Monthly ReportIssue № 121

October ’21

A cooler month with 2,253 postings, a median of $128k across 161 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings-9.6%vs September
2,253
jobs
4-Mo TrendJUL '21 → OCT '21
2,253 lowOctober 20212,493 peak
Hiring Jobs
2,253100.0%
Comp Data Points
161samples
Remote Share
77.5%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 4-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 161 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD128K
+0.0%+$0 vs September 2021
25th
$63k
75th
$341k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=161
Median · 4-Mo Trend
4-month arc
vs Baseline
-3.4%
$-4,438
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 2,253 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
89mentions↓ 5%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01TypeScript-16%54
02Python-30%47
03JavaScript+13%45
04Go+0%28
05GraphQL-5%18
06Java-5%18
07Ruby+0%16
08SQL-29%15
09PHP+100%14
10Rust-13%13
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • React + TypeScript13%
  • Python + React12%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React10%
  • Node.Js + React9%
  • PostgreSQL + React9%
  • Kubernetes + React8%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

45% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through October 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
77.5%
-4.2 ptsvs September 2021
Remote
77.5%
On-site / Hybrid
22.5%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1366 jobs1366Europe (EU): 402 jobs402Canada: 235 jobs235United Kingdom: 186 jobs186Asia: 59 jobs59Australia / NZ: 44 jobs44Latin America: 42 jobs42Africa: 5 jobs5
01 United States
1,344posts
02 Canada
235posts
03 United Kingdom
186posts
04 Germany
158posts

2,339 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 4 months
Visa Sponsorship
34 posts offer sponsorship
1.5%
Offer sponsorship
341.5%
Explicitly decline
90.4%
Don't mention
221098.1%

Based on 2253 job posts in October 2021. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for October 2021 · 2102 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

October across the last five years.

Oct 2021
CURRENT
2,253