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July 2012

Hiring volume summary

326 Jobs

-31% MoM

-147 jobs from June 2012

16-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

362 Jobs

-10% below historical avg (16mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 16-month average through July 2012

Absolute growth

-147 Jobs

Now: 326

Prev: 473

Net change vs June 2012

Historical strength

Rank: 13th

of 16 months through July 2012

13th highest job count in the 16-month window

Compensation

$251k Median Salary

Based on 14 of 326 jobs (4%) that listed compensation

+25.3% MoM

+$50,500 vs June 2012

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $26k

P25 $100k

Median $251k

P75 $401k

P90 $601k >

Vs 16-mo baseline

-10%

$-27,767 vs 16-mo median ($278k)

Comparison vs 16-month median through July 2012

Salary change

+$50,500

Now: $251k

Prev: $200k

Change vs June 2012

Historical strength

Rank: 9th

of 16 months through July 2012

9th highest median salary in the 16-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

+52% MoM

+7 pts vs June 2012

Top Skills Required

JavaScript13%
Python7%
Ruby On Rails7%
HTML/CSS6%
Ruby6%
PHP4%
Java4%
Linux (Non-WSL)4%
JQuery4%
PostgreSQL4%

100% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • JavaScript + Python16% of jobs
  • Django + Python13% of jobs
  • Android + IOS13% of jobs
  • HTML/CSS + JavaScript12% of jobs
  • JavaScript + JQuery12% of jobs
  • JavaScript + IOS10% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • PostgreSQL200%
  • Java75%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)67%
  • UX/UI57%
  • Redis57%

Declining skills

  • Machine Learning50%
  • Android40%
  • Sass40%
  • SQL40%
  • Make30%

Stable Skills

  • MongoDB±0.7%
  • IOS±0.7%
  • Django±0.8%
  • GitHub±0.8%
  • UX/UI±0.9%

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

Location & Remote

59.0%Remote

-3.7 pct pts MoM

remote share vs June 2012

59.0%Remote(46)
2.6%Hybrid(2)
38.5%On-site(30)
Regional: 11Global: 6Unspecified: 29

Work arrangement trend (15 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 78 classified jobs (248 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 271 jobs271Europe (EU): 26 jobs26United Kingdom: 16 jobs16Canada: 11 jobs11Asia: 6 jobs6
United States
27182.1%
Europe (EU)
267.9%
United Kingdom
164.8%
Canada
113.3%
Asia
61.8%

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

Top Countries

1United States271
2United Kingdom16
3Canada11
4Netherlands6
5France5
6Germany4
7Finland3
8IL3
9Portugal3
10Switzerland2
11Spain2
12India2

Visa Sponsorship

0 posts (0%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship00%
Explicitly decline00%
Don't mention it326100%

Based on 326 job posts in July 2012. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

-2.4 pts

vs 15-month average remote share (61.4% avg); this month 59.0%

15-month remote share window through July 2012

Hybrid trend

-2.6 pts

vs 15-month average hybrid share (5.2% avg); this month 2.6%

15-month hybrid share window through July 2012

On-site trend

+5.0 pts

vs 15-month average on-site share (33.5% avg); this month 38.5%

15-month on-site share window through July 2012

Visa trend

-0.4 pts

vs 15-month average sponsorship share (0.4% avg); this month 0.0%

15-month sponsorship share window through July 2012

Work arrangement and location data for July 2012

More sections for this monthly view will follow.