Monthly ReportIssue № 116

May ’21

A small step back with 2,212 postings, a median of $100k across 194 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings-2.3%vs April
2,212
jobs
5-Mo TrendJAN '21 → MAY '21
1,744 lowMay 20212,524 peak
Hiring Jobs
2,212100.0%
Comp Data Points
194samples
Remote Share
78.9%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 5-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 194 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD100K
-25.9%$-35,000 vs April 2021
25th
$41k
75th
$275k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=194
Median · 5-Mo Trend
5-month arc
vs Baseline
-21.6%
$-27,500
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 2,212 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
100mentions↓ 12%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01JavaScript+21%63
02Python+0%63
03TypeScript-2%57
04Go-2%42
05GraphQL+32%29
06Java-14%19
07PHP+58%19
08Ruby-5%19
09C#+27%14
10C-19%13
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React14%
  • React + TypeScript12%
  • PostgreSQL + React11%
  • Python + React10%
  • Node.Js + React10%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + PostgreSQL9%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

60% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through May 2021)

§ 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
78.9%
-1.9 ptsvs April 2021
Remote
78.9%
On-site / Hybrid
21.1%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1429 jobs1429Europe (EU): 455 jobs455Canada: 194 jobs194United Kingdom: 176 jobs176Asia: 73 jobs73Latin America: 48 jobs48Australia / NZ: 42 jobs42Africa: 3 jobs3
01 United States
1,418posts
02 Canada
194posts
03 United Kingdom
176posts
04 Germany
170posts

2,420 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 5 months
Visa Sponsorship
26 posts offer sponsorship
1.2%
Offer sponsorship
261.2%
Explicitly decline
261.2%
Don't mention
216097.6%

Based on 2212 job posts in May 2021. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for May 2021 · 2059 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

May across the last five years.

May 2021
CURRENT
2,212