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February 2014

Hiring volume summary

792 Jobs

+78% MoM

+347 jobs from January 2014

6-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

655 Jobs

+21% above historical avg (6mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 6-month average through February 2014

Absolute growth

+347 Jobs

Now: 792

Prev: 445

Net change vs January 2014

Historical strength

Rank: 2nd

of 6 months through February 2014

2nd highest job count in the 6-month window

Compensation

$331k Median Salary

Based on 63 of 792 jobs (8%) that listed compensation

+65.3% MoM

+$130,500 vs January 2014

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $25k

P25 $99k

Median $331k

P75 $401k

P90 $460k >

Vs 6-mo baseline

+76%

+$142,250 vs 6-mo median ($188k)

Comparison vs 6-month median through February 2014

Salary change

+$130,500

Now: $331k

Prev: $200k

Change vs January 2014

Historical strength

Rank: 1st

of 6 months through February 2014

1st highest median salary in the 6-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

+19% MoM

-3 pts vs January 2014

Top Skills Required

JavaScript6%
Python5%
Ruby On Rails3%
Ruby3%
Django2%
PostgreSQL2%
Node.Js2%
Make2%
Java2%
JQuery2%

63% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • JavaScript + Python16% of jobs
  • Java + JavaScript9% of jobs
  • Django + Python7% of jobs
  • Java + Python6% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Node.Js6% of jobs
  • MongoDB + Python5% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • Django113%
  • NGINX100%
  • Node.Js100%
  • PostgreSQL70%
  • LinkedIn67%

Declining skills

  • C40%
  • Angular27%
  • Hadoop25%
  • Clojure25%
  • Windows25%

Stable Skills

  • Node.Js±0.2%
  • PostgreSQL±0.3%
  • GitHub±0.3%
  • MongoDB±0.3%
  • AngularJS±0.3%

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

Location & Remote

62.1%Remote

-2.6 pct pts MoM

remote share vs January 2014

62.1%Remote(162)
6.9%Hybrid(18)
31.0%On-site(81)
Regional: 16Global: 34Unspecified: 112

Work arrangement trend (6 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 261 classified jobs (531 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 657 jobs657Europe (EU): 50 jobs50United Kingdom: 47 jobs47Asia: 22 jobs22Canada: 22 jobs22Australia / NZ: 7 jobs7Latin America: 2 jobs2
United States
65781.4%
Europe (EU)
506.2%
United Kingdom
475.8%
Asia
222.7%
Canada
222.7%
Australia / NZ
70.9%
Latin America
20.2%

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

Top Countries

1United States651
2United Kingdom47
3Canada22
4Ireland15
5Germany12
6Netherlands12
7Spain8
8Poland8
9Singapore8
10Australia7
11KR7
12India4

Visa Sponsorship

9 posts (1.1%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship91.1%
Explicitly decline00%
Don't mention it78398.9%

Based on 792 job posts in February 2014. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

+5.3 pts

vs 6-month average remote share (56.8% avg); this month 62.1%

6-month remote share window through February 2014

Hybrid trend

-1.5 pts

vs 6-month average hybrid share (8.4% avg); this month 6.9%

6-month hybrid share window through February 2014

On-site trend

-3.8 pts

vs 6-month average on-site share (34.8% avg); this month 31.0%

6-month on-site share window through February 2014

Visa trend

+0.2 pts

vs 6-month average sponsorship share (0.9% avg); this month 1.1%

6-month sponsorship share window through February 2014

Work arrangement and location data for February 2014

More sections for this monthly view will follow.