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 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 49 35 31
Rank change year-on-year -14 -4 -13
Contract jobs citing JavaScript 768 1,282 1,887
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.69% 5.30% 6.11%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.77% 18.14% 21.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 463 957 1,322
10th Percentile £300 £363 £350
25th Percentile £375 £413 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +13.10%
75th Percentile £566 £574 £545
90th Percentile £650 £638 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% +13.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 30 41
10th Percentile £31.63 £47.15 £14.25
25th Percentile £44.04 £51.44 £40.00
Median hourly rate £62.50 £66.50 £52.56
Median % change year-on-year -6.02% +26.53% +31.39%
75th Percentile £66.25 £74.69 £65.25
90th Percentile £74.50 £75.00 £67.80
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £68.75 £55.00
% change year-on-year -9.09% +25.00% +26.44%

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 4,870 7,066 8,937
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.43% 29.23% 28.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,288 5,053 6,237
10th Percentile £315 £338 £331
25th Percentile £400 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £487 £500 £485
Median % change year-on-year -2.55% +3.09% +14.12%
75th Percentile £584 £594 £575
90th Percentile £656 £676 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 396 352 339
10th Percentile £37.50 £22.57 £17.27
25th Percentile £50.00 £49.92 £27.49
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year - +25.63% +18.45%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.94 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £65.28
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year - +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 25 April 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 25 April 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 25 April 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 -10 222 £475 -7.32% 348
South East -12 153 £423 -11.05% 243
South West +8 125 £500 -3.61% 199
Scotland -26 113 £468 -1.58% 93
North West -18 106 £450 -14.29% 201
Yorkshire -3 91 £550 +10.00% 108
Midlands -7 88 £418 -2.79% 219
East Midlands +2 46 £394 -3.37% 89
East of England -6 44 £450 -5.76% 140
West Midlands -3 42 £450 -6.49% 129
North East +6 25 £454 -17.45% 43
Wales -2 15 £406 -9.72% 46
Northern Ireland +11 9 - - 23
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 37 (4.82%) SharePoint
2 32 (4.17%) Confluence
3 17 (2.21%) CMS
4 14 (1.82%) Drupal
5 10 (1.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 7 (0.91%) SharePoint 2010
6 7 (0.91%) SharePoint Server
7 6 (0.78%) IIS
7 6 (0.78%) OpenStack
8 5 (0.65%) WordPress
9 4 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.52%) ArcGIS
9 4 (0.52%) GeoServer
9 4 (0.52%) nginx
9 4 (0.52%) Umbraco
10 3 (0.39%) Apache
10 3 (0.39%) Headless CMS
10 3 (0.39%) Jupyter
10 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
10 3 (0.39%) Moodle
Applications
1 108 (14.06%) Chatbot
2 14 (1.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (0.91%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (0.78%) Photoshop
5 5 (0.65%) Adobe Illustrator
5 5 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.39%) Sketch
7 2 (0.26%) Adobe Captivate
7 2 (0.26%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.26%) Camtasia
7 2 (0.26%) Lectora
7 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.26%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.13%) InfoPath
8 1 (0.13%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 5 (0.65%) NetSuite
2 4 (0.52%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.39%) Magento
3 3 (0.39%) Maximo
4 2 (0.26%) SAP Hybris
4 2 (0.26%) 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
1 163 (21.22%) AWS
2 113 (14.71%) Azure
3 61 (7.94%) Serverless
4 37 (4.82%) Azure DevOps
5 36 (4.69%) Power Platform
6 35 (4.56%) AWS Lambda
7 33 (4.30%) Amazon S3
8 26 (3.39%) GitHub
8 26 (3.39%) Power Automate
9 23 (2.99%) AWS CloudFormation
10 22 (2.86%) GCP
11 18 (2.34%) OpenShift
12 16 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
13 12 (1.56%) Amazon EKS
13 12 (1.56%) Azure Logic Apps
13 12 (1.56%) Dynamics 365
13 12 (1.56%) SaaS
14 11 (1.43%) npm
14 11 (1.43%) PowerApps
15 10 (1.30%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.21%) TCP/IP
2 15 (1.95%) HTTP
3 14 (1.82%) Software-Defined Radio
4 13 (1.69%) SNMP
5 9 (1.17%) Ethernet
5 9 (1.17%) Intranet
6 8 (1.04%) SSL
7 7 (0.91%) Firewall
8 6 (0.78%) DNS
8 6 (0.78%) Wireless
9 5 (0.65%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 4 (0.52%) NetScaler
10 4 (0.52%) RTSP
11 3 (0.39%) BGP
11 3 (0.39%) Cisco IOS
11 3 (0.39%) Internet
11 3 (0.39%) IOS XR
11 3 (0.39%) Skype
12 2 (0.26%) 5G
12 2 (0.26%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (7.16%) PostgreSQL
2 49 (6.38%) MySQL
3 46 (5.99%) SQL Server
4 36 (4.69%) MongoDB
5 27 (3.52%) Relational Database
6 21 (2.73%) Amazon Aurora
7 17 (2.21%) NoSQL
8 14 (1.82%) Metadata
8 14 (1.82%) Oracle Database
9 13 (1.69%) Elasticsearch
10 11 (1.43%) Power BI
11 9 (1.17%) Redis
11 9 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 7 (0.91%) Amazon RDS
12 7 (0.91%) Apache Cassandra
12 7 (0.91%) GIS
12 7 (0.91%) MariaDB
12 7 (0.91%) PowerPivot
13 6 (0.78%) Microsoft Power View
13 6 (0.78%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 91 (11.85%) Git
2 63 (8.20%) Jenkins
3 51 (6.64%) JIRA
4 27 (3.52%) Eclipse
5 25 (3.26%) Cypress.io
5 25 (3.26%) Selenium
6 21 (2.73%) Bitbucket
7 17 (2.21%) GitLab
8 15 (1.95%) Visual Studio
8 15 (1.95%) webpack
9 14 (1.82%) GoogleTest
10 13 (1.69%) Postman
10 13 (1.69%) Robot Framework
11 12 (1.56%) Cucumber
12 8 (1.04%) Maven
12 8 (1.04%) Mercurial
13 7 (0.91%) JUnit
13 7 (0.91%) Oracle APEX
14 6 (0.78%) TeamCity
14 6 (0.78%) WebDriver
General
1 140 (18.23%) Social Skills
2 78 (10.16%) Public Sector
3 49 (6.38%) Finance
4 41 (5.34%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (2.34%) Manufacturing
5 18 (2.34%) Telecoms
6 17 (2.21%) Marketing
7 11 (1.43%) Publishing
8 10 (1.30%) Military
8 10 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (1.30%) Retail
9 9 (1.17%) Billing
9 9 (1.17%) Multimedia
10 8 (1.04%) Legal
11 7 (0.91%) Banking
11 7 (0.91%) Games
11 7 (0.91%) Pharmaceutical
11 7 (0.91%) Tech for Good
12 6 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (0.78%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 495 (64.45%) Developer
2 149 (19.40%) Software Developer
3 71 (9.24%) Full Stack Developer
4 59 (7.68%) Software Engineer
5 44 (5.73%) Java Developer
6 43 (5.60%) Senior
7 37 (4.82%) Lead
8 29 (3.78%) .NET Developer
9 27 (3.52%) React Developer
10 26 (3.39%) JavaScript Developer
11 23 (2.99%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 21 (2.73%) Senior Developer
13 19 (2.47%) Architect
13 19 (2.47%) Designer
14 18 (2.34%) Tester
15 17 (2.21%) Analyst
16 16 (2.08%) Full Stack Engineer
17 15 (1.95%) Applications Developer
18 14 (1.82%) C++ Software Engineer
18 14 (1.82%) Full Stack Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 373 (48.57%) HTML
2 251 (32.68%) CSS
3 203 (26.43%) React
4 155 (20.18%) Node.js
5 106 (13.80%) AngularJS
6 85 (11.07%) .NET
7 81 (10.55%) REST
8 60 (7.81%) Spring
9 54 (7.03%) RESTful
10 46 (5.99%) Spring Boot
11 44 (5.73%) Web Services
12 40 (5.21%) XML
13 37 (4.82%) JSON
14 32 (4.17%) AWS CDK
15 31 (4.04%) HTML5
16 30 (3.91%) ASP.NET
17 29 (3.78%) Vue
18 26 (3.39%) GraphQL
18 26 (3.39%) OAuth
19 23 (2.99%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 23 (2.99%) Legacy Systems
1 23 (2.99%) Product Ownership
2 18 (2.34%) Algorithms
2 18 (2.34%) Mobile App
3 15 (1.95%) Distributed Systems
4 12 (1.56%) Data Protection Act
5 10 (1.30%) Greenfield Project
6 9 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (1.17%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (1.04%) Data Structures
8 7 (0.91%) Management Information System
8 7 (0.91%) Social Media
9 6 (0.78%) CMDB
9 6 (0.78%) Operational Technology
10 5 (0.65%) IoT
10 5 (0.65%) Linux Command Line
10 5 (0.65%) Low-Code
10 5 (0.65%) Public Cloud
11 4 (0.52%) Client/Server
11 4 (0.52%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 64 (8.33%) Linux
2 41 (5.34%) Windows
3 11 (1.43%) Android
3 11 (1.43%) Unix
4 10 (1.30%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.39%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.26%) Embedded Linux
6 2 (0.26%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.13%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 245 (31.90%) Agile
2 218 (28.39%) Software Engineering
3 142 (18.49%) Code Quality
4 133 (17.32%) Full Stack Development
5 121 (15.76%) Artificial Intelligence
6 113 (14.71%) CI/CD
7 108 (14.06%) Conversational UI
8 106 (13.80%) DevOps
9 94 (12.24%) Test Automation
10 88 (11.46%) Problem-Solving
11 79 (10.29%) Scrum
12 74 (9.64%) TDD
13 71 (9.24%) Microservices
14 55 (7.16%) MVC
15 53 (6.90%) Front End Development
15 53 (6.90%) Unit Testing
16 48 (6.25%) User Experience
17 40 (5.21%) Infrastructure as Code
17 40 (5.21%) Mentoring
18 39 (5.08%) BDD
Programming Languages
1 248 (32.29%) Python
2 234 (30.47%) C#
3 213 (27.73%) SQL
4 196 (25.52%) Java
5 130 (16.93%) TypeScript
6 53 (6.90%) PHP
7 43 (5.60%) C++
8 29 (3.78%) Bash
9 24 (3.13%) C
10 22 (2.86%) PowerShell
11 16 (2.08%) Shell Script
12 14 (1.82%) Groovy
13 12 (1.56%) PL/SQL
14 10 (1.30%) Apex Code
14 10 (1.30%) Go
15 9 (1.17%) Ruby
16 7 (0.91%) Scala
16 7 (0.91%) VB.NET
17 6 (0.78%) VBA
18 5 (0.65%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 157 (20.44%) Degree
2 101 (13.15%) Security Cleared
3 75 (9.77%) SC Cleared
4 24 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (2.73%) DV Cleared
6 7 (0.91%) Master's Degree
7 6 (0.78%) CEH
7 6 (0.78%) CREST Certified
7 6 (0.78%) GIAC
7 6 (0.78%) GPEN
7 6 (0.78%) OSCP
8 5 (0.65%) Azure Certification
8 5 (0.65%) ISTQB
8 5 (0.65%) ITIL Certification
9 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.39%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.26%) BC Cleared
11 2 (0.26%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.26%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.26%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (6.90%) Accessibility
2 42 (5.47%) QA
3 12 (1.56%) Disclosure Scotland
3 12 (1.56%) GDPR
4 8 (1.04%) Data Quality
5 7 (0.91%) GxP
6 6 (0.78%) Good Clinical Practice
6 6 (0.78%) NIST
6 6 (0.78%) WCAG
7 2 (0.26%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.26%) SLA
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 49 (6.38%) Docker
2 15 (1.95%) Firmware
3 10 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.17%) Active Directory
5 4 (0.52%) zsh
6 3 (0.39%) Apache ZooKeeper
7 2 (0.26%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.26%) IAG
7 2 (0.26%) VirtualBox
8 1 (0.13%) ACF2
8 1 (0.13%) RACF
8 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 40 (5.21%) Kubernetes
2 25 (3.26%) Grafana
3 23 (2.99%) Terraform
4 21 (2.73%) Ansible
5 11 (1.43%) Kibana
6 10 (1.30%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.13%) Istio
8 1 (0.13%) logstash
8 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 108 (14.06%) PayPal
2 51 (6.64%) Microsoft
3 34 (4.43%) Google
3 34 (4.43%) Oracle
4 23 (2.99%) ServiceNow
5 18 (2.34%) Adobe
6 15 (1.95%) Atlassian
6 15 (1.95%) SAP
7 14 (1.82%) Salesforce
8 11 (1.43%) VMware
9 7 (0.91%) IBM
10 6 (0.78%) Pega
11 5 (0.65%) F5
12 4 (0.52%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 3 (0.39%) Confluent
13 3 (0.39%) ESRI
13 3 (0.39%) Nintex
13 3 (0.39%) NVIDIA
13 3 (0.39%) Red Hat
13 3 (0.39%) TOWER Software