Language
94%of postings name this layer
TypeScript86.3%
JavaScript48.8%
The most in-demand frontend stack in 2026
Learn React with TypeScript. That pair is named together in 73% of 688 frontend postings. Everything else, Next.js included, shows up in under a third of React postings, so treat it as add-ons you pick per job.
The stack in three tiers
Not every layer matters equally. We split them by how often employers name them, so you know what to learn first.
Tier 1 · Must-have core
named in most postingsReact87%
597 of 688 postings · Angular 14%, Vue 12%
TypeScript86%
of React postings · JavaScript 49%
Tier 2 · Common add-ons
15–29% of React postings · pick based on the jobs you wantMeta-framework
Next.js29%
Astro 1%
APIs
REST APIs21%
GraphQL 19% · WebSockets 14%
Cloud & deployment
AWS19%
Docker 13% · Kubernetes 10%
Server side
Node.js16%
SQL 16% · Python 16%
Styling
Tailwind CSS15%
Sass / SCSS 6% · CSS-in-JS 6%
Testing
End-to-end15%
Jest / Vitest 12% · Storybook 8%
Tier 3 · No clear winner
Teams use these, but postings rarely screen for one tool. Learn whatever your first team uses.
State: Redux 13% · TanStack Query 10%Build: Webpack 10% · Vite 9%
Why there is no single “full stack” to learn
Each row adds one more technology. Watch how fast the share of postings that name all of them together drops.
React87% · 597
+ TypeScript73% · 504
▼ the big drop: −53 points
+ Next.js21% · 141
+ REST APIs7% · 46
+ AWS2% · 12
What this means: only 12 postings name everything a React + TypeScript + Next.js + REST APIs + AWS tutorial teaches. Master the core, then add the 1–2 tools your target jobs name.
Layer by layer
Among the 496 postings where React is the only framework. The big number is the share of postings that mention the layer at all.
APIs
40%of postings name this layer
REST APIs21.2%
GraphQL19.2%
WebSockets14.1%
Server side
40%of postings name this layer
Node.js16.3%
SQL15.9%
Python15.5%
Java / Kotlin7.7%
Cloud & deployment
30%of postings name this layer
AWS18.5%
Docker12.7%
Kubernetes10.1%
Google Cloud8.3%
Meta-framework
30%of postings name this layer
Next.js28.8%
Astro1%
Styling
24%of postings name this layer
Tailwind CSS15.3%
Sass / SCSS6%
CSS-in-JS5.6%
CSS Modules1.2%
State & data fetching
22%of postings name this layer
Redux12.5%
TanStack Query9.9%
Zustand6.3%
MobX2%
Testing
21%of postings name this layer
End-to-end15.3%
Jest / Vitest11.7%
Storybook8.3%
Testing Library6.9%
Build tools
15%of postings name this layer
Webpack10.1%
Vite9.3%
Not named is not the same as not used: teams still pick a meta-framework, styling, state, testing and build approach. They just don't screen candidates on it.
What about Angular, Vue and Svelte?
Only React has a stack of its own. The others mostly appear next to React, as in “React or Angular”.
Only framework namedNamed next to another framework
React87% · 597
Angular14% · 98
Vue12% · 85
Svelte2% · 13
Angular alone: 22 postings · Vue alone: 7 postings · Svelte alone: 2 postings. A stack needs at least 30 single-framework postings, so only React gets one here.
Check your stack
Tick what you know. We compare it with the technologies each of 680 postings lists as required (nice-to-haves don't count).
What do you already know?
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Framework
Language
Meta-framework
Styling
State
Testing
Build
APIs
Server side
Cloud
Other
Pick a few technologies to see how many postings you match.
Postings that accept several frameworks (“React, Angular or Vue”) count as matched with any one of them. Technologies named by under 3% of postings aren't in the list, so a posting that requires one can't be fully matched.
How we count
unique frontend postings
688
companies, via Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby
463
extraction precision, hand-checked
97%
crawl date
Nov 2026
Full methodology and limits
- Same sample as the career page. The same title at the same company counts once.
- Named technologies only. Concepts phrased in different ways (“testing”, “state management”) are left out; tools that are used interchangeably are grouped (Jest and Vitest, Cypress and Playwright).
- One framework at a time. Layer shares come from the 496 postings where React is the only framework.
- Checked by hand. On postings the extractor had never seen, 97% of the skills it found were really asked for and it caught 95%; 92% of postings counted here really are frontend developer roles.
- Pay. Midpoint of the advertised base range in US postings that name React as their only framework (220 postings).
- Limits. Mostly US and tech companies. A posting names what it screens for, not everything the team uses.
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FAQ
What is the most in-demand frontend stack in 2026?
React with TypeScript, named together in 73% of postings. The most common add-ons are Next.js (29%), REST APIs (21%), AWS (19%) and Node.js (16%), and they vary by job.
Should I learn Next.js?
It's the most common meta-framework: 29% of React postings name it and 25% require it. A good second step after the core, but most React jobs don't ask for it.
Do frontend developer jobs ask for Tailwind CSS?
15% of React postings name it. Only 24% name any styling tool, so most don't screen for one.
React or Angular?
React, by a wide margin: 87% of postings against 14%, and only 22 of the 98 Angular postings don't name another framework too.
Do frontend developer jobs need backend skills?
40% of React postings name a server-side technology, most often Node.js (16%) or SQL (16%). Useful, not required.
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