NextJS jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, NextJS appears in 249 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning NextJS, with demand share down 27.5% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
249
Demand vs prior month
down 27.5% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 41.8% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about NextJS

+Is NextJS in demand in 2026?

Yes. NextJS appears in 249 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning NextJS (41.8% of all postings mentioning NextJS).

+What jobs require NextJS?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning NextJS are Web Engineer (8.9% of that role’s postings mention NextJS), Artificial Intelligence Engineer (4.2% of that role’s postings mention NextJS), React Developer (4.0% of that role’s postings mention NextJS).

+What skills are commonly paired with NextJS?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), NextJS most often appears alongside React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, AWS.

+Where is NextJS most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring NextJS are San Francisco, Melbourne, New York City, Lisbon, Costa Mesa, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new NextJS content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning NextJS alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new NextJS content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after NextJS?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring NextJS — last 90 days

Career paths around NextJS

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before NextJS

Before NextJSReact → NextJS: 23 observed employer moves with this skill pairTypeScript → NextJS: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → NextJS: 10 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSS → NextJS: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairHTML → NextJS: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairJavaScript → NextJS: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairRedux → NextJS: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairPostgreSQL → NextJS: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairNextJSReact: 23 movesReact23 movesTypeScript: 11 movesTypeScript11 movespython: 10 movespython10 movesCSS: 8 movesCSS8 movesHTML: 8 movesHTML8 movesJavaScript: 7 movesJavaScript7 movesRedux: 6 movesRedux6 movesPostgreSQL: 5 movesPostgreSQL5 moves

Skills after NextJS

After NextJSNextJS → sql: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairNextJS → React: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairNextJS → JavaScript: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairNextJS → PostgreSQL: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairNextJS → TypeScript: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairNextJS → CSS: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairNextJS → C#: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairNextJS → ReactJS: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairNextJSsql: 6 movessql6 movesReact: 5 movesReact5 movesJavaScript: 4 movesJavaScript4 movesPostgreSQL: 4 movesPostgreSQL4 movesTypeScript: 4 movesTypeScript4 movesCSS: 3 movesCSS3 movesC#: 3 movesC#3 movesReactJS: 3 movesReactJS3 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: React23
Before: TypeScript11
Before: python10
Before: CSS8
Before: HTML8
Before: JavaScript7
Before: Redux6
Before: PostgreSQL5
After: sql6
After: React5
After: JavaScript4
After: PostgreSQL4
After: TypeScript4
After: CSS3
After: C#3
After: ReactJS3

Roles most likely to require NextJS

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Web Engineer48.9%
Artificial Intelligence Engineer14.2%
React Developer14.0%
Frontend Engineer272.8%
Full Stack AI Engineer12.7%
Front-End Software Engineer12.6%
Software Development Manager22.6%
Growth Engineer12.3%
Front End Developer11.9%
Full-Stack Software Engineer41.7%

Roles with the most NextJS postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer10441.8%
Frontend Engineer2710.8%
Full Stack Engineer145.6%
Applied AI Engineer62.4%
Backend Engineer41.6%
Full Stack Developer41.6%
Full-Stack Software Engineer41.6%
Fullstack Engineer41.6%
Web Engineer41.6%
AI Engineer31.2%

Top companies posting jobs requiring NextJS

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring NextJS
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Easygo11
Anduril Industries9
Siftstack8
Catawiki8
Code and Theory7
Mistral7
Anduril6
Sensor Tower6
Bounce5
Globalpr4

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for NextJS

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco239.2%
Melbourne124.8%
New York City124.8%
Lisbon114.4%
Costa Mesa93.6%
London93.6%
Paris93.6%
Berlin83.2%
Toronto72.8%

Skills commonly paired with NextJS

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. 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 NextJS by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s NextJS postings by all NextJS 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). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index