Monthly ReportIssue № 108

September ’20

A small step back with 1,529 postings, a median of $153k across 74 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings-3.6%vs August
1,529
jobs
5-Mo TrendMAY '20 → SEP '20
1,211 lowSeptember 20201,586 peak
Hiring Jobs
1,529100.0%
Comp Data Points
74samples
Remote Share
72.0%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 5-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 74 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD153K
-8.3%$-13,750 vs August 2020
25th
$90k
75th
$401k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=74
Median · 5-Mo Trend
5-month arc
vs Baseline
+3.9%
+$5,750
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 1,529 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
79mentions↓ 7%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python-6%61
02JavaScript+19%43
03TypeScript-7%40
04Go-40%27
05GraphQL-10%19
06Java+0%19
07Ruby-20%16
08SQL+30%13
09Kotlin+20%12
10PHP-21%11
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • Python + React16%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React13%
  • React + TypeScript11%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python10%
  • PostgreSQL + React10%
  • Go + React9%
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 September 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
72.0%
+0.1 ptsvs August 2020
Remote
72.0%
On-site / Hybrid
28.0%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1000 jobs1000Europe (EU): 365 jobs365United Kingdom: 157 jobs157Canada: 96 jobs96Asia: 91 jobs91Latin America: 46 jobs46Australia / NZ: 30 jobs30Africa: 16 jobs16
01 United States
992posts
02 United Kingdom
157posts
03 Germany
150posts
04 Canada
96posts

1,801 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
2.9%
Offer sponsorship
442.9%
Explicitly decline
40.3%
Don't mention
148196.9%

Based on 1529 job posts in September 2020. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for September 2020 · 1402 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

September across the last five years.

Sep 2020
CURRENT
1,529