web development jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, web development appears in 764 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 63% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about web development
+Is web development in demand in 2026?
Yes. web development appears in 764 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 63% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (25% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require web development?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require web development are Software Engineer (25% of postings list web development), Product Engineer (14% of postings list web development), Tech Lead (8% of postings list web development).
+What skills are commonly paired with web development?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), web development most often appears alongside TypeScript, JavaScript, Redux, React, Reactjs.
+Where is web development most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring web development are New York City, San Francisco, London, Paris, Boston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new web development content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring web development — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require web development
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 191 | 25.0% |
| Product Engineer | 111 | 14.5% |
| Tech Lead | 58 | 7.6% |
| Engineering Manager | 43 | 5.6% |
| Frontend Engineer | 41 | 5.4% |
| Web Developer | 18 | 2.4% |
| Fullstack Engineer | 17 | 2.2% |
| Product Manager | 13 | 1.7% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 11 | 1.4% |
| Full-Stack Engineer | 11 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for web development
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 47 | 29.9% |
| San Francisco | 38 | 24.2% |
| London | 26 | 16.6% |
| Paris | 11 | 7.0% |
| Boston | 9 | 5.7% |
| Chicago | 8 | 5.1% |
| Seattle | 7 | 4.5% |
| San Mateo | 6 | 3.8% |
| Bengaluru | 5 | 3.2% |
Skills commonly paired with web development
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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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