Job market report for your exact role and location
Thinking about a job change, a raise or a career switch? General headlines won't tell you if companies near you are hiring for your role. Your todo.is agent reads current job postings, public salary data and hiring news, and writes a report on demand, pay ranges, the skills employers ask for and who is hiring.
The prompt
- Write a job market report for [ROLE] in [LOCATION], including remote roles open to that location. My experience: [YOUR EXPERIENCE]. Read current postings on major job boards and company career pages, public salary data and official labor statistics where available, and recent hiring or layoff news. Cover: how many relevant postings you found and the share that are remote or hybrid, salary ranges from postings that list pay, the 10 skills and tools mentioned most, required years and certifications, the companies hiring most, and how demand looks versus last year where sources allow. Compare with [OTHER ROLE OR CITY]. End with what I should do next to [MY GOAL]. Word report plus an Excel file of the postings.
What to change
- [ROLE]: e.g. "UX designer", "registered nurse" or "data engineer".
- [LOCATION]: e.g. "Toronto", "Greater Manchester" or "Texas".
- [YOUR EXPERIENCE]: e.g. "4 years, Figma, B2B SaaS, no management yet".
- [OTHER ROLE OR CITY]: e.g. "product designer" or "Vancouver", or write "skip".
- [MY GOAL]: e.g. "negotiate a raise", "switch into this field" or "find a new job in 3 months".
Example result
- Job market report: UX designer, Toronto
- Your profile: 4 years, Figma, B2B SaaS, no management experience. Goal: negotiate a raise. Figures are illustrative, from postings read this week; details in the Excel file.
- Demand
- • 214 relevant postings found (Toronto plus remote roles open to Ontario)
- • Work setup: 41% on-site, 38% hybrid, 21% remote
- • Compared with last year: fewer junior roles, steady demand at mid and senior level, based on job board trend pages and hiring news
- Pay
- • About 60% of postings list a salary range, which Ontario employers increasingly do
- • Mid-level (3 to 5 years): most ranges fall in a band that tops out above what you described as your current pay
- • Senior: noticeably higher, and often asks for leading projects or mentoring
- Skills employers ask for most
- 1. Figma (in almost every posting)
- 2. User research and usability testing
- 3. Design systems
- 4. Prototyping
- 5. Accessibility (WCAG)
- 6. Working with developers and product managers
- 7. Data-informed design, analytics tools
- 8. B2B or SaaS experience
- 9. Information architecture
- 10. Writing for interfaces
- Who is hiring
- • Banks and insurers: most postings, mostly hybrid
- • B2B software companies: more remote roles
- • Agencies: more junior roles, lower pay ranges
- Compared with Vancouver
- Fewer postings overall, similar mid-level pay, a higher share of remote roles.
- For your raise
- • Your B2B SaaS and design systems work match 2 of the top 3 skills.
- • Bring 3 to 5 posted salary ranges for similar roles to your meeting.
- • Show impact in numbers, like reduced support tickets or faster onboarding.
- • To reach senior pay, ask for a project you can lead and show accessibility skills.
- Method notes
- Posting counts change daily and include some duplicates I removed. Salary data comes from listed ranges, not actual offers.
How to do it with todo.is
- Copy the prompt and fill in your role, location, experience, a comparison and your goal.
- Send it in todo.is on the Today screen or to your agent by WhatsApp.
- Your agent reads postings and salary data and delivers a Word report plus the Excel list of postings.
- Make it quarterly to watch pay and demand, or ask "turn this into talking points for my raise".
Tips for a better result
- Be precise with the role title. "Product designer" and "UX designer" can show different markets.
- Use postings with listed salary ranges for pay. They're more reliable than anonymous surveys for your city.
- Look at the skills list as a gap check. One missing skill can be the step to the next level.
- For a raise, bring 3 to 5 real posted ranges, not one outlier.
job market report: FAQ
- How do I research the job market for my role? Read current postings for your role and area, note pay ranges and required skills, check official labor statistics, and follow hiring and layoff news for your industry.
- Are salaries in job postings accurate? They show the employer's planned range. Final offers usually land inside it, but experience, negotiation and benefits change the real number.
- How often does the job market change? Postings change daily, but trends in pay and demand usually move over months. A quarterly report is enough for most people.
- Can it also find jobs for me to apply to? Yes. Ask for a daily job alert with only new postings that match you. You apply yourself.
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