npm jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, npm appears in 363 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning npm.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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+Is npm in demand in 2026?
Yes. npm appears in 363 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning npm (28.7% of all postings mentioning npm).
+What jobs require npm?
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 npm are Application Software Engineer (12.7% of that role’s postings mention npm), React Developer (8.0% of that role’s postings mention npm), Front-End Engineer (7.5% of that role’s postings mention npm).
+What skills are commonly paired with npm?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), npm most often appears alongside TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, Git, React.
+Where is npm most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring npm are Hawthorne, Amsterdam, Bastrop, Cape Canaveral, San Jose, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new npm content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after npm?
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 npm — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around npm
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before npm
Skills after npm
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.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: JavaScript | 11 |
| Before: HTML | 11 |
| Before: React | 9 |
| Before: CSS | 8 |
| Before: Angular | 7 |
| Before: Jira | 7 |
| Before: docker | 6 |
| Before: Bootstrap | 6 |
| After: React | 9 |
| After: AWS | 8 |
| After: python | 6 |
| After: Git | 5 |
| After: Java | 5 |
| After: TypeScript | 5 |
| After: PostgreSQL | 4 |
| After: docker | 4 |
Roles most likely to require npm
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Application Software Engineer | 7 | 12.7% |
| React Developer | 2 | 8.0% |
| Front-End Engineer | 4 | 7.5% |
| Front-End Developer | 5 | 6.8% |
| Release Engineer | 2 | 6.1% |
| Full Stack Software Engineer | 41 | 5.9% |
| Software Engineer (Frontend) | 2 | 5.9% |
| Front End Developer | 3 | 5.7% |
| Frontend Developer | 7 | 5.3% |
| Vulnerability Research Engineer | 1 | 5.0% |
Roles with the most npm postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 104 | 28.7% |
| Full Stack Software Engineer | 41 | 11.3% |
| Frontend Engineer | 25 | 6.9% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 21 | 5.8% |
| DevOps Engineer | 13 | 3.6% |
| Application Software Engineer | 7 | 1.9% |
| Frontend Developer | 7 | 1.9% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 6 | 1.7% |
| Front-End Developer | 5 | 1.4% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 5 | 1.4% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring npm
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| SpaceX | 67 |
| Flexport | 8 |
| Northrop Grumman | 6 |
| Adobe | 6 |
| INFUSE | 5 |
| Workatbackbase | 5 |
| Colabsoftware | 5 |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | 5 |
| Barclays | 4 |
| Gradle | 4 |
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 npm
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne | 33 | 9.1% |
| Amsterdam | 8 | 2.2% |
| Bastrop | 8 | 2.2% |
| Cape Canaveral | 8 | 2.2% |
| San Jose | 8 | 2.2% |
| Austin | 7 | 1.9% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 1.7% |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 1.7% |
| Hamburg | 5 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with npm
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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 npm by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s npm postings by all npm 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). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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