JavaScript Contracts in the South East

JavaScript (including ECMAScript)
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for JavaScript skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited JavaScript over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 66 51 47
Rank change year-on-year -15 -4 -19
Contract jobs citing JavaScript 148 228 357
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 2.70% 4.01% 4.63%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.38% 14.42% 17.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 146 238
10th Percentile £255 £363 £338
25th Percentile £313 £406 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £519 £575 £575
90th Percentile £625 £638 £638
England median daily rate £550 £545 £550
% change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% +13.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 19 7
10th Percentile £35.00 £45.45 £45.75
25th Percentile £55.00 £55.88 £54.20
Median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 £62.15
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.59% +7.16%
75th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.52
90th Percentile £77.00 - £66.44
England median hourly rate £62.50 £65.50 £52.56
% change year-on-year -4.58% +24.63% -4.45%

All Programming Languages
South East

JavaScript is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,195 1,581 2,061
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 21.80% 27.79% 26.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 831 1,118 1,329
10th Percentile £325 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £608 £619 £588
90th Percentile £688 £694 £650
England median daily rate £550 £563 £550
% change year-on-year -2.28% +2.33% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 90 86
10th Percentile £35.00 £18.93 £16.25
25th Percentile £46.25 £26.09 £20.00
Median hourly rate £60.07 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.22% +57.14% -17.65%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £55.00
90th Percentile £76.75 £75.00 £62.15
England median hourly rate £62.50 £61.18 £50.10
% change year-on-year +2.17% +22.11% +15.84%

JavaScript
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing JavaScript as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for JavaScript in the South East

JavaScript
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing JavaScript in the South East.

Daily rate trend for JavaScript in the South East

JavaScript
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JavaScript in the South East over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for JavaScript in the South East

JavaScript
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing JavaScript in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for JavaScript in the South East

JavaScript
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing JavaScript in the South East over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for JavaScript in the South East

JavaScript
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript within the South East region over the 6 months to 7 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley -36 50 £444 -1.39% 56
Hampshire -18 43 £450 -10.00% 59
Berkshire -33 42 £425 -15.00% 25
Surrey +24 26 £300 -40.89% 31
East Sussex +18 14 £350 -53.33% 14
Buckinghamshire +7 7 £494 +23.44% 20
Kent +4 6 £485 -22.40% 23
West Sussex +3 5 £400 -30.43% 6
Middlesex +3 2 - - 1
Oxfordshire +1 1 - - 11
Home Counties - 1 £475 -
JavaScript
England

JavaScript
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 19 (12.84%) Confluence
2 9 (6.08%) Drupal
3 6 (4.05%) CMS
4 4 (2.70%) OpenStack
4 4 (2.70%) SharePoint
5 3 (2.03%) Apache
5 3 (2.03%) Moodle
6 2 (1.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (1.35%) Headless CMS
6 2 (1.35%) Jadu
6 2 (1.35%) Kentico
6 2 (1.35%) WordPress
7 1 (0.68%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.68%) Appian
7 1 (0.68%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.68%) JBoss
7 1 (0.68%) Red Hat Fuse
7 1 (0.68%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.68%) WebLogic
Applications
1 3 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (2.03%) Photoshop
2 2 (1.35%) Adobe Illustrator
2 2 (1.35%) Sketch
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.68%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.68%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.35%) SAP Hybris
2 1 (0.68%) Magento
2 1 (0.68%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.68%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 27 (18.24%) Azure
2 15 (10.14%) AWS
3 13 (8.78%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (5.41%) Serverless
5 6 (4.05%) GCP
5 6 (4.05%) Power Platform
6 5 (3.38%) Amazon ECS
6 5 (3.38%) Amazon EKS
6 5 (3.38%) Dynamics 365
7 3 (2.03%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 3 (2.03%) Figma
7 3 (2.03%) Google App Engine
7 3 (2.03%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.35%) Amazon S3
8 2 (1.35%) Azure Key Vault
8 2 (1.35%) Azure Monitor
8 2 (1.35%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (1.35%) Google Analytics
8 2 (1.35%) PowerApps
8 2 (1.35%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (10.14%) Software-Defined Radio
2 14 (9.46%) SNMP
3 3 (2.03%) BGP
3 3 (2.03%) Cisco IOS
3 3 (2.03%) Intranet
3 3 (2.03%) IOS XR
4 2 (1.35%) HTTP
5 1 (0.68%) NFC
5 1 (0.68%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (14.86%) SQL Server
2 14 (9.46%) MySQL
3 13 (8.78%) Relational Database
4 8 (5.41%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (3.38%) MongoDB
6 3 (2.03%) NoSQL
7 2 (1.35%) BigQuery
7 2 (1.35%) CouchDB
7 2 (1.35%) Oracle Database
7 2 (1.35%) Power BI
7 2 (1.35%) RDBMS
7 2 (1.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.68%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.68%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.68%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.68%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.68%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 42 (28.38%) Git
2 24 (16.22%) JIRA
3 18 (12.16%) Bitbucket
4 16 (10.81%) Eclipse
5 15 (10.14%) GoogleTest
6 14 (9.46%) Robot Framework
7 8 (5.41%) Jenkins
8 5 (3.38%) GitLab
8 5 (3.38%) Visual Studio
9 3 (2.03%) JUnit
9 3 (2.03%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (1.35%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (1.35%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (1.35%) Selenium
10 2 (1.35%) Team Foundation Server
10 2 (1.35%) VersionOne
11 1 (0.68%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.68%) JMeter
11 1 (0.68%) MagicDraw
11 1 (0.68%) NUnit
General
1 28 (18.92%) Social Skills
2 19 (12.84%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (6.76%) Telecoms
4 7 (4.73%) Billing
4 7 (4.73%) Public Sector
5 6 (4.05%) Aerospace
5 6 (4.05%) Marketing
6 5 (3.38%) Finance
6 5 (3.38%) Retail
7 3 (2.03%) Advertising
8 2 (1.35%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.68%) Aviation
9 1 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.68%) Legal
9 1 (0.68%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.68%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 81 (54.73%) Developer
2 20 (13.51%) Full Stack Developer
2 20 (13.51%) Software Engineer
3 13 (8.78%) Java Developer
3 13 (8.78%) Lead
4 11 (7.43%) C++ Software Engineer
5 9 (6.08%) Senior
6 8 (5.41%) Drupal Developer
7 7 (4.73%) Java Engineer
7 7 (4.73%) Java Software Engineer
8 6 (4.05%) Analyst
8 6 (4.05%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 6 (4.05%) JavaScript Developer
8 6 (4.05%) ServiceNow Developer
8 6 (4.05%) Software Developer
9 5 (3.38%) .NET Developer
9 5 (3.38%) Designer
9 5 (3.38%) React Developer
9 5 (3.38%) Scrum Master
9 5 (3.38%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (54.05%) HTML
2 75 (50.68%) CSS
3 41 (27.70%) AngularJS
4 36 (24.32%) Node.js
5 31 (20.95%) React
6 22 (14.86%) .NET
7 17 (11.49%) REST
8 14 (9.46%) Spring
8 14 (9.46%) Web Services
9 13 (8.78%) ASP.NET
9 13 (8.78%) RESTful
10 11 (7.43%) ASP.NET MVC
10 11 (7.43%) JSON
10 11 (7.43%) Spring Boot
11 9 (6.08%) XML
12 7 (4.73%) .NET Framework
12 7 (4.73%) Entity Framework
12 7 (4.73%) Kafka
12 7 (4.73%) React Native
12 7 (4.73%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 7 (4.73%) Distributed Systems
2 4 (2.70%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (2.70%) Linux Command Line
2 4 (2.70%) Product Ownership
3 3 (2.03%) Public Cloud
4 2 (1.35%) Biopharmaceutical
4 2 (1.35%) Client/Server
4 2 (1.35%) Data Structures
4 2 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.35%) Social Media
5 1 (0.68%) Digital TV
5 1 (0.68%) Graphic Design
5 1 (0.68%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (0.68%) IoT
5 1 (0.68%) Low-Code
5 1 (0.68%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.68%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.68%) Smartcard
5 1 (0.68%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 28 (18.92%) Linux
2 14 (9.46%) Windows
3 2 (1.35%) Ubuntu
3 2 (1.35%) Unix
4 1 (0.68%) Android
4 1 (0.68%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.68%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.68%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (40.54%) Agile
2 38 (25.68%) Scrum
3 36 (24.32%) Software Engineering
4 28 (18.92%) Full Stack Development
5 23 (15.54%) DevOps
6 22 (14.86%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (14.86%) TDD
7 19 (12.84%) UML
8 18 (12.16%) CI/CD
9 16 (10.81%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (10.81%) MVC
9 16 (10.81%) Test Automation
9 16 (10.81%) Validation
10 15 (10.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 15 (10.14%) Microservices
10 15 (10.14%) SysML
11 14 (9.46%) BDD
11 14 (9.46%) Prototyping
12 13 (8.78%) Kanban
12 13 (8.78%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 43 (29.05%) Java
2 26 (17.57%) C#
3 22 (14.86%) Python
4 20 (13.51%) C++
4 20 (13.51%) PHP
5 14 (9.46%) SQL
6 8 (5.41%) TypeScript
7 5 (3.38%) Bash
7 5 (3.38%) T-SQL
8 3 (2.03%) C
8 3 (2.03%) PL/SQL
8 3 (2.03%) Shell Script
9 2 (1.35%) Go
9 2 (1.35%) Kotlin
9 2 (1.35%) PowerShell
9 2 (1.35%) Scala
10 1 (0.68%) Assembly Language
10 1 (0.68%) Rust
10 1 (0.68%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.68%) VBA
Qualifications
1 24 (16.22%) Security Cleared
2 22 (14.86%) SC Cleared
3 8 (5.41%) Degree
4 3 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.35%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.68%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.68%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.68%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.68%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.68%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (9.46%) QA
2 5 (3.38%) Accessibility
2 5 (3.38%) GDPR
3 1 (0.68%) HIPAA
3 1 (0.68%) IEC 61508
3 1 (0.68%) MISRA
3 1 (0.68%) MISRA C
3 1 (0.68%) PMO
3 1 (0.68%) SLA
3 1 (0.68%) WCAG
System Software
1 16 (10.81%) Firmware
2 7 (4.73%) Docker
3 2 (1.35%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.35%) VirtualBox
3 2 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (6.76%) Kubernetes
2 5 (3.38%) Ansible
3 2 (1.35%) Terraform
4 1 (0.68%) Kibana
Vendors
1 19 (12.84%) Google
2 14 (9.46%) Atlassian
2 14 (9.46%) ServiceNow
3 9 (6.08%) Microsoft
4 6 (4.05%) Oracle
5 3 (2.03%) Adobe
5 3 (2.03%) Cisco
5 3 (2.03%) SAP
5 3 (2.03%) TOWER Software
6 2 (1.35%) Red Hat
6 2 (1.35%) VMware
7 1 (0.68%) Compaq
7 1 (0.68%) Dynatrace
7 1 (0.68%) IBM
7 1 (0.68%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.68%) Sparx
7 1 (0.68%) Splunk
7 1 (0.68%) TIBCO