JavaScript Developer
UK
The median JavaScript Developer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 574 | 666 | 559 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +92 | -107 | -132 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a JavaScript Developer | 110 | 221 | 497 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.22% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.24% | 0.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 101 | 195 | 437 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £46,250 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -14.29% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,750 | £95,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.27% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
JavaScript Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured JavaScript Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
JavaScript Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing JavaScript Developer.
JavaScript Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing JavaScript Developer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
JavaScript Developer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 2025. 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 |
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| England | +99 | 97 | £60,000 | - | 39 |
| UK excluding London | +110 | 64 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 24 |
| London | +68 | 36 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 18 |
| Work from Home | +103 | 34 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 28 |
| South East | +89 | 31 | £30,000 | -45.45% | 8 |
| North of England | +81 | 21 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 8 |
| North West | +32 | 18 | £55,000 | -16.67% | 5 |
| Midlands | +36 | 6 | £37,500 | -23.08% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 5 | £37,500 | -42.31% | 1 |
| East of England | +45 | 3 | £67,500 | -4.59% | 4 |
| North East | - | 3 | £42,500 | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £70,000 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | +43 | 1 | £37,500 | -21.05% | 1 |
JavaScript Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, JavaScript Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring JavaScript Developer in the job title.
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JavaScript Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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