How in demand is Kafka?

Kafka was mentioned in 0.4% of all job posts in the last 90 days (34,681 job posts; 11,176 in the last 30 days).

Is demand for Kafka growing?

The share of job posts mentioning Kafka was down 13% in the last three completed months compared with the three months before.

Which roles ask for Kafka?

Most job posts mentioning Kafka in the last 90 days: Engineer (24,712), Analyst (3,092) and Developer (2,337).

Where are Kafka jobs?

Top countries in the last 90 days: United States (10,456), India (7,383) and Brazil (1,695).

Are Kafka jobs remote?

43% of job posts mentioning Kafka in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.

What do Kafka jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is $150,000 per year (USD) across 33,094 job posts mentioning Kafka with disclosed pay in the last 12 months.

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Kafka demand in job posts

Name: Kafka demand in job posts
Creator: jobdata API

Kafka appears in 0.4% of all job posts - 34,681 in the last 90 days - tracked monthly across job posts sourced directly from company career sites.

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0.4%

Of all job posts (90 days)

11,176

Job posts, last 30 days

43%

Remote or hybrid (90 days)

$150,000

Median advertised salary

In short

How in demand is Kafka?: Kafka was mentioned in 0.4% of all job posts in the last 90 days (34,681 job posts; 11,176 in the last 30 days).
Is demand for Kafka growing?: The share of job posts mentioning Kafka was down 13% in the last three completed months compared with the three months before.
Which roles ask for Kafka?: Most job posts mentioning Kafka in the last 90 days: Engineer (24,712), Analyst (3,092) and Developer (2,337).
Where are Kafka jobs?: Top countries in the last 90 days: United States (10,456), India (7,383) and Brazil (1,695).
Are Kafka jobs remote?: 43% of job posts mentioning Kafka in the last 90 days offer remote or hybrid work.
What do Kafka jobs pay?: The median advertised salary is $150,000 per year (USD) across 33,094 job posts mentioning Kafka with disclosed pay in the last 12 months.

Share of job posts mentioning Kafka

Last three months down 13% vs. the three months before.

0.5% Nov 25

0.5% Dec 25

0.5% Jan 26

0.6% Feb 26

0.5% Mar 26

0.5% Apr 26

0.5% May 26

0.5% Jun 26

0.5% Jul 26

0.4% Aug 26

0.4% Sep 26

0.4% Oct 26

Roles asking for Kafka

Top countries

United States 10,456
India 7,383
Brazil 1,695
Canada 1,353
United Kingdom 1,317
Poland 982
Spain 866
France 798

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Search job descriptions for any skill or phrase with full-text search (access pro and up), and combine it with role, location, remote, seniority or salary filters.

Example request

curl -G -H "Authorization: Api-Key YOUR_API_KEY" "https://jobdataapi.com/api/jobs/" --data-urlencode 'description="kafka"' -d max_age=30

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Share of job posts from active companies whose description mentions "kafka" as a phrase; monthly bars show completed calendar months. Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Markdown version

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