{
  "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": "2026-08-21",
    "revision": 1,
    "period_start": "2026-07-22",
    "period_end": "2026-08-21",
    "published_at": "2026-08-21 12:45:41.929340+00:00",
    "source_updated_at": "2026-08-21 12:32:04.663515+00:00",
    "headline": "7,695 active remote jobs in the latest 30-day window",
    "change_summary": "New-job volume changed +162.1% from the previous window; 50.6% of active listings include salary data.",
    "sample_size": 7695,
    "revision_note": "Initial publication",
    "permalink": "https://wfh.team/research/datasets/remote-job-market/2026-08-21",
    "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 7695,
              "period": "2026-08-21"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 50.6,
              "period": "2026-08-21"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 148000,
              "period": "2026-08-21"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
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          "key": "active_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Active remote jobs",
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          "change": 108,
          "previous_value": 7587
        },
        {
          "key": "new_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "New remote jobs",
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          "change": 128,
          "previous_value": 6328
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_transparency",
          "unit": "percent",
          "label": "Salary transparency",
          "value": 50.6,
          "change": 0.1,
          "previous_value": 50.5
        },
        {
          "key": "median_salary",
          "unit": "USD",
          "label": "Median listed salary",
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          "change": 188,
          "previous_value": 147812
        },
        {
          "key": "active_companies",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Hiring companies",
          "value": 1252,
          "change": 0,
          "previous_value": 1252
        }
      ],
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        {
          "key": "occupation",
          "rows": [
            {
              "key": "product",
              "label": "Product",
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              "active_jobs": 6019,
              "applications": 296,
              "candidate_demand": 1671,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 360.2
            },
            {
              "key": "healthcare_admin",
              "label": "Healthcare admin",
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              "active_jobs": 5862,
              "applications": 261,
              "candidate_demand": 135,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 4342.2
            },
            {
              "key": "software",
              "label": "Software",
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              "active_jobs": 5860,
              "applications": 372,
              "candidate_demand": 2501,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 234.3
            },
            {
              "key": "support",
              "label": "Customer support",
              "new_jobs": 4900,
              "active_jobs": 5847,
              "applications": 327,
              "candidate_demand": 4663,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 125.4
            },
            {
              "key": "operations",
              "label": "Operations",
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              "active_jobs": 5761,
              "applications": 307,
              "candidate_demand": 400,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 1440.2
            },
            {
              "key": "data",
              "label": "Data",
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              "active_jobs": 5183,
              "applications": 289,
              "candidate_demand": 2150,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 241.1
            },
            {
              "key": "customer_success",
              "label": "Customer success",
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              "active_jobs": 5040,
              "applications": 236,
              "candidate_demand": 163,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 3092.0
            },
            {
              "key": "security",
              "label": "Security",
              "new_jobs": 3960,
              "active_jobs": 4726,
              "applications": 219,
              "candidate_demand": 168,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2813.1
            },
            {
              "key": "marketing",
              "label": "Marketing",
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              "active_jobs": 4675,
              "applications": 222,
              "candidate_demand": 3676,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 127.2
            },
            {
              "key": "finance",
              "label": "Finance and investments",
              "new_jobs": 3281,
              "active_jobs": 3865,
              "applications": 185,
              "candidate_demand": 753,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 513.3
            },
            {
              "key": "sales",
              "label": "Sales",
              "new_jobs": 2777,
              "active_jobs": 3309,
              "applications": 134,
              "candidate_demand": 1594,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 207.6
            },
            {
              "key": "devops",
              "label": "DevOps",
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              "active_jobs": 3102,
              "applications": 168,
              "candidate_demand": 599,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 517.9
            },
            {
              "key": "backend",
              "label": "Backend",
              "new_jobs": 2454,
              "active_jobs": 3075,
              "applications": 202,
              "candidate_demand": 1922,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 160.0
            },
            {
              "key": "legal",
              "label": "Legal",
              "new_jobs": 2428,
              "active_jobs": 2909,
              "applications": 138,
              "candidate_demand": 677,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 429.7
            },
            {
              "key": "patient_support",
              "label": "Patient support",
              "new_jobs": 1886,
              "active_jobs": 2110,
              "applications": 82,
              "candidate_demand": 36,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 5861.1
            },
            {
              "key": "medical_billing",
              "label": "Medical billing",
              "new_jobs": 1002,
              "active_jobs": 1115,
              "applications": 101,
              "candidate_demand": 43,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2593.0
            },
            {
              "key": "frontend",
              "label": "Frontend",
              "new_jobs": 567,
              "active_jobs": 669,
              "applications": 63,
              "candidate_demand": 1569,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 42.6
            },
            {
              "key": "claims",
              "label": "Insurance claims",
              "new_jobs": 519,
              "active_jobs": 538,
              "applications": 50,
              "candidate_demand": 18,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2988.9
            },
            {
              "key": "care_coordination",
              "label": "Care coordination",
              "new_jobs": 297,
              "active_jobs": 339,
              "applications": 12,
              "candidate_demand": 16,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2118.8
            }
          ],
          "label": "By occupation"
        },
        {
          "key": "country",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "United States",
              "active_jobs": 5560
            },
            {
              "label": "Canada",
              "active_jobs": 731
            },
            {
              "label": "United Kingdom",
              "active_jobs": 365
            },
            {
              "label": "Germany",
              "active_jobs": 164
            },
            {
              "label": "US",
              "active_jobs": 139
            },
            {
              "label": "Mexico",
              "active_jobs": 128
            },
            {
              "label": "Spain",
              "active_jobs": 118
            },
            {
              "label": "Ireland",
              "active_jobs": 115
            },
            {
              "label": "India",
              "active_jobs": 109
            },
            {
              "label": "France",
              "active_jobs": 84
            },
            {
              "label": "Poland",
              "active_jobs": 74
            },
            {
              "label": "Nederland",
              "active_jobs": 66
            }
          ],
          "label": "By location"
        },
        {
          "key": "seniority",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Senior",
              "percent": 40.0,
              "active_jobs": 3081
            },
            {
              "label": "Not stated",
              "percent": 21.6,
              "active_jobs": 1665
            },
            {
              "label": "Mid level",
              "percent": 20.8,
              "active_jobs": 1601
            },
            {
              "label": "Lead / principal",
              "percent": 10.8,
              "active_jobs": 831
            },
            {
              "label": "Entry level",
              "percent": 4.8,
              "active_jobs": 369
            },
            {
              "label": "Executive",
              "percent": 1.9,
              "active_jobs": 148
            }
          ],
          "label": "By seniority"
        },
        {
          "key": "remote_access",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Worldwide",
              "percent": 3.0,
              "active_jobs": 229
            },
            {
              "label": "Multiple countries",
              "percent": 7.3,
              "active_jobs": 559
            },
            {
              "label": "United States only",
              "percent": 68.3,
              "active_jobs": 5259
            },
            {
              "label": "Single-country restricted",
              "percent": 18.1,
              "active_jobs": 1389
            },
            {
              "label": "Location not structured",
              "percent": 3.4,
              "active_jobs": 259
            }
          ],
          "label": "Worldwide vs restricted"
        },
        {
          "key": "timezone",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "America/New_York",
              "percent": 8.5,
              "active_jobs": 656
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Los_Angeles",
              "percent": 6.7,
              "active_jobs": 512
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Chicago",
              "percent": 6.3,
              "active_jobs": 482
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Denver",
              "percent": 4.8,
              "active_jobs": 366
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Toronto",
              "percent": 3.0,
              "active_jobs": 234
            },
            {
              "label": "EST",
              "percent": 2.8,
              "active_jobs": 217
            },
            {
              "label": "US timezones",
              "percent": 2.8,
              "active_jobs": 213
            },
            {
              "label": "Europe/London",
              "percent": 2.3,
              "active_jobs": 179
            },
            {
              "label": "PST",
              "percent": 2.3,
              "active_jobs": 178
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Vancouver",
              "percent": 2.0,
              "active_jobs": 154
            },
            {
              "label": "US/Eastern",
              "percent": 1.8,
              "active_jobs": 137
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Edmonton",
              "percent": 1.6,
              "active_jobs": 121
            }
          ],
          "label": "By timezone"
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_band",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Under $75k",
              "percent": 16.5,
              "active_jobs": 644
            },
            {
              "label": "$75k-$99k",
              "percent": 9.9,
              "active_jobs": 387
            },
            {
              "label": "$100k-$149k",
              "percent": 24.0,
              "active_jobs": 934
            },
            {
              "label": "$150k-$199k",
              "percent": 23.7,
              "active_jobs": 924
            },
            {
              "label": "$200k+",
              "percent": 25.9,
              "active_jobs": 1008
            }
          ],
          "label": "By salary band"
        }
      ],
      "schema_version": 1
    }
  },
  "citation": "Source: WFH.team, Remote job availability and compensation, 2026-08-21, revision 1 (https://wfh.team/research/datasets/remote-job-market/2026-08-21)."
}