JavaScript Developer Contract Job Trends in Bristol

JavaScript Developer
South West > Bristol

The median JavaScript Developer daily rate in Bristol is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 78 77
Rank change year-on-year +11 -1 +16
Contract jobs requiring a JavaScript Developer 3 1 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 0.41% 0.11% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% 0.11% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 3
10th Percentile £373 - £375
25th Percentile £388 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -10.00% +1.27%
75th Percentile £494 £475 £581
90th Percentile £528 - £615
South West median daily rate £425 £475 £538
% change year-on-year -10.53% -11.63% +7.50%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 672 872 1,037
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.69% 95.30% 95.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 474 695
10th Percentile £250 £234 £313
25th Percentile £375 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £488 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.30% -7.14% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £589 £639
90th Percentile £750 £688 £709
South West median daily rate £500 £515 £538
% change year-on-year -2.91% -4.19% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 139 161 120
10th Percentile £12.82 £17.50 £21.15
25th Percentile £18.51 £59.25 £49.38
Median hourly rate £33.50 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -52.14% +7.69% +6.56%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £75.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £77.50 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -62.74% +12.50% +5.52%

JavaScript Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured JavaScript Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for JavaScript Developer in Bristol

JavaScript Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for JavaScript Developer job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for JavaScript Developer job vacancies in Bristol

JavaScript Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JavaScript Developer in Bristol over the 6 months to 21 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for JavaScript Developer in Bristol

JavaScript Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for JavaScript Developer job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for JavaScript Developer job vacancies in Bristol

JavaScript Developer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 21 September 2025, JavaScript Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bristol region featuring JavaScript Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 2 (66.67%) TypeScript
2 2 (66.67%) React
2 2 (66.67%) Node.js
2 2 (66.67%) Full-Stack Development
3 1 (33.33%) Express.js
3 1 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
3 1 (33.33%) Next.js
3 1 (33.33%) Validation
3 1 (33.33%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) AWS
3 1 (33.33%) PL/SQL
3 1 (33.33%) SQL
3 1 (33.33%) Oracle

JavaScript Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) AWS
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle APEX
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) Node.js
1 2 (66.67%) React
2 1 (33.33%) Express.js
2 1 (33.33%) Next.js
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 2 (66.67%) TypeScript
3 1 (33.33%) PL/SQL
3 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle