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March 2012

Hiring volume summary

493 Jobs

+23% MoM

+92 jobs from February 2012

12-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

341 Jobs

+45% above historical avg (12mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 12-month average through March 2012

Absolute growth

+92 Jobs

Now: 493

Prev: 401

Net change vs February 2012

Historical strength

Rank: 1st

of 12 months through March 2012

1st highest job count in the 12-month window

Compensation

$401k Median Salary

Based on 18 of 493 jobs (4%) that listed compensation

+0.0% MoM

+$0 vs February 2012

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $100k

P25 $401k

Median $401k

P75 $633k

P90 $633k >

Vs 12-mo baseline

+37%

+$107,955 vs 12-mo median ($293k)

Comparison vs 12-month median through March 2012

Salary change

+$0

Now: $401k

Prev: $401k

Change vs February 2012

Historical strength

Rank: 1st

of 12 months through March 2012

1st highest median salary in the 12-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

+18% MoM

0 pts vs February 2012

Top Skills Required

JavaScript7%
Python6%
Ruby6%
Ruby On Rails5%
HTML/CSS4%
Java4%
PHP4%
Git3%
JQuery3%
MySQL3%

93% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • Android + IOS14% of jobs
  • HTML/CSS + JavaScript11% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Ruby On Rails9% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Python9% of jobs
  • Django + Python9% of jobs
  • Python + IOS8% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • Ruby190%
  • Linux (Non-WSL)167%
  • Git129%
  • SQL100%
  • Go100%

Declining skills

  • C++33%
  • C#25%
  • JQuery6%
  • HTML/CSS0.9%
  • PHP0.8%

Stable Skills

  • SQL±0.6%
  • MongoDB±0.6%
  • Android±0.7%
  • IOS±0.8%
  • UX/UI±0.8%

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

Location & Remote

62.3%Remote

+1.7 pct pts MoM

remote share vs February 2012

62.3%Remote(76)
1.6%Hybrid(2)
36.1%On-site(44)
Regional: 8Global: 6Unspecified: 62

Work arrangement trend (11 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 122 classified jobs (371 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 428 jobs428United Kingdom: 41 jobs41Canada: 28 jobs28Europe (EU): 24 jobs24Asia: 12 jobs12Australia / NZ: 4 jobs4Africa: 1 jobs1Latin America: 1 jobs1
United States
42879.4%
United Kingdom
417.6%
Canada
285.2%
Europe (EU)
244.5%
Asia
122.2%
Australia / NZ
40.7%
Africa
10.2%
Latin America
10.2%

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

Top Countries

1United States417
2United Kingdom41
3Canada28
4Germany18
5India9
6Netherlands6
7Australia4
8Hong Kong2
9Argentina1
10Japan1
11ZA1

Visa Sponsorship

0 posts (0%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship00%
Explicitly decline00%
Don't mention it493100%

Based on 493 job posts in March 2012. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

-1.4 pts

vs 11-month average remote share (63.7% avg); this month 62.3%

11-month remote share window through March 2012

Hybrid trend

-3.5 pts

vs 11-month average hybrid share (5.1% avg); this month 1.6%

11-month hybrid share window through March 2012

On-site trend

+4.9 pts

vs 11-month average on-site share (31.2% avg); this month 36.1%

11-month on-site share window through March 2012

Visa trend

-0.3 pts

vs 11-month average sponsorship share (0.3% avg); this month 0.0%

11-month sponsorship share window through March 2012

Work arrangement and location data for March 2012

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