Monthly ReportIssue № 85

October ’18

A surge with 2,096 postings, a median of $155k across 220 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings+26.1%vs September
2,096
jobs
5-Mo TrendJUN '18 → OCT '18
1,662 lowOctober 20182,096 peak
Hiring Jobs
2,096100.0%
Comp Data Points
220samples
Remote Share
29.0%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 5-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 220 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD155K
+10.7%+$15,000 vs September 2018
25th
$115k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=220
Median · 5-Mo Trend
5-month arc
vs Baseline
+11.9%
+$16,500
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 2,096 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
107mentions↑ 32%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
Python+36%
103
02
JavaScript+55%
90
03
Go+28%
59
04
Java+26%
48
05
Ruby+38%
29
06
GraphQL+33%
24
07
C++-9%
21
08
PHP-17%
20
09
TypeScript-30%
19
10
Scala+114%
15
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React13%
  • JavaScript + Python11%
  • Node.Js + React10%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python9%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React9%
  • PostgreSQL + React9%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

71% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through October 2018)

§ 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
29.0%
+2.8 ptsvs September 2018
Remote
29.0%
On-site / Hybrid
71.0%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1454 jobs1454Europe (EU): 349 jobs349United Kingdom: 213 jobs213Canada: 131 jobs131Asia: 96 jobs96Australia / NZ: 40 jobs40Latin America: 33 jobs33Africa: 4 jobs4
01 United States
1,419posts
02 United Kingdom
213posts
03 Canada
131posts
04 Germany
112posts

2,320 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 5 months
Visa Sponsorship
44 posts offer sponsorship
2.1%
Offer sponsorship
442.1%
Explicitly decline
371.8%
Don't mention
201596.1%

Based on 2096 job posts in October 2018. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for October 2018 · 1919 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

October across the last five years.

Oct 2018
CURRENT
2,096