 $650k >

Vs 11-mo baseline

+42%

+$118,750 vs 11-mo median ($282k)

Comparison vs 11-month median through February 2012

Salary change

+$0

Now: $401k

Prev: $401k

Change vs January 2012

Historical strength

Rank: 1st

of 11 months through February 2012

1st highest median salary in the 11-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

+87% MoM

+2 pts vs January 2012

Top Skills Required

JavaScript7%
Ruby On Rails5%
HTML/CSS5%
Python5%
PHP4%
Java4%
JQuery4%
MySQL3%
UX/UI3%
IOS2%

83% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • Android + IOS13% of jobs
  • Java + Python11% of jobs
  • HTML/CSS + JavaScript11% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Python11% of jobs
  • Django + Python8% of jobs
  • C + Python7% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • PHP200%
  • Python171%
  • Java167%
  • JQuery100%
  • C++100%

Declining skills

  • Linux (Non-WSL)25%
  • MySQL0.6%
  • Node.Js0.3%
  • Scala0.3%
  • Redis0.1%

Stable Skills

  • Android±0.6%
  • MongoDB±0.6%
  • IOS±0.7%
  • UX/UI±0.8%
  • C++±1%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through February 2012)

Location & Remote

60.6%Remote

-1.8 pct pts MoM

remote share vs January 2012

60.6%Remote(63)
7.7%Hybrid(8)
31.7%On-site(33)
Regional: 5Global: 2Unspecified: 56

Work arrangement trend (10 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 104 classified jobs (297 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 338 jobs338United Kingdom: 51 jobs51Europe (EU): 29 jobs29Canada: 6 jobs6Australia / NZ: 3 jobs3
United States
33879.2%
United Kingdom
5111.9%
Europe (EU)
296.8%
Canada
61.4%
Australia / NZ
30.7%

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

Top Countries

1United States335
2United Kingdom51
3France11
4Netherlands10
5Canada6
6Australia3
7Germany3
8Switzerland2
9Denmark1
10Spain1
11Hungary1
12Ireland1

Visa Sponsorship

0 posts (0%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship00%
Explicitly decline00%
Don't mention it401100%

Based on 401 job posts in February 2012. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

-3.2 pts

vs 10-month average remote share (63.8% avg); this month 60.6%

10-month remote share window through February 2012

Hybrid trend

+2.2 pts

vs 10-month average hybrid share (5.5% avg); this month 7.7%

10-month hybrid share window through February 2012

On-site trend

+0.9 pts

vs 10-month average on-site share (30.8% avg); this month 31.7%

10-month on-site share window through February 2012

Visa trend

-0.4 pts

vs 10-month average sponsorship share (0.4% avg); this month 0.0%

10-month sponsorship share window through February 2012

Work arrangement and location data for February 2012

More sections for this monthly view will follow.