In the third edition of Terminal’s State of Remote Engineering report, we share findings from our recent survey of 1,048 engineers and analyze how engineers are adapting to life working remotely. The survey found that more than 60% of engineers reported that they were fully remote, and 74% would like to be remote 3 days a week or more. The majority of respondents found themselves happier and more productive as a result.

But what aspects of remote work do engineers like the most, and where is there room for improvement?

Terminal’s State of Remote Engineering Report covers a comprehensive set of topics to understand how engineers feel about remote work and examine how their opinions have evolved from years prior.

Key findings in this report include:

• The majority of engineers want to work remotely. 74% of engineers say they want to work remotely three days a week or more. But many foresee themselves being asked back into an office environment. Almost half of hybrid-remote engineers and 34% of fully remote engineers say they expect they’ll be asked to come into the office in the next year.
• Remote work makes engineers more productive. 68%of engineers say that working remotely makes them more productive and roughly a third say that it makes them more innovative.
• Pay transparency is critical to engineers, especially with location-based salaries. 74% of engineers say remote salaries would be easier to navigate if recruiters were upfront about them being location-based, and 79% say job listings should include salary ranges.
• Remote engineers don’t want to relocate. They expect Silicon Valley compensation to come to them. 89% of those surveyed said equity compensation was important to them — 22% said it was “extremely important” — yet a full 46% of remote engineers receive no stock compensation at their places of work.

Download the full report for insider trends and preferences from our global engineer survey and infuse your interviewing, hiring and retention strategies with benefits that meet and exceed expectations.