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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 37 21
Rank change year-on-year -24 -16 +4
Permanent jobs citing JavaScript 523 642 1,010
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 2.33% 6.71% 6.65%
As % of the Programming Languages category 14.50% 24.18% 25.62%
Number of salaries quoted 454 277 726
10th Percentile £33,750 £35,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £44,063 £44,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £74,363 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £86,250 £73,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +5.69% -5.38%

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 3,607 2,655 3,943
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 16.06% 27.73% 25.96%
Number of salaries quoted 2,733 1,397 2,863
10th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £34,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £76,250 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £82,751 £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £61,305
% change year-on-year +4.00% +1.95% -5.68%

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 August 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 August 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 -23 295 £54,250 -5.65% 97
Yorkshire -9 150 £57,500 -4.17% 47
North East -7 78 £52,000 +4.00% 23
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 33 (6.31%) SharePoint
2 28 (5.35%) WordPress
3 13 (2.49%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 13 (2.49%) CMS
4 8 (1.53%) IIS
5 6 (1.15%) SharePoint Server
6 3 (0.57%) Apache
6 3 (0.57%) Confluence
6 3 (0.57%) GeoServer
7 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.38%) CICS
7 2 (0.38%) JBoss
7 2 (0.38%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.38%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.38%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.38%) WebSphere
8 1 (0.19%) nginx
8 1 (0.19%) PegaRULES
8 1 (0.19%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.19%) WildFly
Applications
1 5 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.76%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.19%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 12 (2.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (2.10%) Shopify
3 3 (0.57%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.38%) Magento
4 2 (0.38%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.38%) Sage 200
4 2 (0.38%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 205 (39.20%) Azure
2 192 (36.71%) AWS
3 70 (13.38%) Azure DevOps
4 55 (10.52%) Power Automate
4 55 (10.52%) Power Platform
5 53 (10.13%) Serverless
6 51 (9.75%) GitHub
7 41 (7.84%) PowerApps
8 34 (6.50%) SaaS
9 28 (5.35%) Microsoft 365
10 25 (4.78%) Amazon ECS
10 25 (4.78%) AWS Lambda
10 25 (4.78%) GCP
11 24 (4.59%) Dynamics 365
12 21 (4.02%) Microsoft Copilot
13 20 (3.82%) Azure AI
14 14 (2.68%) Amazon S3
15 13 (2.49%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 12 (2.29%) Azure Logic Apps
17 11 (2.10%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.40%) Internet
2 5 (0.96%) HTTP
3 3 (0.57%) Firewall
3 3 (0.57%) HTTPS
3 3 (0.57%) MQTT
4 2 (0.38%) AMQP
4 2 (0.38%) SSL
5 1 (0.19%) DNS
5 1 (0.19%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (11.28%) MongoDB
2 52 (9.94%) MySQL
3 41 (7.84%) SQL Server
4 33 (6.31%) Azure SQL Database
5 32 (6.12%) PostgreSQL
6 30 (5.74%) Relational Database
7 26 (4.97%) NoSQL
8 17 (3.25%) Power BI
9 15 (2.87%) Elasticsearch
10 13 (2.49%) Amazon RDS
10 13 (2.49%) MariaDB
11 10 (1.91%) Redis
11 10 (1.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (1.53%) DynamoDB
13 7 (1.34%) GIS
14 6 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 4 (0.76%) Big Data
15 4 (0.76%) Neo4j
16 3 (0.57%) Geospatial Data
16 3 (0.57%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 118 (22.56%) Git
2 30 (5.74%) GitLab
3 24 (4.59%) Jenkins
4 17 (3.25%) JIRA
5 16 (3.06%) Maven
6 13 (2.49%) JUnit
7 12 (2.29%) Cypress.io
8 11 (2.10%) Spock
9 8 (1.53%) Storybook
10 6 (1.15%) Visual Studio
11 5 (0.96%) Cucumber
11 5 (0.96%) IntelliJ
11 5 (0.96%) Postman
12 4 (0.76%) Claude Code
12 4 (0.76%) Eclipse
12 4 (0.76%) PHPUnit
12 4 (0.76%) REST Assured
12 4 (0.76%) Robot Framework
12 4 (0.76%) Selenium
13 2 (0.38%) Mockito
General
1 94 (17.97%) Social Skills
2 61 (11.66%) Public Sector
3 47 (8.99%) Finance
4 38 (7.27%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (6.88%) Marketing
6 19 (3.63%) Multimedia
7 16 (3.06%) Retail
8 13 (2.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (2.49%) Law
9 11 (2.10%) Publishing
10 10 (1.91%) Legal
11 8 (1.53%) Manufacturing
12 5 (0.96%) Agriculture
12 5 (0.96%) Automotive
12 5 (0.96%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.76%) Advertising
13 4 (0.76%) Back Office
13 4 (0.76%) Health Technology
13 4 (0.76%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (0.76%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 280 (53.54%) Developer
2 107 (20.46%) Senior
3 91 (17.40%) Software Engineer
4 67 (12.81%) Full-Stack Developer
5 63 (12.05%) Senior Developer
6 59 (11.28%) Lead
7 42 (8.03%) .NET Developer
8 39 (7.46%) Software Developer
9 37 (7.07%) Full-Stack Engineer
10 27 (5.16%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 25 (4.78%) Senior Software Engineer
12 23 (4.40%) Lead Software Engineer
13 20 (3.82%) Lead Developer
14 19 (3.63%) Microsoft 365 Developer
14 19 (3.63%) Trainee
15 18 (3.44%) Java Developer
16 15 (2.87%) Administrator
16 15 (2.87%) Test Engineer
16 15 (2.87%) Trainee Administrator
16 15 (2.87%) Web Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 160 (30.59%) HTML
2 147 (28.11%) CSS
2 147 (28.11%) React
3 126 (24.09%) .NET
3 126 (24.09%) Node.js
4 68 (13.00%) AngularJS
5 53 (10.13%) RESTful
6 52 (9.94%) .NET Core
6 52 (9.94%) ASP.NET
7 51 (9.75%) REST
8 49 (9.37%) Vue
9 38 (7.27%) Terraform
10 37 (7.07%) ASP.NET Core
11 32 (6.12%) Blazor
12 31 (5.93%) Spring
13 28 (5.35%) CSS3
14 27 (5.16%) HTML5
15 24 (4.59%) .NET Framework
15 24 (4.59%) HTML5 Canvas
16 21 (4.02%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 38 (7.27%) Cloud Native
2 33 (6.31%) Distributed Systems
3 29 (5.54%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (4.59%) Greenfield Project
5 18 (3.44%) Legacy Systems
6 16 (3.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 14 (2.68%) Private Cloud
8 12 (2.29%) Product Ownership
9 11 (2.10%) Marketing Technology
10 10 (1.91%) Low-Code
11 9 (1.72%) Legacy Applications
11 9 (1.72%) Onboarding
12 8 (1.53%) Renewable Energy
13 7 (1.34%) Legacy Code
13 7 (1.34%) Mobile App
13 7 (1.34%) Social Media
14 6 (1.15%) AI Agents
14 6 (1.15%) BBC
15 5 (0.96%) Enterprise Software
15 5 (0.96%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.76%) Android
1 4 (0.76%) Linux
2 3 (0.57%) Windows
3 2 (0.38%) CentOS
3 2 (0.38%) Debian
3 2 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (0.38%) Ubuntu
3 2 (0.38%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 233 (44.55%) Agile
2 214 (40.92%) Full-Stack Development
3 176 (33.65%) CI/CD
4 155 (29.64%) Software Engineering
5 137 (26.20%) DevOps
6 132 (25.24%) Mentoring
7 110 (21.03%) AI
8 109 (20.84%) Problem-Solving
9 94 (17.97%) Continuous Improvement
10 92 (17.59%) Microservices
11 85 (16.25%) Test Automation
12 65 (12.43%) TDD
13 61 (11.66%) Scrum
14 59 (11.28%) Technical Leadership
15 57 (10.90%) Front End Development
16 54 (10.33%) Web Development
17 47 (8.99%) Coaching
18 45 (8.60%) Kanban
19 42 (8.03%) Clean Code
20 38 (7.27%) Code Quality
Programming Languages
1 160 (30.59%) C#
2 159 (30.40%) TypeScript
3 142 (27.15%) SQL
4 123 (23.52%) Java
5 117 (22.37%) Python
6 46 (8.80%) PHP
7 21 (4.02%) R
8 12 (2.29%) C++
9 9 (1.72%) Go
10 7 (1.34%) Groovy
11 5 (0.96%) C
12 4 (0.76%) PowerShell
12 4 (0.76%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.57%) Apex Code
13 3 (0.57%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.57%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.38%) Dart
14 2 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 1 (0.19%) Kotlin
15 1 (0.19%) Rust
Qualifications
1 47 (8.99%) Security Cleared
2 38 (7.27%) SC Cleared
3 32 (6.12%) Degree
4 24 (4.59%) AWS Certification
5 20 (3.82%) Microsoft Certification
6 19 (3.63%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 19 (3.63%) Azure Certification
7 7 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (1.15%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.76%) Master's Degree
9 4 (0.76%) MBA
10 3 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.38%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.19%) AWS Certified Developer
12 1 (0.19%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 1 (0.19%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (9.56%) QA
2 48 (9.18%) Accessibility
3 17 (3.25%) WCAG
4 6 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.57%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.57%) SLA
6 2 (0.38%) PMO
7 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.19%) GDPR
7 1 (0.19%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 69 (13.19%) Docker
2 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 40 (7.65%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.34%) Ansible
3 2 (0.38%) Puppet
4 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.19%) Argo
4 1 (0.19%) HP Fortify
4 1 (0.19%) Nagios
4 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 111 (21.22%) Microsoft
2 20 (3.82%) Google
3 18 (3.44%) Adobe
4 15 (2.87%) Splunk
5 12 (2.29%) HubSpot
6 11 (2.10%) AppDynamics
7 7 (1.34%) OpenAI
8 6 (1.15%) Apple
8 6 (1.15%) Facebook
8 6 (1.15%) Sony
8 6 (1.15%) Yahoo!
9 5 (0.96%) Pega
9 5 (0.96%) Sage
9 5 (0.96%) Salesforce
10 4 (0.76%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.57%) Confluent
11 3 (0.57%) Dynatrace
11 3 (0.57%) Oracle
11 3 (0.57%) Red Hat
12 2 (0.38%) SAP