Monthly ReportIssue № 115

April ’21

A cooler month with 2,265 postings, a median of $135k across 173 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings-5.5%vs March
2,265
jobs
4-Mo TrendJAN '21 → APR '21
1,744 lowApril 20212,524 peak
Hiring Jobs
2,265100.0%
Comp Data Points
173samples
Remote Share
80.8%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 4-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 173 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD135K
+17.4%+$20,000 vs March 2021
25th
$41k
75th
$190k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=173
Median · 4-Mo Trend
4-month arc
vs Baseline
+0.5%
+$625
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 2,265 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
114mentions↑ 6%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python+2%63
02TypeScript+14%58
03JavaScript-16%52
04Go-7%43
05GraphQL-29%22
06Java+0%22
07Ruby+33%20
08C++-27%19
09SQL+36%19
10C+0%16
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • React + TypeScript14%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React12%
  • Python + React11%
  • PostgreSQL + React9%
  • Node.Js + React9%
  • Kubernetes + React9%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

57% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through April 2021)

§ 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
80.8%
+2.2 ptsvs March 2021
Remote
80.8%
On-site / Hybrid
19.2%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1449 jobs1449Europe (EU): 403 jobs403Canada: 205 jobs205United Kingdom: 180 jobs180Asia: 110 jobs110Latin America: 45 jobs45Australia / NZ: 27 jobs27Africa: 8 jobs8
01 United States
1,436posts
02 Canada
205posts
03 United Kingdom
180posts
04 Germany
161posts

2,427 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 4 months
Visa Sponsorship
22 posts offer sponsorship
1%
Offer sponsorship
221.0%
Explicitly decline
150.7%
Don't mention
222898.4%

Based on 2265 job posts in April 2021. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for April 2021 · 2098 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

April across the last five years.

Apr 2021
CURRENT
2,265