web applications jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, web applications appears in 471 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about web applications
+Is web applications in demand in 2026?
Yes. web applications appears in 471 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (40% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require web applications?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require web applications are Software Engineer (40% of postings list web applications), Engineering Manager (4% of postings list web applications), Frontend Engineer (4% of postings list web applications).
+What skills are commonly paired with web applications?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), web applications most often appears alongside React, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, AWS.
+Where is web applications most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring web applications are New York City, San Francisco, Austin, London, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new web applications content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring web applications — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require web applications
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 186 | 39.5% |
| Engineering Manager | 20 | 4.2% |
| Frontend Engineer | 17 | 3.6% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 15 | 3.2% |
| Product Engineer | 13 | 2.8% |
| Software Developer | 10 | 2.1% |
| Backend Engineer | 8 | 1.7% |
| Full Stack Software Engineer | 8 | 1.7% |
| Fullstack Software Engineer | 8 | 1.7% |
| Director of Engineering | 6 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for web applications
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 48 | 33.6% |
| San Francisco | 37 | 25.9% |
| Austin | 14 | 9.8% |
| London | 10 | 7.0% |
| Toronto | 8 | 5.6% |
| Bengaluru | 7 | 4.9% |
| Seattle | 7 | 4.9% |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 4.2% |
| Los Angeles | 6 | 4.2% |
Skills commonly paired with web applications
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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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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