Remote job market stats
Short facts about remote jobs, counted from the postings in our own index. Each figure has a one-line definition and the day it was counted. The page updates every hour.
Counted on 30 September 2026. The method is on our page about how we check every job.
49,876
live remote jobs in our index on 30 September 2026
Remote postings that an employer published itself, on its own careers page or hiring system, and that are still open. Copies on job boards are not counted.
48.6%
don't say where the employer can hire
24,261 postings state no place we can read. Candidates can still apply, but have to ask.
2.8%
say they can hire anywhere
1,382 postings use words such as "worldwide" or "anywhere".
21.0%
can hire only in the United States
10,494 postings list the United States and no other country.
12.4%
can hire only in European countries
6,163 postings list only countries in Europe, such as the EU, the UK or Switzerland.
36.4%
show a pay figure
18,153 postings carry a pay range or amount, converted to annual US dollars. Hourly-only pay is not counted.
Open to candidates in each country
A posting is open to a country when it says it can hire anywhere, or when its list of countries or regions includes that country. "Names the country" counts the postings whose list names that country itself, such as "Germany" or "DE", not just a region around it. The share is out of all 49,876 postings.
| Country | Open to candidates there | Share of all postings | Names the country | State pay | Median stated pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,514 | 27.1% | 11,660 | 8,107 | $165,600 |
| United Kingdom | 3,833 | 7.7% | 1,794 | 769 | $122,575 |
| Germany | 4,078 | 8.2% | 1,109 | 860 | $113,848 |
| Netherlands | 3,266 | 6.5% | 307 | 705 | $125,000 |
| India | 2,294 | 4.6% | 656 | 386 | $145,000 |
| Philippines | 1,993 | 4.0% | 339 | 368 | $150,000 |
| Nigeria | 2,034 | 4.1% | 19 | 416 | $130,000 |
| Kenya | 2,040 | 4.1% | 26 | 416 | $130,000 |
| South Africa | 2,130 | 4.3% | 116 | 419 | $130,000 |
| Ghana | 2,018 | 4.0% | 3 | 416 | $130,000 |
Median stated pay is the middle of the pay ranges, in annual US dollars, among postings open to that country that show pay. It is shown only where at least 20 postings show pay. It includes worldwide postings, which are often priced for the employer's home market, so it says what employers advertise, not what a local employer pays.
Countries that postings name most often
Among postings whose list names a country, these countries appear most. A posting that lists several countries is counted once for each.
| Country | Postings naming it |
|---|---|
| United States | 11,672 |
| United Kingdom | 1,799 |
| Canada | 1,673 |
| Germany | 1,109 |
| India | 660 |
| Spain | 626 |
| Poland | 590 |
| France | 407 |
Professions with the most remote postings
Every posting is filed under one profession label by our reader. These are the eight labels with the most open postings.
| Profession label | Open postings | Share of all postings |
|---|---|---|
| Account Executive | 1,953 | 6.0% |
| Marketing Manager | 1,904 | 5.9% |
| Operations | 1,689 | 5.2% |
| Product Manager | 1,424 | 4.4% |
| Project Manager | 1,054 | 3.2% |
| Backend Developer | 1,047 | 3.2% |
| Solutions Engineer | 1,004 | 3.1% |
| Engineering Manager | 997 | 3.1% |
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