{
  "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": "2026-08-18",
    "revision": 2,
    "period_start": "2026-07-19",
    "period_end": "2026-08-18",
    "published_at": "2026-08-19 12:45:47.158783+00:00",
    "source_updated_at": "2026-08-18 16:01:34.199338+00:00",
    "headline": "7,222 active remote jobs in the latest 30-day window",
    "change_summary": "New-job volume changed +144.6% from the previous window; 50.1% of active listings include salary data.",
    "sample_size": 7222,
    "revision_note": "Source data changed after initial publication.",
    "permalink": "https://wfh.team/research/datasets/remote-job-market/2026-08-18",
    "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 7222,
              "period": "2026-08-18"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 50.1,
              "period": "2026-08-18"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 147250,
              "period": "2026-08-18"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "key": "active_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Active remote jobs",
          "value": 7222,
          "change": 174,
          "previous_value": 7048
        },
        {
          "key": "new_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "New remote jobs",
          "value": 6001,
          "change": 182,
          "previous_value": 5819
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_transparency",
          "unit": "percent",
          "label": "Salary transparency",
          "value": 50.1,
          "change": -0.1,
          "previous_value": 50.2
        },
        {
          "key": "median_salary",
          "unit": "USD",
          "label": "Median listed salary",
          "value": 147250,
          "change": -250,
          "previous_value": 147500
        },
        {
          "key": "active_companies",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Hiring companies",
          "value": 1230,
          "change": -6,
          "previous_value": 1236
        }
      ],
      "breakdowns": [
        {
          "key": "occupation",
          "rows": [
            {
              "key": "product",
              "label": "Product",
              "new_jobs": 4688,
              "active_jobs": 5625,
              "applications": 277,
              "candidate_demand": 1663,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 338.2
            },
            {
              "key": "healthcare_admin",
              "label": "Healthcare admin",
              "new_jobs": 4466,
              "active_jobs": 5533,
              "applications": 256,
              "candidate_demand": 130,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 4256.2
            },
            {
              "key": "software",
              "label": "Software",
              "new_jobs": 4589,
              "active_jobs": 5495,
              "applications": 350,
              "candidate_demand": 2491,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 220.6
            },
            {
              "key": "support",
              "label": "Customer support",
              "new_jobs": 4535,
              "active_jobs": 5471,
              "applications": 313,
              "candidate_demand": 4639,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 117.9
            },
            {
              "key": "operations",
              "label": "Operations",
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              "active_jobs": 5391,
              "applications": 292,
              "candidate_demand": 391,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 1378.8
            },
            {
              "key": "data",
              "label": "Data",
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              "active_jobs": 4818,
              "applications": 290,
              "candidate_demand": 2138,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 225.4
            },
            {
              "key": "customer_success",
              "label": "Customer success",
              "new_jobs": 3935,
              "active_jobs": 4682,
              "applications": 225,
              "candidate_demand": 157,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2982.2
            },
            {
              "key": "marketing",
              "label": "Marketing",
              "new_jobs": 3672,
              "active_jobs": 4397,
              "applications": 222,
              "candidate_demand": 3673,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 119.7
            },
            {
              "key": "security",
              "label": "Security",
              "new_jobs": 3649,
              "active_jobs": 4382,
              "applications": 207,
              "candidate_demand": 165,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2655.8
            },
            {
              "key": "finance",
              "label": "Finance and investments",
              "new_jobs": 2996,
              "active_jobs": 3568,
              "applications": 171,
              "candidate_demand": 749,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 476.4
            },
            {
              "key": "sales",
              "label": "Sales",
              "new_jobs": 2554,
              "active_jobs": 3088,
              "applications": 131,
              "candidate_demand": 1586,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 194.7
            },
            {
              "key": "backend",
              "label": "Backend",
              "new_jobs": 2301,
              "active_jobs": 2903,
              "applications": 198,
              "candidate_demand": 1914,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 151.7
            },
            {
              "key": "devops",
              "label": "DevOps",
              "new_jobs": 2370,
              "active_jobs": 2903,
              "applications": 156,
              "candidate_demand": 594,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 488.7
            },
            {
              "key": "legal",
              "label": "Legal",
              "new_jobs": 2211,
              "active_jobs": 2662,
              "applications": 134,
              "candidate_demand": 676,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 393.8
            },
            {
              "key": "patient_support",
              "label": "Patient support",
              "new_jobs": 1714,
              "active_jobs": 1934,
              "applications": 72,
              "candidate_demand": 32,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 6043.8
            },
            {
              "key": "medical_billing",
              "label": "Medical billing",
              "new_jobs": 925,
              "active_jobs": 1032,
              "applications": 87,
              "candidate_demand": 41,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2517.1
            },
            {
              "key": "frontend",
              "label": "Frontend",
              "new_jobs": 542,
              "active_jobs": 641,
              "applications": 58,
              "candidate_demand": 1560,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 41.1
            },
            {
              "key": "claims",
              "label": "Insurance claims",
              "new_jobs": 467,
              "active_jobs": 487,
              "applications": 36,
              "candidate_demand": 17,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2864.7
            },
            {
              "key": "care_coordination",
              "label": "Care coordination",
              "new_jobs": 282,
              "active_jobs": 321,
              "applications": 10,
              "candidate_demand": 14,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2292.9
            }
          ],
          "label": "By occupation"
        },
        {
          "key": "country",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "United States",
              "active_jobs": 5141
            },
            {
              "label": "Canada",
              "active_jobs": 683
            },
            {
              "label": "United Kingdom",
              "active_jobs": 345
            },
            {
              "label": "Germany",
              "active_jobs": 165
            },
            {
              "label": "US",
              "active_jobs": 125
            },
            {
              "label": "Ireland",
              "active_jobs": 114
            },
            {
              "label": "Spain",
              "active_jobs": 114
            },
            {
              "label": "Mexico",
              "active_jobs": 109
            },
            {
              "label": "India",
              "active_jobs": 103
            },
            {
              "label": "France",
              "active_jobs": 86
            },
            {
              "label": "Nederland",
              "active_jobs": 75
            },
            {
              "label": "Poland",
              "active_jobs": 67
            }
          ],
          "label": "By location"
        },
        {
          "key": "seniority",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Senior",
              "percent": 39.5,
              "active_jobs": 2851
            },
            {
              "label": "Not stated",
              "percent": 23.2,
              "active_jobs": 1678
            },
            {
              "label": "Mid level",
              "percent": 19.9,
              "active_jobs": 1437
            },
            {
              "label": "Lead / principal",
              "percent": 10.9,
              "active_jobs": 788
            },
            {
              "label": "Entry level",
              "percent": 4.6,
              "active_jobs": 334
            },
            {
              "label": "Executive",
              "percent": 1.9,
              "active_jobs": 134
            }
          ],
          "label": "By seniority"
        },
        {
          "key": "remote_access",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Worldwide",
              "percent": 2.9,
              "active_jobs": 208
            },
            {
              "label": "Multiple countries",
              "percent": 7.1,
              "active_jobs": 515
            },
            {
              "label": "United States only",
              "percent": 67.3,
              "active_jobs": 4862
            },
            {
              "label": "Single-country restricted",
              "percent": 18.5,
              "active_jobs": 1336
            },
            {
              "label": "Location not structured",
              "percent": 4.2,
              "active_jobs": 301
            }
          ],
          "label": "Worldwide vs restricted"
        },
        {
          "key": "timezone",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "America/New_York",
              "percent": 8.3,
              "active_jobs": 599
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Los_Angeles",
              "percent": 6.6,
              "active_jobs": 480
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Chicago",
              "percent": 6.2,
              "active_jobs": 451
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Denver",
              "percent": 4.8,
              "active_jobs": 347
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Toronto",
              "percent": 2.8,
              "active_jobs": 204
            },
            {
              "label": "US timezones",
              "percent": 2.6,
              "active_jobs": 189
            },
            {
              "label": "EST",
              "percent": 2.6,
              "active_jobs": 187
            },
            {
              "label": "Europe/London",
              "percent": 2.3,
              "active_jobs": 163
            },
            {
              "label": "PST",
              "percent": 2.2,
              "active_jobs": 158
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Vancouver",
              "percent": 2.0,
              "active_jobs": 147
            },
            {
              "label": "US/Eastern",
              "percent": 1.6,
              "active_jobs": 119
            },
            {
              "label": "US Central",
              "percent": 1.5,
              "active_jobs": 111
            }
          ],
          "label": "By timezone"
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_band",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Under $75k",
              "percent": 16.8,
              "active_jobs": 607
            },
            {
              "label": "$75k-$99k",
              "percent": 10.4,
              "active_jobs": 376
            },
            {
              "label": "$100k-$149k",
              "percent": 23.7,
              "active_jobs": 858
            },
            {
              "label": "$150k-$199k",
              "percent": 23.5,
              "active_jobs": 851
            },
            {
              "label": "$200k+",
              "percent": 25.6,
              "active_jobs": 926
            }
          ],
          "label": "By salary band"
        }
      ],
      "schema_version": 1
    }
  },
  "citation": "Source: WFH.team, Remote job availability and compensation, 2026-08-18, revision 2 (https://wfh.team/research/datasets/remote-job-market/2026-08-18)."
}