Monthly ReportIssue № 120

September ’21

A surge with 2,493 postings, a median of $128k across 166 explicit salary samples, React leads the skills board.

Total Postings+9.2%vs August
2,493
jobs
3-Mo TrendJUL '21 → SEP '21
2,283 lowSeptember 20212,493 peak
Hiring Jobs
2,493100.0%
Comp Data Points
166samples
Remote Share
81.7%
Top Skill
React
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 3-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 166 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD128K
-10.7%$-15,250 vs August 2021
25th
$40k
75th
$225k
90th
$401k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=166
Median · 3-Mo Trend
3-month arc
vs Baseline
-4.4%
$-5,917
§ 02Technical Skills

React stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 2,493 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
React
94mentions↓ 13%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python-8%67
02TypeScript+2%64
03JavaScript-31%40
04Go-28%28
05SQL+62%21
06C+++27%19
07GraphQL-5%19
08Java-30%19
09C+14%16
10Ruby+0%16
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • React + TypeScript12%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React11%
  • Python + React11%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python9%
  • PostgreSQL + React8%
  • Kubernetes + React8%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

43% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through September 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
81.7%
+3.3 ptsvs August 2021
Remote
81.7%
On-site / Hybrid
18.3%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 1547 jobs1547Europe (EU): 475 jobs475Canada: 255 jobs255United Kingdom: 204 jobs204Asia: 82 jobs82Australia / NZ: 51 jobs51Latin America: 44 jobs44Africa: 12 jobs12
01 United States
1,527posts
02 Canada
255posts
03 United Kingdom
204posts
04 Germany
189posts

2,670 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 3 months
Visa Sponsorship
57 posts offer sponsorship
2.3%
Offer sponsorship
572.3%
Explicitly decline
190.8%
Don't mention
241797.0%

Based on 2493 job posts in September 2021. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for September 2021 · 2348 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

September across the last five years.

Sep 2021
CURRENT
2,493