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December 2016
Hiring volume summary
1,457 Jobs
-27% MoM
-529 jobs from November 2016
6-MONTH hiring volume trend
Market anchor
1,621 Jobs
-10% below historical avg (6mo)
MeanThis month
Vs 6-month average through December 2016
Absolute growth
-529 Jobs
Now: 1,457
Prev: 1,986
Net change vs November 2016
Historical strength
Rank: 5th
of 6 months through December 2016
5th highest job count in the 6-month window
Compensation
$125k Median Salary
Based on 123 of 1,457 jobs (8%) that listed compensation
+16.3% MoM
+$17,500 vs November 2016
Median salary trend
Salary distribution
P10 $24k
P25 $80k
Median $125k
P75 $401k
P90 $401k >
Vs 6-mo baseline
+2%
+$2,951 vs 6-mo median ($122k)
Comparison vs 6-month median through December 2016
Salary change
+$17,500
Now: $125k
Prev: $108k
Change vs November 2016
Historical strength
Rank: 4th
of 6 months through December 2016
4th highest median salary in the 6-month window
Technical Skills Overview
JavaScriptTop Skill
-33% MoM
0 pts vs November 2016
Top Skills Required
70% of jobs include at least one technical skill
Common Skill Stacks
Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs
- Python + React10% of jobs
- JavaScript + Python9% of jobs
- Node.Js + React9% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python8% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React7% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Node.Js6% of jobs
Trending Skills
- Objective-C↑125%
- NGINX↑125%
- Flask↑100%
- Hack (Meta)↑67%
- Elasticsearch↑60%
Declining skills
- C#↓57%
- JQuery↓54%
- LinkedIn↓50%
- Angular↓44%
- R↓44%
Stable Skills
- Make±0.1%
- React±0.2%
- Docker±0.2%
- Ruby On Rails±0.3%
- Java±0.3%
Skill Trends
Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through December 2016)
Location & Remote
26.3%Remote
+5.1 pct pts MoM
remote share vs November 2016
Work arrangement trend (6 months)
Based on 1177 classified jobs (280 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
1567 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
24 posts (1.6%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
Based on 1457 job posts in December 2016. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Remote trend
+3.0 pts
vs 6-month average remote share (23.3% avg); this month 26.3%
6-month remote share window through December 2016
Hybrid trend
+0.7 pts
vs 6-month average hybrid share (3.9% avg); this month 4.6%
6-month hybrid share window through December 2016
On-site trend
-3.6 pts
vs 6-month average on-site share (72.7% avg); this month 69.1%
6-month on-site share window through December 2016
Visa trend
+0.1 pts
vs 6-month average sponsorship share (1.5% avg); this month 1.6%
6-month sponsorship share window through December 2016
Work arrangement and location data for December 2016
More sections for this monthly view will follow.