Senior JavaScript Developer Job Trends in London

Senior JavaScript Developer
England > London

The median Senior JavaScript Developer salary in London is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 March 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 396 393 459
Rank change year-on-year -3 +66 +100
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior JavaScript Developer 2 9 23
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.012% 0.067% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.074% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2 8 16
10th Percentile - £62,065 -
25th Percentile - £69,375 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £83,750 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.49% -6.94% +1.41%
75th Percentile - £110,063 £100,000
90th Percentile - £117,750 -
England median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £72,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% +4.17% -15.29%

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 15,595 12,203 20,578
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.65% 90.88% 94.11%
Number of salaries quoted 10,412 7,643 16,351
10th Percentile £37,000 £42,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,000 £75,000 £72,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.33% +4.17% -1.65%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £121,250 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%

Senior JavaScript Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior JavaScript Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Senior JavaScript Developer job vacancy trend in London

Senior JavaScript Developer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Senior JavaScript Developer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior JavaScript Developer job vacancies in London

Senior JavaScript Developer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior JavaScript Developer within the London region over the 6 months to 16 March 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 +5 2 £85,000 -19.05%
Senior JavaScript Developer
England

Senior JavaScript Developer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 16 March 2026, Senior JavaScript Developer 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 Senior JavaScript Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Figma
1 2 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) React
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) UX Design

Senior JavaScript Developer 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Figma
General
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) React
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript