Babel Job Trends

Babel JavaScript Compiler
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Babel skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 662 642 796
Rank change year-on-year -20 +154 +37
Permanent jobs citing Babel 10 39 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.015% 0.079% 0.003%
As % of the Development Applications category 0.26% 0.75% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 9 25 2
10th Percentile - £51,750 -
25th Percentile £65,000 £52,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +39.13% +27.78% -18.18%
75th Percentile £85,000 £60,000 £50,000
90th Percentile - £69,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% +27.78% -10.00%

All Development Application Skills
UK

Babel falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 3,918 5,217 8,004
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 5.77% 10.60% 10.72%
Number of salaries quoted 2,529 3,018 6,436
10th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,250 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £57,443 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.96% +4.44% -1.79%

Babel
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Babel relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Babel job vacancy trend in the UK

Babel
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Babel.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Babel

Babel
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Babel over the 6 months to 18 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Babel in the UK

Babel
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Babel within the UK over the 6 months to 18 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Work from Home +33 6 £80,000 +33.33% 2
England +4 5 £65,000 +13.04% 2
UK excluding London -21 5 £65,000 +13.04%
South East +9 4 £65,000 +13.04%
West Midlands +15 1 - -
Midlands +8 1 - -

Babel
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 4 (40.00%) Figma
Development Applications
1 9 (90.00%) Git
2 6 (60.00%) webpack
3 4 (40.00%) rollup.js
4 1 (10.00%) Cypress.io
4 1 (10.00%) Vite
General
1 5 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (100.00%) Developer
2 6 (60.00%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
3 5 (50.00%) React Developer
3 5 (50.00%) Senior
3 5 (50.00%) Senior Developer
3 5 (50.00%) Senior Front-End Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (100.00%) CSS
1 10 (100.00%) HTML
1 10 (100.00%) React
2 6 (60.00%) CSS3
2 6 (60.00%) HTML5
3 5 (50.00%) Jest
3 5 (50.00%) Sass
4 4 (40.00%) Node.js
5 1 (10.00%) Material-UI
5 1 (10.00%) RESTful
5 1 (10.00%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 5 (50.00%) Data Centre
2 4 (40.00%) Video\Live Streaming
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) Responsive Web Design
2 6 (60.00%) Front End Development
2 6 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (60.00%) User Experience
3 5 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 5 (50.00%) Cross-Browser Compatibility
3 5 (50.00%) Data Strategy
3 5 (50.00%) End-to-End Testing
4 4 (40.00%) Issue Tracking
4 4 (40.00%) SDLC
5 1 (10.00%) Agile
5 1 (10.00%) AI
5 1 (10.00%) Code Quality
5 1 (10.00%) Sprint Planning
5 1 (10.00%) Sprint Review
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 10 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 9 (90.00%) Degree
2 5 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 5 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 5 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (60.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (10.00%) WCAG