Java Developer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-02, Skillenai has indexed 329 job postings with the title “Java Developer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Java, with demand down 25% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-02
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+How many Java Developer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 329 job postings with the title “Java Developer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, with demand down 25% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Java Developer jobs require?
Across Java Developer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, the skills mentioned most often are Java, Spring Boot, SQL, Hibernate, Spring.
+Which cities are hiring the most Java Developer?
As of 2026-09-02, Java Developer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Campinas, Chicago, New York City, Warsaw, Jersey City.
+Is Java Developer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 329 Java Developer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, with demand down 25% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Java Developer postings is Java, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Java Developer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Java Developer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Java | 296 | 90.0% |
| Spring Boot | 171 | 52.0% |
| SQL | 114 | 34.7% |
| Hibernate | 96 | 29.2% |
| Spring | 91 | 27.7% |
| microservices | 88 | 26.7% |
| CI/CD | 86 | 26.1% |
| Git | 86 | 26.1% |
| Kubernetes | 82 | 24.9% |
| Docker | 74 | 22.5% |
| AWS | 72 | 21.9% |
| JavaScript | 72 | 21.9% |
| Maven | 66 | 20.1% |
| J2EE | 60 | 18.2% |
| PostgreSQL | 58 | 17.6% |
Top metros hiring Java Developer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Campinas | 7 | 2.1% |
| Chicago | 7 | 2.1% |
| New York City | 6 | 1.8% |
| Warsaw | 6 | 1.8% |
| Jersey City | 5 | 1.5% |
| London | 5 | 1.5% |
| Toronto | 5 | 1.5% |
| Brussels | 4 | 1.2% |
| Colorado Springs | 4 | 1.2% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, matching postings whose canonical role is “Java Developer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Java Developer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-02
- window_days
- 90
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