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May 2016
Hiring volume summary
1,556 Jobs
+12% MoM
+161 jobs from April 2016
8-MONTH hiring volume trend
Market anchor
1,369 Jobs
+14% above historical avg (8mo)
MeanThis month
Vs 8-month average through May 2016
Absolute growth
+161 Jobs
Now: 1,556
Prev: 1,395
Net change vs April 2016
Historical strength
Rank: 3rd
of 8 months through May 2016
3rd highest job count in the 8-month window
Compensation
$115k Median Salary
Based on 170 of 1,556 jobs (11%) that listed compensation
-14.8% MoM
$-20,000 vs April 2016
Median salary trend
Salary distribution
P10 $50k
P25 $55k
Median $115k
P75 $401k
P90 $401k >
Vs 8-mo baseline
-56%
$-147,875 vs 8-mo median ($263k)
Comparison vs 8-month median through May 2016
Salary change
$-20,000
Now: $115k
Prev: $135k
Change vs April 2016
Historical strength
Rank: 8th
of 8 months through May 2016
8th highest median salary in the 8-month window
Technical Skills Overview
JavaScriptTop Skill
+29% MoM
+1 pts vs April 2016
Top Skills Required
65% of jobs include at least one technical skill
Common Skill Stacks
Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs
- JavaScript + Python9% of jobs
- Python + React6% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python6% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + JavaScript6% of jobs
- JavaScript + Node.Js5% of jobs
- Node.Js + React5% of jobs
Trending Skills
- Swift↑200%
- Docker↑180%
- Django↑160%
- Microsoft Azure↑100%
- Ansible↑100%
Declining skills
- ASP.NET↓57%
- Hadoop↓33%
- Make↓32%
- AWS Lambda↓25%
- Heroku↓25%
Stable Skills
- MongoDB±0.1%
- Java±0.2%
- Angular±0.2%
- Redis±0.2%
- PHP±0.2%
Skill Trends
Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through May 2016)
Location & Remote
25.1%Remote
+1.4 pct pts MoM
remote share vs April 2016
Work arrangement trend (8 months)
Based on 1290 classified jobs (266 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
1771 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
31 posts (2%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
Based on 1556 job posts in May 2016. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Remote trend
-0.4 pts
vs 8-month average remote share (25.5% avg); this month 25.1%
8-month remote share window through May 2016
Hybrid trend
-1.1 pts
vs 8-month average hybrid share (4.4% avg); this month 3.3%
8-month hybrid share window through May 2016
On-site trend
+1.5 pts
vs 8-month average on-site share (70.1% avg); this month 71.6%
8-month on-site share window through May 2016
Visa trend
+0.8 pts
vs 8-month average sponsorship share (1.2% avg); this month 2.0%
8-month sponsorship share window through May 2016
Work arrangement and location data for May 2016
More sections for this monthly view will follow.