Next.js jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Next.js appears in 2,326 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Next.js, with demand down 18% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Next.js in demand in 2026?
Yes. Next.js appears in 2,326 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 18% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Next.js (30.7% of all postings mentioning Next.js).
+What jobs require Next.js?
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 Next.js are Front-End Engineer (37.0% of that role’s postings mention Next.js), Web Engineer (28.9% of that role’s postings mention Next.js), Growth Engineer (27.9% of that role’s postings mention Next.js).
+What skills are commonly paired with Next.js?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Next.js most often appears alongside React, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, AWS.
+Where is Next.js most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Next.js are San Francisco, New York City, Berlin, London, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Next.js — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Next.js
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Front-End Engineer | 20 | 37.0% |
| Web Engineer | 13 | 28.9% |
| Growth Engineer | 12 | 27.9% |
| Developer Relations Engineer | 7 | 23.3% |
| Front-End Software Engineer | 8 | 21.1% |
| Front End Engineer | 15 | 20.0% |
| Software Engineer (Frontend) | 6 | 18.2% |
| Design Engineer | 28 | 17.5% |
| Product Engineer | 78 | 16.2% |
| Full-Stack Software Engineer | 36 | 15.3% |
Roles with the most Next.js postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 713 | 30.7% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 177 | 7.6% |
| Frontend Engineer | 136 | 5.8% |
| Product Engineer | 78 | 3.4% |
| Full Stack Developer | 64 | 2.8% |
| Full-Stack Engineer | 59 | 2.5% |
| Engineering Manager | 53 | 2.3% |
| Backend Engineer | 49 | 2.1% |
| Full Stack Software Engineer | 40 | 1.7% |
| AI Engineer | 37 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for Next.js
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 236 | 10.1% |
| New York City | 192 | 8.3% |
| Berlin | 74 | 3.2% |
| London | 57 | 2.5% |
| Bengaluru | 40 | 1.7% |
| Munich | 37 | 1.6% |
| Toronto | 31 | 1.3% |
| Austin | 23 | 1.0% |
| Boston | 21 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with Next.js
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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 Next.js by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Next.js postings by all Next.js 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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