JavaScript Engineer Job Trends in England

JavaScript Engineer
UK > England

The median JavaScript Engineer salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 595 643 606
Rank change year-on-year +48 -37 +146
Permanent jobs requiring a JavaScript Engineer 14 32 61
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.027% 0.065% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% 0.069% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 13 18 56
10th Percentile £47,250 £38,750 £44,375
25th Percentile £61,250 £44,375 £46,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £61,250 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.12% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £82,500 £72,500 £113,125
90th Percentile £97,000 £84,750 £137,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £69,447
% change year-on-year - -6.40% -0.79%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 47,242 46,225 43,242
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.66% 93.21% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29,630 24,644 33,926
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,199 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

JavaScript Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in 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 England.

JavaScript Engineer job vacancy trend in England

JavaScript Engineer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for JavaScript Engineer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for JavaScript Engineer job vacancies in England

JavaScript Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing JavaScript Engineer in England over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for JavaScript Engineer in England

JavaScript Engineer
Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +56 9 £65,000 +18.18% 12
East of England +20 3 £47,500 -9.52% 11
South East +28 1 - - 11
Midlands +25 1 £85,000 - 17
West Midlands +23 1 £85,000 - 12
JavaScript Engineer
UK

JavaScript Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, 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 England region featuring JavaScript Engineer in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 11 (78.57%) Full-Stack Development
3 8 (57.14%) AI
4 6 (42.86%) Software Engineering
5 5 (35.71%) Cypress.io
5 5 (35.71%) SQL
6 4 (28.57%) Black-Box Testing
6 4 (28.57%) Fintech
6 4 (28.57%) Node.js
6 4 (28.57%) QA
6 4 (28.57%) QA Automation
6 4 (28.57%) Test Automation
6 4 (28.57%) Test Planning
6 4 (28.57%) Test Strategy
6 4 (28.57%) Vue
6 4 (28.57%) White-Box Testing
7 3 (21.43%) AngularJS
7 3 (21.43%) Python
7 3 (21.43%) React
7 3 (21.43%) TypeScript
8 2 (14.29%) Analytical Thinking
8 2 (14.29%) Computer Science
8 2 (14.29%) Degree
8 2 (14.29%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (14.29%) Front End Development
8 2 (14.29%) Java
8 2 (14.29%) Machine Learning
8 2 (14.29%) Mathematics
8 2 (14.29%) Physics
8 2 (14.29%) PostgreSQL

JavaScript Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 (7.14%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (14.29%) Elasticsearch
1 2 (14.29%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (14.29%) Redis
Development Applications
1 5 (35.71%) Cypress.io
2 1 (7.14%) Cucumber
2 1 (7.14%) Jasmine
General
1 4 (28.57%) Finance
2 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Games
3 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (28.57%) Node.js
1 4 (28.57%) Vue
2 3 (21.43%) AngularJS
2 3 (21.43%) React
3 1 (7.14%) .NET
3 1 (7.14%) .NET Core
3 1 (7.14%) Jest
3 1 (7.14%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.14%) Product Ownership
1 1 (7.14%) Sports Betting
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (78.57%) Full-Stack Development
2 8 (57.14%) AI
3 6 (42.86%) Software Engineering
4 4 (28.57%) Black-Box Testing
4 4 (28.57%) Fintech
4 4 (28.57%) QA Automation
4 4 (28.57%) Test Automation
4 4 (28.57%) Test Planning
4 4 (28.57%) Test Strategy
4 4 (28.57%) White-Box Testing
5 2 (14.29%) Analytical Thinking
5 2 (14.29%) Computer Science
5 2 (14.29%) Front End Development
5 2 (14.29%) Machine Learning
5 2 (14.29%) Mathematics
5 2 (14.29%) Physics
5 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (14.29%) SDLC
5 2 (14.29%) User Experience
5 2 (14.29%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 14 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 5 (35.71%) SQL
3 3 (21.43%) Python
3 3 (21.43%) TypeScript
4 2 (14.29%) Java
5 1 (7.14%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) Degree
2 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
2 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (28.57%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) Foundry
1 1 (7.14%) Palantir