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October 2018
Hiring volume summary
2,096 Jobs
+26% MoM
+434 jobs from September 2018
5-MONTH hiring volume trend
Market anchor
1,870 Jobs
+12% above historical avg (5mo)
MeanThis month
Vs 5-month average through October 2018
Absolute growth
+434 Jobs
Now: 2,096
Prev: 1,662
Net change vs September 2018
Historical strength
Rank: 1st
of 5 months through October 2018
1st highest job count in the 5-month window
Compensation
$155k Median Salary
Based on 220 of 2,096 jobs (10%) that listed compensation
+10.7% MoM
+$15,000 vs September 2018
Median salary trend
Salary distribution
P10 $80k
P25 $115k
Median $155k
P75 $401k
P90 $401k >
Vs 5-mo baseline
+12%
+$16,500 vs 5-mo median ($139k)
Comparison vs 5-month median through October 2018
Salary change
+$15,000
Now: $155k
Prev: $140k
Change vs September 2018
Historical strength
Rank: 1st
of 5 months through October 2018
1st highest median salary in the 5-month window
Technical Skills Overview
ReactTop Skill
+32% MoM
+0 pts vs September 2018
Top Skills Required
71% of jobs include at least one technical skill
Common Skill Stacks
Top pairs of 2 skills in current jobs
- Python + React13% of jobs
- JavaScript + Python11% of jobs
- Node.Js + React10% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python9% of jobs
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React9% of jobs
- PostgreSQL + React9% of jobs
Trending Skills
- Laravel↑200%
- RabbitMQ↑117%
- Scala↑114%
- Swift↑100%
- R↑100%
Declining skills
- NGINX↓57%
- Ansible↓45%
- HTML/CSS↓43%
- Kotlin↓38%
- TypeScript↓30%
Stable Skills
- Go±0.1%
- Docker±0.1%
- MySQL±0.1%
- Redis±0.1%
- Django±0.1%
Skill Trends
Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill (12 months through October 2018)
Location & Remote
29.0%Remote
+2.8 pct pts MoM
remote share vs September 2018
Work arrangement trend (5 months)
Based on 1919 classified jobs (177 unspecified excluded)
Where Jobs Are
2320 jobs with identifiable location (jobs may appear in multiple regions)
Top Countries
Visa Sponsorship
44 posts (2.1%)
explicitly offer visa sponsorship this month
Based on 2096 job posts in October 2018. Most posts do not explicitly state their visa policy.
Remote trend
+2.5 pts
vs 5-month average remote share (26.5% avg); this month 29.0%
5-month remote share window through October 2018
Hybrid trend
-2.2 pts
vs 5-month average hybrid share (4.8% avg); this month 2.6%
5-month hybrid share window through October 2018
On-site trend
-0.3 pts
vs 5-month average on-site share (68.7% avg); this month 68.4%
5-month on-site share window through October 2018
Visa trend
+0.0 pts
vs 5-month average sponsorship share (2.1% avg); this month 2.1%
5-month sponsorship share window through October 2018
Work arrangement and location data for October 2018
More sections for this monthly view will follow.