20,081 companies in our data use WebSockets, and 9,823 of them name it in job posts they wrote. Hiring for it has slowed, though 9,240 job posts still named it from October 2025 to August 2026. It comes up most in Software Engineer job posts.
Which companies name WebSockets in the most job posts?
Lumenalta, Luxoft and BrainRocket mention WebSockets in the most job posts. Of the five companies in the table, EPAM Systems has the most employees who list it on their profiles: 90.
CompanyPostsPeopleRecent job post
LumenaltaProfessional Services · first seen Dec 20233240
"Senior-level experience of at least 4 years of experience with Javascript, React, Redux, Websockets, Async/Await"Senior React Developer, May 7, 2026
LuxoftProfessional Services · first seen Sep 20223159
"Solid networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2, WebSockets, TLS, DNS, load balancers, latency and packet loss."Senior Software Development Engineer in Test(Backend), Nov 5, 2026
BrainRocketScientific and Technical Services · first seen Aug 20232256
"✔️ Familiar with REST, GraphQL, and WebSockets."Senior Full Stack (Node/React) Developer, Jun 9, 2026
EPAM SystemsProfessional Services · first seen Aug 202219990
"Background in building GenAI user experiences, conversational UX, and real-time response streaming interfaces (SSE/WebSockets)"Lead JavaScript Full-Stack Engineer, Oct 24, 2026
Wits Innovation LabProfessional Services · first seen Jul 20231382
"API Development : Build and integrate APIs using technologies like RestAPIs, Protobuf, gRPC, WebSockets, or GraphQL."sr node js developer, Aug 15, 2025
WebSockets turned up in a shrinking share of job posts: 4.2 in every 10,000 job posts from June to August 2026, compared with 4.7 from March to May. From October to December 2025 it was 5.3.
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Month
Job posts naming WebSockets
All job posts
Per 10,000
Oct 2025
710
1,413,673
5.0
Nov 2025
1,015
1,822,119
5.6
Dec 2025
664
1,236,103
5.4
Jan 2026
968
1,828,002
5.3
Feb 2026
995
1,856,647
5.4
Mar 2026
865
1,850,711
4.7
Apr 2026
853
1,728,886
4.9
May 2026
823
1,821,509
4.5
Jun 2026
807
1,909,496
4.2
Jul 2026
764
1,815,180
4.2
Aug 2026
776
1,835,698
4.2
How many companies named WebSockets in a job post for the first time in recent months?
WebSockets showed up in job posts at 589 companies for the first time from June to August 2026, and 656 in the three months before. Of the 9,823 companies whose job posts name it, 6% first named it from June to August.
March to May 2026656
June to August 2026589
October 2025 to August 20262,406
Companies whose first job post naming it appeared in that period. Recruiters, staffing firms and job boards are left out.
How do we know which companies use WebSockets?
Employees' profiles add 10,258 companies to the 9,823 that name WebSockets in job posts. 1,353 show up in both job posts and employees' profiles.
How we knowCompaniesShare
Job posts name WebSockets
9,82349%
Employees' profiles list WebSockets
10,25851%
20,081 companies. Each is counted once, under the strongest evidence we have for it.
What size are the companies that use WebSockets?
Companies with fewer than 50 employees are 1.9 times as common among WebSockets users as on the typical tech page. 1,488 of its companies have more than 5,000 employees.
Share of its companies
Typical tech page
ShareTypical
Under 50 employees
42%22%
50 to 999
41%38%
1,000 to 5,000
10%17%
Over 5,000
7.4%23%
Where are WebSockets companies based?
The United States has the most WebSockets companies (33%), but Spain stands out: 3.4% of them, against 1.8% on the typical tech page. Its companies are based in 145 countries and territories.
ShareTypical
United States
33%43%
India
11%6.9%
United Kingdom
5.6%6.4%
Germany
4.2%4.4%
Brazil
3.6%2.8%
Spain
3.4%1.8%
Companies in 145 countries and territories. Shares are of companies with a known headquarters country.
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Country
Companies
Share
Typical tech page
United States
6,205
33%
43%
India
2,061
11%
6.9%
United Kingdom
1,052
5.6%
6.4%
Germany
801
4.2%
4.4%
Brazil
675
3.6%
2.8%
Spain
648
3.4%
1.8%
Which teams work with WebSockets?
Job posts for WebSockets point to engineering teams far more than any other, at 155 companies. Development teams are second, at 60 companies, and technology teams third, at 55.
TeamCompanies
Engineering
155
Development
60
Technology
55
R&D
52
Software engineering
43
Software
31
What else do WebSockets companies use?
WebSockets companies are 38 times as likely as similar companies to use Socket.io: 6.3% of them, against 0.16%. WebRTC is 25 times as common as usual, at 11%.
Share of the 8,038 WebSockets companies counted here whose job posts also name the tool
Typical for companies the same size
Which companies started naming WebSockets in job posts recently?
Between April and August 2026, 493 companies with 50 or more employees first named WebSockets in a job post, 69 of them with more than 5,000 employees. Among the new commercial companies, ISB Vietnam Company (IVC) posted the most jobs naming it: 10.
Companies that named WebSockets in a job post for the first time between April and August 2026, ranked by their job posts in those months. AI-native companies get a group of their own, whatever their size. Recruiters and job boards are left out.
Which roles mention WebSockets most?
Software Engineer is the role behind 48% of the job posts that mention WebSockets. Frontend Engineer is second, at 14%.
RoleSharePosts
Software Engineer
48%4,454
Frontend Engineer
14%1,312
Mobile Developer
7.9%726
AI Engineer
4.6%421
Software Development Engineer in Test
1.9%175
Software Architect
1.4%127
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Role
Share
Oct 2025 to Aug 2026
Mar to May 2026
Jun to Aug 2026
Software Engineer
48%
4,454
1,118
1,029
Frontend Engineer
14%
1,312
307
274
Mobile Developer
7.9%
726
203
150
AI Engineer
4.6%
421
129
140
Software Development Engineer in Test
1.9%
175
59
48
Software Architect
1.4%
127
41
17
Which project themes come up in WebSockets job posts?
After broad digital transformation work, teams hiring for WebSockets most often mention Microservices Migration, in 1,004 job posts. After that comes Generative AI, with 883.
Project themeJob posts
Digital Transformation1,955
Microservices Migration1,004
Generative AI883
Frontend Migration236
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