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Remote Job
Market Report
A practical view of hiring volume, role competition, salary visibility, locations, skills, and the employers shaping remote work.
Explore your salary and opportunity Oct 11, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026 · 30 daysShare the report
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What stands out now
Three signals from the latest snapshot, selected directly from the published inventory and candidate-demand data.
Most new listings
Product
4,636 roles first observed during this report period.Most openings per candidate
Customer success
2,839.3 jobs per 100 active candidate profiles.Who can apply, and what the work pays
Location eligibility and compensation are reported separately, with coverage and sample sizes visible beside every estimate.
32.2% of listings state a timezone.
Median annualized salary across 8,171 salary-listed jobs.
5,604 newly observed and 211 confirmed closed in 30 days.
Hiring eligibility
Worldwide4.8%
778 jobsMultiple countries10%
1,610 jobsUnited States only53.6%
8,671 jobsSingle-country restricted26.4%
4,270 jobsLocation not structured5.2%
848 jobsAnnualized salary bands
Under $75k13.6%
1,111 jobs$75k-$99k10.1%
826 jobs$100k-$149k20.9%
1,704 jobs$150k-$199k25.2%
2,059 jobs$200k+30.2%
2,471 jobsBased only on listings with usable USD compensation. Coverage: 50.5%.
Median listed pay by role
| Role | Median | Salary visibility | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontend | $183,622 | 45.6% | n=728 |
| DevOps | $182,850 | 48.8% | n=3,310 |
| Design and creative | $180,000 | 52.1% | n=3,596 |
| Backend | $179,000 | 50.2% | n=2,449 |
| Legal | $178,000 | 54.2% | n=3,999 |
| Mobile engineering | $174,000 | 55.2% | n=667 |
| HR and recruiting | $172,940 | 60% | n=3,523 |
| Security | $168,000 | 52% | n=5,165 |
| Sales | $167,500 | 52.9% | n=3,779 |
| Software | $166,500 | 50.3% | n=6,500 |
Listed pay vs. candidate minimums
| Role | Listed median | Candidate minimum | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design and creative | $180,000 n=3596 | $20,000 n=1674 | +800% |
| Writing and content | $160,000 n=1425 | $24,000 n=1212 | +566.7% |
| Marketing | $161,000 n=5331 | $30,000 n=2148 | +436.7% |
| QA and testing | $164,600 n=1911 | $35,000 n=456 | +370.3% |
| Sales | $167,500 n=3779 | $37,500 n=988 | +346.7% |
| Legal | $178,000 n=3999 | $40,000 n=413 | +345% |
| Customer support | $152,500 n=5865 | $35,000 n=3006 | +335.7% |
| HR and recruiting | $172,940 n=3523 | $40,000 n=245 | +332.4% |
What is gaining momentum
New and closed listings reveal flow; skills and employers show where that movement is concentrated.
Median age of currently active roles.
Median observed lifetime for roles closed this period.
Share of active jobs held by the ten largest hiring companies.
Skills adding the most new jobs
Cross-functional collaboration402 new+169
Kubernetes318 new+132
Python389 new+110
Salesforce344 new+103
Written and verbal communication390 new+98
Attention to detail298 new+95
Distributed systems219 new+90
TypeScript180 new+82
Companies with fresh hiring
micro1712 active329 new
Gitlab372 active113 new
Affirm338 active106 new
Grafanalabs277 active100 new
Elevenlabs271 active67 new
Centene Management Company LLC233 active100 new
Twilio230 active57 new
Rws225 active111 new
How employers define remote roles
Seniority and employment arrangements are normalized from current listings. Additional fields appear when source coverage is sufficient.
Seniority
Senior36.7%
5,934 jobsMid level34.3%
5,552 jobsLead / principal16.9%
2,727 jobsEntry level5.3%
862 jobsNot stated4.6%
749 jobsExecutive2.2%
353 jobsEmployment type
Full time83.7%
13,533 jobsContract24.5%
3,967 jobsPart time4.6%
746 jobsInternship0.4%
61 jobsProject-Based0.3%
47 jobsShow fewer employment types
W-20.2%
39 jobsPermanent0.2%
37 jobsNot stated0.1%
17 jobsW-2 Employee0.1%
11 jobsLong-Term0.1%
10 jobsApprenticeship<0.1%
7 jobsSeasonal<0.1%
7 jobsFixed-Term<0.1%
6 jobsRegular<0.1%
4 jobsPer Diem<0.1%
4 jobsFixed-Term (24 Months)<0.1%
4 jobsPrn<0.1%
3 jobs1099<0.1%
2 jobsCo-Op<0.1%
2 jobsResearch Work Term<0.1%
2 jobsHourly<0.1%
2 jobsFixed-Term (4 Months, January–April 2027)<0.1%
2 jobsFixed-Term Fellowship (4 Months; Possible Extension)<0.1%
1 jobs4-Month Fellowship<0.1%
1 jobsPaid Project-Based Contributor Opportunity<0.1%
1 jobsPaid Task-Based Project<0.1%
1 jobsUnpaid Fellowship<0.1%
1 jobsW-2 Employment<0.1%
1 jobsVariable Hours: 25–40 Hours Per Week<0.1%
1 jobs2-Year Fixed-Term<0.1%
1 jobsFixed-Term (3 Months)<0.1%
1 jobsGig<0.1%
1 jobsW2 Employee<0.1%
1 jobsReferral-Based<0.1%
1 jobsFixed-Term Leave Cover<0.1%
1 jobsSelf-Employed (Autónomo)<0.1%
1 jobs6 Months<0.1%
1 jobsPaid Project-Based Contributor<0.1%
1 jobsOne-Time Task<0.1%
1 jobsOne-Year Fellowship<0.1%
1 jobsNonexempt; Overtime Eligible<0.1%
1 jobsEmployee (W-2)<0.1%
1 jobsPaid Task-Based Contributor Opportunity<0.1%
1 jobsFixed-Term Fellowship<0.1%
1 jobsFixed-Term (4 Months)<0.1%
1 jobsPaid Per Task<0.1%
1 jobs13-Month Secondment<0.1%
1 jobsFixed-Term (9 Months)<0.1%
1 jobsFellowship<0.1%
1 jobsFixed-Term (18 Weeks)<0.1%
1 jobsDirect Hire Via Eor<0.1%
1 jobsShort-Term Engagement<0.1%
1 jobs6-Month Engagement<0.1%
1 jobsNon-Exempt<0.1%
1 jobsSelf Employed<0.1%
1 jobsB2B Arrangements<0.1%
1 jobsEmployment Of Record<0.1%
1 jobsListings may include more than one employment type.
Schedule
Not stated55.1%
8,907 jobsFlexible22.7%
3,680 jobsFixed17.7%
2,870 jobsAsync-first4.4%
707 jobsShift-based<0.1%
8 jobsAsync / flexible<0.1%
5 jobsBenefits stated
Parental leave8.4%
1,358 jobsPaid parental leave8.4%
1,354 jobsDental insurance7.1%
1,141 jobsVision insurance6.7%
1,082 jobsPaid time off6.4%
1,039 jobsEquity5.6%
913 jobsHealth insurance5.4%
875 jobsWhat candidates do next
Privacy-safe activity from WFH.team helps distinguish interest from actual application progress.
Roles saved during this period.
Recorded outbound application starts.
Published after 25 reports.
Engagement by role
| Role | Events | Saves | Apply clicks | Applications | Per 100 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | 3,366 | 904 | 1,121 | 880 | 25.1 |
| Customer support | 3,340 | 887 | 1,129 | 865 | 29.1 |
| Operations | 3,229 | 862 | 1,080 | 838 | 26.7 |
| Software | 3,139 | 839 | 1,060 | 817 | 24.3 |
| Data | 2,713 | 726 | 896 | 709 | 22.9 |
| Customer success | 2,625 | 700 | 865 | 680 | 24.5 |
| Marketing | 2,412 | 644 | 811 | 625 | 23.8 |
| Healthcare admin | 2,223 | 593 | 733 | 579 | 23.2 |
| Security | 2,119 | 556 | 694 | 544 | 21.3 |
| Finance and investments | 1,880 | 490 | 618 | 477 | 22.6 |
Engagement counts describe activity recorded in WFH.team, not every application made on employer sites. Outcome rates are withheld until at least 25 reports exist.
Collection coverage and known gaps
Salary50.5%
Hiring countries94%
Time zones32.2%
Employment type99.9%
Seniority95.4%
Skills99.8%
Experience requirement73.3%
Education requirement56.3%
Visa sponsorship8.4%
Work authorization27.1%
Schedule type84.4%
Overlap hours20%
Benefits71.3%
Where remote hiring is concentrated
Each unique job may match more than one role family. Category counts overlap and should not be added; fresh-share shows how much of each category was first observed during this period.
The headline counts 16,177 unique jobs once. These rows are overlapping category matches. Candidate balance is hidden when fewer than 10 active profiles represent a category.
Where, what, and who is hiring
Ranked by active listings. Counts describe the current WFH.team inventory, not the entire labor market.
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Read changes, not totals alone
Use the rolling period and prior-period comparison for direction. Category totals overlap and should not be added together.
How the report is built
These figures describe jobs observed by WFH.team, not the entire remote labor market. New jobs means newly observed listings, not necessarily newly created positions. Changes can reflect source coverage as well as employer hiring activity.
When citing a finding, include the report period and link to this report or its dated archive. CSV and JSON downloads are available above.
- scope
- Confirmed remote listings observed by WFH.team, excluding rejected jobs and test application URLs.
- period
- Rolling 30-day window compared with the preceding 30 days. New jobs counts listings first observed in that window, not additions on a single day. The total can fall when older observations leave the window, even while new jobs arrive; aging out does not mean a job closed.
- salary
- Salary statistics use annualized USD minimums, maximums, or midpoints only when compensation is stated. Every result includes its sample size.
- closures
- Confirmed closures use source deadlines or explicit employer closure actions. Age, source failures, and missing feed entries are not closure evidence. Earlier cleanup-based closure counts are excluded from the confirmed-closure trend.
- freshness
- Posted dates are preferred when supplied by the source; otherwise WFH.team's first observation date is used.
- limitations
- Listings can appear in more than one role category, skill, or hiring location. First-seen dates are observation dates when original posting dates are unavailable, and tracked applications do not represent all off-site activity.
- headline count
- The headline active-jobs figure counts unique listings once.
- candidate privacy
- Candidate demand is shown only for categories with at least 10 active profiles. Salary alignment requires at least 25 candidates and 10 salary-bearing jobs.
- category counting
- Role categories are multi-label: one listing can match several categories, so category counts overlap and must not be added together.
- engagement privacy
- Category engagement and outcomes are shown only after at least 25 recorded events or reports.
Last published Nov 10, 2026. Counts change as employers publish, update, and close roles.
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