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By the Numbers

The remote job market in numbers — 2026-08-02

As of 2026-08-02, 6,069 active remote roles sit in the Loker Dollar corpus; the most in-demand skill is communication (31% of listings), median pay ~$14,025/mo.

Why it matters: These come straight from our own job corpus — a read on which skills pay now and how competitive the remote market is this week.

Indonesia angle: 2026Q3 context: 321 layoff events & 19 funding rounds tracked in Indonesia.

Most in-demand skills (listing count)communication1,897 · 31%ai575 · 10%sales560 · 9%leadership541 · 9%data analysis531 · 9%project management470 · 8%python356 · 6%strategic planning324 · 5%
Share of worldwide-remote roles
  • 4,57275%
  • 1,49725%
Most in-demand skills as of Aug 2, 2026 (source: Loker Dollar corpus)
SkillListingsShare
communication1,89731%
ai57510%
sales5609%
leadership5419%
data analysis5319%
project management4708%
python3566%
strategic planning3245%
Source: Loker Dollar internal corpus · as of · See the full reports →

Frequently asked

Which remote skill is most in demand right now?
communication is the most in-demand remote skill — it appears in 1,897 of 6,033 listings we analysed (31%) as of Aug 2, 2026, per the Loker Dollar corpus. ai follows at 10%.
How much do USD-paying remote roles pay?
The median pay is about $14,025/month, computed from 400 sampled USD-paying roles as of Aug 2, 2026, per the Loker Dollar corpus.
How many roles are open to applicants in Indonesia?
4,572 of 6,069 active roles (75%) are worldwide-remote — open to applicants from Indonesia — as of Aug 2, 2026, per the Loker Dollar corpus.