{
  "dataset": {
    "slug": "remote-job-market",
    "title": "Remote job availability and compensation",
    "summary": "Remote openings, hiring velocity, location restrictions, role mix, seniority, skills, and salary transparency from WFH.team's job inventory.",
    "category": "job_market",
    "category_label": "Job market",
    "source_kind": "first_party",
    "source_name": "WFH.team Job Market",
    "source_url": "https://wfh.team/remote-job-market",
    "update_frequency": "Daily",
    "geographic_scope": "Worldwide",
    "methodology": "Daily snapshots aggregate confirmed remote listings collected by WFH.team. A listing must be active in the report window and pass the site's remote-work confirmation rules.",
    "limitations": "The inventory reflects WFH.team sources rather than every remote opening. Employer wording and source coverage can change over time.",
    "dimensions": [
      "month",
      "occupation",
      "country",
      "timezone",
      "seniority",
      "salary",
      "remote access"
    ],
    "api_url": "https://api.new.wfh.team/api/public/research/datasets/remote-job-market/"
  },
  "release": {
    "release_key": "2026-08-12",
    "revision": 1,
    "period_start": "2026-07-13",
    "period_end": "2026-08-12",
    "published_at": "2026-08-12 16:53:00.868869+00:00",
    "source_updated_at": "2026-08-12 16:51:47.850594+00:00",
    "headline": "6,713 active remote jobs in the latest 30-day window",
    "change_summary": "New-job volume changed +165.2% from the previous window; 50.9% of active listings include salary data.",
    "sample_size": 6713,
    "revision_note": "Initial publication",
    "permalink": "https://wfh.team/research/datasets/remote-job-market/2026-08-12",
    "data": {
      "series": [
        {
          "key": "active_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Active remote jobs",
          "points": [
            {
              "value": 6005,
              "period": "2026-08-10"
            },
            {
              "value": 5990,
              "period": "2026-08-11"
            },
            {
              "value": 6713,
              "period": "2026-08-12"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_transparency",
          "unit": "percent",
          "label": "Salary transparency",
          "points": [
            {
              "value": 48.5,
              "period": "2026-08-10"
            },
            {
              "value": 45.9,
              "period": "2026-08-11"
            },
            {
              "value": 50.9,
              "period": "2026-08-12"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "key": "median_salary",
          "unit": "USD",
          "label": "Median listed salary",
          "points": [
            {
              "value": 145500,
              "period": "2026-08-11"
            },
            {
              "value": 145000,
              "period": "2026-08-12"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "key": "active_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Active remote jobs",
          "value": 6713,
          "change": 723,
          "previous_value": 5990
        },
        {
          "key": "new_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "New remote jobs",
          "value": 5518,
          "change": 869,
          "previous_value": 4649
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_transparency",
          "unit": "percent",
          "label": "Salary transparency",
          "value": 50.9,
          "change": 5.0,
          "previous_value": 45.9
        },
        {
          "key": "median_salary",
          "unit": "USD",
          "label": "Median listed salary",
          "value": 145000,
          "change": -500,
          "previous_value": 145500
        },
        {
          "key": "active_companies",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Hiring companies",
          "value": 1210,
          "change": 6,
          "previous_value": 1204
        }
      ],
      "breakdowns": [
        {
          "key": "occupation",
          "rows": [
            {
              "key": "healthcare_admin",
              "label": "Healthcare admin",
              "new_jobs": 4131,
              "active_jobs": 5197,
              "applications": 257,
              "candidate_demand": 116,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 4480.2
            },
            {
              "key": "product",
              "label": "Product",
              "new_jobs": 4280,
              "active_jobs": 5169,
              "applications": 285,
              "candidate_demand": 1645,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 314.2
            },
            {
              "key": "software",
              "label": "Software",
              "new_jobs": 4276,
              "active_jobs": 5126,
              "applications": 395,
              "candidate_demand": 2476,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 207.0
            },
            {
              "key": "support",
              "label": "Customer support",
              "new_jobs": 4165,
              "active_jobs": 5094,
              "applications": 329,
              "candidate_demand": 4608,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 110.5
            },
            {
              "key": "operations",
              "label": "Operations",
              "new_jobs": 4136,
              "active_jobs": 4959,
              "applications": 289,
              "candidate_demand": 369,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 1343.9
            },
            {
              "key": "data",
              "label": "Data",
              "new_jobs": 3698,
              "active_jobs": 4435,
              "applications": 306,
              "candidate_demand": 2104,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 210.8
            },
            {
              "key": "customer_success",
              "label": "Customer success",
              "new_jobs": 3607,
              "active_jobs": 4312,
              "applications": 236,
              "candidate_demand": 146,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2953.4
            },
            {
              "key": "marketing",
              "label": "Marketing",
              "new_jobs": 3363,
              "active_jobs": 4072,
              "applications": 229,
              "candidate_demand": 3662,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 111.2
            },
            {
              "key": "security",
              "label": "Security",
              "new_jobs": 3352,
              "active_jobs": 4008,
              "applications": 195,
              "candidate_demand": 146,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2745.2
            },
            {
              "key": "finance",
              "label": "Finance and investments",
              "new_jobs": 2724,
              "active_jobs": 3245,
              "applications": 174,
              "candidate_demand": 746,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 435.0
            },
            {
              "key": "sales",
              "label": "Sales",
              "new_jobs": 2353,
              "active_jobs": 2850,
              "applications": 148,
              "candidate_demand": 1573,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 181.2
            },
            {
              "key": "backend",
              "label": "Backend",
              "new_jobs": 2194,
              "active_jobs": 2767,
              "applications": 206,
              "candidate_demand": 1891,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 146.3
            },
            {
              "key": "devops",
              "label": "DevOps",
              "new_jobs": 2237,
              "active_jobs": 2672,
              "applications": 154,
              "candidate_demand": 575,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 464.7
            },
            {
              "key": "legal",
              "label": "Legal",
              "new_jobs": 2061,
              "active_jobs": 2448,
              "applications": 133,
              "candidate_demand": 673,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 363.7
            },
            {
              "key": "patient_support",
              "label": "Patient support",
              "new_jobs": 1577,
              "active_jobs": 1775,
              "applications": 67,
              "candidate_demand": 29,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 6120.7
            },
            {
              "key": "medical_billing",
              "label": "Medical billing",
              "new_jobs": 849,
              "active_jobs": 958,
              "applications": 84,
              "candidate_demand": 33,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2903.0
            },
            {
              "key": "frontend",
              "label": "Frontend",
              "new_jobs": 526,
              "active_jobs": 601,
              "applications": 69,
              "candidate_demand": 1552,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 38.7
            },
            {
              "key": "claims",
              "label": "Insurance claims",
              "new_jobs": 377,
              "active_jobs": 395,
              "applications": 14,
              "candidate_demand": 13,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 3038.5
            },
            {
              "key": "care_coordination",
              "label": "Care coordination",
              "new_jobs": 248,
              "active_jobs": 291,
              "applications": 8,
              "candidate_demand": 12,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2425.0
            }
          ],
          "label": "By occupation"
        },
        {
          "key": "country",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "United States",
              "active_jobs": 4732
            },
            {
              "label": "Canada",
              "active_jobs": 668
            },
            {
              "label": "United Kingdom",
              "active_jobs": 337
            },
            {
              "label": "Germany",
              "active_jobs": 171
            },
            {
              "label": "Spain",
              "active_jobs": 115
            },
            {
              "label": "US",
              "active_jobs": 109
            },
            {
              "label": "Mexico",
              "active_jobs": 108
            },
            {
              "label": "Ireland",
              "active_jobs": 107
            },
            {
              "label": "India",
              "active_jobs": 102
            },
            {
              "label": "Nederland",
              "active_jobs": 83
            },
            {
              "label": "France",
              "active_jobs": 82
            },
            {
              "label": "Sweden",
              "active_jobs": 71
            }
          ],
          "label": "By location"
        },
        {
          "key": "seniority",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Senior",
              "percent": 38.3,
              "active_jobs": 2574
            },
            {
              "label": "Not stated",
              "percent": 25.9,
              "active_jobs": 1739
            },
            {
              "label": "Mid level",
              "percent": 18.8,
              "active_jobs": 1262
            },
            {
              "label": "Lead / principal",
              "percent": 10.9,
              "active_jobs": 730
            },
            {
              "label": "Entry level",
              "percent": 3.9,
              "active_jobs": 264
            },
            {
              "label": "Executive",
              "percent": 2.1,
              "active_jobs": 144
            }
          ],
          "label": "By seniority"
        },
        {
          "key": "remote_access",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Worldwide",
              "percent": 3.5,
              "active_jobs": 233
            },
            {
              "label": "Multiple countries",
              "percent": 7.2,
              "active_jobs": 485
            },
            {
              "label": "United States only",
              "percent": 66.3,
              "active_jobs": 4452
            },
            {
              "label": "Single-country restricted",
              "percent": 18.5,
              "active_jobs": 1241
            },
            {
              "label": "Location not structured",
              "percent": 4.5,
              "active_jobs": 302
            }
          ],
          "label": "Worldwide vs restricted"
        },
        {
          "key": "timezone",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "America/New_York",
              "percent": 7.5,
              "active_jobs": 501
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Los_Angeles",
              "percent": 6.1,
              "active_jobs": 411
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Chicago",
              "percent": 5.7,
              "active_jobs": 380
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Denver",
              "percent": 4.2,
              "active_jobs": 285
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Toronto",
              "percent": 3.1,
              "active_jobs": 209
            },
            {
              "label": "US timezones",
              "percent": 2.7,
              "active_jobs": 182
            },
            {
              "label": "Europe/London",
              "percent": 2.5,
              "active_jobs": 165
            },
            {
              "label": "EST",
              "percent": 2.4,
              "active_jobs": 161
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Vancouver",
              "percent": 2.4,
              "active_jobs": 159
            },
            {
              "label": "PST",
              "percent": 2.1,
              "active_jobs": 144
            },
            {
              "label": "CET",
              "percent": 1.8,
              "active_jobs": 120
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Edmonton",
              "percent": 1.7,
              "active_jobs": 116
            }
          ],
          "label": "By timezone"
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_band",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Under $75k",
              "percent": 18.0,
              "active_jobs": 616
            },
            {
              "label": "$75k-$99k",
              "percent": 11.1,
              "active_jobs": 380
            },
            {
              "label": "$100k-$149k",
              "percent": 23.1,
              "active_jobs": 790
            },
            {
              "label": "$150k-$199k",
              "percent": 23.2,
              "active_jobs": 794
            },
            {
              "label": "$200k+",
              "percent": 24.5,
              "active_jobs": 838
            }
          ],
          "label": "By salary band"
        }
      ],
      "schema_version": 1
    }
  },
  "citation": "Source: WFH.team, Remote job availability and compensation, 2026-08-12, revision 1 (https://wfh.team/research/datasets/remote-job-market/2026-08-12)."
}