{
  "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": "2026-08-20",
    "revision": 1,
    "period_start": "2026-07-21",
    "period_end": "2026-08-20",
    "published_at": "2026-08-20 12:45:47.348519+00:00",
    "source_updated_at": "2026-08-20 12:31:58.691154+00:00",
    "headline": "7,587 active remote jobs in the latest 30-day window",
    "change_summary": "New-job volume changed +162.5% from the previous window; 50.5% of active listings include salary data.",
    "sample_size": 7587,
    "revision_note": "Initial publication",
    "permalink": "https://wfh.team/research/datasets/remote-job-market/2026-08-20",
    "data": {
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        {
          "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 7384,
              "period": "2026-08-19"
            },
            {
              "value": 7587,
              "period": "2026-08-20"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 50.3,
              "period": "2026-08-19"
            },
            {
              "value": 50.5,
              "period": "2026-08-20"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 148000,
              "period": "2026-08-19"
            },
            {
              "value": 147812,
              "period": "2026-08-20"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
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          "key": "active_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Active remote jobs",
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          "change": 203,
          "previous_value": 7384
        },
        {
          "key": "new_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "New remote jobs",
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          "change": 140,
          "previous_value": 6188
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_transparency",
          "unit": "percent",
          "label": "Salary transparency",
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          "change": 0.2,
          "previous_value": 50.3
        },
        {
          "key": "median_salary",
          "unit": "USD",
          "label": "Median listed salary",
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          "change": -188,
          "previous_value": 148000
        },
        {
          "key": "active_companies",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Hiring companies",
          "value": 1252,
          "change": 11,
          "previous_value": 1241
        }
      ],
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          "key": "occupation",
          "rows": [
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              "key": "product",
              "label": "Product",
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              "active_jobs": 5924,
              "applications": 294,
              "candidate_demand": 1667,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 355.4
            },
            {
              "key": "healthcare_admin",
              "label": "Healthcare admin",
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              "active_jobs": 5803,
              "applications": 271,
              "candidate_demand": 133,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 4363.2
            },
            {
              "key": "software",
              "label": "Software",
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              "active_jobs": 5789,
              "applications": 372,
              "candidate_demand": 2497,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 231.8
            },
            {
              "key": "support",
              "label": "Customer support",
              "new_jobs": 4789,
              "active_jobs": 5751,
              "applications": 335,
              "candidate_demand": 4650,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 123.7
            },
            {
              "key": "operations",
              "label": "Operations",
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              "active_jobs": 5670,
              "applications": 310,
              "candidate_demand": 397,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 1428.2
            },
            {
              "key": "data",
              "label": "Data",
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              "active_jobs": 5104,
              "applications": 300,
              "candidate_demand": 2146,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 237.8
            },
            {
              "key": "customer_success",
              "label": "Customer success",
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              "active_jobs": 4968,
              "applications": 239,
              "candidate_demand": 160,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 3105.0
            },
            {
              "key": "security",
              "label": "Security",
              "new_jobs": 3886,
              "active_jobs": 4638,
              "applications": 217,
              "candidate_demand": 167,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2777.2
            },
            {
              "key": "marketing",
              "label": "Marketing",
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              "active_jobs": 4618,
              "applications": 239,
              "candidate_demand": 3675,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 125.7
            },
            {
              "key": "finance",
              "label": "Finance and investments",
              "new_jobs": 3192,
              "active_jobs": 3779,
              "applications": 183,
              "candidate_demand": 751,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 503.2
            },
            {
              "key": "sales",
              "label": "Sales",
              "new_jobs": 2696,
              "active_jobs": 3240,
              "applications": 135,
              "candidate_demand": 1591,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 203.6
            },
            {
              "key": "devops",
              "label": "DevOps",
              "new_jobs": 2480,
              "active_jobs": 3057,
              "applications": 164,
              "candidate_demand": 599,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 510.4
            },
            {
              "key": "backend",
              "label": "Backend",
              "new_jobs": 2414,
              "active_jobs": 3044,
              "applications": 205,
              "candidate_demand": 1920,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 158.5
            },
            {
              "key": "legal",
              "label": "Legal",
              "new_jobs": 2364,
              "active_jobs": 2849,
              "applications": 139,
              "candidate_demand": 676,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 421.4
            },
            {
              "key": "patient_support",
              "label": "Patient support",
              "new_jobs": 1841,
              "active_jobs": 2071,
              "applications": 78,
              "candidate_demand": 35,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 5917.1
            },
            {
              "key": "medical_billing",
              "label": "Medical billing",
              "new_jobs": 981,
              "active_jobs": 1094,
              "applications": 95,
              "candidate_demand": 42,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2604.8
            },
            {
              "key": "frontend",
              "label": "Frontend",
              "new_jobs": 548,
              "active_jobs": 655,
              "applications": 65,
              "candidate_demand": 1567,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 41.8
            },
            {
              "key": "claims",
              "label": "Insurance claims",
              "new_jobs": 507,
              "active_jobs": 527,
              "applications": 41,
              "candidate_demand": 18,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2927.8
            },
            {
              "key": "care_coordination",
              "label": "Care coordination",
              "new_jobs": 297,
              "active_jobs": 334,
              "applications": 10,
              "candidate_demand": 14,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2385.7
            }
          ],
          "label": "By occupation"
        },
        {
          "key": "country",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "United States",
              "active_jobs": 5440
            },
            {
              "label": "Canada",
              "active_jobs": 696
            },
            {
              "label": "United Kingdom",
              "active_jobs": 355
            },
            {
              "label": "Germany",
              "active_jobs": 161
            },
            {
              "label": "Mexico",
              "active_jobs": 128
            },
            {
              "label": "US",
              "active_jobs": 127
            },
            {
              "label": "Spain",
              "active_jobs": 118
            },
            {
              "label": "Ireland",
              "active_jobs": 116
            },
            {
              "label": "India",
              "active_jobs": 110
            },
            {
              "label": "France",
              "active_jobs": 77
            },
            {
              "label": "Nederland",
              "active_jobs": 75
            },
            {
              "label": "Poland",
              "active_jobs": 66
            }
          ],
          "label": "By location"
        },
        {
          "key": "seniority",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Senior",
              "percent": 39.7,
              "active_jobs": 3012
            },
            {
              "label": "Not stated",
              "percent": 22.1,
              "active_jobs": 1680
            },
            {
              "label": "Mid level",
              "percent": 20.5,
              "active_jobs": 1552
            },
            {
              "label": "Lead / principal",
              "percent": 10.9,
              "active_jobs": 826
            },
            {
              "label": "Entry level",
              "percent": 4.9,
              "active_jobs": 371
            },
            {
              "label": "Executive",
              "percent": 1.9,
              "active_jobs": 146
            }
          ],
          "label": "By seniority"
        },
        {
          "key": "remote_access",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Worldwide",
              "percent": 2.9,
              "active_jobs": 219
            },
            {
              "label": "Multiple countries",
              "percent": 6.9,
              "active_jobs": 523
            },
            {
              "label": "United States only",
              "percent": 67.8,
              "active_jobs": 5144
            },
            {
              "label": "Single-country restricted",
              "percent": 18.3,
              "active_jobs": 1388
            },
            {
              "label": "Location not structured",
              "percent": 4.1,
              "active_jobs": 313
            }
          ],
          "label": "Worldwide vs restricted"
        },
        {
          "key": "timezone",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "America/New_York",
              "percent": 8.5,
              "active_jobs": 646
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Los_Angeles",
              "percent": 6.8,
              "active_jobs": 518
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Chicago",
              "percent": 6.5,
              "active_jobs": 494
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Denver",
              "percent": 5.0,
              "active_jobs": 379
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Toronto",
              "percent": 3.1,
              "active_jobs": 236
            },
            {
              "label": "EST",
              "percent": 2.6,
              "active_jobs": 201
            },
            {
              "label": "US timezones",
              "percent": 2.6,
              "active_jobs": 196
            },
            {
              "label": "PST",
              "percent": 2.2,
              "active_jobs": 168
            },
            {
              "label": "Europe/London",
              "percent": 2.2,
              "active_jobs": 165
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Vancouver",
              "percent": 2.1,
              "active_jobs": 163
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Edmonton",
              "percent": 1.8,
              "active_jobs": 133
            },
            {
              "label": "US/Eastern",
              "percent": 1.7,
              "active_jobs": 128
            }
          ],
          "label": "By timezone"
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_band",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Under $75k",
              "percent": 16.9,
              "active_jobs": 649
            },
            {
              "label": "$75k-$99k",
              "percent": 9.7,
              "active_jobs": 371
            },
            {
              "label": "$100k-$149k",
              "percent": 23.9,
              "active_jobs": 918
            },
            {
              "label": "$150k-$199k",
              "percent": 23.9,
              "active_jobs": 918
            },
            {
              "label": "$200k+",
              "percent": 25.5,
              "active_jobs": 979
            }
          ],
          "label": "By salary band"
        }
      ],
      "schema_version": 1
    }
  },
  "citation": "Source: WFH.team, Remote job availability and compensation, 2026-08-20, revision 1 (https://wfh.team/research/datasets/remote-job-market/2026-08-20)."
}