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March 2014

Hiring volume summary

771 Jobs

-3% MoM

-21 jobs from February 2014

7-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

671 Jobs

+15% above historical avg (7mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 7-month average through March 2014

Absolute growth

-21 Jobs

Now: 771

Prev: 792

Net change vs February 2014

Historical strength

Rank: 3rd

of 7 months through March 2014

3rd highest job count in the 7-month window

Compensation

$150k Median Salary

Based on 40 of 771 jobs (5%) that listed compensation

-54.6% MoM

$-180,500 vs February 2014

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $31k

P25 $35k

Median $150k

P75 $400k

P90 $401k >

Vs 7-mo baseline

-18%

$-32,786 vs 7-mo median ($183k)

Comparison vs 7-month median through March 2014

Salary change

$-180,500

Now: $150k

Prev: $331k

Change vs February 2014

Historical strength

Rank: 4th

of 7 months through March 2014

4th highest median salary in the 7-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

+6% MoM

+1 pts vs February 2014

Top Skills Required

JavaScript7%
Python4%
Ruby On Rails3%
Ruby3%
Node.Js3%
Java2%
PostgreSQL2%
Make2%
JQuery2%
PHP1%

58% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • JavaScript + Python15% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Node.Js9% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Ruby8% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Ruby On Rails8% of jobs
  • Ruby + Ruby On Rails7% of jobs
  • Java + JavaScript6% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • C167%
  • EC267%
  • Go50%
  • Windows33%
  • Node.Js25%

Declining skills

  • MongoDB64%
  • Redis54%
  • Flask50%
  • Django35%
  • GitHub33%

Stable Skills

  • PostgreSQL±0.3%
  • AngularJS±0.3%
  • Node.Js±0.4%
  • SQL±0.4%
  • Go±0.4%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through March 2014)

Location & Remote

48.5%Remote

-13.5 pct pts MoM

remote share vs February 2014

48.5%Remote(117)
9.5%Hybrid(23)
41.9%On-site(101)
Regional: 18Global: 13Unspecified: 86

Work arrangement trend (7 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 241 classified jobs (530 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 602 jobs602United Kingdom: 67 jobs67Europe (EU): 36 jobs36Canada: 24 jobs24Australia / NZ: 12 jobs12Asia: 7 jobs7Africa: 4 jobs4Latin America: 4 jobs4
United States
60279.6%
United Kingdom
678.9%
Europe (EU)
364.8%
Canada
243.2%
Australia / NZ
121.6%
Asia
70.9%
Africa
40.5%
Latin America
40.5%

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

Top Countries

1United States595
2United Kingdom67
3Canada24
4Australia12
5Germany9
6Poland8
7Spain6
8Singapore5
9Hong Kong4
10MY4
11Netherlands4
12PH4

Visa Sponsorship

0 posts (0%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship00%
Explicitly decline70.9%
Don't mention it76499.1%

Based on 771 job posts in March 2014. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

-7.1 pts

vs 7-month average remote share (55.6% avg); this month 48.5%

7-month remote share window through March 2014

Hybrid trend

+0.9 pts

vs 7-month average hybrid share (8.6% avg); this month 9.5%

7-month hybrid share window through March 2014

On-site trend

+6.1 pts

vs 7-month average on-site share (35.8% avg); this month 41.9%

7-month on-site share window through March 2014

Visa trend

-0.8 pts

vs 7-month average sponsorship share (0.8% avg); this month 0.0%

7-month sponsorship share window through March 2014

Work arrangement and location data for March 2014

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