JavaScript Engineer Job Trends in London

JavaScript Engineer
England > London

The median JavaScript Engineer salary in London is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 October 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 374 410 403
Rank change year-on-year +36 -7 +206
Permanent jobs requiring a JavaScript Engineer 4 19 71
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.034% 0.11% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% 0.11% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 4 17 70
10th Percentile £61,625 £45,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £62,188 £52,500 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £65,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.54% -18.75% +14.29%
75th Percentile £86,875 £70,000 £111,875
90th Percentile £94,750 £85,500 £132,500
England median annual salary £72,500 £55,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year +31.82% -29.03% +14.81%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 10,740 16,778 19,172
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.89% 95.21% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 6,992 10,461 15,700
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £41,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £53,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +5.63%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £119,071 £115,000
England median annual salary £54,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.09% -4.17% -

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 22 October 2025.

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 22 October 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
Central London +50 2 £71,250 +35.71% 2
JavaScript Engineer
England

JavaScript Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 22 October 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 London region featuring JavaScript Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
3 2 (50.00%) AI
3 2 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
3 2 (50.00%) SQL
3 2 (50.00%) TypeScript
4 1 (25.00%) AngularJS
4 1 (25.00%) API Development
4 1 (25.00%) Black-Box Testing
4 1 (25.00%) Code Quality
4 1 (25.00%) Cypress.io
4 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (25.00%) Fintech
4 1 (25.00%) Foundry
4 1 (25.00%) Palantir
4 1 (25.00%) Python
4 1 (25.00%) QA
4 1 (25.00%) QA Automation
4 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (25.00%) Test Planning
4 1 (25.00%) Test Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) White-Box Testing

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:

Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Cypress.io
General
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) AngularJS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
3 1 (25.00%) API Development
3 1 (25.00%) Black-Box Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Code Quality
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Fintech
3 1 (25.00%) QA Automation
3 1 (25.00%) Test Automation
3 1 (25.00%) Test Planning
3 1 (25.00%) Test Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) White-Box Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 2 (50.00%) SQL
2 2 (50.00%) TypeScript
3 1 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Foundry
1 1 (25.00%) Palantir