JavaScript (including ECMAScript)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for JavaScript skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 16 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -8 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs citing JavaScript | 8,472 | 10,318 | 30,564 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 8.05% | 10.88% | 18.08% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 24.96% | 25.74% | 33.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,609 | 7,006 | 12,901 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £39,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £48,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +4.17% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,750 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.45% | - | +15.79% |
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 permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 33,947 | 40,085 | 91,945 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 32.25% | 42.29% | 54.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,291 | 26,714 | 43,327 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £48,750 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £85,688 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £107,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
JavaScript
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing JavaScript as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
JavaScript
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing JavaScript.
JavaScript
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing JavaScript over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
JavaScript
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -3 | 7,316 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 1,750 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 6,116 | £54,750 | -0.45% | 1,171 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 4,118 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 1,132 |
| London | -3 | 2,061 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 641 |
| North of England | -2 | 1,570 | £55,000 | - | 338 |
| South East | -4 | 1,435 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 240 |
| North West | -3 | 938 | £55,000 | - | 207 |
| Midlands | -4 | 887 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 223 |
| South West | +4 | 852 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 145 |
| Scotland | -15 | 639 | £55,000 | - | 68 |
| East of England | +16 | 481 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 126 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 480 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 96 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 474 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 139 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 406 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 84 |
| Wales | +8 | 179 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 33 |
| North East | +9 | 152 | £55,000 | - | 36 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 72 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 20 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £36,000 | - |
JavaScript
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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