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Next.js freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for Next.js – calculated from 31 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.

As of: week 41/2026 · updated weekly
Listings (90 d)
31
Rank 502 of 532 skills
Trend (90 d)
▼ 8 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 40 %
Of which must-have
61 %
Rated for 31 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
The jury's verdict on Next.js

A shrinking market.

Next.js sits at rank 502 of 532, rather at the edge of demand. Its market share is falling (▼ 8 % vs. the 90 days before).

Small marketRank 502 of 532 skills, 31 postings in 90 days.
Shrinking marketMarket share ▼ 8 % vs. the 90 days before.
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What is Next.js – and why do companies hire Next.js freelancers?

The postings that mention Next.js fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):

New development81 %
Building new applications, platforms and products with Next.js.
Data and AI10 %
Data platforms, analytics and AI solutions with Next.js.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Fullstack Developer (45 %), Frontend Developer (26 %), DevOps Engineer (10 %) and Data Engineer (6 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 74 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Who wants Next.js – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior74 %
Mid-level16 %
Junior10 %

Senior dominates (74 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance74 %
Temp agency19 %
Permanent6 %

Freelance dominates (74 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Project language

German65 %
English32 %
Dutch3 %

German dominates (65 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Current Next.js projects

Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention Next.js. Projects posted several times that are detected as duplicates count once; postings without an assignable IT category are missing, so the figures are a lower bound. The trend compares the share of all IT postings with the 90 days before and only appears with enough comparison data. We do not show figures based on fewer than 30 data points. The rating “must have” or “nice to have” comes from an AI analysis of the posting texts. Distributions only refer to postings that state the respective attribute; we state the coverage alongside. An AI assigns the project type and role of each posting from its title, category and skills; the shares are counted postings, not estimates, and only appear with enough classified postings.

Basis: 10,534 IT listings in the window

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