Monthly ReportIssue № 99

December ’19

A cooler month with 1,510 postings, a median of $115k across 109 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings-10.4%vs November
1,510
jobs
3-Mo TrendOCT '19 → DEC '19
1,510 lowDecember 20191,857 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,510100.0%
Comp Data Points
109samples
Remote Share
32.2%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 3-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 109 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD115K
-28.1%$-45,000 vs November 2019
25th
$41k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=109
Median · 3-Mo Trend
3-month arc
vs Baseline
-17.9%
$-25,000
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,510 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
68mentions↑ 1%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python+14%64
02JavaScript-38%41
03Go+38%33
04TypeScript-3%28
05Java-22%25
06C+++0%19
07C+56%14
08GraphQL-18%14
09PHP-12%14
10SQL+75%14
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • JavaScript + Python10%
  • Python + React9%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python8%
  • Node.Js + React8%
  • Go + Python7%
  • React + TypeScript7%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

64% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through December 2019)

§ 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
32.2%
-0.7 ptsvs November 2019
Remote
32.2%
On-site / Hybrid
67.8%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1084 jobs1084Europe (EU): 258 jobs258United Kingdom: 168 jobs168Canada: 109 jobs109Asia: 54 jobs54Australia / NZ: 29 jobs29Latin America: 19 jobs19Africa: 1 jobs1
01 United States
1,062posts
02 United Kingdom
168posts
03 Canada
109posts
04 Germany
94posts

1,722 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 3 months
Visa Sponsorship
42 posts offer sponsorship
2.8%
Offer sponsorship
422.8%
Explicitly decline
30.2%
Don't mention
146597.0%

Based on 1510 job posts in December 2019. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for December 2019 · 1319 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

December across the last five years.

Dec 2019
CURRENT
1,510