I’ve been hoarding and analyzing front end and full-stack job openings on jooble.org, remoteok.com, weworkremotely.com, and workatastartup.com. While I hope to get more job openings (currently on 236) from more sources, and the results require some validation, here are some preliminary stats for your entertainment.
Note that the current dataset contains openings for predominantly US-based startups and scaleups.
Openings that mention #javascript (105) also mention server-side languages. Ruby and Python are noticeably more popular.
- Ruby: 53.33%
- Python: 39.05%
- PHP: 14.29%
- Java: 9.52%
- Go: 8.57%
- Rust: 3.81%
- Elixir: 1.90%
- C#: 1.90%
- Scala: 0.95%
- Perl: 0.95%
A majority of the openings explicitly mention #typescript: 56.19%!
Moreover, #nodejs leaves competitors in the dust — it’s the most popular JavaScript runtime by miles. In fact, of the 105 JavaScript-related openings, 26 (24.76%) mention Node.js, while Bun and Deno are nowhere to be found.
Here’s the top 5 mentioned technologies for openings that mention #css (only 37):
- JavaScript: 100%
- React: 72.97%
- HTML: 67.57%
- TypeScript: 43.24%
- Ruby: 43.24%
What CSS will you be writing?
- Tailwind: 35.14%
- Sass: 8.11%
Of all openings I collected (236), only 8 (3.39%) make mention of #accessibility.
Despite Trump policy — remember most openings in the dataset are US-centric — almost a quarter (22.46%) of openings make mention of DEI or one of its components.
Let’s finish with compensation. The extremes are extremely low and extremely high, ranging from $40k to $420k per year. The mode sits at $160-170k, and the mean is about $150k.
Take it with a big sack of salt.
