Application Developer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-28, Skillenai has indexed 80 job postings with the title “Application Developer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is JavaScript.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-28
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Frequently asked questions about Application Developer jobs
+How many Application Developer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 80 job postings with the title “Application Developer” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-28.
+What skills do Application Developer jobs require?
Across Application Developer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-28, the skills mentioned most often are JavaScript, Python, SQL, Java, CI/CD.
+Which cities are hiring the most Application Developer?
As of 2026-10-28, Application Developer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Michigan City, Annapolis, Bellevue, New York City, Oklahoma City.
+Is Application Developer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 80 Application Developer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-28. The skill mentioned most often in Application Developer postings is JavaScript, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Application Developer?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Application Developer postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Application Developer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
247 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Application Developer
Roles after Application Developer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Application Developer (different employer) | 247 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 231 |
| Before: Software Developer | 139 |
| Before: Web Developer | 54 |
| Before: Programmer Analyst | 45 |
| Before: Programmer | 18 |
| Before: Research Assistant | 14 |
| Before: Java Developer | 13 |
| After: Software Engineer | 269 |
| After: Application Developer (different employer) | 247 |
| After: Software Developer | 122 |
| After: Web Developer | 51 |
| After: Programmer Analyst | 47 |
| After: Consultant | 27 |
| After: Business Analyst | 19 |
| After: Database Administrator | 18 |
Skills most often required for Application Developer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JavaScript | 30 | 37.5% |
| Python | 28 | 35.0% |
| SQL | 28 | 35.0% |
| Java | 27 | 33.8% |
| CI/CD | 22 | 27.5% |
| Angular | 19 | 23.8% |
| Git | 16 | 20.0% |
| C# | 15 | 18.8% |
| TypeScript | 15 | 18.8% |
| React | 13 | 16.3% |
| HTML | 11 | 13.8% |
| Docker | 9 | 11.3% |
| CSS | 9 | 11.3% |
| AWS | 9 | 11.3% |
| REST APIs | 8 | 10.0% |
Top companies posting Application Developer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Cerence | 4 |
| Centurion CG | 3 |
| Vertiv Group Corporation | 3 |
| SGS | 2 |
| NetSage | 2 |
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) | 2 |
| L3Harris Technologies | 2 |
| Sono Bello | 2 |
| D-Wave | 2 |
| Www.experis.com | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Application Developer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan City | 3 | 3.8% |
| Annapolis | 2 | 2.5% |
| Bellevue | 2 | 2.5% |
| New York City | 2 | 2.5% |
| Oklahoma City | 2 | 2.5% |
| Washington | 2 | 2.5% |
| Arlington | 1 | 1.3% |
| Ashburn | 1 | 1.3% |
| Boca Raton | 1 | 1.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-28, matching postings whose canonical role is “Application Developer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Application Developer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-10-28
- window_days
- 90