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February 2014
Hiring volume summary
792 Jobs
+78% MoM
+347 jobs from January 2014
6-MONTH hiring volume trend
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
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
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
- Django↑113%
- NGINX↑100%
- Node.Js↑100%
- PostgreSQL↑70%
- LinkedIn↑67%
Declining skills
- C↓40%
- Angular↓27%
- Hadoop↓25%
- Clojure↓25%
- Windows↓25%
Stable Skills
- Node.Js±0.2%
- PostgreSQL±0.3%
- GitHub±0.3%
- MongoDB±0.3%
- AngularJS±0.3%
Skill Trends
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
Work arrangement trend (6 months)
Based on 261 classified jobs (531 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
807 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
9 posts (1.1%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
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.