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TypeScript

TypeScript appeared in 38 hiring posts in May 2026 — roughly 5.1% of all jobs. Currently #2 of 23 languages.

Mentions · May 2026-27%vs prior

mentions

this month

12-Mo TrendJun '25 → May '26

Share of All Jobs

5.1%

All-Time Peak

74mentions · May 2022

First Seen

August 2012

Month Momentum

Declining-27%

§ 01Demand Signal

Mention history

Annual averages give the long-run shape without the monthly noise; the last two years are zoomed in below.

All-time mentions

4,297since August 2012 · 173 months

+22% YoY2025 vs 2024

'15

101

'16

164

'17

264

'18

369

'19

463

'20

694

PEAK

'21

609

'22

402

'23

425

'24

519

'25

242

'26

Total mentions, by year · hatched column = year still in progress

All-time

4,297173 mo

↑ Best year

2021694

↓ Quietest full year

20121

Latest full year

2025+22% YoY

§ 02Compensation

What TypeScript jobs pay

Disclosed USD pay over the past 3 years (2023–Present). Single months are too sparse to band.

Pay over the past 3 years · 2023–Present

USD166Kmedian

$134k – $200k middle 50% · n=546

By seniority

Junior$113k – $175k n=15

Mid— n=6

Senior$140k – $195k n=227

Staff+$155k – $215k n=111

Bar = p25 to p75 · tick = median. Mid shown hatched below the 10-sample floor.

Disclosed

546of 2621 posts

Disclosure rate

20.8%

Senior eng median · languages · 2023–Present

Where TypeScript sits in the pay distribution

−4%vs Kotlin+5%vs JavaScript

LanguageMedianvs TypeScript

Kotlin

$178k+4.4%

Python

$173k+1.5%

$170k0%

TypeScriptyou are here

$170k—

GraphQL

$163k−4.4%

SQL

$163k−4.4%

JavaScript

$161k−5.1%

Senior eng disclosed pay · 2023–Present

§ 03Footprint

Where TypeScript is hired

Regions

Top geographies

Share of TypeScript posts by where the role is based.

United States86.2%

United States86.2%156

Europe (EU)19.9%

Europe (EU)19.9%36

United Kingdom19.9%

United Kingdom19.9%36

Canada11.0%

Canada11.0%20

Unspecified5.0%

Unspecified5.0%9

Australia / NZ3.9%

Australia / NZ3.9%7

Other3.9%

Other3.9%7

Remote Policy

39%remote

Remote

38.7%

Hybrid

30.4%

On-site

29.3%

§ 04Composition

Who hires for TypeScript

By Seniority

Roles by level

Senior31.5%

Senior31.5%57

Staff13.3%

Staff13.3%24

Mid-level5.5%

Mid-level5.5%10

Principal3.3%

Principal3.3%6

Junior1.1%

Junior1.1%2

By Function

Roles by function

Engineering69.1%

Engineering69.1%125

Data / ML12.2%

Data / ML12.2%22

Product6.1%

Product6.1%11

Sales3.9%

Sales3.9%7

Operations3.3%

Operations3.3%6

Design2.8%

Design2.8%5

Marketing1.7%

Marketing1.7%3

Executive0.6%

Executive0.6%1

Other0.6%

Other0.6%1

§ 05Technical Skills

React is the skill most co-mentioned with TypeScript.

#01

Signature Stack

TypeScript’s strongest
pairings

Skills with the highest lift when co-listed with TypeScript over 2023–Present.

Top-Lift Pairs · 2023–Present

Next.js

3.3×

Node.js

3.1×

React

2.9×

Lift = how much more likely to co-appear than by chance

Common Stacks · Top co-mentioned skills2023–Present

01React3,56862%

02Python2,77949%

03AWS1,67429%

04PostgreSQL1,58928%

05Node.js1,40425%

06Go1,04418%

07Kubernetes98617%

08Rust81114%

09JavaScript76213%

10Next.js75113%

11Google Cloud67512%

12Terraform60010%

13Machine Learning56110%

14UX/UI55910%

15Java4889%

% of TypeScript jobs also mentioning the skill · 2023–Present

Peer Comparison · LanguagesWhere TypeScript stands among languages

SkillMentionsYoYMarket share

Python

54+13%

7.2%

TypeScriptyou are here

38-17%

5.1%

230.0%

3.1%

Rust

12-25%

1.6%

JavaScript

9-53%

1.2%

Java

70.0%

0.9%

C++

6+50%

0.8%

SQL

6+20%

0.8%

5+25%

0.7%

Ruby

5+25%

0.7%

Percentage of jobs mentioning the skill · May 2026

§ 06Sponsorship

Visa support stays a minority signal across the thread.

Visa Sponsorship

11 posts offer sponsorship

1.5%

Offer sponsorship

111.5%

Explicitly decline

141.9%

Don’t mention

72096.6%

Based on 745 HN job posts in May 2026. Visa policy is not broken down per language — these rates cover all postings in the thread.