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March 2015

Hiring volume summary

1,024 Jobs

-6% MoM

-63 jobs from February 2015

24-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

742 Jobs

+38% above historical avg (24mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 24-month average through March 2015

Absolute growth

-63 Jobs

Now: 1,024

Prev: 1,087

Net change vs February 2015

Historical strength

Rank: 3rd

of 24 months through March 2015

3rd highest job count in the 24-month window

Compensation

$105k Median Salary

Based on 96 of 1,024 jobs (9%) that listed compensation

-58.0% MoM

$-145,000 vs February 2015

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $24k

P25 $76k

Median $105k

P75 $401k

P90 $680k >

Vs 24-mo baseline

-47%

$-92,188 vs 24-mo median ($197k)

Comparison vs 24-month median through March 2015

Salary change

$-145,000

Now: $105k

Prev: $250k

Change vs February 2015

Historical strength

Rank: 18th

of 24 months through March 2015

18th highest median salary in the 24-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

+9% MoM

+1 pts vs February 2015

Top Skills Required

JavaScript7%
Python6%
Ruby On Rails4%
HTML/CSS4%
Java3%
PostgreSQL3%
Node.Js3%
AWS3%
Linux (Non-WSL)3%
MySQL3%

96% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • Android + IOS22% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Python9% of jobs
  • JavaScript + IOS8% of jobs
  • HTML/CSS + JavaScript8% of jobs
  • Android + JavaScript7% of jobs
  • Python + IOS7% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • RabbitMQ120%
  • Scala75%
  • Jira67%
  • Flask50%
  • Docker45%

Declining skills

  • R40%
  • Objective-C40%
  • Elasticsearch36%
  • Hadoop33%
  • NLP33%

Stable Skills

  • PHP±0.3%
  • SQL±0.3%
  • Go±0.4%
  • IOS±0.4%
  • Make±0.4%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through March 2015)

Location & Remote

51.9%Remote

-1.6 pct pts MoM

remote share vs February 2015

51.9%Remote(192)
7.6%Hybrid(28)
40.5%On-site(150)
Regional: 16Global: 37Unspecified: 139

Work arrangement trend (24 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 370 classified jobs (654 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 770 jobs770Europe (EU): 111 jobs111United Kingdom: 85 jobs85Canada: 53 jobs53Asia: 41 jobs41Australia / NZ: 5 jobs5Latin America: 5 jobs5Africa: 1 jobs1
United States
77071.9%
Europe (EU)
11110.4%
United Kingdom
857.9%
Canada
534.9%
Asia
413.8%
Australia / NZ
50.5%
Latin America
50.5%
Africa
10.1%

1071 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Top Countries

1United States764
2United Kingdom85
3Canada53
4Germany38
5Netherlands24
6India22
7France15
8Singapore10
9Czechia9
10Austria7
11Ireland6
12Australia5

Visa Sponsorship

12 posts (1.2%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship121.2%
Explicitly decline80.8%
Don't mention it100498%

Based on 1024 job posts in March 2015. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

-6.6 pts

vs 24-month average remote share (58.5% avg); this month 51.9%

24-month remote share window through March 2015

Hybrid trend

+0.8 pts

vs 24-month average hybrid share (6.8% avg); this month 7.6%

24-month hybrid share window through March 2015

On-site trend

+5.8 pts

vs 24-month average on-site share (34.7% avg); this month 40.5%

24-month on-site share window through March 2015

Visa trend

+0.5 pts

vs 24-month average sponsorship share (0.7% avg); this month 1.2%

24-month sponsorship share window through March 2015

Work arrangement and location data for March 2015

More sections for this monthly view will follow.