JavaScript Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median JavaScript Engineer daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £443, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
270 |
325 |
430 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+55 |
+105 |
+149 |
| Contract jobs requiring a JavaScript Engineer |
34 |
20 |
47 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.34% |
0.13% |
0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.37% |
0.14% |
0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
22 |
18 |
27 |
| 10th Percentile |
£375 |
£413 |
£350 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£453 |
£440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£443 |
£604 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-26.71% |
+15.00% |
-8.70% |
| 75th Percentile |
£475 |
£906 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£564 |
£965 |
£705 |
| UK median daily rate |
£450 |
£650 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-30.77% |
+18.18% |
-4.35% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
9,288 |
14,354 |
24,650 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.77% |
93.54% |
95.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,350 |
9,595 |
17,415 |
| 10th Percentile |
£337 |
£325 |
£360 |
| 25th Percentile |
£414 |
£425 |
£444 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£525 |
£540 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-2.69% |
+2.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£638 |
£638 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£763 |
£750 |
£750 |
| UK median daily rate |
£515 |
£525 |
£540 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.90% |
-2.78% |
+2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
228 |
579 |
565 |
| 10th Percentile |
£14.00 |
£14.38 |
£18.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
£18.19 |
£23.39 |
£26.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£38.00 |
£44.74 |
£55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.06% |
-18.65% |
+57.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66.00 |
£63.00 |
£68.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£75.25 |
£80.25 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£29.00 |
£36.42 |
£45.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.37% |
-19.07% |
+91.49% |
