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January 2013

Hiring volume summary

391 Jobs

-22% MoM

-113 jobs from December 2012

22-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

386 Jobs

+1% above historical avg (22mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 22-month average through January 2013

Absolute growth

-113 Jobs

Now: 391

Prev: 504

Net change vs December 2012

Historical strength

Rank: 17th

of 22 months through January 2013

17th highest job count in the 22-month window

Compensation

$401k Median Salary

Based on 10 of 391 jobs (3%) that listed compensation

+401.3% MoM

+$321,000 vs December 2012

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $42k

P25 $175k

Median $401k

P75 $476k

P90 $700k >

Vs 22-mo baseline

+49%

+$131,143 vs 22-mo median ($270k)

Comparison vs 22-month median through January 2013

Salary change

+$321,000

Now: $401k

Prev: $80k

Change vs December 2012

Historical strength

Rank: 1st

of 22 months through January 2013

1st highest median salary in the 22-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

+8% MoM

+2 pts vs December 2012

Top Skills Required

JavaScript7%
HTML/CSS5%
Python5%
Ruby5%
PHP5%
Ruby On Rails4%
Java4%
MongoDB3%
MySQL3%
Linux (Non-WSL)2%

90% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • HTML/CSS + JavaScript17% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Python16% of jobs
  • Android + IOS13% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Ruby On Rails10% of jobs
  • HTML/CSS + Python9% of jobs
  • JavaScript + IOS9% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • NGINX133%
  • Scala100%
  • Django100%
  • PHP80%
  • MySQL67%

Declining skills

  • Redis50%
  • C#50%
  • Hadoop40%
  • UX/UI36%
  • Make33%

Stable Skills

  • SQL±0.4%
  • MySQL±0.5%
  • Make±0.5%
  • UX/UI±0.5%
  • MongoDB±0.6%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through January 2013)

Location & Remote

60.8%Remote

+2.7 pct pts MoM

remote share vs December 2012

60.8%Remote(62)
5.9%Hybrid(6)
33.3%On-site(34)
Regional: 0Global: 12Unspecified: 50

Work arrangement trend (21 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 102 classified jobs (289 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 317 jobs317United Kingdom: 29 jobs29Europe (EU): 23 jobs23Canada: 13 jobs13Asia: 7 jobs7Australia / NZ: 3 jobs3
United States
31780.9%
United Kingdom
297.4%
Europe (EU)
235.9%
Canada
133.3%
Asia
71.8%
Australia / NZ
30.8%

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

Top Countries

1United States316
2United Kingdom29
3Canada13
4Germany11
5Netherlands8
6Belgium6
7France6
8India4
9Austria2
10Australia2
11Denmark1
12Spain1

Visa Sponsorship

3 posts (0.8%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship30.8%
Explicitly decline00%
Don't mention it38899.2%

Based on 391 job posts in January 2013. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

+1.6 pts

vs 21-month average remote share (59.2% avg); this month 60.8%

21-month remote share window through January 2013

Hybrid trend

-1.0 pts

vs 21-month average hybrid share (6.9% avg); this month 5.9%

21-month hybrid share window through January 2013

On-site trend

-0.7 pts

vs 21-month average on-site share (34.0% avg); this month 33.3%

21-month on-site share window through January 2013

Visa trend

+0.4 pts

vs 21-month average sponsorship share (0.4% avg); this month 0.8%

21-month sponsorship share window through January 2013

Work arrangement and location data for January 2013

More sections for this monthly view will follow.