Monthly ReportIssue № 178

July ’26

A cooler month with 524 postings, a median of $184k across 134 explicit salary samples, TypeScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings-27.2%vs June
524
jobs
24-Mo TrendAUG '24 → JUL '26
524 lowJuly 2026877 peak
Hiring Jobs
524100.0%
Comp Data Points
134samples
Remote Share
52.6%
Top Skill
TypeScript
§ 00Hiring Volume · 24-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 134 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD184K
-2.9%$-5,500 vs June 2026
25th
$135k
75th
$225k
90th
$245k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=134
Median · 24-Mo Trend
24-month arc
vs Baseline
+1.1%
+$1,958
§ 02Technical Skills

TypeScript stays the most mentioned technical skill.

Keywords counted across 524 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
TypeScript
47mentions↑ 15%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
TypeScript+15%
47
02
Python-17%
40
03
React+6%
37
04
PostgreSQL-5%
35
05
AWS+25%
25
06
Rust+50%
18
07
Node.Js+36%
15
08
Claude Code-6%
15
09
Go-40%
12
10
Make-20%
12
Movers · Month-over-month
What’s moving
Trending
  • 01React Native+150%
  • 02Ruby On Rails+150%
  • 03Redis+100%
  • 04C+++80%
  • 05C+67%
Cooling
  • 01Dbt (Data Build Tool)-57%
  • 02Kotlin-50%
  • 03Terraform-50%
  • 04Kubernetes-43%
  • 05Go-40%
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • React + TypeScript11%
  • Python + React9%
  • Python + TypeScript8%
  • PostgreSQL + TypeScript8%
  • Node.Js + React7%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python7%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

100% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through July 2026)

§ 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
52.6%
+2.7 ptsvs June 2026
Remote
52.6%
On-site / Hybrid
47.4%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 350 jobs350Europe (EU): 86 jobs86Canada: 49 jobs49United Kingdom: 48 jobs48Asia: 14 jobs14Latin America: 13 jobs13Africa: 3 jobs3
01 United States
350posts
02 Canada
49posts
03 United Kingdom
48posts
04 Poland
20posts

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

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 24 months
Visa Sponsorship
14 posts offer sponsorship
2.7%
Offer sponsorship
142.7%
Explicitly decline
203.8%
Don't mention
49093.5%

Based on 524 job posts in July 2026. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for July 2026 · 498 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

July across the last five years.

Jul 2022
1,366
Jul 2023
630
Jul 2024
824
Jul 2025
793
Jul 2026
CURRENT
524