Monthly ReportIssue № 111

December ’20

Modest growth with 1,804 postings, a median of $135k across 96 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings+1.8%vs November
1,804
jobs
8-Mo TrendMAY '20 → DEC '20
1,211 lowDecember 20201,806 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,804100.0%
Comp Data Points
96samples
Remote Share
75.3%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 8-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 96 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD135K
-8.7%$-12,884 vs November 2020
25th
$100k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=96
Median · 8-Mo Trend
8-month arc
vs Baseline
-9.7%
$-14,423
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,804 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
90mentions↓ 2%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python-5%63
02TypeScript+9%47
03JavaScript-12%42
04Go+12%38
05GraphQL+5%21
06Java+12%19
07Ruby+6%17
08PHP+27%14
09SQL+0%13
10C++-29%12
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React13%
  • React + TypeScript12%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React11%
  • JavaScript + Python10%
  • PostgreSQL + React9%
  • Go + React8%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

58% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through December 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
75.3%
+1.6 ptsvs November 2020
Remote
75.3%
On-site / Hybrid
24.7%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1081 jobs1081Europe (EU): 411 jobs411United Kingdom: 205 jobs205Asia: 106 jobs106Canada: 94 jobs94Australia / NZ: 32 jobs32Latin America: 27 jobs27Africa: 2 jobs2
01 United States
1,075posts
02 United Kingdom
205posts
03 Germany
184posts
04 Canada
94posts

1,958 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 8 months
Visa Sponsorship
32 posts offer sponsorship
1.8%
Offer sponsorship
321.8%
Explicitly decline
341.9%
Don't mention
173896.3%

Based on 1804 job posts in December 2020. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for December 2020 · 1639 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

December across the last five years.

Dec 2020
CURRENT
1,804