Web Developer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 236 job postings with the title “Web Developer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is JavaScript, with demand up 81% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Web Developer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 236 job postings with the title “Web Developer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand up 81% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Web Developer jobs require?
Across Web Developer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP, React.
+Which cities are hiring the most Web Developer?
As of 2026-05-17, Web Developer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, Bengaluru, Atlanta, Hyderabad, Ottawa.
+Is Web Developer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 236 Web Developer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand up 81% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Web Developer postings is JavaScript, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Web Developer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Web Developer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JavaScript | 131 | 17.4% |
| HTML | 97 | 12.9% |
| CSS | 94 | 12.5% |
| PHP | 68 | 9.0% |
| React | 57 | 7.6% |
| Wordpress | 54 | 7.2% |
| Git | 50 | 6.6% |
| Craft CMS | 34 | 4.5% |
| MySQL | 32 | 4.2% |
| SEO | 25 | 3.3% |
| jQuery | 24 | 3.2% |
| Angular | 23 | 3.1% |
| HTML5 | 23 | 3.1% |
| CSS3 | 21 | 2.8% |
| TypeScript | 21 | 2.8% |
Top metros hiring Web Developer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 8 | 24.2% |
| Bengaluru | 7 | 21.2% |
| Atlanta | 3 | 9.1% |
| Hyderabad | 3 | 9.1% |
| Ottawa | 3 | 9.1% |
| Shivaji Nagar | 3 | 9.1% |
| Arlington | 2 | 6.1% |
| Buenos Aires | 2 | 6.1% |
| Chantilly | 2 | 6.1% |
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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 “Web Developer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Web Developer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-17
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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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