{
  "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": "2026-08-23",
    "revision": 1,
    "period_start": "2026-07-24",
    "period_end": "2026-08-23",
    "published_at": "2026-08-23 12:45:46.803070+00:00",
    "source_updated_at": "2026-08-23 12:31:54.458216+00:00",
    "headline": "6,696 active remote jobs in the latest 30-day window",
    "change_summary": "New-job volume changed +159.9% from the previous window; 52.5% of active listings include salary data.",
    "sample_size": 6696,
    "revision_note": "Initial publication",
    "permalink": "https://wfh.team/research/datasets/remote-job-market/2026-08-23",
    "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 7384,
              "period": "2026-08-19"
            },
            {
              "value": 7587,
              "period": "2026-08-20"
            },
            {
              "value": 7695,
              "period": "2026-08-21"
            },
            {
              "value": 6676,
              "period": "2026-08-22"
            },
            {
              "value": 6696,
              "period": "2026-08-23"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 52.4,
              "period": "2026-08-22"
            },
            {
              "value": 52.5,
              "period": "2026-08-23"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "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"
            },
            {
              "value": 153000,
              "period": "2026-08-22"
            },
            {
              "value": 153000,
              "period": "2026-08-23"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "key": "active_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Active remote jobs",
          "value": 6696,
          "change": 20,
          "previous_value": 6676
        },
        {
          "key": "new_jobs",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "New remote jobs",
          "value": 5650,
          "change": -12,
          "previous_value": 5662
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_transparency",
          "unit": "percent",
          "label": "Salary transparency",
          "value": 52.5,
          "change": 0.1,
          "previous_value": 52.4
        },
        {
          "key": "median_salary",
          "unit": "USD",
          "label": "Median listed salary",
          "value": 153000,
          "change": 0,
          "previous_value": 153000
        },
        {
          "key": "active_companies",
          "unit": "count",
          "label": "Hiring companies",
          "value": 1224,
          "change": 0,
          "previous_value": 1224
        }
      ],
      "breakdowns": [
        {
          "key": "occupation",
          "rows": [
            {
              "key": "product",
              "label": "Product",
              "new_jobs": 4570,
              "active_jobs": 5412,
              "applications": 289,
              "candidate_demand": 1674,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 323.3
            },
            {
              "key": "software",
              "label": "Software",
              "new_jobs": 4344,
              "active_jobs": 5135,
              "applications": 329,
              "candidate_demand": 2509,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 204.7
            },
            {
              "key": "operations",
              "label": "Operations",
              "new_jobs": 4322,
              "active_jobs": 5059,
              "applications": 273,
              "candidate_demand": 406,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 1246.1
            },
            {
              "key": "support",
              "label": "Customer support",
              "new_jobs": 4168,
              "active_jobs": 4977,
              "applications": 289,
              "candidate_demand": 4674,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 106.5
            },
            {
              "key": "healthcare_admin",
              "label": "Healthcare admin",
              "new_jobs": 4067,
              "active_jobs": 4965,
              "applications": 242,
              "candidate_demand": 138,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 3597.8
            },
            {
              "key": "data",
              "label": "Data",
              "new_jobs": 3932,
              "active_jobs": 4660,
              "applications": 262,
              "candidate_demand": 2159,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 215.8
            },
            {
              "key": "customer_success",
              "label": "Customer success",
              "new_jobs": 3700,
              "active_jobs": 4368,
              "applications": 207,
              "candidate_demand": 165,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2647.3
            },
            {
              "key": "security",
              "label": "Security",
              "new_jobs": 3530,
              "active_jobs": 4190,
              "applications": 198,
              "candidate_demand": 172,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2436.0
            },
            {
              "key": "marketing",
              "label": "Marketing",
              "new_jobs": 3493,
              "active_jobs": 4105,
              "applications": 200,
              "candidate_demand": 3677,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 111.6
            },
            {
              "key": "finance",
              "label": "Finance and investments",
              "new_jobs": 2898,
              "active_jobs": 3398,
              "applications": 173,
              "candidate_demand": 754,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 450.7
            },
            {
              "key": "sales",
              "label": "Sales",
              "new_jobs": 2476,
              "active_jobs": 2916,
              "applications": 118,
              "candidate_demand": 1599,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 182.4
            },
            {
              "key": "backend",
              "label": "Backend",
              "new_jobs": 2285,
              "active_jobs": 2815,
              "applications": 202,
              "candidate_demand": 1932,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 145.7
            },
            {
              "key": "legal",
              "label": "Legal",
              "new_jobs": 2338,
              "active_jobs": 2778,
              "applications": 127,
              "candidate_demand": 678,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 409.7
            },
            {
              "key": "devops",
              "label": "DevOps",
              "new_jobs": 2267,
              "active_jobs": 2774,
              "applications": 165,
              "candidate_demand": 603,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 460.0
            },
            {
              "key": "patient_support",
              "label": "Patient support",
              "new_jobs": 1479,
              "active_jobs": 1643,
              "applications": 61,
              "candidate_demand": 39,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 4212.8
            },
            {
              "key": "medical_billing",
              "label": "Medical billing",
              "new_jobs": 934,
              "active_jobs": 1038,
              "applications": 89,
              "candidate_demand": 44,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2359.1
            },
            {
              "key": "frontend",
              "label": "Frontend",
              "new_jobs": 523,
              "active_jobs": 603,
              "applications": 61,
              "candidate_demand": 1571,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 38.4
            },
            {
              "key": "claims",
              "label": "Insurance claims",
              "new_jobs": 427,
              "active_jobs": 446,
              "applications": 44,
              "candidate_demand": 19,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 2347.4
            },
            {
              "key": "care_coordination",
              "label": "Care coordination",
              "new_jobs": 253,
              "active_jobs": 287,
              "applications": 6,
              "candidate_demand": 17,
              "jobs_per_100_candidates": 1688.2
            }
          ],
          "label": "By occupation"
        },
        {
          "key": "country",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "United States",
              "active_jobs": 4839
            },
            {
              "label": "Canada",
              "active_jobs": 657
            },
            {
              "label": "United Kingdom",
              "active_jobs": 348
            },
            {
              "label": "Germany",
              "active_jobs": 160
            },
            {
              "label": "Mexico",
              "active_jobs": 118
            },
            {
              "label": "US",
              "active_jobs": 116
            },
            {
              "label": "Ireland",
              "active_jobs": 111
            },
            {
              "label": "India",
              "active_jobs": 102
            },
            {
              "label": "Spain",
              "active_jobs": 99
            },
            {
              "label": "France",
              "active_jobs": 83
            },
            {
              "label": "Sweden",
              "active_jobs": 66
            },
            {
              "label": "Poland",
              "active_jobs": 62
            }
          ],
          "label": "By location"
        },
        {
          "key": "seniority",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Senior",
              "percent": 43.7,
              "active_jobs": 2928
            },
            {
              "label": "Not stated",
              "percent": 20.1,
              "active_jobs": 1348
            },
            {
              "label": "Mid level",
              "percent": 19.6,
              "active_jobs": 1314
            },
            {
              "label": "Lead / principal",
              "percent": 11.0,
              "active_jobs": 734
            },
            {
              "label": "Entry level",
              "percent": 3.6,
              "active_jobs": 239
            },
            {
              "label": "Executive",
              "percent": 2.0,
              "active_jobs": 133
            }
          ],
          "label": "By seniority"
        },
        {
          "key": "remote_access",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Worldwide",
              "percent": 3.2,
              "active_jobs": 213
            },
            {
              "label": "Multiple countries",
              "percent": 7.5,
              "active_jobs": 505
            },
            {
              "label": "United States only",
              "percent": 67.8,
              "active_jobs": 4541
            },
            {
              "label": "Single-country restricted",
              "percent": 18.2,
              "active_jobs": 1220
            },
            {
              "label": "Location not structured",
              "percent": 3.2,
              "active_jobs": 217
            }
          ],
          "label": "Worldwide vs restricted"
        },
        {
          "key": "timezone",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "America/New_York",
              "percent": 9.6,
              "active_jobs": 643
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Los_Angeles",
              "percent": 7.2,
              "active_jobs": 485
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Chicago",
              "percent": 7.0,
              "active_jobs": 467
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Denver",
              "percent": 5.5,
              "active_jobs": 367
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Toronto",
              "percent": 3.6,
              "active_jobs": 238
            },
            {
              "label": "US timezones",
              "percent": 3.0,
              "active_jobs": 201
            },
            {
              "label": "EST",
              "percent": 3.0,
              "active_jobs": 200
            },
            {
              "label": "PST",
              "percent": 2.5,
              "active_jobs": 166
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Vancouver",
              "percent": 2.4,
              "active_jobs": 163
            },
            {
              "label": "Europe/London",
              "percent": 2.4,
              "active_jobs": 160
            },
            {
              "label": "America/Edmonton",
              "percent": 1.9,
              "active_jobs": 130
            },
            {
              "label": "US/Eastern",
              "percent": 1.9,
              "active_jobs": 125
            }
          ],
          "label": "By timezone"
        },
        {
          "key": "salary_band",
          "rows": [
            {
              "label": "Under $75k",
              "percent": 14.9,
              "active_jobs": 522
            },
            {
              "label": "$75k-$99k",
              "percent": 9.8,
              "active_jobs": 343
            },
            {
              "label": "$100k-$149k",
              "percent": 23.6,
              "active_jobs": 828
            },
            {
              "label": "$150k-$199k",
              "percent": 24.7,
              "active_jobs": 867
            },
            {
              "label": "$200k+",
              "percent": 27.2,
              "active_jobs": 955
            }
          ],
          "label": "By salary band"
        }
      ],
      "schema_version": 1
    }
  },
  "citation": "Source: WFH.team, Remote job availability and compensation, 2026-08-23, revision 1 (https://wfh.team/research/datasets/remote-job-market/2026-08-23)."
}