{
  "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": "2026-08-15",
    "revision": 1,
    "period_start": "2026-07-16",
    "period_end": "2026-08-15",
    "published_at": "2026-08-15 12:45:40.540375+00:00",
    "source_updated_at": "2026-08-15 12:32:02.327187+00:00",
    "headline": "7,129 active remote jobs in the latest 30-day window",
    "change_summary": "New-job volume changed +151.9% from the previous window; 50.2% of active listings include salary data.",
    "sample_size": 7129,
    "revision_note": "Initial publication",
    "permalink": "https://wfh.team/research/datasets/remote-job-market/2026-08-15",
    "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 6881,
              "period": "2026-08-13"
            },
            {
              "value": 6968,
              "period": "2026-08-14"
            },
            {
              "value": 7129,
              "period": "2026-08-15"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 50.5,
              "period": "2026-08-13"
            },
            {
              "value": 50.0,
              "period": "2026-08-14"
            },
            {
              "value": 50.2,
              "period": "2026-08-15"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "key": "median_salary",
          "unit": "USD",
          "label": "Median listed salary",
          "points": [
            {
              "value": 145500,
              "period": "2026-08-11"
            },
            {
              "value": 145000,
              "period": "2026-08-12"
            },
            {
              "value": 145100,
              "period": "2026-08-13"
            },
            {
              "value": 145705,
              "period": "2026-08-14"
            },
            {
              "value": 146562,
              "period": "2026-08-15"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
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        {
          "key": "active_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Active remote jobs",
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          "change": 161,
          "previous_value": 6968
        },
        {
          "key": "new_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "New remote jobs",
          "value": 5884,
          "change": 153,
          "previous_value": 5731
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_transparency",
          "unit": "percent",
          "label": "Salary transparency",
          "value": 50.2,
          "change": 0.2,
          "previous_value": 50.0
        },
        {
          "key": "median_salary",
          "unit": "USD",
          "label": "Median listed salary",
          "value": 146562,
          "change": 857,
          "previous_value": 145705
        },
        {
          "key": "active_companies",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Hiring companies",
          "value": 1225,
          "change": -6,
          "previous_value": 1231
        }
      ],
      "breakdowns": [
        {
          "key": "occupation",
          "rows": [
            {
              "key": "product",
              "label": "Product",
              "new_jobs": 4590,
              "active_jobs": 5550,
              "applications": 266,
              "candidate_demand": 1653,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 335.8
            },
            {
              "key": "healthcare_admin",
              "label": "Healthcare admin",
              "new_jobs": 4391,
              "active_jobs": 5481,
              "applications": 242,
              "candidate_demand": 125,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 4384.8
            },
            {
              "key": "software",
              "label": "Software",
              "new_jobs": 4534,
              "active_jobs": 5453,
              "applications": 359,
              "candidate_demand": 2485,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 219.4
            },
            {
              "key": "support",
              "label": "Customer support",
              "new_jobs": 4421,
              "active_jobs": 5389,
              "applications": 308,
              "candidate_demand": 4621,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 116.6
            },
            {
              "key": "operations",
              "label": "Operations",
              "new_jobs": 4453,
              "active_jobs": 5342,
              "applications": 270,
              "candidate_demand": 377,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 1417.0
            },
            {
              "key": "data",
              "label": "Data",
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              "active_jobs": 4757,
              "applications": 282,
              "candidate_demand": 2122,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 224.2
            },
            {
              "key": "customer_success",
              "label": "Customer success",
              "new_jobs": 3856,
              "active_jobs": 4618,
              "applications": 223,
              "candidate_demand": 148,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 3120.3
            },
            {
              "key": "marketing",
              "label": "Marketing",
              "new_jobs": 3604,
              "active_jobs": 4349,
              "applications": 220,
              "candidate_demand": 3667,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 118.6
            },
            {
              "key": "security",
              "label": "Security",
              "new_jobs": 3585,
              "active_jobs": 4310,
              "applications": 186,
              "candidate_demand": 158,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2727.8
            },
            {
              "key": "finance",
              "label": "Finance and investments",
              "new_jobs": 2931,
              "active_jobs": 3494,
              "applications": 161,
              "candidate_demand": 749,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 466.5
            },
            {
              "key": "sales",
              "label": "Sales",
              "new_jobs": 2501,
              "active_jobs": 3033,
              "applications": 132,
              "candidate_demand": 1576,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 192.4
            },
            {
              "key": "backend",
              "label": "Backend",
              "new_jobs": 2288,
              "active_jobs": 2892,
              "applications": 200,
              "candidate_demand": 1902,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 152.1
            },
            {
              "key": "devops",
              "label": "DevOps",
              "new_jobs": 2380,
              "active_jobs": 2882,
              "applications": 151,
              "candidate_demand": 588,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 490.1
            },
            {
              "key": "legal",
              "label": "Legal",
              "new_jobs": 2204,
              "active_jobs": 2630,
              "applications": 118,
              "candidate_demand": 676,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 389.1
            },
            {
              "key": "patient_support",
              "label": "Patient support",
              "new_jobs": 1669,
              "active_jobs": 1887,
              "applications": 66,
              "candidate_demand": 31,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 6087.1
            },
            {
              "key": "medical_billing",
              "label": "Medical billing",
              "new_jobs": 900,
              "active_jobs": 1020,
              "applications": 76,
              "candidate_demand": 36,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2833.3
            },
            {
              "key": "frontend",
              "label": "Frontend",
              "new_jobs": 531,
              "active_jobs": 624,
              "applications": 63,
              "candidate_demand": 1559,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 40.0
            },
            {
              "key": "claims",
              "label": "Insurance claims",
              "new_jobs": 443,
              "active_jobs": 466,
              "applications": 15,
              "candidate_demand": 13,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 3584.6
            },
            {
              "key": "care_coordination",
              "label": "Care coordination",
              "new_jobs": 271,
              "active_jobs": 313,
              "applications": 8,
              "candidate_demand": 13,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2407.7
            }
          ],
          "label": "By occupation"
        },
        {
          "key": "country",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "United States",
              "active_jobs": 5057
            },
            {
              "label": "Canada",
              "active_jobs": 703
            },
            {
              "label": "United Kingdom",
              "active_jobs": 348
            },
            {
              "label": "Germany",
              "active_jobs": 168
            },
            {
              "label": "Spain",
              "active_jobs": 129
            },
            {
              "label": "Ireland",
              "active_jobs": 124
            },
            {
              "label": "Mexico",
              "active_jobs": 122
            },
            {
              "label": "US",
              "active_jobs": 108
            },
            {
              "label": "India",
              "active_jobs": 104
            },
            {
              "label": "France",
              "active_jobs": 84
            },
            {
              "label": "Nederland",
              "active_jobs": 79
            },
            {
              "label": "Sweden",
              "active_jobs": 76
            }
          ],
          "label": "By location"
        },
        {
          "key": "seniority",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Senior",
              "percent": 39.3,
              "active_jobs": 2805
            },
            {
              "label": "Not stated",
              "percent": 24.3,
              "active_jobs": 1732
            },
            {
              "label": "Mid level",
              "percent": 19.3,
              "active_jobs": 1377
            },
            {
              "label": "Lead / principal",
              "percent": 10.8,
              "active_jobs": 767
            },
            {
              "label": "Entry level",
              "percent": 4.2,
              "active_jobs": 297
            },
            {
              "label": "Executive",
              "percent": 2.1,
              "active_jobs": 151
            }
          ],
          "label": "By seniority"
        },
        {
          "key": "remote_access",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Worldwide",
              "percent": 3.0,
              "active_jobs": 216
            },
            {
              "label": "Multiple countries",
              "percent": 7.4,
              "active_jobs": 524
            },
            {
              "label": "United States only",
              "percent": 66.7,
              "active_jobs": 4756
            },
            {
              "label": "Single-country restricted",
              "percent": 18.6,
              "active_jobs": 1326
            },
            {
              "label": "Location not structured",
              "percent": 4.3,
              "active_jobs": 307
            }
          ],
          "label": "Worldwide vs restricted"
        },
        {
          "key": "timezone",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "America/New_York",
              "percent": 8.1,
              "active_jobs": 574
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Los_Angeles",
              "percent": 6.4,
              "active_jobs": 459
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Chicago",
              "percent": 6.0,
              "active_jobs": 425
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Denver",
              "percent": 4.6,
              "active_jobs": 329
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Toronto",
              "percent": 3.0,
              "active_jobs": 212
            },
            {
              "label": "EST",
              "percent": 2.4,
              "active_jobs": 174
            },
            {
              "label": "Europe/London",
              "percent": 2.3,
              "active_jobs": 166
            },
            {
              "label": "US timezones",
              "percent": 2.3,
              "active_jobs": 164
            },
            {
              "label": "PST",
              "percent": 2.2,
              "active_jobs": 155
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Vancouver",
              "percent": 2.1,
              "active_jobs": 149
            },
            {
              "label": "US/Eastern",
              "percent": 1.7,
              "active_jobs": 120
            },
            {
              "label": "CET",
              "percent": 1.6,
              "active_jobs": 115
            }
          ],
          "label": "By timezone"
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_band",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Under $75k",
              "percent": 16.9,
              "active_jobs": 606
            },
            {
              "label": "$75k-$99k",
              "percent": 10.6,
              "active_jobs": 380
            },
            {
              "label": "$100k-$149k",
              "percent": 23.7,
              "active_jobs": 848
            },
            {
              "label": "$150k-$199k",
              "percent": 23.5,
              "active_jobs": 843
            },
            {
              "label": "$200k+",
              "percent": 25.2,
              "active_jobs": 903
            }
          ],
          "label": "By salary band"
        }
      ],
      "schema_version": 1
    }
  },
  "citation": "Source: WFH.team, Remote job availability and compensation, 2026-08-15, revision 1 (https://wfh.team/research/datasets/remote-job-market/2026-08-15)."
}