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August 2016
Hiring volume summary
1,639 Jobs
+7% MoM
+109 jobs from July 2016
2-MONTH hiring volume trend
Market anchor
1,585 Jobs
+3% above historical avg (2mo)
MeanThis month
Vs 2-month average through August 2016
Absolute growth
+109 Jobs
Now: 1,639
Prev: 1,530
Net change vs July 2016
Historical strength
Rank: 1st
of 2 months through August 2016
1st highest job count in the 2-month window
Compensation
$130k Median Salary
Based on 154 of 1,639 jobs (9%) that listed compensation
-1.7% MoM
$-2,297 vs July 2016
Median salary trend
Salary distribution
P10 $64k
P25 $80k
Median $130k
P75 $401k
P90 $401k >
Vs 2-mo baseline
-1%
$-1,148 vs 2-mo median ($131k)
Comparison vs 2-month median through August 2016
Salary change
$-2,297
Now: $130k
Prev: $132k
Change vs July 2016
Historical strength
Rank: 2nd
of 2 months through August 2016
2nd highest median salary in the 2-month window
Technical Skills Overview
JavaScriptTop Skill
+6% MoM
0 pts vs July 2016
Top Skills Required
69% of jobs include at least one technical skill
Common Skill Stacks
Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs
- JavaScript + Python9% of jobs
- Python + React7% of jobs
- Go + Python7% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python6% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + JavaScript6% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React6% of jobs
Trending Skills
- Swift↑160%
- Clojure↑100%
- JQuery↑100%
- C↑89%
- C#↑78%
Declining skills
- Medium↓70%
- Hadoop↓50%
- Express↓40%
- Scala↓32%
- HTML/CSS↓25%
Stable Skills
No stable skills available.
Skill Trends
Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through August 2016)
Location & Remote
20.5%Remote
-2.8 pct pts MoM
remote share vs July 2016
Work arrangement trend (2 months)
Based on 1403 classified jobs (236 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
1810 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
36 posts (2.2%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
Based on 1639 job posts in August 2016. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Remote trend
-1.4 pts
vs 2-month average remote share (21.9% avg); this month 20.5%
2-month remote share window through August 2016
Hybrid trend
+0.5 pts
vs 2-month average hybrid share (3.8% avg); this month 4.3%
2-month hybrid share window through August 2016
On-site trend
+0.9 pts
vs 2-month average on-site share (74.2% avg); this month 75.1%
2-month on-site share window through August 2016
Visa trend
+0.6 pts
vs 2-month average sponsorship share (1.6% avg); this month 2.2%
2-month sponsorship share window through August 2016
Work arrangement and location data for August 2016
More sections for this monthly view will follow.