Monthly ReportIssue № 156

September ’24

A cooler month with 586 postings, a median of $168k across 103 explicit salary samples, Python leads the skills board.

Total Postings-13.7%vs August
586
jobs
3-Mo TrendJUL '24 → SEP '24
586 lowSeptember 2024824 peak
Hiring Jobs
586100.0%
Comp Data Points
103samples
Remote Share
52.7%
Top Skill
Python
§ 00   Hiring Volume · 3-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 103 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD168K
-2.9%$-5,000 vs August 2024
25th
$135k
75th
$210k
90th
$256k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=103
Median · 3-Mo Trend
3-month arc
vs Baseline
+0.0%
+$0
§ 02Technical Skills

Python stays the language most asked for.

Keywords counted across 586 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
Python
45mentions↑ 29%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01Python+29%45
02TypeScript+32%37
03Go+64%18
04JavaScript+33%16
05Rust+11%10
06Java+50%9
07GraphQL+33%8
08C+++40%7
09C+200%6
10SQL+25%5
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • React + TypeScript13%
  • Python + React10%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React9%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python9%
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) + TypeScript9%
  • PostgreSQL + React8%
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 2024)

§ 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
52.7%
-0.4 ptsvs August 2024
Remote
52.7%
On-site / Hybrid
47.3%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 361 jobs361Europe (EU): 102 jobs102Canada: 59 jobs59United Kingdom: 59 jobs59Asia: 28 jobs28Latin America: 18 jobs18Australia / NZ: 17 jobs17
01 United States
361posts
02 Canada
59posts
03 United Kingdom
59posts
04 Netherlands
31posts

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

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 3 months
Visa Sponsorship
17 posts offer sponsorship
2.9%
Offer sponsorship
172.9%
Explicitly decline
50.9%
Don't mention
56496.2%

Based on 586 job posts in September 2024. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for September 2024 · 556 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

September across the last five years.

Sep 2024
CURRENT
586