JavaScript jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, JavaScript appears in 15,676 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning JavaScript, with demand down 42% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is JavaScript in demand in 2026?
Yes. JavaScript appears in 15,676 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 42% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning JavaScript (34.1% of all postings mentioning JavaScript).
+What jobs require JavaScript?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning JavaScript are Production Software Engineer (90.0% of that role’s postings mention JavaScript), Full-stack Software Engineer (85.7% of that role’s postings mention JavaScript), ServiceNow Developer (80.3% of that role’s postings mention JavaScript).
+What skills are commonly paired with JavaScript?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), JavaScript most often appears alongside Python, TypeScript, Java, React, AWS.
+Where is JavaScript most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring JavaScript are New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru, London, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring JavaScript — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require JavaScript
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Production Software Engineer | 18 | 90.0% |
| Full-stack Software Engineer | 84 | 85.7% |
| ServiceNow Developer | 49 | 80.3% |
| Deployed Engineer | 16 | 76.2% |
| Front End Developer | 35 | 67.3% |
| Software Engineer (Frontend) | 22 | 66.7% |
| Front-End Developer | 47 | 66.2% |
| Full Stack Web Developer | 30 | 62.5% |
| Full-stack Engineer | 44 | 60.3% |
| GIS Solution Engineer | 15 | 60.0% |
Roles with the most JavaScript postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 5,347 | 34.1% |
| Frontend Engineer | 434 | 2.8% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 424 | 2.7% |
| Full Stack Developer | 311 | 2.0% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 277 | 1.8% |
| Full Stack Software Engineer | 271 | 1.7% |
| Software Developer | 228 | 1.5% |
| Web Developer | 173 | 1.1% |
| QA Engineer | 154 | 1.0% |
| AI Engineer | 134 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for JavaScript
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 487 | 3.1% |
| San Francisco | 391 | 2.5% |
| Bengaluru | 326 | 2.1% |
| London | 254 | 1.6% |
| Toronto | 245 | 1.6% |
| Hyderabad | 209 | 1.3% |
| Pune | 208 | 1.3% |
| Berlin | 140 | 0.9% |
| Austin | 138 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with JavaScript
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning JavaScript by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s JavaScript postings by all JavaScript postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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