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September 2016

Hiring volume summary

1,437 Jobs

-12% MoM

-202 jobs from August 2016

3-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

1,535 Jobs

-6% below historical avg (3mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 3-month average through September 2016

Absolute growth

-202 Jobs

Now: 1,437

Prev: 1,639

Net change vs August 2016

Historical strength

Rank: 3rd

of 3 months through September 2016

3rd highest job count in the 3-month window

Compensation

$130k Median Salary

Based on 156 of 1,437 jobs (11%) that listed compensation

+0.0% MoM

+$0 vs August 2016

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $52k

P25 $86k

Median $130k

P75 $401k

P90 $401k >

Vs 3-mo baseline

-1%

$-766 vs 3-mo median ($131k)

Comparison vs 3-month median through September 2016

Salary change

+$0

Now: $130k

Prev: $130k

Change vs August 2016

Historical strength

Rank: 2nd

of 3 months through September 2016

2nd highest median salary in the 3-month window

Technical Skills Overview

JavaScriptTop Skill

-11% MoM

+0 pts vs August 2016

Top Skills Required

JavaScript5%
Python5%
React4%
AWS4%
Java3%
Ruby On Rails3%
PostgreSQL3%
Node.Js3%
Ruby2%
Docker2%

71% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • JavaScript + Python11% of jobs
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python8% of jobs
  • Python + React6% of jobs
  • Go + Python6% of jobs
  • Django + Python6% of jobs
  • PostgreSQL + Python6% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • Hadoop100%
  • Express100%
  • R100%
  • Microsoft SQL Server67%
  • Redis50%

Declining skills

  • SQL76%
  • React Native50%
  • Kubernetes43%
  • RabbitMQ40%
  • Elixir40%

Stable Skills

  • JavaScript±0%
  • GitHub±0%
  • React±0.1%
  • Docker±0.1%
  • Django±0.1%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through September 2016)

Location & Remote

25.9%Remote

+5.3 pct pts MoM

remote share vs August 2016

25.9%Remote(311)
3.2%Hybrid(39)
70.9%On-site(853)
Regional: 50Global: 49Unspecified: 212

Work arrangement trend (3 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 1203 classified jobs (234 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 1108 jobs1108United Kingdom: 163 jobs163Europe (EU): 162 jobs162Canada: 69 jobs69Asia: 50 jobs50Australia / NZ: 21 jobs21Latin America: 15 jobs15Africa: 1 jobs1
United States
110869.7%
United Kingdom
16310.3%
Europe (EU)
16210.2%
Canada
694.3%
Asia
503.1%
Australia / NZ
211.3%
Latin America
150.9%
Africa
10.1%

1589 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Top Countries

1United States1094
2United Kingdom163
3Canada69
4Germany55
5Netherlands32
6France25
7India18
8Switzerland17
9Ireland17
10Australia16
11Spain15
12Japan14

Visa Sponsorship

32 posts (2.2%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship322.2%
Explicitly decline151%
Don't mention it139096.7%

Based on 1437 job posts in September 2016. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

+2.7 pts

vs 3-month average remote share (23.2% avg); this month 25.9%

3-month remote share window through September 2016

Hybrid trend

-0.4 pts

vs 3-month average hybrid share (3.6% avg); this month 3.2%

3-month hybrid share window through September 2016

On-site trend

-2.2 pts

vs 3-month average on-site share (73.1% avg); this month 70.9%

3-month on-site share window through September 2016

Visa trend

+0.4 pts

vs 3-month average sponsorship share (1.8% avg); this month 2.2%

3-month sponsorship share window through September 2016

Work arrangement and location data for September 2016

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