JavaScript Developer Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

JavaScript Developer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median JavaScript Developer daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - +25
Contract jobs requiring a JavaScript Developer 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.44% - 1.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% - 1.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £589
25th Percentile - - £609
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £663
Median % change year-on-year - - +12.77%
75th Percentile - - £709
90th Percentile - - £726
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £400 - £663
% change year-on-year - - +12.77%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 216 143 138
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 84.62% 92.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 128 72 101
10th Percentile £197 £260 £244
25th Percentile £348 £396 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £555 £541 £600
90th Percentile £616 £650 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £475 £450 £490
% change year-on-year +5.56% -8.16% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 8 5
10th Percentile £13.67 £17.01 £14.00
25th Percentile £14.50 £42.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £19.25 £60.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -67.92% +252.94% +36.00%
75th Percentile £20.63 £70.00 £32.00
90th Percentile £39.20 - £33.05
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £19.25 £60.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year -67.92% +252.94% +28.30%

JavaScript Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Job vacancy trend for JavaScript Developer in Newcastle upon Tyne

JavaScript Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for JavaScript Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for JavaScript Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

JavaScript Developer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 30 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring JavaScript Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Terraform
1 1 (100.00%) Grafana
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development

JavaScript Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 (100.00%) AWS
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
1 1 (100.00%) Grafana
1 1 (100.00%) Terraform