{
  "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": "2026-08-17",
    "revision": 2,
    "period_start": "2026-07-18",
    "period_end": "2026-08-17",
    "published_at": "2026-08-18 12:45:45.310967+00:00",
    "source_updated_at": "2026-08-17 17:32:46.411094+00:00",
    "headline": "7,048 active remote jobs in the latest 30-day window",
    "change_summary": "New-job volume changed +135.0% from the previous window; 50.2% of active listings include salary data.",
    "sample_size": 7048,
    "revision_note": "Source data changed after initial publication.",
    "permalink": "https://wfh.team/research/datasets/remote-job-market/2026-08-17",
    "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 7093,
              "period": "2026-08-16"
            },
            {
              "value": 7048,
              "period": "2026-08-17"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 50.4,
              "period": "2026-08-16"
            },
            {
              "value": 50.2,
              "period": "2026-08-17"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 147000,
              "period": "2026-08-16"
            },
            {
              "value": 147500,
              "period": "2026-08-17"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "key": "active_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Active remote jobs",
          "value": 7048,
          "change": -45,
          "previous_value": 7093
        },
        {
          "key": "new_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "New remote jobs",
          "value": 5819,
          "change": -36,
          "previous_value": 5855
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_transparency",
          "unit": "percent",
          "label": "Salary transparency",
          "value": 50.2,
          "change": -0.2,
          "previous_value": 50.4
        },
        {
          "key": "median_salary",
          "unit": "USD",
          "label": "Median listed salary",
          "value": 147500,
          "change": 500,
          "previous_value": 147000
        },
        {
          "key": "active_companies",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Hiring companies",
          "value": 1236,
          "change": 6,
          "previous_value": 1230
        }
      ],
      "breakdowns": [
        {
          "key": "occupation",
          "rows": [
            {
              "key": "product",
              "label": "Product",
              "new_jobs": 4553,
              "active_jobs": 5493,
              "applications": 270,
              "candidate_demand": 1661,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 330.7
            },
            {
              "key": "healthcare_admin",
              "label": "Healthcare admin",
              "new_jobs": 4344,
              "active_jobs": 5414,
              "applications": 253,
              "candidate_demand": 128,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 4229.7
            },
            {
              "key": "software",
              "label": "Software",
              "new_jobs": 4486,
              "active_jobs": 5394,
              "applications": 352,
              "candidate_demand": 2489,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 216.7
            },
            {
              "key": "support",
              "label": "Customer support",
              "new_jobs": 4391,
              "active_jobs": 5333,
              "applications": 310,
              "candidate_demand": 4629,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 115.2
            },
            {
              "key": "operations",
              "label": "Operations",
              "new_jobs": 4412,
              "active_jobs": 5286,
              "applications": 284,
              "candidate_demand": 384,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 1376.6
            },
            {
              "key": "data",
              "label": "Data",
              "new_jobs": 3923,
              "active_jobs": 4713,
              "applications": 284,
              "candidate_demand": 2131,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 221.2
            },
            {
              "key": "customer_success",
              "label": "Customer success",
              "new_jobs": 3805,
              "active_jobs": 4559,
              "applications": 226,
              "candidate_demand": 156,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2922.4
            },
            {
              "key": "marketing",
              "label": "Marketing",
              "new_jobs": 3575,
              "active_jobs": 4300,
              "applications": 216,
              "candidate_demand": 3671,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 117.1
            },
            {
              "key": "security",
              "label": "Security",
              "new_jobs": 3556,
              "active_jobs": 4268,
              "applications": 204,
              "candidate_demand": 161,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2650.9
            },
            {
              "key": "finance",
              "label": "Finance and investments",
              "new_jobs": 2921,
              "active_jobs": 3495,
              "applications": 166,
              "candidate_demand": 748,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 467.2
            },
            {
              "key": "sales",
              "label": "Sales",
              "new_jobs": 2456,
              "active_jobs": 2991,
              "applications": 132,
              "candidate_demand": 1580,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 189.3
            },
            {
              "key": "backend",
              "label": "Backend",
              "new_jobs": 2291,
              "active_jobs": 2874,
              "applications": 192,
              "candidate_demand": 1909,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 150.6
            },
            {
              "key": "devops",
              "label": "DevOps",
              "new_jobs": 2346,
              "active_jobs": 2855,
              "applications": 153,
              "candidate_demand": 591,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 483.1
            },
            {
              "key": "legal",
              "label": "Legal",
              "new_jobs": 2164,
              "active_jobs": 2592,
              "applications": 130,
              "candidate_demand": 676,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 383.4
            },
            {
              "key": "patient_support",
              "label": "Patient support",
              "new_jobs": 1666,
              "active_jobs": 1890,
              "applications": 72,
              "candidate_demand": 32,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 5906.2
            },
            {
              "key": "medical_billing",
              "label": "Medical billing",
              "new_jobs": 904,
              "active_jobs": 1012,
              "applications": 91,
              "candidate_demand": 39,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2594.9
            },
            {
              "key": "frontend",
              "label": "Frontend",
              "new_jobs": 540,
              "active_jobs": 635,
              "applications": 61,
              "candidate_demand": 1560,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 40.7
            },
            {
              "key": "claims",
              "label": "Insurance claims",
              "new_jobs": 446,
              "active_jobs": 469,
              "applications": 36,
              "candidate_demand": 16,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2931.2
            },
            {
              "key": "care_coordination",
              "label": "Care coordination",
              "new_jobs": 269,
              "active_jobs": 309,
              "applications": 10,
              "candidate_demand": 14,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2207.1
            }
          ],
          "label": "By occupation"
        },
        {
          "key": "country",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "United States",
              "active_jobs": 5010
            },
            {
              "label": "Canada",
              "active_jobs": 669
            },
            {
              "label": "United Kingdom",
              "active_jobs": 336
            },
            {
              "label": "Germany",
              "active_jobs": 159
            },
            {
              "label": "US",
              "active_jobs": 115
            },
            {
              "label": "Mexico",
              "active_jobs": 115
            },
            {
              "label": "Spain",
              "active_jobs": 114
            },
            {
              "label": "Ireland",
              "active_jobs": 114
            },
            {
              "label": "India",
              "active_jobs": 107
            },
            {
              "label": "France",
              "active_jobs": 81
            },
            {
              "label": "Nederland",
              "active_jobs": 75
            },
            {
              "label": "Poland",
              "active_jobs": 67
            }
          ],
          "label": "By location"
        },
        {
          "key": "seniority",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Senior",
              "percent": 39.6,
              "active_jobs": 2789
            },
            {
              "label": "Not stated",
              "percent": 24.0,
              "active_jobs": 1692
            },
            {
              "label": "Mid level",
              "percent": 19.3,
              "active_jobs": 1357
            },
            {
              "label": "Lead / principal",
              "percent": 11.0,
              "active_jobs": 778
            },
            {
              "label": "Entry level",
              "percent": 4.1,
              "active_jobs": 288
            },
            {
              "label": "Executive",
              "percent": 2.0,
              "active_jobs": 144
            }
          ],
          "label": "By seniority"
        },
        {
          "key": "remote_access",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Worldwide",
              "percent": 3.1,
              "active_jobs": 220
            },
            {
              "label": "Multiple countries",
              "percent": 7.3,
              "active_jobs": 516
            },
            {
              "label": "United States only",
              "percent": 66.9,
              "active_jobs": 4717
            },
            {
              "label": "Single-country restricted",
              "percent": 18.3,
              "active_jobs": 1288
            },
            {
              "label": "Location not structured",
              "percent": 4.4,
              "active_jobs": 307
            }
          ],
          "label": "Worldwide vs restricted"
        },
        {
          "key": "timezone",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "America/New_York",
              "percent": 8.1,
              "active_jobs": 568
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Los_Angeles",
              "percent": 6.5,
              "active_jobs": 455
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Chicago",
              "percent": 6.2,
              "active_jobs": 434
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Denver",
              "percent": 4.5,
              "active_jobs": 319
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Toronto",
              "percent": 2.9,
              "active_jobs": 207
            },
            {
              "label": "US timezones",
              "percent": 2.6,
              "active_jobs": 185
            },
            {
              "label": "EST",
              "percent": 2.5,
              "active_jobs": 173
            },
            {
              "label": "Europe/London",
              "percent": 2.3,
              "active_jobs": 163
            },
            {
              "label": "PST",
              "percent": 2.2,
              "active_jobs": 155
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Vancouver",
              "percent": 2.0,
              "active_jobs": 144
            },
            {
              "label": "US/Eastern",
              "percent": 1.9,
              "active_jobs": 131
            },
            {
              "label": "CET",
              "percent": 1.6,
              "active_jobs": 115
            }
          ],
          "label": "By timezone"
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_band",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Under $75k",
              "percent": 16.6,
              "active_jobs": 586
            },
            {
              "label": "$75k-$99k",
              "percent": 10.3,
              "active_jobs": 365
            },
            {
              "label": "$100k-$149k",
              "percent": 23.8,
              "active_jobs": 842
            },
            {
              "label": "$150k-$199k",
              "percent": 23.7,
              "active_jobs": 840
            },
            {
              "label": "$200k+",
              "percent": 25.6,
              "active_jobs": 904
            }
          ],
          "label": "By salary band"
        }
      ],
      "schema_version": 1
    }
  },
  "citation": "Source: WFH.team, Remote job availability and compensation, 2026-08-17, revision 2 (https://wfh.team/research/datasets/remote-job-market/2026-08-17)."
}