JavaScript Job Trends in the North of England

JavaScript (including ECMAScript)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring JavaScript skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 33 19
Rank change year-on-year -28 -14 -2
Permanent jobs citing JavaScript 490 673 1,502
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 2.42% 7.88% 7.84%
As % of the Programming Languages category 14.41% 25.43% 28.06%
Number of salaries quoted 428 303 1,249
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,875 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £74,988 £78,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £97,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £66,214 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.38% +10.36% -7.69%

All Programming Languages
North of England

JavaScript falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 3,400 2,646 5,352
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 16.76% 30.98% 27.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2,575 1,394 4,341
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,355 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%

JavaScript
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing JavaScript relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

JavaScript job vacancy trend in the North of England

JavaScript
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing JavaScript.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing JavaScript

JavaScript
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing JavaScript in the North of England over the 6 months to 27 June 2026.

Salary histogram for JavaScript in the North of England

JavaScript
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript within the North of England region over the 6 months to 27 June 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
North West -22 257 £55,000 -8.33% 77
Yorkshire -3 178 £57,500 -8.00% 45
North East -6 55 £52,000 +1.46% 18
JavaScript
England

JavaScript
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North 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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (4.69%) WordPress
2 19 (3.88%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.84%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 9 (1.84%) CMS
4 6 (1.22%) IIS
4 6 (1.22%) SharePoint Server
5 4 (0.82%) GeoServer
5 4 (0.82%) JBoss
6 3 (0.61%) Apache
6 3 (0.61%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.41%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.41%) CICS
7 2 (0.41%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.20%) Confluence
8 1 (0.20%) nginx
8 1 (0.20%) PegaRULES
8 1 (0.20%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.20%) WildFly
Applications
1 4 (0.82%) Chatbot
2 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.20%) Elementor
3 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (2.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 10 (2.04%) Shopify
3 4 (0.82%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.61%) Magento
5 2 (0.41%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle SCM
Cloud Services
1 193 (39.39%) Azure
2 190 (38.78%) AWS
3 63 (12.86%) GitHub
4 61 (12.45%) Serverless
5 58 (11.84%) Azure DevOps
6 34 (6.94%) Power Automate
6 34 (6.94%) Power Platform
7 28 (5.71%) SaaS
8 27 (5.51%) Amazon ECS
8 27 (5.51%) PowerApps
9 25 (5.10%) AWS Lambda
10 24 (4.90%) GCP
11 19 (3.88%) Dynamics 365
12 15 (3.06%) Azure AI
13 14 (2.86%) AWS CloudFormation
13 14 (2.86%) Microsoft 365
14 13 (2.65%) Amazon S3
14 13 (2.65%) Microsoft Copilot
15 12 (2.45%) Azure Logic Apps
16 11 (2.24%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 33 (6.73%) Internet
2 4 (0.82%) Firewall
3 3 (0.61%) HTTP
3 3 (0.61%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.41%) AMQP
5 1 (0.20%) Broadband
5 1 (0.20%) Network Security
5 1 (0.20%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (9.59%) MySQL
2 42 (8.57%) MongoDB
3 29 (5.92%) SQL Server
4 28 (5.71%) Relational Database
5 26 (5.31%) Azure SQL Database
6 25 (5.10%) NoSQL
7 23 (4.69%) PostgreSQL
8 13 (2.65%) MariaDB
9 12 (2.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 11 (2.24%) Amazon RDS
10 11 (2.24%) Elasticsearch
11 10 (2.04%) DynamoDB
11 10 (2.04%) Power BI
12 7 (1.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (1.22%) GIS
14 5 (1.02%) Big Data
14 5 (1.02%) Redis
15 4 (0.82%) Geospatial Data
15 4 (0.82%) Neo4j
15 4 (0.82%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 110 (22.45%) Git
2 31 (6.33%) Jenkins
3 21 (4.29%) GitLab
4 19 (3.88%) JIRA
5 12 (2.45%) Maven
6 10 (2.04%) Cypress.io
7 6 (1.22%) Cucumber
7 6 (1.22%) JUnit
7 6 (1.22%) PHPUnit
7 6 (1.22%) Postman
7 6 (1.22%) Spock
8 5 (1.02%) Selenium
9 4 (0.82%) Claude Code
9 4 (0.82%) Eclipse
9 4 (0.82%) REST Assured
9 4 (0.82%) Storybook
10 3 (0.61%) IntelliJ
10 3 (0.61%) Robot Framework
10 3 (0.61%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.61%) Visual Studio
General
1 78 (15.92%) Social Skills
2 46 (9.39%) Finance
2 46 (9.39%) Public Sector
3 32 (6.53%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (6.33%) Multimedia
5 24 (4.90%) Marketing
6 15 (3.06%) Retail
7 11 (2.24%) Law
8 8 (1.63%) Legal
9 6 (1.22%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.02%) Advertising
10 5 (1.02%) Agriculture
10 5 (1.02%) Automotive
10 5 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
10 5 (1.02%) Games
10 5 (1.02%) Health Technology
10 5 (1.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (0.82%) Back Office
11 4 (0.82%) Banking
11 4 (0.82%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 253 (51.63%) Developer
2 110 (22.45%) Senior
3 93 (18.98%) Software Engineer
4 73 (14.90%) Full-Stack Developer
5 68 (13.88%) Senior Developer
6 58 (11.84%) Lead
7 44 (8.98%) Software Developer
8 40 (8.16%) Full-Stack Engineer
9 36 (7.35%) .NET Developer
10 31 (6.33%) Trainee
11 25 (5.10%) Senior Software Engineer
12 22 (4.49%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 22 (4.49%) Java Developer
12 22 (4.49%) Lead Software Engineer
13 19 (3.88%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
14 17 (3.47%) Lead Developer
15 15 (3.06%) Administrator
15 15 (3.06%) Senior Software Developer
15 15 (3.06%) Trainee Administrator
15 15 (3.06%) Web Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 151 (30.82%) React
2 137 (27.96%) HTML
3 127 (25.92%) CSS
4 119 (24.29%) .NET
5 113 (23.06%) Node.js
6 67 (13.67%) AngularJS
7 53 (10.82%) Vue
8 49 (10.00%) REST
9 47 (9.59%) RESTful
10 46 (9.39%) .NET Core
11 36 (7.35%) ASP.NET
12 26 (5.31%) ASP.NET Core
12 26 (5.31%) Spring
13 23 (4.69%) HTML5
13 23 (4.69%) Spring Boot
14 22 (4.49%) Blazor
15 20 (4.08%) CSS3
16 19 (3.88%) .NET Framework
17 18 (3.67%) Laravel
18 16 (3.27%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 39 (7.96%) Cloud Native
2 25 (5.10%) Distributed Systems
3 22 (4.49%) Legacy Systems
4 21 (4.29%) Greenfield Project
5 19 (3.88%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (2.45%) Product Ownership
7 11 (2.24%) Onboarding
8 10 (2.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 9 (1.84%) Low-Code
9 9 (1.84%) Private Cloud
10 8 (1.63%) Legacy Code
11 7 (1.43%) Legacy Applications
11 7 (1.43%) Marketing Technology
12 6 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (1.22%) Social Media
13 5 (1.02%) Algorithms
13 5 (1.02%) BBC
13 5 (1.02%) e-Learning
13 5 (1.02%) Mobile App
13 5 (1.02%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.22%) Android
2 4 (0.82%) Windows
3 3 (0.61%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.61%) Linux
4 2 (0.41%) CentOS
4 2 (0.41%) Debian
4 2 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.41%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (41.02%) Full-Stack Development
2 194 (39.59%) Agile
3 142 (28.98%) Software Engineering
4 140 (28.57%) CI/CD
5 122 (24.90%) Mentoring
6 108 (22.04%) DevOps
7 102 (20.82%) Problem-Solving
8 87 (17.76%) AI
9 83 (16.94%) Microservices
10 65 (13.27%) Continuous Improvement
11 64 (13.06%) Test Automation
12 57 (11.63%) Scrum
13 56 (11.43%) Front End Development
14 55 (11.22%) TDD
15 44 (8.98%) Kanban
15 44 (8.98%) Technical Leadership
16 43 (8.78%) Web Development
17 39 (7.96%) Containerisation
18 37 (7.55%) Coaching
19 36 (7.35%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 137 (27.96%) C#
2 136 (27.76%) TypeScript
3 127 (25.92%) Python
4 123 (25.10%) SQL
5 117 (23.88%) Java
6 47 (9.59%) PHP
7 26 (5.31%) R
8 9 (1.84%) C++
9 7 (1.43%) Groovy
10 6 (1.22%) Go
11 4 (0.82%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.61%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.61%) Bash
12 3 (0.61%) C
12 3 (0.61%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.61%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.61%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.20%) PowerShell
14 1 (0.20%) VB
Qualifications
1 38 (7.76%) AWS Certification
2 34 (6.94%) Microsoft Certification
3 33 (6.73%) Azure Certification
4 31 (6.33%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 27 (5.51%) Security Cleared
6 26 (5.31%) Degree
7 17 (3.47%) SC Cleared
8 8 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.22%) DV Cleared
10 5 (1.02%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 4 (0.82%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.61%) AWS Certified Developer
12 3 (0.61%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.41%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.41%) MBA
13 2 (0.41%) TOGAF Certification
14 1 (0.20%) BPSS Clearance
14 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (6.53%) Accessibility
2 31 (6.33%) QA
3 6 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.02%) GDPR
4 5 (1.02%) WCAG
5 4 (0.82%) SLA
6 3 (0.61%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.61%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.61%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.41%) PMO
8 1 (0.20%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 58 (11.84%) Docker
2 3 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 45 (9.18%) Terraform
2 32 (6.53%) Kubernetes
3 6 (1.22%) Ansible
4 3 (0.61%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.41%) Puppet
6 1 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.20%) Nagios
6 1 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 98 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 14 (2.86%) Google
3 12 (2.45%) Adobe
3 12 (2.45%) HubSpot
4 10 (2.04%) Splunk
5 7 (1.43%) OpenAI
5 7 (1.43%) Oracle
6 6 (1.22%) AppDynamics
7 5 (1.02%) Apple
7 5 (1.02%) Facebook
7 5 (1.02%) Pega
7 5 (1.02%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.02%) Sony
7 5 (1.02%) Yahoo!
8 3 (0.61%) Atlassian
8 3 (0.61%) Red Hat
8 3 (0.61%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.41%) BiZZdesign
9 2 (0.41%) SaltStack
9 2 (0.41%) WSO2