Monthly ReportIssue № 180

September ’26

A surge with 539 postings, a median of $195k across 147 explicit salary samples, Python leads the skills board.

Total Postings+25.3%vs August
539
jobs
24-Mo TrendOCT '24 → SEP '26
430 lowSeptember 2026877 peak
Hiring Jobs
539100.0%
Comp Data Points
147samples
Remote Share
49.2%
Top Skill
Python
§ 00Hiring Volume · 24-Mo Window
§ 01Compensation

Medians held firm despite the cooling posting count.

Based on 147 explicit salary data points parsed from full-time job threads.
Median Salary
USD195K
+2.6%+$5,000 vs August 2026
25th
$170k
75th
$215k
90th
$253k
Salary Distribution
Where the money lands
251550MEDIAN6090120150180210240270300330360+
USD · THOUSANDSn=147
Median · 24-Mo Trend
24-month arc
vs Baseline
+6.3%
+$11,583
§ 02Technical Skills

Python stays the most mentioned technical skill.

Keywords counted across 539 hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
#01
Top Skill
Python
38mentions↓ 12%
Mentions · Last 12 Months
Leaderboard
01
Python-12%
38
02
TypeScript-21%
30
03
React-4%
25
04
AWS-8%
24
05
PostgreSQL-27%
24
06
Node.Js+27%
19
07
Docker+45%
16
08
Make+88%
15
09
Go+27%
14
10
Kubernetes+17%
14
Movers · Month-over-month
What’s moving
Trending
  • 01JavaScript+133%
  • 02Make+88%
  • 03CI/CD+57%
  • 04Docker+45%
  • 05GraphQL+33%
Cooling
  • 01React Native-50%
  • 02C-43%
  • 03C++-37%
  • 04Next.Js-30%
  • 05Redis-29%
Common Stacks
Top pairs co-mentioned
  • React + TypeScript13%
  • Python + TypeScript12%
  • Python + React10%
  • PostgreSQL + TypeScript10%
  • PostgreSQL + React8%
  • PostgreSQL + Python7%
Skills · 12-Mo Trend
How the leaders moved

99% of jobs include at least one technical skill · Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through September 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
49.2%
-0.8 ptsvs August 2026
Remote
49.2%
On-site / Hybrid
50.8%
Geographic Spread
12 countries represented
ACTIVENONE
United States: 372 jobs372Europe (EU): 95 jobs95Canada: 64 jobs64United Kingdom: 33 jobs33Asia: 21 jobs21Australia / NZ: 19 jobs19Latin America: 15 jobs15
01 United States
372posts
02 Canada
64posts
03 Germany
33posts
04 United Kingdom
33posts

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

Arrangement Trend
Remote vs hybrid vs on-site
RemoteHybridOn-site· 24 months
Visa Sponsorship
14 posts offer sponsorship
2.6%
Offer sponsorship
142.6%
Explicitly decline
234.3%
Don't mention
50293.1%

Based on 539 job posts in September 2026. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.

Work arrangement and location data for September 2026 · 510 classified jobs

§ 04Year-Over-Year

September across the last five years.

Sep 2022
1,318
Sep 2023
649
Sep 2024
586
Sep 2025
722
Sep 2026
CURRENT
539