JavaScript Engineer Job Trends in London

JavaScript Engineer
England > London

The median JavaScript Engineer salary in London is £68,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 April 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 395 397 476
Rank change year-on-year +2 +79 +68
Permanent jobs requiring a JavaScript Engineer 15 6 16
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.080% 0.047% 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.088% 0.051% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 12 6 14
10th Percentile - - £49,875
25th Percentile £61,250 £38,750 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £43,750 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% -45.31% -3.03%
75th Percentile £83,438 £57,813 £133,125
90th Percentile £99,375 £75,625 £140,000
England median annual salary £75,000 £61,250 £70,000
% change year-on-year +22.45% -12.50% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 17,134 11,677 21,199
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.81% 90.75% 94.10%
Number of salaries quoted 11,509 7,558 16,497
10th Percentile £38,000 £41,750 £39,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £93,750
90th Percentile £107,500 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.71%

JavaScript Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

JavaScript Engineer job vacancy trend in London

JavaScript Engineer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for JavaScript Engineer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for JavaScript Engineer job vacancies in London

JavaScript Engineer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing JavaScript Engineer in London over the 6 months to 8 April 2026.

Salary histogram for JavaScript Engineer in London

JavaScript Engineer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 8 April 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
Central London - 14 £62,500 - 5
JavaScript Engineer
England

JavaScript Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 8 April 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 London region featuring JavaScript Engineer in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 10 (66.67%) Full-Stack Development
3 6 (40.00%) AI
3 6 (40.00%) Black-Box Testing
3 6 (40.00%) Cypress.io
3 6 (40.00%) Fintech
3 6 (40.00%) Node.js
3 6 (40.00%) QA
3 6 (40.00%) QA Automation
3 6 (40.00%) Software Engineering
3 6 (40.00%) SQL
3 6 (40.00%) Test Automation
3 6 (40.00%) Test Planning
3 6 (40.00%) Test Strategy
3 6 (40.00%) White-Box Testing
4 3 (20.00%) AWS
4 3 (20.00%) PHP
5 2 (13.33%) Express.js
5 2 (13.33%) Google
5 2 (13.33%) Open Source
5 2 (13.33%) Redux
5 2 (13.33%) Software Architecture
5 2 (13.33%) Vue
5 2 (13.33%) WordPress
6 1 (6.67%) Django
6 1 (6.67%) Java
6 1 (6.67%) Python
6 1 (6.67%) React

JavaScript Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (13.33%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 3 (20.00%) AWS
Development Applications
1 6 (40.00%) Cypress.io
General
1 6 (40.00%) Finance
2 2 (13.33%) Advertising
3 1 (6.67%) Health Technology
3 1 (6.67%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (40.00%) Node.js
2 2 (13.33%) Express.js
2 2 (13.33%) Redux
2 2 (13.33%) Vue
3 1 (6.67%) Django
3 1 (6.67%) React
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) Full-Stack Development
2 6 (40.00%) AI
2 6 (40.00%) Black-Box Testing
2 6 (40.00%) Fintech
2 6 (40.00%) QA Automation
2 6 (40.00%) Software Engineering
2 6 (40.00%) Test Automation
2 6 (40.00%) Test Planning
2 6 (40.00%) Test Strategy
2 6 (40.00%) White-Box Testing
3 2 (13.33%) Open Source
3 2 (13.33%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 15 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 6 (40.00%) SQL
3 3 (20.00%) PHP
4 1 (6.67%) Java
4 1 (6.67%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (40.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Google