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

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 35 21
Rank change year-on-year -25 -14 +6
Permanent jobs citing JavaScript 528 663 1,020
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 2.45% 6.92% 6.77%
As % of the Programming Languages category 14.66% 24.47% 25.97%
Number of salaries quoted 463 296 784
10th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £74,985 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £91,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £59,773 £66,150 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.64% +10.25% -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 3,602 2,709 3,928
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 16.68% 28.26% 26.08%
Number of salaries quoted 2,725 1,451 3,017
10th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.61% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,250 £72,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,500
% change year-on-year - +7.44% -6.92%

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 2 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 2 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 -25 281 £55,000 -5.17% 87
Yorkshire +6 172 £57,500 -4.17% 57
North East -8 75 £52,000 +4.00% 20
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 29 (5.49%) SharePoint
2 27 (5.11%) WordPress
3 13 (2.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 13 (2.46%) CMS
4 8 (1.52%) IIS
5 6 (1.14%) SharePoint Server
6 4 (0.76%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.76%) JBoss
7 3 (0.57%) Apache
7 3 (0.57%) Confluence
8 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.38%) CICS
8 2 (0.38%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.38%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.19%) nginx
9 1 (0.19%) PegaRULES
9 1 (0.19%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.19%) WildFly
Applications
1 5 (0.95%) 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
4 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (2.27%) Dynamics CRM
1 12 (2.27%) Shopify
2 4 (0.76%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.57%) Magento
4 2 (0.38%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle SCM
5 1 (0.19%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 206 (39.02%) Azure
2 205 (38.83%) AWS
3 70 (13.26%) Azure DevOps
4 62 (11.74%) Serverless
5 54 (10.23%) GitHub
6 48 (9.09%) Power Automate
6 48 (9.09%) Power Platform
7 38 (7.20%) PowerApps
8 36 (6.82%) SaaS
9 31 (5.87%) Amazon ECS
10 30 (5.68%) GCP
11 29 (5.49%) AWS Lambda
12 25 (4.73%) Microsoft 365
13 24 (4.55%) Dynamics 365
14 20 (3.79%) Azure AI
14 20 (3.79%) Microsoft Copilot
15 16 (3.03%) Amazon S3
16 13 (2.46%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 13 (2.46%) Azure Logic Apps
17 12 (2.27%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.36%) Internet
2 4 (0.76%) Firewall
2 4 (0.76%) HTTP
3 3 (0.57%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.38%) AMQP
5 1 (0.19%) Broadband
5 1 (0.19%) Network Security
5 1 (0.19%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (11.36%) MongoDB
2 54 (10.23%) MySQL
3 39 (7.39%) SQL Server
4 33 (6.25%) Azure SQL Database
4 33 (6.25%) PostgreSQL
5 32 (6.06%) Relational Database
6 28 (5.30%) NoSQL
7 14 (2.65%) Elasticsearch
7 14 (2.65%) Power BI
8 13 (2.46%) Amazon RDS
8 13 (2.46%) MariaDB
9 12 (2.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 10 (1.89%) DynamoDB
10 10 (1.89%) Redis
11 8 (1.52%) GIS
12 7 (1.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 5 (0.95%) Big Data
14 4 (0.76%) Geospatial Data
14 4 (0.76%) Neo4j
14 4 (0.76%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 114 (21.59%) Git
2 30 (5.68%) GitLab
3 29 (5.49%) Jenkins
4 21 (3.98%) JIRA
5 18 (3.41%) Maven
6 11 (2.08%) Cypress.io
6 11 (2.08%) JUnit
6 11 (2.08%) Spock
7 8 (1.52%) Storybook
8 7 (1.33%) Cucumber
9 6 (1.14%) Visual Studio
10 5 (0.95%) IntelliJ
10 5 (0.95%) PHPUnit
10 5 (0.95%) Postman
11 4 (0.76%) Claude Code
11 4 (0.76%) Eclipse
11 4 (0.76%) REST Assured
11 4 (0.76%) Robot Framework
11 4 (0.76%) Selenium
12 3 (0.57%) SonarQube
General
1 90 (17.05%) Social Skills
2 63 (11.93%) Public Sector
3 48 (9.09%) Finance
4 40 (7.58%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (6.06%) Marketing
6 19 (3.60%) Multimedia
7 17 (3.22%) Retail
8 14 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (2.65%) Law
9 11 (2.08%) Publishing
10 10 (1.89%) Legal
11 9 (1.70%) Manufacturing
12 5 (0.95%) Advertising
12 5 (0.95%) Agriculture
12 5 (0.95%) Automotive
12 5 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (0.95%) Health Technology
13 4 (0.76%) Back Office
13 4 (0.76%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (0.76%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 280 (53.03%) Developer
2 120 (22.73%) Senior
3 97 (18.37%) Software Engineer
4 73 (13.83%) Full-Stack Developer
5 70 (13.26%) Senior Developer
6 59 (11.17%) Lead
7 45 (8.52%) .NET Developer
8 43 (8.14%) Full-Stack Engineer
9 38 (7.20%) Software Developer
10 26 (4.92%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 26 (4.92%) Senior Software Engineer
11 24 (4.55%) Lead Software Engineer
12 21 (3.98%) Java Developer
13 19 (3.60%) Trainee
14 18 (3.41%) Microsoft 365 Developer
15 17 (3.22%) Lead Developer
16 16 (3.03%) Senior Software Developer
17 15 (2.84%) Test Engineer
17 15 (2.84%) Trainee Administrator
17 15 (2.84%) Web Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 159 (30.11%) React
2 152 (28.79%) HTML
3 140 (26.52%) CSS
4 133 (25.19%) Node.js
5 132 (25.00%) .NET
6 75 (14.20%) AngularJS
7 54 (10.23%) .NET Core
8 53 (10.04%) RESTful
9 52 (9.85%) REST
9 52 (9.85%) Vue
10 50 (9.47%) ASP.NET
11 37 (7.01%) ASP.NET Core
12 31 (5.87%) Blazor
13 30 (5.68%) Spring
14 29 (5.49%) HTML5
15 26 (4.92%) CSS3
16 24 (4.55%) .NET Framework
17 22 (4.17%) Spring Boot
18 21 (3.98%) Entity Framework
19 20 (3.79%) HTML5 Canvas
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.95%) Cloud Native
2 33 (6.25%) Distributed Systems
3 28 (5.30%) Greenfield Project
3 28 (5.30%) Self-Motivation
4 22 (4.17%) Legacy Systems
5 15 (2.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 15 (2.84%) Private Cloud
6 13 (2.46%) Product Ownership
7 10 (1.89%) Marketing Technology
7 10 (1.89%) Onboarding
8 9 (1.70%) Low-Code
9 8 (1.52%) Legacy Applications
9 8 (1.52%) Legacy Code
9 8 (1.52%) Renewable Energy
9 8 (1.52%) Social Media
10 7 (1.33%) Mobile App
11 6 (1.14%) AI Agents
11 6 (1.14%) BBC
11 6 (1.14%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.95%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.76%) Android
1 4 (0.76%) Windows
2 3 (0.57%) Linux
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
1 231 (43.75%) Agile
2 229 (43.37%) Full-Stack Development
3 175 (33.14%) CI/CD
4 158 (29.92%) Software Engineering
5 138 (26.14%) DevOps
6 130 (24.62%) Mentoring
7 113 (21.40%) Problem-Solving
8 109 (20.64%) AI
9 98 (18.56%) Microservices
10 87 (16.48%) Continuous Improvement
11 83 (15.72%) Test Automation
12 65 (12.31%) Scrum
13 64 (12.12%) TDD
14 58 (10.98%) Front End Development
15 56 (10.61%) Technical Leadership
16 53 (10.04%) Web Development
17 49 (9.28%) Kanban
18 46 (8.71%) Coaching
19 42 (7.95%) Clean Code
20 41 (7.77%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 164 (31.06%) TypeScript
2 159 (30.11%) C#
3 136 (25.76%) SQL
4 124 (23.48%) Java
5 118 (22.35%) Python
6 49 (9.28%) PHP
7 21 (3.98%) R
8 10 (1.89%) C++
9 9 (1.70%) Groovy
10 7 (1.33%) Go
11 4 (0.76%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.76%) VB.NET
12 3 (0.57%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.57%) Bash
12 3 (0.57%) C
12 3 (0.57%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.57%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.38%) PowerShell
14 1 (0.19%) Dart
Qualifications
1 38 (7.20%) Security Cleared
2 30 (5.68%) SC Cleared
3 29 (5.49%) Degree
4 26 (4.92%) AWS Certification
5 20 (3.79%) Microsoft Certification
6 19 (3.60%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 19 (3.60%) Azure Certification
7 7 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (0.95%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.76%) Master's Degree
9 4 (0.76%) MBA
10 3 (0.57%) AWS Certified Developer
10 3 (0.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.38%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.19%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (8.33%) Accessibility
1 44 (8.33%) QA
2 13 (2.46%) WCAG
3 6 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (0.95%) GDPR
5 4 (0.76%) SLA
6 3 (0.57%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.57%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.57%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.38%) PMO
8 1 (0.19%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 72 (13.64%) Docker
2 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 43 (8.14%) Terraform
2 39 (7.39%) Kubernetes
3 6 (1.14%) Ansible
4 3 (0.57%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.38%) Puppet
6 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.19%) Nagios
6 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 109 (20.64%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.60%) Google
3 18 (3.41%) Adobe
4 15 (2.84%) Splunk
5 12 (2.27%) HubSpot
6 11 (2.08%) AppDynamics
7 7 (1.33%) OpenAI
8 6 (1.14%) Apple
8 6 (1.14%) Facebook
8 6 (1.14%) Sony
8 6 (1.14%) Yahoo!
9 5 (0.95%) Pega
9 5 (0.95%) Salesforce
10 4 (0.76%) Oracle
10 4 (0.76%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.57%) Confluent
11 3 (0.57%) Dynatrace
11 3 (0.57%) Red Hat
12 2 (0.38%) BiZZdesign
12 2 (0.38%) Sparx