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January 2016

Hiring volume summary

874 Jobs

-5% MoM

-50 jobs from December 2015

24-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

1,135 Jobs

-23% below historical avg (24mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 24-month average through January 2016

Absolute growth

-50 Jobs

Now: 874

Prev: 924

Net change vs December 2015

Historical strength

Rank: 17th

of 24 months through January 2016

17th highest job count in the 24-month window

Compensation

$401k Median Salary

Based on 46 of 874 jobs (5%) that listed compensation

+0.0% MoM

+$0 vs December 2015

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $70k

P25 $98k

Median $401k

P75 $401k

P90 $401k >

Vs 24-mo baseline

+84%

+$182,583 vs 24-mo median ($218k)

Comparison vs 24-month median through January 2016

Salary change

+$0

Now: $401k

Prev: $401k

Change vs December 2015

Historical strength

Rank: 1st

of 24 months through January 2016

1st highest median salary in the 24-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

+54% MoM

+3 pts vs December 2015

Top Skills Required

JavaScript7%
Python5%
HTML/CSS4%
AWS3%
Ruby On Rails3%
React3%
Go3%
UX/UI3%
PostgreSQL3%
Machine Learning2%

89% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • Android + IOS18% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Python11% of jobs
  • JavaScript + IOS8% of jobs
  • Android + JavaScript7% of jobs
  • Go + JavaScript6% of jobs
  • Machine Learning + Python6% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • GitHub250%
  • SQL240%
  • JQuery200%
  • Clojure167%
  • Git150%

Declining skills

  • Scala64%
  • Hadoop60%
  • Apache Kafka57%
  • Cassandra40%
  • Elasticsearch38%

Stable Skills

  • Docker±0.3%
  • Android±0.3%
  • Go±0.4%
  • UX/UI±0.4%
  • Machine Learning±0.4%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through January 2016)

Location & Remote

24.7%Remote

-3.1 pct pts MoM

remote share vs December 2015

24.7%Remote(179)
3.9%Hybrid(28)
71.5%On-site(519)
Regional: 9Global: 20Unspecified: 150

Work arrangement trend (24 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 726 classified jobs (148 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 678 jobs678Europe (EU): 111 jobs111United Kingdom: 63 jobs63Canada: 43 jobs43Asia: 42 jobs42Australia / NZ: 9 jobs9Latin America: 3 jobs3
United States
67871.4%
Europe (EU)
11111.7%
United Kingdom
636.6%
Canada
434.5%
Asia
424.4%
Australia / NZ
90.9%
Latin America
30.3%

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

Top Countries

1United States672
2United Kingdom63
3Canada43
4Germany36
5India17
6Netherlands15
7France10
8Austria9
9Australia9
10Japan9
11Denmark7
12IL7

Visa Sponsorship

9 posts (1%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship91%
Explicitly decline91%
Don't mention it85697.9%

Based on 874 job posts in January 2016. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

-22.6 pts

vs 24-month average remote share (47.3% avg); this month 24.7%

24-month remote share window through January 2016

Hybrid trend

-2.0 pts

vs 24-month average hybrid share (5.9% avg); this month 3.9%

24-month hybrid share window through January 2016

On-site trend

+24.8 pts

vs 24-month average on-site share (46.7% avg); this month 71.5%

24-month on-site share window through January 2016

Visa trend

+0.1 pts

vs 24-month average sponsorship share (0.9% avg); this month 1.0%

24-month sponsorship share window through January 2016

Work arrangement and location data for January 2016

More sections for this monthly view will follow.