Monthly ReportIssue № 159

December ’24

A small step back with 659 postings, a median of $175k across 92 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings-2.8%vs November
659
jobs
6-Mo TrendJUL '24 → DEC '24
586 lowDecember 2024824 peak
Hiring Jobs
659100.0%
Comp Data Points
92samples
Remote Share
54.0%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 6-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 92 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD175K
+4.5%+$7,500 vs November 2024
25th
$143k
75th
$209k
90th
$238k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=92
Median · 6-Mo Trend
6-month arc
vs Baseline
+2.3%
+$3,958
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 659 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
32mentions↓ 27%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python-9%31
02TypeScript-25%30
03Go+88%15
04JavaScript+38%11
05C+17%7
06C#+20%6
07SQL-14%6
08GraphQL-55%5
09C++-33%4
10Java-43%4
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • React + TypeScript10%
  • Python + TypeScript8%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python7%
  • PostgreSQL + React7%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + TypeScript7%
  • Python + React7%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

59% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through December 2024)

§ 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
54.0%
+3.2 ptsvs November 2024
Remote
54.0%
On-site / Hybrid
46.0%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 417 jobs417Europe (EU): 126 jobs126Canada: 68 jobs68United Kingdom: 54 jobs54Asia: 32 jobs32Australia / NZ: 6 jobs6Latin America: 6 jobs6
01 United States
408posts
02 Canada
68posts
03 United Kingdom
54posts
04 Germany
45posts

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

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 6 months
Visa Sponsorship
10 posts offer sponsorship
1.5%
Offer sponsorship
101.5%
Explicitly decline
00.0%
Don't mention
64998.5%

Based on 659 job posts in December 2024. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for December 2024 · 635 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

December across the last five years.

Dec 2024
CURRENT
659