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Market Intelligence

Monthly Job Market Reports

Fit score distributions, top skills, salary transparency, and ghost job analysis. Aggregated monthly from thousands of postings scored across five job boards.

Monthly Report

April 2026

53

avg

321 postings · 321 scored

Salary disclosed30%
Remote listings69%
Ghost signal rate0%

Top skills

Bachelor's DegreeSQLData Analysis
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Monthly Report

March 2026

58

avg

1,969 postings · 1,969 scored

Salary disclosed15%
Remote listings55%
Ghost signal rate0%

Top skills

Data AnalysisProject ManagementDigital Marketing
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Monthly Report

February 2026

58

avg

50 postings · 50 scored

Salary disclosed66%
Remote listings30%
Ghost signal rate0%

Top skills

E-commerceBachelor's DegreeDigital Marketing
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What each report covers

Fit score distribution

How scores spread across 0–100 for that month's postings

Top 20 in-demand skills

Ranked by frequency with required L-level depth and top role

Top 15 skill gaps

Skills where candidates consistently fall short, with gap rates

Salary insights

Median, average, floor, ceiling — broken down by role category

Remote vs. on-site pay

Compensation differences between remote and in-person listings

Top hiring companies

Ranked by listing count with avg score and ghost rate

Ghost job analysis

% of listings with quality signals suggesting low hiring intent

Market observations

Editorial analysis of what the numbers show that month

Skill Demand Index

Depth profiles for 100+ tracked skills

Role Intelligence

Salary, skills, and fit data by job category

Company Profiles

Ghost rates, avg job quality, active openings

Reports update weekly via ISR. Data sourced from JSearch, Remotive, Adzuna, Arbeitnow, and Wellfound. Read the blog for deeper analysis on hiring trends.