Back-End Developer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 25 job postings with the title “Back-End Developer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Node.js, with demand down 75% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Back-End Developer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 25 job postings with the title “Back-End Developer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 75% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Back-End Developer jobs require?
Across Back-End Developer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Node.js, MySQL, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS.
+Which cities are hiring the most Back-End Developer?
As of 2026-05-17, Back-End Developer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Kyiv, Paris, Arlington, Brazil, East Hartford.
+Is Back-End Developer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 25 Back-End Developer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 75% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Back-End Developer postings is Node.js, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Back-End Developer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Back-End Developer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Node.js | 11 | 10.4% |
| MySQL | 10 | 9.4% |
| Python | 9 | 8.5% |
| PostgreSQL | 9 | 8.5% |
| AWS | 9 | 8.5% |
| Docker | 8 | 7.5% |
| Redis | 8 | 7.5% |
| CI/CD | 7 | 6.6% |
| TypeScript | 7 | 6.6% |
| SQL | 6 | 5.7% |
| microservices | 6 | 5.7% |
| Object-oriented programming | 4 | 3.8% |
| containerization | 4 | 3.8% |
| caching | 4 | 3.8% |
| NoSQL | 4 | 3.8% |
Top metros hiring Back-End Developer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kyiv | 2 | 18.2% |
| Paris | 2 | 18.2% |
| Arlington | 1 | 9.1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 9.1% |
| East Hartford | 1 | 9.1% |
| Istanbul | 1 | 9.1% |
| Latham | 1 | 9.1% |
| Lisbon | 1 | 9.1% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 9.1% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Back-End Developer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Back-End Developer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-17
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- 90
The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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