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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 16 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -8 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs citing JavaScript | 8,399 | 11,236 | 29,915 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 8.18% | 11.54% | 17.92% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 25.03% | 26.84% | 33.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,572 | 7,060 | 13,013 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,992 | £37,171 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £48,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £63,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +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 | 33,562 | 41,867 | 90,496 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 32.71% | 43.01% | 54.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,071 | 26,942 | 43,619 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,000 | £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 | £86,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £107,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,772 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.23% | +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 28 May 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 28 May 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 | 7,240 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 1,924 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 6,075 | £55,000 | - | 1,316 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 4,086 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 1,400 |
| London | -5 | 2,032 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 679 |
| North of England | -4 | 1,558 | £55,000 | - | 370 |
| South East | -4 | 1,433 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 250 |
| North West | -3 | 930 | £55,000 | - | 226 |
| Midlands | -5 | 865 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 290 |
| South West | +4 | 842 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 155 |
| Scotland | -15 | 647 | £55,000 | - | 72 |
| East of England | +10 | 481 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 141 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 479 | £55,000 | - | 109 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 463 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 171 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 395 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 119 |
| Wales | +7 | 175 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 40 |
| North East | +1 | 149 | £55,000 | - | 38 |
| Northern Ireland | -10 | 74 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 25 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | £36,000 | - | 1 |
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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