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What percentage of software engineer job postings between July 1 and September 30, 2021, inclusive, will allow for remote work?

Multiple choice Opened 24 March 2021 Closed 1 July 2021 Resolved 18 November 2021 377 forecasts 146 forecasters

Related question. This question was previously issued for 2020 Q3. You can view those forecasts here. A version of the question issued for 2021 Q1 was voided due to an error in the reported historical data. You can view the voided question here.

Context. COVID-19 is reshaping the global economy by leading to an increase in jobs that can be performed remotely. A remote tech industry would have different properties than a non-remote tech industry. Most significantly, location would be a less of a constraint on where people work and who companies hire. 

For more on this metric, see the related metric analysis: "Tech Jobs Are Going Remote; UK Leads the Way."

Data and resolution details. This question resolves based on Burning Glass data available as of October 1, 2021. It includes all countries for which Burning Glass has data: the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.

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Outcome

Answer Final crowd forecast Resolution
Less than 5.5% 6% Did not happen
More than 5.5% but less than or equal to 7% 19% Did not happen
Between 7% and 9.5%, inclusive 38% Did not happen
Between 9.5% and 12%, inclusive 20% Happened
More than 12% 17% Did not happen

“Final crowd forecast” is the last aggregate crowd probability computed before the question closed – the right-hand end of the chart below, which this table is the accessible equivalent of.

Crowd forecast over time

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Mar 2021 May 2021 Jul 2021 38% 20% 19% 17% 6%
Between 7% and 9.5%, inclusive More than 12% More than 5.5% but less than or equal to 7% Between 9.5% and 12%, inclusive Less than 5.5%
The aggregate crowd probability, one point per day, from RFI's primary aggregation method. Gaps are days with no computed aggregate. Individual forecasts are not shown.