Monthly ReportIssue № 107

August ’20

A surge with 1,586 postings, a median of $166k across 78 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings+16.0%vs July
1,586
jobs
4-Mo TrendMAY '20 → AUG '20
1,211 lowAugust 20201,586 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,586100.0%
Comp Data Points
78samples
Remote Share
71.9%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 4-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 78 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD166K
+10.8%+$16,250 vs July 2020
25th
$108k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=78
Median · 4-Mo Trend
4-month arc
vs Baseline
+14.4%
+$20,937
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,586 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
85mentions↑ 27%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python+30%65
02Go+96%45
03TypeScript+39%43
04JavaScript-3%36
05GraphQL+75%21
06Ruby+25%20
07Java-21%19
08PHP+133%14
09C+++18%13
10Rust+33%12
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React13%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React11%
  • React + TypeScript11%
  • PostgreSQL + React10%
  • Go + React8%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python8%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

65% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through August 2020)

§ 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
71.9%
+6.1 ptsvs July 2020
Remote
71.9%
On-site / Hybrid
28.1%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1062 jobs1062Europe (EU): 327 jobs327United Kingdom: 135 jobs135Canada: 120 jobs120Asia: 66 jobs66Latin America: 42 jobs42Australia / NZ: 19 jobs19Africa: 18 jobs18
01 United States
1,045posts
02 Germany
153posts
03 United Kingdom
135posts
04 Canada
120posts

1,789 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 4 months
Visa Sponsorship
33 posts offer sponsorship
2.1%
Offer sponsorship
332.1%
Explicitly decline
120.8%
Don't mention
154197.2%

Based on 1586 job posts in August 2020. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for August 2020 · 1424 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

August across the last five years.

Aug 2020
CURRENT
1,586