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August 2016

Hiring volume summary

1,639 Jobs

+7% MoM

+109 jobs from July 2016

2-MONTH hiring volume trend

Monthly volume3mo rolling avg

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

Median salary3mo rolling avg

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

JavaScript5%
Python5%
React4%
AWS4%
Ruby On Rails3%
Node.Js3%
Java3%
Ruby3%
PostgreSQL2%
Go2%

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

  • Swift160%
  • Clojure100%
  • JQuery100%
  • C89%
  • C#78%

Declining skills

  • Medium70%
  • Hadoop50%
  • Express40%
  • Scala32%
  • HTML/CSS25%

Stable Skills

No stable skills available.

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

20.5%Remote(288)
4.3%Hybrid(61)
75.1%On-site(1054)
Regional: 52Global: 75Unspecified: 161

Work arrangement trend (2 months)

RemoteHybridOn-site

Based on 1403 classified jobs (236 unspecified excluded)

Where Jobs Are

United States: 1241 jobs1241Europe (EU): 221 jobs221United Kingdom: 167 jobs167Asia: 85 jobs85Canada: 74 jobs74Australia / NZ: 21 jobs21Latin America: 1 jobs1
United States
124168.6%
Europe (EU)
22112.2%
United Kingdom
1679.2%
Asia
854.7%
Canada
744.1%
Australia / NZ
211.2%
Latin America
10.1%

1810 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)

Top Countries

1United States1230
2United Kingdom167
3Germany101
4Canada74
5Netherlands47
6India39
7France29
8Australia20
9Singapore18
10Spain12
11Ireland12
12Hong Kong10

Visa Sponsorship

36 posts (2.2%)

explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month

Offer sponsorship362.2%
Explicitly decline100.6%
Don't mention it159397.2%

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

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