JavaScript Job Trends in Southampton

JavaScript (including ECMAScript)
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring JavaScript skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 13 18
Rank change year-on-year -15 +5 -4
Permanent jobs citing JavaScript 19 49 65
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 3.63% 10.82% 10.06%
As % of the Programming Languages category 18.63% 33.56% 20.77%
Number of salaries quoted 17 43 62
10th Percentile £40,550 £22,600 £25,475
25th Percentile - £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £73,750
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £58,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.98% +6.36% -

All Programming Languages
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 102 146 313
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 19.47% 32.23% 48.45%
Number of salaries quoted 86 123 284
10th Percentile £32,750 £27,800 £29,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £75,250
Hampshire median annual salary £60,000 £58,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% +6.36% -

JavaScript
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

JavaScript job vacancy trend in Southampton

JavaScript
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing JavaScript.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing JavaScript

JavaScript
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing JavaScript in Southampton over the 6 months to 9 February 2026.

Salary histogram for JavaScript in Southampton

JavaScript
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 5 (26.32%) Azure
2 3 (15.79%) AWS
2 3 (15.79%) GitHub
3 1 (5.26%) Boomi
3 1 (5.26%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (5.26%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.53%) Internet
Development Applications
1 2 (10.53%) Git
2 1 (5.26%) Postman
2 1 (5.26%) Storybook
General
1 2 (10.53%) Finance
1 2 (10.53%) Multimedia
2 1 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (5.26%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (84.21%) Developer
2 10 (52.63%) Software Developer
3 4 (21.05%) Senior
3 4 (21.05%) Senior Developer
4 2 (10.53%) Senior Web Developer
4 2 (10.53%) Trainee
4 2 (10.53%) Web Developer
5 1 (5.26%) .NET Software Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Azure Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Azure Software Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) C# Software Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Mobile Developer
5 1 (5.26%) Software Engineer
5 1 (5.26%) Systems Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (63.16%) Node.js
2 3 (15.79%) CSS
2 3 (15.79%) HTML
3 2 (10.53%) .NET
3 2 (10.53%) React
3 2 (10.53%) Vue
4 1 (5.26%) .NET Core
4 1 (5.26%) AngularJS
4 1 (5.26%) ASP.NET
4 1 (5.26%) Ionic Framework
4 1 (5.26%) Jest
4 1 (5.26%) JSON
4 1 (5.26%) Next.js
4 1 (5.26%) React Native
4 1 (5.26%) REST
4 1 (5.26%) SOAP
4 1 (5.26%) XML
4 1 (5.26%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.26%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.26%) Android
1 1 (5.26%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (73.68%) Software Engineering
2 3 (15.79%) Front End Development
2 3 (15.79%) User Experience
2 3 (15.79%) Web Development
3 2 (10.53%) B2C
3 2 (10.53%) CI/CD
3 2 (10.53%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (10.53%) Design Patterns
3 2 (10.53%) DevOps
3 2 (10.53%) Mentoring
4 1 (5.26%) Agile
4 1 (5.26%) Android Development
4 1 (5.26%) Data Mapping
4 1 (5.26%) ERP
4 1 (5.26%) iOS Development
4 1 (5.26%) Mobile Development
4 1 (5.26%) OO
4 1 (5.26%) OOP
4 1 (5.26%) Pair Programming
4 1 (5.26%) Wealth Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (15.79%) Python
2 2 (10.53%) C#
2 2 (10.53%) R
3 1 (5.26%) Java
3 1 (5.26%) SQL
3 1 (5.26%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (10.53%) AWS Certification
1 2 (10.53%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 2 (10.53%) Azure Certification
1 2 (10.53%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (5.26%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.26%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (15.79%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.26%) IFS
2 1 (5.26%) Oracle