JavaScript (including ECMAScript)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for JavaScript skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited JavaScript over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 15 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -8 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing JavaScript | 8,145 | 12,815 | 27,011 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 8.38% | 12.03% | 17.64% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 24.61% | 27.58% | 32.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6,454 | 7,615 | 13,393 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +4.17% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £100,000 | £98,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £52,750 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.27% | +11.05% |
All Programming Languages
UK
JavaScript is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 33,094 | 46,460 | 81,897 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 34.04% | 43.62% | 53.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,070 | 29,482 | 44,615 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,125 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,146 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £86,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £105,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,500 | £55,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.73% | +2.80% | +7.00% |
JavaScript
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing JavaScript as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
JavaScript
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing JavaScript.
JavaScript
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing JavaScript over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
JavaScript
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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 | -4 | 6,997 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 1,813 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 5,946 | £55,000 | - | 1,233 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 3,959 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 1,094 |
| London | -7 | 1,927 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 653 |
| North of England | -4 | 1,482 | £55,000 | - | 337 |
| South East | -3 | 1,432 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 236 |
| North West | -4 | 890 | £55,000 | - | 187 |
| Midlands | -4 | 833 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 210 |
| South West | +1 | 824 | £52,500 | -4.34% | 185 |
| Scotland | -18 | 658 | £55,000 | - | 89 |
| East of England | +5 | 479 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 126 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 454 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 112 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 442 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 129 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 385 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 81 |
| Wales | +6 | 164 | £50,000 | +6.84% | 47 |
| North East | +1 | 138 | £54,750 | -0.45% | 42 |
| Northern Ireland | -11 | 76 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 26 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | £36,000 | - |
JavaScript
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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