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 21 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 33 19
Rank change year-on-year -30 -14 -2
Permanent jobs citing JavaScript 482 676 1,569
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 2.39% 8.10% 7.85%
As % of the Programming Languages category 14.29% 25.68% 28.50%
Number of salaries quoted 416 306 1,311
10th Percentile £31,125 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £54,750
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +5.94% -0.45%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £97,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £66,206 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.37% +10.34% -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 3,372 2,632 5,505
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 16.75% 31.52% 27.54%
Number of salaries quoted 2,552 1,387 4,491
10th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.61% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £88,750 £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 21 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 21 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 -27 254 £57,500 -4.17% 78
Yorkshire -3 179 £57,500 -8.00% 45
North East -19 49 £52,000 +9.47% 22
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 22 (4.56%) WordPress
2 17 (3.53%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.87%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 8 (1.66%) CMS
5 6 (1.24%) SharePoint Server
6 5 (1.04%) IIS
7 4 (0.83%) GeoServer
7 4 (0.83%) JBoss
7 4 (0.83%) OpenStack
8 3 (0.62%) Apache
9 2 (0.41%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.41%) CICS
9 2 (0.41%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.21%) Confluence
10 1 (0.21%) nginx
10 1 (0.21%) PegaRULES
10 1 (0.21%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.21%) WildFly
Applications
1 4 (0.83%) Chatbot
2 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (2.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.87%) Shopify
3 4 (0.83%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.62%) Magento
5 2 (0.41%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle SCM
Cloud Services
1 190 (39.42%) AWS
2 188 (39.00%) Azure
3 64 (13.28%) Serverless
4 61 (12.66%) GitHub
5 52 (10.79%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (6.64%) Power Automate
6 32 (6.64%) Power Platform
7 27 (5.60%) SaaS
8 26 (5.39%) Amazon ECS
8 26 (5.39%) PowerApps
9 25 (5.19%) AWS Lambda
10 22 (4.56%) GCP
11 17 (3.53%) Dynamics 365
12 14 (2.90%) AWS CloudFormation
12 14 (2.90%) Azure AI
13 13 (2.70%) Amazon S3
13 13 (2.70%) Microsoft 365
14 12 (2.49%) Azure Logic Apps
14 12 (2.49%) Microsoft Copilot
15 11 (2.28%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 34 (7.05%) Internet
2 4 (0.83%) Firewall
2 4 (0.83%) HTTP
3 3 (0.62%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.41%) AMQP
5 1 (0.21%) Broadband
5 1 (0.21%) Network Security
5 1 (0.21%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (9.54%) MySQL
2 42 (8.71%) MongoDB
3 29 (6.02%) Relational Database
4 26 (5.39%) NoSQL
4 26 (5.39%) SQL Server
5 25 (5.19%) Azure SQL Database
6 24 (4.98%) PostgreSQL
7 13 (2.70%) MariaDB
8 12 (2.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 11 (2.28%) Amazon RDS
9 11 (2.28%) Elasticsearch
10 10 (2.07%) Power BI
11 9 (1.87%) DynamoDB
12 7 (1.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 6 (1.24%) GIS
14 5 (1.04%) Big Data
15 4 (0.83%) Geospatial Data
15 4 (0.83%) Neo4j
15 4 (0.83%) QGIS
16 3 (0.62%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 113 (23.44%) Git
2 30 (6.22%) Jenkins
3 21 (4.36%) GitLab
4 20 (4.15%) JIRA
5 12 (2.49%) Maven
6 10 (2.07%) Cypress.io
7 7 (1.45%) JUnit
8 6 (1.24%) Cucumber
8 6 (1.24%) PHPUnit
8 6 (1.24%) Postman
8 6 (1.24%) Spock
9 5 (1.04%) Selenium
10 4 (0.83%) Claude Code
10 4 (0.83%) Eclipse
10 4 (0.83%) REST Assured
10 4 (0.83%) Storybook
11 3 (0.62%) IntelliJ
11 3 (0.62%) Robot Framework
11 3 (0.62%) SonarQube
12 2 (0.41%) ERwin
General
1 77 (15.98%) Social Skills
2 46 (9.54%) Finance
3 44 (9.13%) Public Sector
4 32 (6.64%) Multimedia
5 29 (6.02%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (4.98%) Marketing
7 15 (3.11%) Retail
8 11 (2.28%) Law
9 8 (1.66%) Legal
10 6 (1.24%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.04%) Advertising
11 5 (1.04%) Agriculture
11 5 (1.04%) Automotive
11 5 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (1.04%) Games
12 4 (0.83%) Back Office
12 4 (0.83%) Banking
12 4 (0.83%) Health Technology
12 4 (0.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (0.83%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 250 (51.87%) Developer
2 108 (22.41%) Senior
3 90 (18.67%) Software Engineer
4 71 (14.73%) Full-Stack Developer
5 70 (14.52%) Senior Developer
6 57 (11.83%) Lead
7 45 (9.34%) Software Developer
8 40 (8.30%) Full-Stack Engineer
9 35 (7.26%) .NET Developer
10 32 (6.64%) Trainee
11 23 (4.77%) Java Developer
11 23 (4.77%) Senior Software Engineer
12 22 (4.56%) Lead Software Engineer
13 21 (4.36%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
14 20 (4.15%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
15 17 (3.53%) Lead Developer
16 15 (3.11%) Administrator
16 15 (3.11%) Senior Software Developer
16 15 (3.11%) Trainee Administrator
16 15 (3.11%) Web Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 149 (30.91%) React
2 133 (27.59%) HTML
3 124 (25.73%) CSS
4 115 (23.86%) .NET
5 109 (22.61%) Node.js
6 67 (13.90%) AngularJS
7 53 (11.00%) Vue
8 51 (10.58%) REST
9 47 (9.75%) RESTful
10 45 (9.34%) .NET Core
11 34 (7.05%) ASP.NET
12 28 (5.81%) Spring
13 25 (5.19%) Spring Boot
14 24 (4.98%) ASP.NET Core
15 23 (4.77%) HTML5
16 21 (4.36%) Blazor
17 20 (4.15%) CSS3
18 18 (3.73%) .NET Framework
18 18 (3.73%) Laravel
19 14 (2.90%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 35 (7.26%) Cloud Native
2 25 (5.19%) Distributed Systems
3 22 (4.56%) Greenfield Project
4 20 (4.15%) Legacy Systems
5 18 (3.73%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (2.70%) Product Ownership
7 11 (2.28%) Onboarding
8 9 (1.87%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 9 (1.87%) Low-Code
8 9 (1.87%) Private Cloud
9 8 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.66%) Legacy Code
10 7 (1.45%) Legacy Applications
10 7 (1.45%) Marketing Technology
11 6 (1.24%) Social Media
12 5 (1.04%) Algorithms
12 5 (1.04%) BBC
12 5 (1.04%) e-Learning
12 5 (1.04%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.83%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.24%) Android
2 4 (0.83%) Windows
3 3 (0.62%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.62%) 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
1 196 (40.66%) Full-Stack Development
2 188 (39.00%) Agile
3 139 (28.84%) Software Engineering
4 133 (27.59%) CI/CD
5 121 (25.10%) Mentoring
6 100 (20.75%) DevOps
7 96 (19.92%) Problem-Solving
8 87 (18.05%) Microservices
9 83 (17.22%) AI
10 62 (12.86%) Test Automation
11 61 (12.66%) Continuous Improvement
12 58 (12.03%) Scrum
13 56 (11.62%) TDD
14 55 (11.41%) Front End Development
15 44 (9.13%) Kanban
16 43 (8.92%) Web Development
17 41 (8.51%) Technical Leadership
18 38 (7.88%) Containerisation
19 37 (7.68%) Coaching
19 37 (7.68%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 134 (27.80%) TypeScript
2 133 (27.59%) C#
3 129 (26.76%) Python
4 122 (25.31%) Java
5 118 (24.48%) SQL
6 45 (9.34%) PHP
7 26 (5.39%) R
8 9 (1.87%) C++
9 7 (1.45%) Groovy
10 4 (0.83%) Go
10 4 (0.83%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.62%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.62%) Bash
11 3 (0.62%) C
11 3 (0.62%) Kotlin
11 3 (0.62%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.62%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.21%) PowerShell
13 1 (0.21%) VB
Qualifications
1 41 (8.51%) AWS Certification
2 37 (7.68%) Microsoft Certification
3 36 (7.47%) Azure Certification
4 32 (6.64%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 28 (5.81%) Degree
6 24 (4.98%) Security Cleared
7 14 (2.90%) SC Cleared
8 10 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
9 7 (1.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 6 (1.24%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.83%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.83%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.62%) AWS Certified Developer
12 3 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.41%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.41%) MBA
14 1 (0.21%) BPSS Clearance
14 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.22%) Accessibility
2 28 (5.81%) QA
3 5 (1.04%) GDPR
3 5 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.04%) WCAG
4 4 (0.83%) SLA
5 3 (0.62%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.62%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.41%) PMO
7 1 (0.21%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 58 (12.03%) Docker
2 3 (0.62%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 42 (8.71%) Terraform
2 31 (6.43%) Kubernetes
3 6 (1.24%) Ansible
4 3 (0.62%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.41%) Puppet
6 1 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.21%) Nagios
6 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 97 (20.12%) Microsoft
2 14 (2.90%) Google
3 12 (2.49%) Adobe
3 12 (2.49%) HubSpot
4 10 (2.07%) Splunk
5 7 (1.45%) OpenAI
5 7 (1.45%) Oracle
6 6 (1.24%) AppDynamics
7 5 (1.04%) Apple
7 5 (1.04%) Facebook
7 5 (1.04%) Pega
7 5 (1.04%) Salesforce
7 5 (1.04%) Sony
7 5 (1.04%) Yahoo!
8 3 (0.62%) Atlassian
8 3 (0.62%) Red Hat
8 3 (0.62%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.41%) Adyen
9 2 (0.41%) SaltStack
9 2 (0.41%) WooCommerce