Monthly ReportIssue № 179

August ’26

A cooler month with 430 postings, a median of $190k across 145 explicit salary samples, Python leads the skills board.

Total Postings-17.9%vs July
430
jobs
24-Mo TrendSEP '24 → AUG '26
430 lowAugust 2026877 peak
Hiring Jobs
430100.0%
Comp Data Points
145samples
Remote Share
50.0%
Top Skill
Python
§ 00Hiring Volume · 24-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 145 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD190K
+3.5%+$6,500 vs July 2026
25th
$150k
75th
$227k
90th
$275k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=145
Median · 24-Mo Trend
24-month arc
vs Baseline
+4.2%
+$7,729
§ 02Technical Skills

Python stays the most mentioned technical skill.

Keywords counted across 430 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
Python
43mentions↑ 8%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
Python+8%
43
02
TypeScript-19%
38
03
PostgreSQL-6%
33
04
React-30%
26
05
AWS+4%
26
06
Node.Js+0%
15
07
Kubernetes+50%
12
08
Go-8%
11
09
Docker+83%
11
10
Claude Code-27%
11
Movers · Month-over-month
What’s moving
Trending
  • 01Docker+83%
  • 02Terraform+67%
  • 03Kubernetes+50%
  • 04C+40%
  • 05Ansible+33%
Cooling
  • 01JavaScript-57%
  • 02MongoDB-50%
  • 03Rust-44%
  • 04React Native-40%
  • 05Tailwind CSS-40%
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • React + TypeScript16%
  • Python + TypeScript15%
  • PostgreSQL + TypeScript14%
  • PostgreSQL + React13%
  • Python + React13%
  • PostgreSQL + Python12%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

100% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through August 2026)

§ 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
50.0%
-2.6 ptsvs July 2026
Remote
50.0%
On-site / Hybrid
50.0%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 296 jobs296Europe (EU): 66 jobs66Canada: 45 jobs45United Kingdom: 35 jobs35Asia: 20 jobs20Latin America: 10 jobs10Australia / NZ: 5 jobs5
01 United States
296posts
02 Canada
45posts
03 United Kingdom
35posts
04 Germany
26posts

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

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 24 months
Visa Sponsorship
12 posts offer sponsorship
2.8%
Offer sponsorship
122.8%
Explicitly decline
81.9%
Don't mention
41095.3%

Based on 430 job posts in August 2026. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for August 2026 · 408 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

August across the last five years.

Aug 2022
1,647
Aug 2023
744
Aug 2024
679
Aug 2025
711
Aug 2026
CURRENT
430