JavaScript Developer
UK
The median JavaScript Developer daily rate in the UK is £494, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 476 | 506 | 449 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | -57 | -73 |
| Contract jobs requiring a JavaScript Developer | 58 | 86 | 241 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.20% | 0.43% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.22% | 0.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 62 | 225 |
| 10th Percentile | £321 | £364 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £348 | £431 | £464 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £494 | £531 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.06% | -7.61% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £520 | £634 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £679 | £724 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £494 | £450 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.72% | -10.89% | +1.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.25 | - | £65.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.50 | £40.00 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.25% | -38.93% | +16.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.75 | - | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £65.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +4.80% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 29,838 | 39,641 | 53,435 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.69% | 92.99% | 94.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,955 | 25,547 | 37,071 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £288 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,410 | 2,702 | 1,582 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.00 | £14.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £17.00 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.13 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.69% | -5.88% | +65.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.43 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.88 | £73.98 | £77.39 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +6.67% | +78.57% |
JavaScript Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured JavaScript Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
JavaScript Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing JavaScript Developer.
JavaScript Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JavaScript Developer over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.
JavaScript Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing JavaScript Developer.
JavaScript Developer
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 July 2025. 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 |
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| England | -1 | 43 | £500 | -8.26% | 44 |
| London | +11 | 31 | £520 | -9.57% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +14 | 20 | £418 | -27.39% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | +28 | 12 | £494 | +9.72% | 31 |
| North of England | +8 | 5 | £500 | +17.65% | 8 |
| South West | +30 | 3 | - | - | 5 |
| North West | +11 | 3 | £494 | +9.72% | 8 |
| South East | +35 | 2 | - | - | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 2 | £500 | +33.33% | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £270 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £270 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - |
JavaScript Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 July 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 featuring JavaScript Developer in the job title.
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JavaScript Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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