Hybrid/Remote JavaScript Job Trends

JavaScript (including ECMAScript)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring JavaScript skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 15 13
Rank change year-on-year -36 -2 0
Permanent jobs citing JavaScript 737 1,578 3,741
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.22% 12.04% 11.64%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.63% 27.70% 28.14%
Number of salaries quoted 602 1,347 3,416
10th Percentile £42,050 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,750 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £66,350 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% +10.58% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,500 £90,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% -4.00%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

JavaScript falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring coding skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,714 5,697 13,296
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 26.98% 43.48% 41.37%
Number of salaries quoted 3,428 4,511 11,463
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,979 £97,500
UK median annual salary £63,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.31% +8.33% -7.69%

JavaScript
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing JavaScript and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

JavaScript job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

JavaScript
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing JavaScript.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing JavaScript

JavaScript
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing JavaScript over the 6 months to 15 April 2026.

JavaScript salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

JavaScript
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 36 (4.88%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.63%) CMS
3 5 (0.68%) Anypoint
3 5 (0.68%) NServiceBus
3 5 (0.68%) WordPress
4 4 (0.54%) nginx
5 3 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.41%) Confluence
5 3 (0.41%) Tomcat
5 3 (0.41%) WebLogic
5 3 (0.41%) WebLogic Portal
6 2 (0.27%) Apache
6 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.27%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.27%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.14%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.14%) Drupal
7 1 (0.14%) Mendix
7 1 (0.14%) SAS
Applications
1 15 (2.04%) Adobe XD
2 5 (0.68%) Photoshop
3 4 (0.54%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (0.54%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.14%) InVision
4 1 (0.14%) Notion
4 1 (0.14%) Sketch
4 1 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (1.90%) Shopify
2 10 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.41%) Primavera
4 2 (0.27%) Magento
4 2 (0.27%) Maximo
4 2 (0.27%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.14%) CiviCRM
5 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 317 (43.01%) AWS
2 247 (33.51%) Azure
3 109 (14.79%) Serverless
4 89 (12.08%) GCP
5 64 (8.68%) Power Platform
6 61 (8.28%) Azure DevOps
7 59 (8.01%) AWS Lambda
8 57 (7.73%) GitHub
9 56 (7.60%) SaaS
10 48 (6.51%) Power Automate
11 46 (6.24%) Amazon S3
12 42 (5.70%) PowerApps
13 37 (5.02%) Azure Logic Apps
13 37 (5.02%) Microsoft 365
14 34 (4.61%) Dynamics 365
15 32 (4.34%) Amazon EC2
16 30 (4.07%) Amazon ECS
16 30 (4.07%) Amazon SQS
17 23 (3.12%) Figma
18 22 (2.99%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 42 (5.70%) Broadband
2 8 (1.09%) Firewall
3 6 (0.81%) Cisco ASA
4 4 (0.54%) Intranet
5 2 (0.27%) HTTP
5 2 (0.27%) Hyperconnected
5 2 (0.27%) Internet
5 2 (0.27%) OpenVPN
5 2 (0.27%) SSH
6 1 (0.14%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (9.09%) PostgreSQL
2 61 (8.28%) MongoDB
3 57 (7.73%) NoSQL
4 55 (7.46%) SQL Server
5 53 (7.19%) Relational Database
6 45 (6.11%) MySQL
7 35 (4.75%) Power BI
8 28 (3.80%) Azure SQL Database
9 22 (2.99%) RDBMS
10 18 (2.44%) Amazon RDS
11 13 (1.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 10 (1.36%) Elasticsearch
13 9 (1.22%) BigQuery
14 6 (0.81%) DynamoDB
15 5 (0.68%) Electronic Patient Records
15 5 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 4 (0.54%) Big Data
16 4 (0.54%) Redis
17 3 (0.41%) MariaDB
17 3 (0.41%) Oracle Discoverer
Development Applications
1 108 (14.65%) Git
2 55 (7.46%) Cypress.io
3 22 (2.99%) JIRA
4 20 (2.71%) CircleCI
5 19 (2.58%) Jaeger
6 16 (2.17%) GitLab
7 15 (2.04%) Axure RP
8 14 (1.90%) Balsamiq
9 12 (1.63%) Jenkins
9 12 (1.63%) webpack
10 10 (1.36%) Selenium
10 10 (1.36%) TeamCity
11 9 (1.22%) Vite
12 7 (0.95%) Postman
13 6 (0.81%) Babel
14 5 (0.68%) Cucumber
15 3 (0.41%) Bitbucket
15 3 (0.41%) Oracle APEX
15 3 (0.41%) Oracle Forms
16 2 (0.27%) Visual Studio
General
1 209 (28.36%) Social Skills
2 114 (15.47%) Finance
3 86 (11.67%) Law
4 85 (11.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 84 (11.40%) Analytical Skills
6 68 (9.23%) Public Sector
7 40 (5.43%) Front Office
8 23 (3.12%) Legal
9 19 (2.58%) Marketing
10 18 (2.44%) Games
10 18 (2.44%) Retail
11 14 (1.90%) Banking
11 14 (1.90%) Health Technology
12 9 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.09%) Telecoms
14 5 (0.68%) Advertising
14 5 (0.68%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (0.54%) Electronics
15 4 (0.54%) Manufacturing
15 4 (0.54%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 430 (58.34%) Developer
2 149 (20.22%) Senior
3 125 (16.96%) Software Engineer
4 120 (16.28%) Full-Stack Developer
5 107 (14.52%) Lead
6 97 (13.16%) Senior Developer
7 60 (8.14%) Lead Developer
8 52 (7.06%) Full-Stack Engineer
9 44 (5.97%) Lead Software Developer
10 43 (5.83%) .NET Developer
11 41 (5.56%) Developer/Software Engineer
12 40 (5.43%) Lead Software Engineer
13 38 (5.16%) React Developer
14 36 (4.88%) Software Developer
15 32 (4.34%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
16 30 (4.07%) Power Platform Developer
17 29 (3.93%) Python Developer
18 26 (3.53%) JavaScript Developer
19 25 (3.39%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
20 24 (3.26%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 321 (43.55%) React
2 217 (29.44%) HTML
3 197 (26.73%) CSS
4 178 (24.15%) Node.js
5 170 (23.07%) .NET
6 76 (10.31%) REST
7 70 (9.50%) Vue
8 62 (8.41%) .NET Core
8 62 (8.41%) AngularJS
9 54 (7.33%) JSON
9 54 (7.33%) RESTful
10 44 (5.97%) Kafka
11 43 (5.83%) ASP.NET
11 43 (5.83%) Redux
12 42 (5.70%) GraphQL
13 35 (4.75%) HTML5
13 35 (4.75%) Web Services
14 32 (4.34%) Laravel
14 32 (4.34%) Playwright
15 31 (4.21%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 73 (9.91%) Product Ownership
2 69 (9.36%) Cloud Native
3 40 (5.43%) Fixed Income
4 30 (4.07%) Low-Code
5 29 (3.93%) Self-Motivation
6 23 (3.12%) Enterprise Software
6 23 (3.12%) Onboarding
7 20 (2.71%) Mobile App
8 14 (1.90%) Data Structures
8 14 (1.90%) Distributed Systems
8 14 (1.90%) Greenfield Project
9 13 (1.76%) e-Learning
9 13 (1.76%) Legacy Systems
10 12 (1.63%) Sports Betting
11 10 (1.36%) NHS
12 9 (1.22%) Data Centre
13 8 (1.09%) Culture of Ownership
13 8 (1.09%) Derivative
13 8 (1.09%) Distributed Architecture
13 8 (1.09%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 55 (7.46%) Linux
2 35 (4.75%) Unix
3 12 (1.63%) Android
4 11 (1.49%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.41%) Windows
6 1 (0.14%) CentOS
6 1 (0.14%) Debian
6 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 338 (45.86%) Agile
2 296 (40.16%) Full-Stack Development
3 213 (28.90%) CI/CD
4 199 (27.00%) Software Engineering
5 193 (26.19%) Problem-Solving
6 188 (25.51%) DevOps
7 156 (21.17%) Mentoring
8 133 (18.05%) Microservices
9 111 (15.06%) Continuous Improvement
10 107 (14.52%) User Experience
11 94 (12.75%) Containerisation
12 92 (12.48%) Test Automation
13 75 (10.18%) Front End Development
14 72 (9.77%) AI
15 70 (9.50%) Scrum
16 67 (9.09%) Roadmaps
17 65 (8.82%) Computer Science
17 65 (8.82%) Infrastructure as Code
18 57 (7.73%) Technical Leadership
19 55 (7.46%) Performance Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 248 (33.65%) TypeScript
2 240 (32.56%) Python
3 190 (25.78%) C#
4 178 (24.15%) Java
5 149 (20.22%) SQL
6 63 (8.55%) Go
7 49 (6.65%) PHP
8 28 (3.80%) Bash
9 23 (3.12%) Ruby
10 20 (2.71%) Apex Code
11 18 (2.44%) PowerShell
12 7 (0.95%) Shell Script
13 6 (0.81%) PL/SQL
14 5 (0.68%) C++
15 3 (0.41%) C
15 3 (0.41%) Kotlin
16 2 (0.27%) SOQL
16 2 (0.27%) SOSL
16 2 (0.27%) VB
17 1 (0.14%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 107 (14.52%) Degree
2 82 (11.13%) Security Cleared
3 76 (10.31%) SC Cleared
4 53 (7.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 39 (5.29%) AWS Certification
6 33 (4.48%) Microsoft Certification
7 18 (2.44%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 18 (2.44%) Azure Certification
8 17 (2.31%) TOGAF Certification
9 16 (2.17%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.63%) ITIL Certification
11 6 (0.81%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.68%) AWS Certified Developer
13 4 (0.54%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.41%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.41%) Numerate Degree
14 3 (0.41%) PMI Certification
15 2 (0.27%) IBM Certification
16 1 (0.14%) ISTQB
16 1 (0.14%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (9.36%) QA
2 68 (9.23%) Accessibility
3 21 (2.85%) WCAG
4 14 (1.90%) SLA
5 11 (1.49%) GDPR
6 7 (0.95%) GRC
7 6 (0.81%) HL7
8 4 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.54%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.41%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 139 (18.86%) Docker
2 5 (0.68%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 91 (12.35%) Kubernetes
2 74 (10.04%) Terraform
3 31 (4.21%) Prometheus
4 27 (3.66%) Argo
5 25 (3.39%) Ansible
6 24 (3.26%) Grafana
7 19 (2.58%) Kustomize
8 12 (1.63%) Podman
9 4 (0.54%) Plesk
10 3 (0.41%) cPanel
10 3 (0.41%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 2 (0.27%) Kibana
11 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
12 1 (0.14%) HP Fortify
12 1 (0.14%) Puppet
12 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 140 (19.00%) Microsoft
2 56 (7.60%) Google
3 30 (4.07%) Adobe
4 23 (3.12%) Salesforce
5 22 (2.99%) MuleSoft
6 21 (2.85%) ServiceNow
7 12 (1.63%) Oracle
8 9 (1.22%) IBM
8 9 (1.22%) Red Hat
9 8 (1.09%) IFS
9 8 (1.09%) SAP
10 6 (0.81%) Apple
10 6 (0.81%) Cisco
10 6 (0.81%) F5
10 6 (0.81%) Juniper
10 6 (0.81%) Palo Alto
11 5 (0.68%) Epicor
11 5 (0.68%) Infor
11 5 (0.68%) Informatica
11 5 (0.68%) Talend