Monthly ReportIssue № 1

September ’11

Modest growth with 394 postings, a median of $40k across 30 explicit salary samples, JavaScript leads the skills board.

Total Postings+2.1%vs August
394
jobs
6-Mo TrendAPR '11 → SEP '11
386 lowSeptember 2011424 peak
Hiring Jobs
394100.0%
Comp Data Points
30samples
Remote Share
69.5%
Top Skill
JavaScript
§ 00Hiring Volume · 6-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 30 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD40K
-52.4%$-44,000 vs August 2011
25th
$40k
75th
$225k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=30
Median · 6-Mo Trend
6-month arc
vs Baseline
-80.3%
$-163,083
§ 02Technical Skills

JavaScript stays the most mentioned technical skill.

Keywords counted across 394 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
JavaScript
26mentions↑ 0%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
JavaScript+0%
26
02
Python+25%
25
03
Ruby On Rails+22%
22
04
Ruby-11%
17
05
JQuery-6%
17
06
MySQL-12%
15
07
PHP-36%
14
08
HTML/CSS-43%
12
09
Java-29%
12
10
C+100%
10
Movers · Month-over-month
What’s moving
Trending
  • 01C+100%
  • 02Redis+100%
  • 03C+++67%
  • 04Python+25%
  • 05Ruby On Rails+22%
Cooling
  • 01Perl-67%
  • 02PostgreSQL-50%
  • 03HTML/CSS-43%
  • 04PHP-36%
  • 05Node.Js-36%
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Java + Python12%
  • Ruby + Ruby On Rails11%
  • JavaScript + Python10%
  • Django + Python10%
  • HTML/CSS + Python9%
  • PHP + Python8%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

83% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through September 2011)

§ 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
69.5%
+15.2 ptsvs August 2011
Remote
69.5%
On-site / Hybrid
30.5%
Geographic Spread
11 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 332 jobs332Asia: 35 jobs35United Kingdom: 27 jobs27Canada: 16 jobs16Europe (EU): 14 jobs14Latin America: 3 jobs3
01 United States
326posts
02 United Kingdom
27posts
03 India
26posts
04 Canada
16posts

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

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 6 months
Visa Sponsorship
2 posts offer sponsorship
0.5%
Offer sponsorship
20.5%
Explicitly decline
00.0%
Don't mention
39299.5%

Based on 394 job posts in September 2011. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for September 2011 · 105 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

September across the last five years.

Sep 2011
CURRENT
394