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October 2016
Hiring volume summary
1,677 Jobs
+17% MoM
+240 jobs from September 2016
4-MONTH hiring volume trend
Market anchor
1,571 Jobs
+7% above historical avg (4mo)
MeanThis month
Vs 4-month average through October 2016
Absolute growth
+240 Jobs
Now: 1,677
Prev: 1,437
Net change vs September 2016
Historical strength
Rank: 1st
of 4 months through October 2016
1st highest job count in the 4-month window
Compensation
$108k Median Salary
Based on 144 of 1,677 jobs (9%) that listed compensation
-17.3% MoM
$-22,500 vs September 2016
Median salary trend
Salary distribution
P10 $25k
P25 $80k
Median $108k
P75 $155k
P90 $401k >
Vs 4-mo baseline
-14%
$-17,449 vs 4-mo median ($125k)
Comparison vs 4-month median through October 2016
Salary change
$-22,500
Now: $108k
Prev: $130k
Change vs September 2016
Historical strength
Rank: 4th
of 4 months through October 2016
4th highest median salary in the 4-month window
Technical Skills Overview
JavaScriptTop Skill
+26% MoM
+0 pts vs September 2016
Top Skills Required
79% of jobs include at least one technical skill
Common Skill Stacks
Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs
- JavaScript + Python9% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python7% of jobs
- Python + React7% of jobs
- Node.Js + React6% of jobs
- Go + Python5% of jobs
- JavaScript + PostgreSQL5% of jobs
Trending Skills
- SQL↑300%
- TypeScript↑183%
- Flask↑175%
- React Native↑167%
- NGINX↑167%
Declining skills
- C#↓39%
- Swift↓25%
- YouTube↓25%
- Django↓24%
- Redis↓17%
Stable Skills
- Docker±0.1%
- C++±0.1%
- JavaScript±0.2%
- React±0.2%
- Ruby On Rails±0.2%
Skill Trends
Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through October 2016)
Location & Remote
22.9%Remote
-3.0 pct pts MoM
remote share vs September 2016
Work arrangement trend (4 months)
Based on 1424 classified jobs (253 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
1869 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
13 posts (0.8%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
Based on 1677 job posts in October 2016. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Remote trend
-0.3 pts
vs 4-month average remote share (23.1% avg); this month 22.9%
4-month remote share window through October 2016
Hybrid trend
+1.0 pts
vs 4-month average hybrid share (4.0% avg); this month 5.0%
4-month hybrid share window through October 2016
On-site trend
-0.8 pts
vs 4-month average on-site share (72.8% avg); this month 72.1%
4-month on-site share window through October 2016
Visa trend
-0.8 pts
vs 4-month average sponsorship share (1.6% avg); this month 0.8%
4-month sponsorship share window through October 2016
Work arrangement and location data for October 2016
More sections for this monthly view will follow.