WebAssembly Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London
WebAssembly (Wasm)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London citing WebAssembly skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 491 | 403 | 362 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -88 | -41 | - |
| Contract jobs citing WebAssembly | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.003% | 0.012% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 0.020% | 0.053% | 0.031% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | - | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | - | £375 |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | - | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £400 | £297 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.68% | -20.80% | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK excluding London
WebAssembly falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the UK excluding London.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 5,064 | 3,752 | 3,247 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 17.52% | 21.62% | 19.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,240 | 2,500 | 2,022 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £325 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £401 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.04% | -2.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £653 | £685 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £513 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -6.82% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 268 | 147 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.07 | £30.85 | £22.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.63 | £43.00 | £43.42 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.47 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.95% | -3.85% | +17.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £66.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £92.11 | £77.35 | £74.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £65.00 | £54.85 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.51% | -12.24% | +8.70% |
WebAssembly Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WebAssembly relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
WebAssembly Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing WebAssembly.
WebAssembly 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 WebAssembly within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands | - | 1 | £475 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £475 | - | 1 |
| WebAssembly UK |
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WebAssembly Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.