Monthly ReportIssue № 161

February ’25

A surge with 819 postings, a median of $178k across 145 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings+42.4%vs January
819
jobs
8-Mo TrendJUL '24 → FEB '25
575 lowFebruary 2025824 peak
Hiring Jobs
819100.0%
Comp Data Points
145samples
Remote Share
50.5%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 8-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
USD178K
+2.2%+$3,750 vs January 2025
25th
$158k
75th
$200k
90th
$244k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=145
Median · 8-Mo Trend
8-month arc
vs Baseline
+3.1%
+$5,312
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 819 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
53mentions↑ 83%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01TypeScript+57%47
02Python+55%45
03Go+211%28
04Rust+200%15
05JavaScript+117%13
06C+125%9
07GraphQL+33%8
08SQL+100%8
09C+++40%7
10Java+150%5
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React12%
  • React + TypeScript11%
  • Python + TypeScript10%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python7%
  • PostgreSQL + Python6%
  • PostgreSQL + React6%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

79% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through February 2025)

§ 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
50.5%
-2.8 ptsvs January 2025
Remote
50.5%
On-site / Hybrid
49.5%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 539 jobs539Europe (EU): 165 jobs165United Kingdom: 80 jobs80Canada: 72 jobs72Asia: 26 jobs26Latin America: 19 jobs19Australia / NZ: 11 jobs11
01 United States
539posts
02 United Kingdom
80posts
03 Canada
72posts
04 Germany
39posts

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

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 8 months
Visa Sponsorship
25 posts offer sponsorship
3.1%
Offer sponsorship
253.1%
Explicitly decline
00.0%
Don't mention
79496.9%

Based on 819 job posts in February 2025. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for February 2025 · 778 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

February across the last five years.

Feb 2025
CURRENT
819