On-demand tech job trends agent for North America
Track the hottest skills, fastest-growing roles, salary benchmarks, and get personalized career future-proofing insights — all rendered in a stunning interactive dashboard.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🔥 Skill Demand Rankings | Top 25 in-demand skills ranked by % of job postings |
| 💼 Role Demand Analysis | 15 tech roles ranked by open positions with YoY growth |
| 💰 Salary Benchmarks | Average salaries by role across North America |
| 📍 Location Intelligence | Job distribution across 16 major tech hubs |
| 🚀 Growth Radar | Fastest-growing skills with YoY momentum |
| 🎯 Demand vs Growth Chart | Radar visualization of category potential |
| ⚡ Short-Term Insights | What to learn in the next 6-12 months |
| 🔮 Long-Term Strategy | Where to invest for the next 2-5 years |
| 🗺️ Career Paths | 5 strategic progression routes with salary ranges |
| 🌊 Emerging Trends | 10 frontier technologies with maturity stages |
# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/lazylutera/tech-pulse.git
cd tech-pulse
# Set up virtual environment
python -m venv venv
# Activate (Windows)
.\venv\Scripts\activate
# Activate (macOS/Linux)
source venv/bin/activate
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Run the agent
python main.py --no-apiThe dashboard opens automatically in your browser. That's it! 🎉
# Full run — collect data + analyze + generate dashboard
python main.py --no-api
# With live job data (requires free SerpApi key)
set SERPAPI_KEY=your_key_here # Windows
export SERPAPI_KEY=your_key # macOS/Linux
python main.py
# Regenerate dashboard from cached data
python main.py --dashboard-only
# Collect data only (no dashboard)
python main.py --collect-only
# Don't auto-open browser
python main.py --no-api --no-browsertech-pulse/
├── main.py # CLI entry point (argparse)
├── config.py # Roles, skills, locations, API config
├── collector.py # SerpApi + web scraping + curated intelligence
├── analytics.py # Skill/role/location/salary processing
├── insights.py # Career insights engine (short & long term)
├── dashboard.py # Jinja2 HTML dashboard generator
├── requirements.txt # Python dependencies
├── templates/
│ └── dashboard.html # Dark-mode glassmorphism template
├── data/
│ ├── raw/ # Timestamped raw collection JSON
│ └── processed/ # Processed analytics JSON
└── output/
└── dashboard.html # Generated interactive dashboard
Collection → Analysis → Insights → Dashboard
│ │ │ │
├─ SerpApi ├─ Skills ├─ Short ├─ Chart.js
├─ Scraping ├─ Roles │ Term ├─ Glass UI
└─ Curated ├─ Salary ├─ Long └─ HTML file
Data └─ Geo │ Term
└─ Career
Paths
| Source | Type | Requires API Key |
|---|---|---|
| Curated Market Intelligence (BLS, LinkedIn, Dice, Gartner) | Always available | ❌ |
| SerpApi (Google Jobs) | Live job postings | ✅ Free tier: 100/mo |
| Indeed Hiring Lab | Market trends | ❌ |
| GitHub Octoverse | Developer ecosystem | ❌ |
| TIOBE Index | Language rankings | ❌ |
Works fully without any API key. The curated market intelligence dataset provides comprehensive coverage. SerpApi enriches the data with live job postings when available.
- Sign up at serpapi.com (free tier: 100 searches/month)
- Set the environment variable:
# Windows set SERPAPI_KEY=your_key_here # macOS/Linux export SERPAPI_KEY=your_key_here
- Run without
--no-apiflag:python main.py
Contributions are welcome! Here are some ideas:
- 🌍 Add more geographic regions (Europe, Asia-Pacific)
- 📈 Integrate additional job board APIs
- 🤖 Add AI-powered trend forecasting
- 📧 Add email report generation
- 🔄 Add scheduling for automated periodic runs
- 📱 Build a companion mobile-friendly view
This project is licensed under the MIT License — see LICENSE for details.
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