The first table below looks at the demand for the JavaScript Developer role in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited JavaScript Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
JavaScript Developer
Rank 247 280 366
Rank change year-on-year
+33 +86
Contract jobs requiring a JavaScript Developer 132 131 69
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.610% 0.486% 0.218%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.662% 0.526% 0.236%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 71 54
Average daily rate £400 £363 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+10.34% -3.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £300 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £500 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £295 £375
% change year-on-year
+18.64% -21.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 2
Average hourly rate £42.50 - £86.25
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £36.50 - £47.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £44.00 - £125.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £42.50 - £15.13
All Job Titles
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
19937 24898 29250
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 92.14% 92.45% 92.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 13430 16056 18793
Average daily rate £450 £440 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.27% -7.36%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 446 620 684
Average hourly rate £20.00 £20.00 £20.00
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.50 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £41.00 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
JavaScript Developer
England

JavaScript Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing JavaScript Developer across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London JavaScript Developer Jobs Demand Trend

JavaScript Developer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing JavaScript Developer across the London region.

London JavaScript Developer Daily Rate Trend

JavaScript Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing JavaScript Developer across the London region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

London JavaScript Developer Daily Rate Histogram

JavaScript Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing JavaScript Developer across the London region.

London JavaScript Developer Hourly Rate Trend

JavaScript Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing JavaScript Developer across the London region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

London JavaScript Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

JavaScript Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript Developer within the London region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London +26 38 £400 +12.20%
Hounslow - 4 £450 -
Brentford - 3 £465 -
Canary Wharf - 2 £675 -
Uxbridge +5 1 £400 -
JavaScript Developer
England

JavaScript Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited JavaScript Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with JavaScript Developer in their job title.

1 235 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 162 (68.94%) CSS
3 140 (59.57%) HTML5
4 102 (43.40%) HTML
5 96 (40.85%) CSS3
6 93 (39.57%) jQuery
7 90 (38.30%) OO
8 66 (28.09%) TDD
9 65 (27.66%) Agile Software Development
10 48 (20.43%) Backbone.js
11 43 (18.30%) Ajax
12 42 (17.87%) Node.js
13 36 (15.32%) BDD
14 35 (14.89%) JSON
14 35 (14.89%) MVC
15 33 (14.04%) PHP
16 31 (13.19%) Finance
17 29 (12.34%) Java
18 26 (11.06%) Jasmine
19 25 (10.64%) Git (software)
19 25 (10.64%) Banking
20 24 (10.21%) Unit Testing
21 21 (8.936%) Web Development
22 19 (8.085%) Ext JS
22 19 (8.085%) Dojo
23 18 (7.660%) Continuous Integration
23 18 (7.660%) E-Commerce
24 17 (7.234%) XML
25 16 (6.809%) Web Services
25 16 (6.809%) Ruby

JavaScript Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited JavaScript Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with JavaScript Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 162 (68.94%) CSS
2 140 (59.57%) HTML5
3 102 (43.40%) HTML
4 96 (40.85%) CSS3
5 93 (39.57%) jQuery
6 48 (20.43%) Backbone.js
7 43 (18.30%) Ajax
8 42 (17.87%) Node.js
9 35 (14.89%) JSON
10 19 (8.085%) Ext JS
10 19 (8.085%) Dojo
11 17 (7.234%) XML
12 16 (6.809%) Web Services
13 14 (5.957%) Spring
14 13 (5.532%) Underscore.js
14 13 (5.532%) Sass
15 12 (5.106%) KnockoutJS
16 11 (4.681%) RESTful
16 11 (4.681%) .NET
16 11 (4.681%) DOM
Application Platforms
1 11 (4.681%) Apache
2 5 (2.128%) CMS
3 4 (1.702%) SharePoint
4 3 (1.277%) Tomcat
5 2 (0.851%) WebSphere MQ
5 2 (0.851%) MQSeries
5 2 (0.851%) Drupal
6 1 (0.426%) RabbitMQ
6 1 (0.426%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.426%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 10 (4.255%) Photoshop
2 2 (0.851%) MS Office
2 2 (0.851%) Fireworks
3 1 (0.426%) Shockwave
Business Applications
1 1 (0.426%) SAP Oil and Gas
1 1 (0.426%) Oracle BPM
1 1 (0.426%) SiteCatalyst
1 1 (0.426%) WebTrends
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.128%) HTTP
2 3 (1.277%) DVB
2 3 (1.277%) Internet
3 1 (0.426%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.979%) MySQL
2 6 (2.553%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.702%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.702%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.426%) SQLite
4 1 (0.426%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (0.426%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.426%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 26 (11.06%) Jasmine
2 25 (10.64%) Git (software)
3 15 (6.383%) Subversion
4 11 (4.681%) QUnit
4 11 (4.681%) Visual Studio
5 8 (3.404%) Jenkins
6 7 (2.979%) PhoneGap
7 6 (2.553%) JSUnit
8 4 (1.702%) Cucumber
8 4 (1.702%) Balsamiq Mockups
8 4 (1.702%) Selenium
9 3 (1.277%) Team Foundation Server
9 3 (1.277%) Ant
10 2 (0.851%) JUnit
10 2 (0.851%) Dreamweaver
10 2 (0.851%) Appcelerator Titanium
10 2 (0.851%) JIRA
11 1 (0.426%) Mocha
11 1 (0.426%) Capistrano
11 1 (0.426%) SpecFlow
General
1 31 (13.19%) Finance
2 25 (10.64%) Banking
3 14 (5.957%) Games
4 11 (4.681%) Retail
5 8 (3.404%) Telecoms
6 6 (2.553%) Publishing
6 6 (2.553%) Front Office
7 5 (2.128%) Marketing
7 5 (2.128%) Investment Banking
8 4 (1.702%) Electronics
8 4 (1.702%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (1.277%) Back Office
10 1 (0.426%) Multimedia
10 1 (0.426%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.426%) Automotive
10 1 (0.426%) Legal
10 1 (0.426%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.809%) Mobile App
2 12 (5.106%) RIA
3 9 (3.830%) Computer Science
3 9 (3.830%) New Media
4 8 (3.404%) Open Source
5 6 (2.553%) Digital Media
5 6 (2.553%) Social Network
5 6 (2.553%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (2.128%) Online Games
6 5 (2.128%) Social Media
7 4 (1.702%) NHS
7 4 (1.702%) DTV
7 4 (1.702%) STB
7 4 (1.702%) Visualisation
7 4 (1.702%) SaaS
7 4 (1.702%) Animation
7 4 (1.702%) IPTV
7 4 (1.702%) FMCG
8 3 (1.277%) Video on Demand
8 3 (1.277%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 11 (4.681%) Linux
2 7 (2.979%) Windows
3 6 (2.553%) UNIX
3 6 (2.553%) Android
4 5 (2.128%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.426%) Windows Mobile
5 1 (0.426%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (38.30%) OO
2 66 (28.09%) TDD
3 65 (27.66%) Agile Software Development
4 36 (15.32%) BDD
5 35 (14.89%) MVC
6 24 (10.21%) Unit Testing
7 21 (8.936%) Web Development
8 18 (7.660%) Continuous Integration
8 18 (7.660%) E-Commerce
9 14 (5.957%) Scrum
10 11 (4.681%) Pair Programming
11 10 (4.255%) MVVM
12 8 (3.404%) Software Engineering
13 6 (2.553%) OOP
13 6 (2.553%) DNA
13 6 (2.553%) Web Testing
14 4 (1.702%) Business Intelligence
14 4 (1.702%) OOD
14 4 (1.702%) Validation
14 4 (1.702%) Content Management
Programming Languages
1 235 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 33 (14.04%) PHP
3 29 (12.34%) Java
4 16 (6.809%) Ruby
5 14 (5.957%) C#
6 10 (4.255%) Python
7 6 (2.553%) C++
7 6 (2.553%) SQL
8 5 (2.128%) PHP5
8 5 (2.128%) Perl
9 4 (1.702%) Clojure
10 3 (1.277%) C
11 2 (0.851%) VBA
11 2 (0.851%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.851%) Bash shell
11 2 (0.851%) Scala
11 2 (0.851%) Groovy
12 1 (0.426%) XPath
12 1 (0.426%) CoffeeScript
12 1 (0.426%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 12 (5.106%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.426%) QA
Vendors
1 9 (3.830%) Zend
2 8 (3.404%) Microsoft
3 2 (0.851%) Adobe
3 2 (0.851%) Progress
3 2 (0.851%) Facebook
3 2 (0.851%) Twitter
3 2 (0.851%) Sencha
4 1 (0.426%) Omniture
4 1 (0.426%) Caplin
4 1 (0.426%) IBM
4 1 (0.426%) SAP
4 1 (0.426%) Oracle
London
Austin Fraser Digital are currently working with a global financial organisation that are looking for a JavaScript Developer to work on a 6 month greenfield project. The successful...
Austin Fraser
Rate: £0.00 per day + Market Rates
Posted: 16 May 2013
City of London
Front End, Object Orientated JavaScript Developer, Start Monday, £400+, London, Contract, 3 MonthsMy client, is searching for a Front End Object Orientated JavaScript Developer to start asap. The...
Mint
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 1 May 2013
City of London
My client is a major digital agencey based in East London, seeking a JavaScript Developer for an initial 3 month contract with a view for extension offering up...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
City of London
My client is a major digital agency based in East London, seeking a JavaScript Developer for an initial 3 month contract with a view for extension offering up...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
My client has an immediate requirement for an experienced front end developer with an excellent knowledge of Object Orientated JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3. You will have excellent web...
Senitor Associates
Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
You will have efficient ability and skill in the following:- Javascript (Object Orientated)- HTML5- CSS3- XML - AJAX- JQuery- Commercial experience in Front End Development- Excellent communication skillsIf you...
NFP Group Ltd
Rate: £400 - £475 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
OO Javascript Developer Intn'l Mobile Consultancy Giant - £450pd... You will have efficient ability and skill in the following: - Javascript (Object Orientated) - HTML5 - CSS3 - XML - AJAX - JQuery - Commercial...
FIRST POINT IT RESOURCING
Rate: £400 - £475 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
JavaScript Developer / Architect - Javascript , HTTP , HTML , PHP , AJAX, embedded... Detailed knowledge and understanding of the following technologies: *JavaScript *HTTP protocol *HTML *PHP *AJAX *jQuery *MVC *JSON *REST web...
Apollo Solutions
Rate: £25 - £40 per hour + overtime
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Key Skills: - Javascript (Min. 1-2 years) - Actionscript - Video Streaming - Previous experience in Application development - Source code like; SVN, GIT, Clear case, Perforce Desirables: - Python - C ++, Java, Lua,...
Progressive Recruitment
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
1-2 years) or ECMAScript - Actionscript - C# (Knowledge of) - Video Streaming - Previous experience in Application development - Source code like; SVN, GIT, Clear case, Perforce Desirables: - Python - C ++, Java,...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £200 - £220 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
The project is a JavaScript and UI based and you will be within a team of C/ C++ engineers. Key Skills: - Javascript (Min. 1-2 years) or ECMAScript -...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £150 - £180 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013