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September 2017

Hiring volume summary

1,805 Jobs

+12% MoM

+193 jobs from August 2017

24-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

Market anchor

1,568 Jobs

+15% above historical avg (24mo)

MeanThis month

Vs 24-month average through September 2017

Absolute growth

+193 Jobs

Now: 1,805

Prev: 1,612

Net change vs August 2017

Historical strength

Rank: 3rd

of 24 months through September 2017

3rd highest job count in the 24-month window

Compensation

$135k Median Salary

Based on 196 of 1,805 jobs (11%) that listed compensation

+12.5% MoM

+$15,000 vs August 2017

Median salary trend

Median salary3mo rolling avg

Salary distribution

P10 $40k

P25 $96k

Median $135k

P75 $250k

P90 $401k >

Vs 24-mo baseline

-22%

$-37,033 vs 24-mo median ($172k)

Comparison vs 24-month median through September 2017

Salary change

+$15,000

Now: $135k

Prev: $120k

Change vs August 2017

Historical strength

Rank: 8th

of 24 months through September 2017

8th highest median salary in the 24-month window

Technical Skills Overview

PythonTop Skill

+6% MoM

0 pts vs August 2017

Top Skills Required

Python6%
JavaScript5%
AWS5%
React5%
Java3%
Go3%
Node.Js3%
Docker2%
PostgreSQL2%
HTML/CSS2%

93% of jobs include at least one technical skill

Common Skill Stacks

Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs

  • Android + IOS9% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Python9% of jobs
  • Python + React8% of jobs
  • JavaScript + Node.Js7% of jobs
  • React + Redux7% of jobs
  • PostgreSQL + React7% of jobs

Trending Skills

  • MySQL121%
  • Microsoft SQL Server100%
  • Flask83%
  • MongoDB80%
  • Git75%

Declining skills

  • NumPy67%
  • Heroku57%
  • Ansible55%
  • CI/CD50%
  • Medium50%

Stable Skills

  • Make±0.1%
  • Java±0.2%
  • Docker±0.3%
  • UX/UI±0.3%
  • Django±0.3%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through September 2017)

Location & Remote

26.0%Remote

+0.3 pct pts MoM

remote share vs August 2017

26.0%Remote(435)
5.9%Hybrid(98)
68.2%On-site(1141)
Regional: 66Global: 81Unspecified: 288

Work arrangement trend (24 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 1674 classified jobs (131 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 1206 jobs1206Europe (EU): 340 jobs340United Kingdom: 205 jobs205Canada: 143 jobs143Asia: 96 jobs96Australia / NZ: 23 jobs23Latin America: 18 jobs18Africa: 4 jobs4
United States
120659.3%
Europe (EU)
34016.7%
United Kingdom
20510.1%
Canada
1437%
Asia
964.7%
Australia / NZ
231.1%
Latin America
180.9%
Africa
40.2%

2035 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Top Countries

1United States1176
2United Kingdom205
3Germany152
4Canada143
5Switzerland41
6France40
7Netherlands37
8India34
9Japan28
10Australia22
11Hong Kong21
12Ireland20

Visa Sponsorship

22 posts (1.2%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship221.2%
Explicitly decline341.9%
Don't mention it174996.9%

Based on 1805 job posts in September 2017. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Remote trend

+2.1 pts

vs 24-month average remote share (23.9% avg); this month 26.0%

24-month remote share window through September 2017

Hybrid trend

+1.5 pts

vs 24-month average hybrid share (4.4% avg); this month 5.9%

24-month hybrid share window through September 2017

On-site trend

-3.5 pts

vs 24-month average on-site share (71.7% avg); this month 68.2%

24-month on-site share window through September 2017

Visa trend

-0.1 pts

vs 24-month average sponsorship share (1.3% avg); this month 1.2%

24-month sponsorship share window through September 2017

Work arrangement and location data for September 2017

More sections for this monthly view will follow.