JavaScript Engineer Job Trends in the East of England

JavaScript Engineer
England > East of England

The median JavaScript Engineer salary in the East of England is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 155 178 140
Rank change year-on-year +23 -38 +96
Permanent jobs requiring a JavaScript Engineer 4 4 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.097% 0.11% 0.091%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.13% 0.096%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile £41,125 - -
25th Percentile £42,813 £51,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +50.00% -61.11%
75th Percentile £63,438 £53,750 £37,500
90th Percentile £85,375 - -
England median annual salary £63,750 £61,250 £70,000
% change year-on-year +4.08% -12.50% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the East of England with a recognized job title 3,698 3,159 2,081
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.47% 89.46% 94.72%
Number of salaries quoted 2,226 1,459 1,545
10th Percentile £27,563 £28,000 £26,425
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

JavaScript Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'JavaScript Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

JavaScript Engineer job vacancy trend in the East of England

JavaScript Engineer
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for JavaScript Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.

Salary distribution trend for JavaScript Engineer job vacancies in the East of England

JavaScript Engineer
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing JavaScript Engineer in the East of England over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for JavaScript Engineer in the East of England

JavaScript Engineer
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript Engineer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 3 January 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridgeshire +11 3 £47,500 -9.52% 4
Hertfordshire - 1 £100,000 - 3
JavaScript Engineer
England

JavaScript Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, JavaScript Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the East of England region featuring JavaScript Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 4 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 3 (75.00%) AI
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 3 (75.00%) AngularJS
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Elasticsearch
2 3 (75.00%) Front End Development
2 3 (75.00%) Java
2 3 (75.00%) Machine Learning
2 3 (75.00%) Mathematics
2 3 (75.00%) Node.js
2 3 (75.00%) Physics
2 3 (75.00%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) React
2 3 (75.00%) Redis
2 3 (75.00%) SDLC
2 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) User Experience
2 3 (75.00%) UX Design
2 3 (75.00%) Vue
3 1 (25.00%) .NET
3 1 (25.00%) .NET Core
3 1 (25.00%) AWS
3 1 (25.00%) C#
3 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture

JavaScript Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) Elasticsearch
1 3 (75.00%) PostgreSQL
1 3 (75.00%) Redis
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) AngularJS
1 3 (75.00%) Node.js
1 3 (75.00%) React
1 3 (75.00%) Vue
2 1 (25.00%) .NET
2 1 (25.00%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Sports Betting
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 3 (75.00%) AI
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (75.00%) Front End Development
2 3 (75.00%) Machine Learning
2 3 (75.00%) Mathematics
2 3 (75.00%) Physics
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) SDLC
2 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) User Experience
2 3 (75.00%) UX Design
3 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 3 (75.00%) Java
2 3 (75.00%) Python
3 1 (25.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree