Monthly ReportIssue № 31

April ’14

A surge with 892 postings, a median of $385k across 55 explicit salary samples, JavaScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings+15.7%vs March
892
jobs
24-Mo TrendMAY '12 → APR '14
97 lowApril 2014892 peak
Hiring Jobs
892100.0%
Comp Data Points
55samples
Remote Share
59.8%
Top Skill
JavaScript
§ 00Hiring Volume · 24-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 55 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD385K
+156.7%+$235,000 vs March 2014
25th
$140k
75th
$401k
90th
$421k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=55
Median · 24-Mo Trend
24-month arc
vs Baseline
+75.3%
+$165,417
§ 02Technical Skills

JavaScript stays the most mentioned technical skill.

Keywords counted across 892 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
JavaScript
58mentions↑ 7%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
JavaScript+7%
58
02
Python+9%
35
03
HTML/CSS+3%
34
04
Ruby On Rails+0%
26
05
Ruby+9%
25
06
Node.Js+20%
24
07
AWS+171%
19
08
Java+20%
18
09
PHP+64%
18
10
Redis+183%
17
Movers · Month-over-month
What’s moving
Trending
  • 01MongoDB+250%
  • 02Redis+183%
  • 03AWS+171%
  • 04MySQL+88%
  • 05React+67%
Cooling
  • 01C-62%
  • 02Symfony-25%
  • 03C#-14%
  • 04Sass-12%
  • 05Go-11%
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Android + IOS18%
  • HTML/CSS + JavaScript14%
  • JavaScript + Python13%
  • Java + JavaScript13%
  • JavaScript + IOS12%
  • Android + JavaScript11%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

79% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through April 2014)

§ 03Location & Remote

Remote plateaus at just under half of all postings.

A reversal from the 2022 peak, but still the dominant arrangement across hiring threads.
Remote Share
59.8%
+11.3 ptsvs March 2014
Remote
59.8%
On-site / Hybrid
40.2%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 742 jobs742United Kingdom: 81 jobs81Europe (EU): 62 jobs62Canada: 33 jobs33Asia: 24 jobs24Australia / NZ: 23 jobs23Africa: 8 jobs8
01 United States
730posts
02 United Kingdom
81posts
03 Canada
33posts
04 Germany
26posts

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

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 24 months
Visa Sponsorship
0 posts offer sponsorship
0%
Offer sponsorship
00.0%
Explicitly decline
91.0%
Don't mention
88399.0%

Based on 892 job posts in April 2014. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for April 2014 · 341 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

April across the last five years.

Apr 2011
405
Apr 2012
427
Apr 2013
658
Apr 2014
CURRENT
892