Monthly ReportIssue № 89

February ’19

A small step back with 1,845 postings, a median of $158k across 212 explicit salary samples, Python leads the skills board.

Total Postings-4.8%vs January
1,845
jobs
4-Mo TrendNOV '18 → FEB '19
1,845 lowFebruary 20192,070 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,845100.0%
Comp Data Points
212samples
Remote Share
27.2%
Top Skill
Python
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 4-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 212 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD158K
+16.7%+$22,500 vs January 2019
25th
$100k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=212
Median · 4-Mo Trend
4-month arc
vs Baseline
+6.3%
+$9,375
§ 02Technical Skills

Python stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,845 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
Python
91mentions↑ 11%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python+11%91
02JavaScript-20%52
03Java-2%39
04Go-21%30
05TypeScript-19%25
06GraphQL-15%22
07PHP+11%21
08Ruby-22%21
09C++-18%18
10C+25%15
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React16%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python12%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React11%
  • PostgreSQL + React10%
  • JavaScript + Python10%
  • PostgreSQL + Python9%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

62% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through February 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
27.2%
-0.2 ptsvs January 2019
Remote
27.2%
On-site / Hybrid
72.8%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1387 jobs1387Europe (EU): 275 jobs275United Kingdom: 181 jobs181Canada: 131 jobs131Asia: 95 jobs95Australia / NZ: 33 jobs33Latin America: 20 jobs20Africa: 5 jobs5
01 United States
1,368posts
02 United Kingdom
181posts
03 Canada
131posts
04 Germany
126posts

2,127 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 4 months
Visa Sponsorship
25 posts offer sponsorship
1.4%
Offer sponsorship
251.4%
Explicitly decline
271.5%
Don't mention
179397.2%

Based on 1845 job posts in February 2019. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for February 2019 · 1707 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

February across the last five years.

Feb 2019
CURRENT
1,845