JavaScript (including ECMAScript)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for JavaScript skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited JavaScript over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 36 | 29 | 20 |
Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -9 | -5 |
Contract jobs citing JavaScript | 2,120 | 3,464 | 7,049 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 4.92% | 6.14% | 8.03% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 16.38% | 18.02% | 22.29% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 1,475 | 2,547 | 5,329 |
10th Percentile | £325 | £388 | £390 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £450 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £545 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.67% | +14.74% |
75th Percentile | £688 | £647 | £650 |
90th Percentile | £850 | £738 | £735 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £480 | £475 |
% change year-on-year | -6.25% | +1.05% | +11.76% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 43 | 47 | 67 |
10th Percentile | £37.63 | £36.32 | £20.70 |
25th Percentile | £46.18 | £51.25 | £35.00 |
Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £70.00 | £55.00 |
Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +27.27% | +10.00% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.54 |
90th Percentile | £74.00 | £76.00 | £75.57 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £70.00 | £57.50 |
% change year-on-year | -7.14% | +21.74% | +23.66% |
All Programming Languages
UK
JavaScript is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,943 | 19,224 | 31,631 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.04% | 34.10% | 36.03% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 9,180 | 13,863 | 23,133 |
10th Percentile | £350 | £385 | £388 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £460 | £456 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
75th Percentile | £650 | £679 | £663 |
90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £755 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +14.68% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 522 | 432 | 487 |
10th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.54 | £19.51 |
25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
Median hourly rate | £62.00 | £62.50 | £51.12 |
Median % change year-on-year | -0.80% | +22.26% | +14.88% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.06 | £61.00 |
90th Percentile | £77.50 | £79.07 | £71.15 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £52.50 |
% change year-on-year | - | +19.05% | +28.05% |
JavaScript
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing JavaScript as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
JavaScript
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing JavaScript.
JavaScript
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JavaScript over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
JavaScript
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing JavaScript.
JavaScript
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing JavaScript over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
JavaScript
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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England | -7 | 1,819 | £550 | - | 1,750 |
London | -3 | 1,115 | £600 | +4.35% | 641 |
Work from Home | 0 | 1,023 | £550 | +7.32% | 1,132 |
UK excluding London | -11 | 739 | £450 | -6.25% | 1,171 |
North of England | -7 | 233 | £500 | -4.76% | 338 |
South East | -16 | 149 | £400 | -20.00% | 240 |
South West | +4 | 119 | £500 | - | 145 |
North West | -11 | 107 | £475 | -13.64% | 207 |
Yorkshire | -4 | 102 | £575 | +13.86% | 96 |
Midlands | -3 | 95 | £425 | -8.80% | 223 |
Scotland | -31 | 78 | £459 | -3.37% | 68 |
East of England | -7 | 48 | £423 | -11.52% | 126 |
East Midlands | -3 | 47 | £394 | -5.12% | 84 |
West Midlands | -9 | 47 | £475 | -5.00% | 139 |
North East | +14 | 24 | £466 | -15.32% | 36 |
Wales | +6 | 12 | £425 | -8.11% | 33 |
Northern Ireland | +6 | 6 | - | - | 20 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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