JavaScript Contracts in the UK excluding London

JavaScript (including ECMAScript)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 50 38 31
Rank change year-on-year -12 -7 -12
Contract jobs citing JavaScript 752 1,247 1,884
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.66% 5.22% 6.10%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.57% 18.01% 21.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 448 929 1,318
10th Percentile £300 £363 £352
25th Percentile £379 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £480 £475
Median % change year-on-year -6.15% +0.95% +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £550
90th Percentile £650 £638 £632
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £540
% change year-on-year - -2.78% +13.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 29 40
10th Percentile £32.75 £49.74 £14.25
25th Percentile £46.18 £52.00 £41.56
Median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 £55.25
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +17.65% +31.55%
75th Percentile £66.25 £75.00 £65.29
90th Percentile £73.00 - £67.80
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £66.50 £55.50
% change year-on-year -6.02% +19.82% +16.84%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,829 6,925 8,922
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.49% 28.99% 28.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,250 4,932 6,227
10th Percentile £317 £350 £335
25th Percentile £400 £413 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £490
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +2.04% +15.29%
75th Percentile £585 £594 £575
90th Percentile £650 £678 £644
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 401 338 335
10th Percentile £37.63 £22.50 £17.10
25th Percentile £51.25 £48.98 £27.49
Median hourly rate £62.50 £60.63 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% +21.86% +19.16%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.50 £65.47
UK median hourly rate £61.60 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +2.67% +20.00% +14.94%

JavaScript
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing JavaScript as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for JavaScript in the UK excluding London

JavaScript
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing JavaScript in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for JavaScript in the UK excluding London

JavaScript
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JavaScript in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for JavaScript in the UK excluding London

JavaScript
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing JavaScript in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for JavaScript in the UK excluding London

JavaScript
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing JavaScript in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for JavaScript in the UK excluding London

JavaScript
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 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
North of England -9 218 £475 -7.32% 314
South East -13 151 £411 -17.75% 194
South West +10 125 £500 - 183
North West -16 104 £475 -10.59% 179
Scotland -19 104 £475 - 76
Yorkshire -7 89 £575 +15.00% 104
Midlands -5 87 £419 -4.23% 232
East of England +3 45 £438 -8.38% 103
East Midlands +1 45 £388 -1.90% 96
West Midlands -3 42 £450 -10.00% 134
North East +9 25 £454 -17.45% 35
Wales -3 14 £413 -8.33% 36
Northern Ireland +12 9 - - 27
JavaScript
UK

JavaScript
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 38 (5.05%) SharePoint
2 34 (4.52%) Confluence
3 17 (2.26%) CMS
4 14 (1.86%) Drupal
5 10 (1.33%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 8 (1.06%) SharePoint 2010
6 8 (1.06%) SharePoint Server
7 6 (0.80%) OpenStack
7 6 (0.80%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.66%) IIS
9 4 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.53%) ArcGIS
9 4 (0.53%) GeoServer
9 4 (0.53%) WordPress
10 3 (0.40%) Apache
10 3 (0.40%) Jupyter
10 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
10 3 (0.40%) Moodle
10 3 (0.40%) nginx
10 3 (0.40%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 108 (14.36%) Chatbot
2 15 (1.99%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (0.80%) Photoshop
5 5 (0.66%) Adobe Illustrator
5 5 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.40%) Sketch
7 2 (0.27%) Adobe Captivate
7 2 (0.27%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.27%) Camtasia
7 2 (0.27%) InfoPath
7 2 (0.27%) Lectora
7 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.27%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.13%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 5 (0.66%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.53%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.40%) Magento
3 3 (0.40%) Maximo
4 2 (0.27%) SAP Hybris
4 2 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.13%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.13%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.13%) Hyperion Planning
5 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.13%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 151 (20.08%) AWS
2 110 (14.63%) Azure
3 61 (8.11%) Serverless
4 38 (5.05%) Power Platform
5 37 (4.92%) Azure DevOps
6 33 (4.39%) AWS Lambda
7 31 (4.12%) Amazon S3
8 27 (3.59%) Power Automate
9 26 (3.46%) GitHub
10 23 (3.06%) GCP
11 22 (2.93%) AWS CloudFormation
12 17 (2.26%) Microsoft 365
12 17 (2.26%) OpenShift
13 14 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
13 14 (1.86%) PowerApps
14 12 (1.60%) SaaS
15 11 (1.46%) Azure Logic Apps
15 11 (1.46%) npm
16 10 (1.33%) Azure Functions
17 9 (1.20%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.53%) TCP/IP
2 15 (1.99%) HTTP
2 15 (1.99%) Software-Defined Radio
3 14 (1.86%) SNMP
4 11 (1.46%) Ethernet
5 9 (1.20%) Intranet
6 8 (1.06%) SSL
7 7 (0.93%) Firewall
8 6 (0.80%) DNS
8 6 (0.80%) Wireless
9 5 (0.66%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 4 (0.53%) NetScaler
10 4 (0.53%) RTSP
11 3 (0.40%) BGP
11 3 (0.40%) Cisco IOS
11 3 (0.40%) Internet
11 3 (0.40%) IOS XR
11 3 (0.40%) Skype
12 2 (0.27%) Modbus
12 2 (0.27%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (7.31%) PostgreSQL
2 48 (6.38%) MySQL
3 44 (5.85%) SQL Server
4 37 (4.92%) MongoDB
5 24 (3.19%) Relational Database
6 20 (2.66%) Amazon Aurora
7 18 (2.39%) NoSQL
8 14 (1.86%) Metadata
8 14 (1.86%) Oracle Database
9 13 (1.73%) Elasticsearch
9 13 (1.73%) Power BI
10 9 (1.20%) Redis
10 9 (1.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 7 (0.93%) Apache Cassandra
11 7 (0.93%) GIS
11 7 (0.93%) MariaDB
11 7 (0.93%) PowerPivot
12 6 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
12 6 (0.80%) Microsoft Power View
13 4 (0.53%) ClickHouse
Development Applications
1 92 (12.23%) Git
2 63 (8.38%) Jenkins
3 53 (7.05%) JIRA
4 30 (3.99%) Eclipse
5 25 (3.32%) Cypress.io
6 24 (3.19%) Selenium
7 22 (2.93%) Bitbucket
8 19 (2.53%) GitLab
8 19 (2.53%) Visual Studio
9 15 (1.99%) GoogleTest
9 15 (1.99%) Robot Framework
9 15 (1.99%) webpack
10 13 (1.73%) Postman
11 10 (1.33%) Cucumber
12 8 (1.06%) Maven
12 8 (1.06%) Mercurial
13 7 (0.93%) JUnit
14 6 (0.80%) Oracle APEX
14 6 (0.80%) TeamCity
14 6 (0.80%) WebDriver
General
1 143 (19.02%) Social Skills
2 78 (10.37%) Public Sector
3 47 (6.25%) Finance
4 43 (5.72%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (2.39%) Manufacturing
5 18 (2.39%) Telecoms
6 17 (2.26%) Marketing
7 12 (1.60%) Military
7 12 (1.60%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (1.33%) Billing
8 10 (1.33%) Publishing
8 10 (1.33%) Retail
9 9 (1.20%) Multimedia
10 8 (1.06%) Legal
11 7 (0.93%) Games
11 7 (0.93%) Pharmaceutical
11 7 (0.93%) Tech for Good
12 6 (0.80%) Aerospace
12 6 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (0.80%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 483 (64.23%) Developer
2 148 (19.68%) Software Developer
3 68 (9.04%) Full Stack Developer
4 61 (8.11%) Software Engineer
5 42 (5.59%) Senior
6 38 (5.05%) Java Developer
7 35 (4.65%) Lead
8 28 (3.72%) .NET Developer
9 26 (3.46%) JavaScript Developer
9 26 (3.46%) React Developer
10 23 (3.06%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 21 (2.79%) Senior Developer
12 19 (2.53%) Architect
12 19 (2.53%) Designer
13 17 (2.26%) Analyst
13 17 (2.26%) C++ Software Engineer
13 17 (2.26%) Full Stack Engineer
13 17 (2.26%) Tester
14 15 (1.99%) Applications Developer
15 11 (1.46%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 366 (48.67%) HTML
2 248 (32.98%) CSS
3 196 (26.06%) React
4 153 (20.35%) Node.js
5 102 (13.56%) AngularJS
6 83 (11.04%) .NET
7 77 (10.24%) REST
8 56 (7.45%) Spring
9 50 (6.65%) RESTful
10 47 (6.25%) Spring Boot
11 43 (5.72%) Web Services
12 40 (5.32%) XML
13 35 (4.65%) JSON
14 31 (4.12%) HTML5
15 30 (3.99%) AWS CDK
16 29 (3.86%) ASP.NET
17 26 (3.46%) Vue
18 25 (3.32%) GraphQL
18 25 (3.32%) OAuth
19 21 (2.79%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 22 (2.93%) Legacy Systems
1 22 (2.93%) Product Ownership
2 18 (2.39%) Mobile App
3 16 (2.13%) Algorithms
4 15 (1.99%) Distributed Systems
5 11 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
5 11 (1.46%) Greenfield Project
6 10 (1.33%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.06%) Data Structures
9 7 (0.93%) CMDB
9 7 (0.93%) Social Media
10 6 (0.80%) Low-Code
10 6 (0.80%) Management Information System
10 6 (0.80%) Operational Technology
11 5 (0.66%) IoT
11 5 (0.66%) Linux Command Line
11 5 (0.66%) Public Cloud
12 4 (0.53%) Client/Server
12 4 (0.53%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 66 (8.78%) Linux
2 41 (5.45%) Windows
3 11 (1.46%) Android
4 10 (1.33%) Apple iOS
4 10 (1.33%) Unix
5 3 (0.40%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.27%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.27%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.13%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 241 (32.05%) Agile
2 218 (28.99%) Software Engineering
3 142 (18.88%) Code Quality
4 129 (17.15%) Full Stack Development
5 120 (15.96%) Artificial Intelligence
6 114 (15.16%) CI/CD
7 108 (14.36%) Conversational UI
8 105 (13.96%) DevOps
9 94 (12.50%) Test Automation
10 87 (11.57%) Problem-Solving
11 76 (10.11%) Scrum
12 75 (9.97%) TDD
13 68 (9.04%) Microservices
14 54 (7.18%) Front End Development
15 53 (7.05%) Unit Testing
16 49 (6.52%) MVC
17 47 (6.25%) User Experience
18 39 (5.19%) BDD
19 38 (5.05%) Continuous Integration
19 38 (5.05%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 243 (32.31%) Python
2 237 (31.52%) C#
3 206 (27.39%) SQL
4 187 (24.87%) Java
5 127 (16.89%) TypeScript
6 50 (6.65%) PHP
7 44 (5.85%) C++
8 31 (4.12%) Bash
9 23 (3.06%) C
9 23 (3.06%) PowerShell
10 16 (2.13%) Shell Script
11 14 (1.86%) Groovy
12 11 (1.46%) Apex Code
13 9 (1.20%) Go
13 9 (1.20%) Ruby
14 8 (1.06%) PL/SQL
14 8 (1.06%) VB.NET
15 7 (0.93%) Scala
15 7 (0.93%) VBA
16 5 (0.66%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 158 (21.01%) Degree
2 99 (13.16%) Security Cleared
3 74 (9.84%) SC Cleared
4 26 (3.46%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (2.66%) DV Cleared
6 7 (0.93%) Master's Degree
7 6 (0.80%) CEH
7 6 (0.80%) CREST Certified
7 6 (0.80%) GIAC
7 6 (0.80%) GPEN
7 6 (0.80%) ITIL Certification
7 6 (0.80%) OSCP
8 5 (0.66%) Azure Certification
8 5 (0.66%) ISTQB
9 4 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.40%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.27%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.27%) ISEB
11 2 (0.27%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.27%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (6.91%) Accessibility
2 42 (5.59%) QA
3 12 (1.60%) Disclosure Scotland
3 12 (1.60%) GDPR
4 8 (1.06%) Data Quality
5 6 (0.80%) Good Clinical Practice
5 6 (0.80%) GxP
5 6 (0.80%) NIST
5 6 (0.80%) WCAG
6 3 (0.40%) SLA
7 2 (0.27%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.13%) GRC
8 1 (0.13%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.13%) HL7
8 1 (0.13%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.13%) MISRA
8 1 (0.13%) MISRA C
8 1 (0.13%) PMO
System Software
1 52 (6.91%) Docker
2 16 (2.13%) Firmware
3 10 (1.33%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.33%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.53%) zsh
5 3 (0.40%) Apache ZooKeeper
6 2 (0.27%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.27%) VirtualBox
7 1 (0.13%) ACF2
7 1 (0.13%) IAG
7 1 (0.13%) RACF
7 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 41 (5.45%) Kubernetes
2 24 (3.19%) Grafana
3 22 (2.93%) Ansible
3 22 (2.93%) Terraform
4 11 (1.46%) Kibana
5 10 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.13%) Istio
7 1 (0.13%) logstash
7 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 108 (14.36%) PayPal
2 54 (7.18%) Microsoft
3 36 (4.79%) Google
4 29 (3.86%) Oracle
5 23 (3.06%) ServiceNow
6 18 (2.39%) Adobe
7 17 (2.26%) Atlassian
8 15 (1.99%) Salesforce
8 15 (1.99%) SAP
9 12 (1.60%) VMware
10 7 (0.93%) IBM
11 6 (0.80%) Pega
12 5 (0.66%) F5
13 4 (0.53%) Confluent
13 4 (0.53%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 3 (0.40%) Cisco
14 3 (0.40%) ESRI
14 3 (0.40%) Nintex
14 3 (0.40%) NVIDIA
14 3 (0.40%) TOWER Software