Monthly ReportIssue № 181

October ’26

Modest growth with 545 postings, a median of $185k across 144 explicit salary samples, TypeScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings+1.1%vs September
545
jobs
24-Mo TrendNOV '24 → OCT '26
430 lowOctober 2026877 peak
Hiring Jobs
545100.0%
Comp Data Points
144samples
Remote Share
48.1%
Top Skill
TypeScript
§ 00Hiring Volume · 24-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 144 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD185K
-5.1%$-10,000 vs September 2026
25th
$165k
75th
$220k
90th
$305k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=144
Median · 24-Mo Trend
24-month arc
vs Baseline
+0.8%
+$1,427
§ 02Technical Skills

TypeScript stays the most mentioned technical skill.

Keywords counted across 545 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
TypeScript
36mentions↑ 20%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
Python-5%
36
02
TypeScript+20%
36
03
React+36%
34
04
PostgreSQL+13%
27
05
AWS-21%
19
06
Go+0%
14
07
Rust+0%
13
08
Kubernetes-14%
12
09
SQL+38%
11
10
Node.Js-42%
11
Movers · Month-over-month
What’s moving
Trending
  • 01React Native+100%
  • 02Machine Learning+100%
  • 03RAG+100%
  • 04HTML/CSS+67%
  • 05Java+67%
Cooling
  • 01GraphQL-62%
  • 02Docker-62%
  • 03CI/CD-55%
  • 04Ruby On Rails-50%
  • 05Node.Js-42%
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • React + TypeScript15%
  • PostgreSQL + React12%
  • PostgreSQL + TypeScript11%
  • Python + React11%
  • Python + TypeScript10%
  • PostgreSQL + Python9%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

93% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through October 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
48.1%
-1.1 ptsvs September 2026
Remote
48.1%
On-site / Hybrid
51.9%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 372 jobs372Europe (EU): 103 jobs103Canada: 71 jobs71United Kingdom: 58 jobs58Asia: 13 jobs13Latin America: 10 jobs10Australia / NZ: 6 jobs6
01 United States
372posts
02 Canada
71posts
03 United Kingdom
58posts
04 Germany
39posts

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

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 24 months
Visa Sponsorship
10 posts offer sponsorship
1.8%
Offer sponsorship
101.8%
Explicitly decline
142.6%
Don't mention
52195.6%

Based on 545 job posts in October 2026. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for October 2026 · 518 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

October across the last five years.

Oct 2022
1,218
Oct 2023
664
Oct 2024
617
Oct 2025
796
Oct 2026
CURRENT
545