Monthly ReportIssue № 109

October ’20

A surge with 1,806 postings, a median of $179k across 100 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings+18.1%vs September
1,806
jobs
6-Mo TrendMAY '20 → OCT '20
1,211 lowOctober 20201,806 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,806100.0%
Comp Data Points
100samples
Remote Share
73.1%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 6-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 100 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD179K
+17.2%+$26,250 vs September 2020
25th
$100k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=100
Median · 6-Mo Trend
6-month arc
vs Baseline
+17.5%
+$26,667
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,806 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
107mentions↑ 35%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python+21%74
02TypeScript+50%60
03JavaScript-5%41
04Go+41%38
05GraphQL+58%30
06Java+11%21
07Ruby+6%17
08C+++78%16
09PHP+27%14
10C+50%12
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React11%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React11%
  • React + TypeScript10%
  • PostgreSQL + React8%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python8%
  • Node.Js + React8%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

64% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through October 2020)

§ 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
73.1%
+1.1 ptsvs September 2020
Remote
73.1%
On-site / Hybrid
26.9%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1135 jobs1135Europe (EU): 350 jobs350United Kingdom: 176 jobs176Canada: 132 jobs132Asia: 107 jobs107Latin America: 58 jobs58Australia / NZ: 31 jobs31Africa: 8 jobs8
01 United States
1,117posts
02 United Kingdom
176posts
03 Canada
132posts
04 Germany
106posts

1,997 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 6 months
Visa Sponsorship
43 posts offer sponsorship
2.4%
Offer sponsorship
432.4%
Explicitly decline
221.2%
Don't mention
174196.4%

Based on 1806 job posts in October 2020. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for October 2020 · 1696 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

October across the last five years.

Oct 2020
CURRENT
1,806