Updated April 24, 2026 · Based on 1,682 job listings · Primary category signal: Product & Design (11.9%)
Demand by Role Category
| Category | Demand % | Trend (30d) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product & Design | 11.9% | ↓ 18.9pp | 197 |
| Software Engineering | 8.4% | ↓ 14.1pp | 701 |
| Security | 4.7% | ↓ 30.3pp | 61 |
| AI & Machine Learning | 3.2% | ↓ 14.2pp | 71 |
| DevOps & Infrastructure | 2.2% | ↓ 20.1pp | 70 |
| Data & Analytics | 2.0% | ↓ 18.1pp | 110 |
Who's Asking for Node.js?
Top roles: Full Stack Developer (376), Product Manager (101), Data Scientist (27), ML Engineer (24), Security Engineer (22)
Top companies: databricks (131), cloudflare (80), coinbase (45), pinterest (43), mongodb (39)
Seniority breakdown: senior: 64.5% · mid: 35.1% · entry: 0.4%
Commonly Paired With
Skills that appear alongside Node.js most frequently:
- AWS — 45.9% co-occurrence
- Excel — 39.8% co-occurrence
- Stakeholder Mgmt — 33.5% co-occurrence
- Scala — 31.3% co-occurrence
- Python — 24.5% co-occurrence
- SQL — 24.4% co-occurrence
- Go — 19.3% co-occurrence
- Typescript — 18.2% co-occurrence
Salary Signal
For roles requiring Node.js, published pay clusters around a $195,000 median, spanning $122,370 (25th percentile) to $217,500 (75th percentile), with top-end listings reaching $317,050.
Based on 141 listings with published compensation.
Trend
Hiring demand for Node.js softened meaningfully: 11.9% demand after a 18.9pp drop in 30 days, mainly in Product & Design roles.
Frequently Asked Questions
How in demand is Node.js right now?
Node.js appears in 1,682 active listings. In Product & Design, demand is 11.9% with a 30-day move of -18.9 percentage points. This suggests the market is cooling, though not necessarily collapsing.
What salary can I expect if I know Node.js?
Our current compensation sample (141 listings) places Node.js at a $195,000 median and an interquartile band from $122,370 to $217,500.
What skills pair well with Node.js?
The strongest pairings with Node.js are AWS, Excel and Stakeholder Mgmt. Candidates who can demonstrate this combination tend to match broader job requirements.
Data sourced from 1,682 active job listings via Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby. Updated weekly. About our data & methodology.