JavaScript Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

JavaScript (including ECMAScript)
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring JavaScript skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 37 28
Rank change year-on-year -16 -9 -2
Permanent jobs citing JavaScript 61 23 71
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 2.80% 3.79% 6.08%
As % of the Programming Languages category 10.89% 18.25% 21.19%
Number of salaries quoted 55 18 60
10th Percentile £36,750 £42,500 £33,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,125 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £58,982
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -15.23% +7.24%
75th Percentile £62,500 £58,063 £60,000
90th Percentile £74,985 £77,250 £67,750
North East median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -16.67% +9.09%

All Programming Languages
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 560 126 335
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 25.66% 20.76% 28.68%
Number of salaries quoted 476 104 264
10th Percentile £40,000 £25,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £46,188 £38,975 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £88,148 £67,813 £67,968
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,625 £84,602
North East median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% -

JavaScript
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

JavaScript job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

JavaScript
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing JavaScript.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing JavaScript

JavaScript
Salary Histogram in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution for jobs citing JavaScript in Tyne and Wear over the 6 months to 29 July 2026.

Salary histogram for JavaScript in Tyne and Wear

JavaScript
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 29 July 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
Newcastle upon Tyne -24 51 £53,750 +7.50% 13
Sunderland - 7 £46,250 - 4
Gateshead -8 3 £20,000 -61.90%
JavaScript
North East

JavaScript
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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 6 (9.84%) CMS
1 6 (9.84%) WordPress
2 2 (3.28%) Confluence
2 2 (3.28%) Umbraco
3 1 (1.64%) SharePoint Server
3 1 (1.64%) Sitecore CMS
3 1 (1.64%) WildFly
Applications
1 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 28 (45.90%) AWS
2 23 (37.70%) Azure
3 9 (14.75%) Azure DevOps
4 6 (9.84%) Serverless
5 4 (6.56%) Amazon ECS
5 4 (6.56%) Amazon S3
5 4 (6.56%) GitHub
6 3 (4.92%) Amazon EC2
6 3 (4.92%) AWS Lambda
6 3 (4.92%) Power Automate
6 3 (4.92%) Power Platform
6 3 (4.92%) PowerApps
7 2 (3.28%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 2 (3.28%) Amazon EKS
7 2 (3.28%) AWS Fargate
7 2 (3.28%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (3.28%) Kong
7 2 (3.28%) SaaS
7 2 (3.28%) Slack
7 2 (3.28%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.28%) Firewall
1 2 (3.28%) Internet
2 1 (1.64%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (22.95%) PostgreSQL
2 11 (18.03%) MongoDB
3 9 (14.75%) NoSQL
4 6 (9.84%) MySQL
5 3 (4.92%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (4.92%) GIS
5 3 (4.92%) Power BI
6 2 (3.28%) DocumentDB
6 2 (3.28%) Relational Database
7 1 (1.64%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (1.64%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 20 (32.79%) Git
2 5 (8.20%) GitLab
2 5 (8.20%) JIRA
3 3 (4.92%) Postman
3 3 (4.92%) REST Assured
4 1 (1.64%) Eclipse
4 1 (1.64%) Jenkins
4 1 (1.64%) Maven
General
1 24 (39.34%) Public Sector
2 17 (27.87%) Social Skills
3 6 (9.84%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (8.20%) Finance
5 4 (6.56%) Tech for Good
6 3 (4.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (4.92%) Marketing
7 2 (3.28%) Games
7 2 (3.28%) Multimedia
8 1 (1.64%) Law
8 1 (1.64%) Legal
8 1 (1.64%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 30 (49.18%) Developer
2 13 (21.31%) Senior
2 13 (21.31%) Software Engineer
3 10 (16.39%) Full-Stack Developer
4 7 (11.48%) Analyst
4 7 (11.48%) Python Developer
4 7 (11.48%) Software Developer
5 5 (8.20%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 5 (8.20%) Lead
5 5 (8.20%) Senior Developer
6 4 (6.56%) .NET Developer
6 4 (6.56%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
6 4 (6.56%) Full-Stack Engineer
6 4 (6.56%) Senior Software Engineer
6 4 (6.56%) Test Engineer
7 3 (4.92%) Full-Stack Python Developer
7 3 (4.92%) Java Developer
7 3 (4.92%) Lead Software Engineer
7 3 (4.92%) Senior Analyst
7 3 (4.92%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (47.54%) CSS
1 29 (47.54%) HTML
2 26 (42.62%) Node.js
3 17 (27.87%) .NET
4 11 (18.03%) React
5 9 (14.75%) .NET Core
5 9 (14.75%) RESTful
6 7 (11.48%) AngularJS
6 7 (11.48%) Flask
7 5 (8.20%) CSS3
7 5 (8.20%) Express.js
7 5 (8.20%) HTML5
7 5 (8.20%) Spring
7 5 (8.20%) Spring Boot
8 4 (6.56%) .NET Framework
8 4 (6.56%) ASP.NET
8 4 (6.56%) REST
9 3 (4.92%) Ajax
9 3 (4.92%) jQuery
9 3 (4.92%) SQLAlchemy
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.48%) Cloud Native
1 7 (11.48%) Renewable Energy
2 6 (9.84%) Product Ownership
3 5 (8.20%) Distributed Systems
4 4 (6.56%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (4.92%) Low-Code
6 2 (3.28%) AI Agents
6 2 (3.28%) Algorithms
6 2 (3.28%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (3.28%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (3.28%) Web Conferencing
7 1 (1.64%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (1.64%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (65.57%) Agile
2 35 (57.38%) CI/CD
3 24 (39.34%) Test Automation
4 23 (37.70%) Mentoring
5 20 (32.79%) Full-Stack Development
5 20 (32.79%) Software Engineering
6 18 (29.51%) Continuous Improvement
6 18 (29.51%) DevOps
7 12 (19.67%) Coaching
8 11 (18.03%) Front End Development
8 11 (18.03%) Problem-Solving
8 11 (18.03%) Scrum
8 11 (18.03%) SFIA
8 11 (18.03%) Technical Leadership
9 9 (14.75%) Collaborative Working
9 9 (14.75%) Continuous Integration
9 9 (14.75%) Microservices
9 9 (14.75%) Software Testing
9 9 (14.75%) Sprint Planning
9 9 (14.75%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 17 (27.87%) Java
2 15 (24.59%) C#
2 15 (24.59%) TypeScript
3 13 (21.31%) Python
4 9 (14.75%) SQL
5 4 (6.56%) PHP
6 2 (3.28%) R
7 1 (1.64%) C++
7 1 (1.64%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 17 (27.87%) Security Cleared
2 16 (26.23%) SC Cleared
3 5 (8.20%) AWS Certification
4 3 (4.92%) Degree
5 2 (3.28%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 2 (3.28%) Azure Certification
5 2 (3.28%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (24.59%) QA
2 14 (22.95%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.64%) WCAG
System Software
1 12 (19.67%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (11.48%) Kubernetes
2 3 (4.92%) Terraform
Vendors
1 7 (11.48%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.28%) Confluent
2 2 (3.28%) Dynatrace
2 2 (3.28%) UiPath
3 1 (1.64%) Optimizely
3 1 (1.64%) Sitecore