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By the Numbers

The remote job market in numbers: 6,219 active roles — 2026-08-09

As of 2026-08-09, 6,219 active remote roles sit in the Loker Dollar corpus; the most in-demand skill is communication (32% 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: 421 layoff events & 30 funding rounds tracked in Indonesia.

Most in-demand skills (listing count)communication1,985 · 32%ai619 · 10%leadership611 · 10%sales582 · 9%data analysis522 · 8%project management482 · 8%python369 · 6%strategic planning344 · 6%
Share of worldwide-remote roles
  • 4,66175%
  • 1,55825%
Most in-demand skills as of Aug 9, 2026 (source: Loker Dollar corpus)
SkillListingsShare
communication1,98532%
ai61910%
leadership61110%
sales5829%
data analysis5228%
project management4828%
python3696%
strategic planning3446%
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 1,985 of 6,211 listings we analysed (32%) as of Aug 9, 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 9, 2026, per the Loker Dollar corpus.
How many roles are open to applicants in Indonesia?
4,661 of 6,219 active roles (75%) are worldwide-remote — open to applicants from Indonesia — as of Aug 9, 2026, per the Loker Dollar corpus.