ES6 jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-30, ES6 appears in 195 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 32% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-30
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Frequently asked questions about ES6
+Is ES6 in demand in 2026?
Yes. ES6 appears in 195 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-30, with demand down 32% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (44% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require ES6?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-30, the job titles most likely to require ES6 are Software Engineer (44% of postings list ES6), Frontend Engineer (9% of postings list ES6), Frontend Developer (4% of postings list ES6).
+What skills are commonly paired with ES6?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-30), ES6 most often appears alongside JavaScript, React, TypeScript, Docker, AWS.
+Where is ES6 most in demand?
As of 2026-08-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring ES6 are San Jose, New York City, Austin, San Francisco, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring ES6 — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require ES6
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 85 | 43.6% |
| Frontend Engineer | 18 | 9.2% |
| Frontend Developer | 8 | 4.1% |
| Full Stack Software Engineer | 7 | 3.6% |
| Front End Engineer | 5 | 2.6% |
| Full Stack Developer | 5 | 2.6% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 5 | 2.6% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 5 | 2.6% |
| Frontend Software Engineer | 4 | 2.1% |
| JavaScript Engineer | 3 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for ES6
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 8 | 4.1% |
| New York City | 6 | 3.1% |
| Austin | 5 | 2.6% |
| San Francisco | 5 | 2.6% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 2.1% |
| Lisbon | 4 | 2.1% |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 3 | 1.5% |
| Kuala Lumpur | 3 | 1.5% |
| London | 3 | 1.5% |
Skills commonly paired with ES6
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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