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 31 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 15 13
Rank change year-on-year -33 -2 0
Permanent jobs citing JavaScript 732 1,570 3,730
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.39% 12.24% 12.02%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.99% 27.06% 28.26%
Number of salaries quoted 605 1,352 3,405
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £66,345 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.56% +10.58% -2.44%
75th Percentile £77,500 £90,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £114,898 £97,116
UK median annual salary £57,500 £66,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.88% +10.00% -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 4,579 5,802 13,198
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.44% 45.22% 42.52%
Number of salaries quoted 3,336 4,522 11,439
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 £111,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +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 31 March 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 33 (4.51%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.19%) CMS
3 7 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.82%) Apache
5 5 (0.68%) Anypoint
5 5 (0.68%) NServiceBus
6 4 (0.55%) Apache Solr
6 4 (0.55%) nginx
6 4 (0.55%) WordPress
7 3 (0.41%) OpenStack
7 3 (0.41%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.41%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.41%) WebLogic Portal
8 2 (0.27%) Confluence
8 2 (0.27%) Headless CMS
8 2 (0.27%) Mendix
8 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.27%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.14%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 15 (2.05%) Adobe XD
2 8 (1.09%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.55%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (0.55%) Photoshop
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 13 (1.78%) Shopify
2 12 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.41%) Primavera
4 2 (0.27%) Maximo
4 2 (0.27%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.27%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.14%) CiviCRM
5 1 (0.14%) Magento
5 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 311 (42.49%) AWS
2 260 (35.52%) Azure
3 111 (15.16%) Serverless
4 81 (11.07%) GCP
5 63 (8.61%) Power Platform
6 58 (7.92%) Azure DevOps
6 58 (7.92%) GitHub
7 57 (7.79%) AWS Lambda
8 56 (7.65%) SaaS
9 48 (6.56%) Power Automate
10 43 (5.87%) Amazon S3
11 42 (5.74%) PowerApps
12 38 (5.19%) Dynamics 365
13 36 (4.92%) Azure Logic Apps
14 35 (4.78%) Microsoft 365
15 29 (3.96%) Amazon EC2
15 29 (3.96%) Amazon ECS
16 27 (3.69%) Amazon SQS
17 23 (3.14%) Figma
18 22 (3.01%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 36 (4.92%) Broadband
2 8 (1.09%) Firewall
3 6 (0.82%) Cisco ASA
4 4 (0.55%) SSH
5 3 (0.41%) HTTP
5 3 (0.41%) Intranet
6 2 (0.27%) Hyperconnected
6 2 (0.27%) Internet
6 2 (0.27%) OpenVPN
7 1 (0.14%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (9.70%) PostgreSQL
2 61 (8.33%) Relational Database
3 58 (7.92%) MongoDB
4 54 (7.38%) SQL Server
5 51 (6.97%) NoSQL
6 50 (6.83%) MySQL
7 35 (4.78%) Power BI
8 30 (4.10%) Azure SQL Database
9 22 (3.01%) RDBMS
10 17 (2.32%) Elasticsearch
11 16 (2.19%) Amazon RDS
12 13 (1.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 9 (1.23%) BigQuery
14 5 (0.68%) Amazon Athena
14 5 (0.68%) DynamoDB
14 5 (0.68%) Redis
14 5 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 4 (0.55%) Apache Ignite
15 4 (0.55%) Big Data
15 4 (0.55%) Dremio
Development Applications
1 112 (15.30%) Git
2 50 (6.83%) Cypress.io
3 25 (3.42%) JIRA
4 19 (2.60%) Jaeger
5 16 (2.19%) GitLab
6 15 (2.05%) Axure RP
6 15 (2.05%) CircleCI
7 14 (1.91%) Balsamiq
7 14 (1.91%) Jenkins
7 14 (1.91%) webpack
8 12 (1.64%) Selenium
9 11 (1.50%) TeamCity
10 10 (1.37%) Vite
11 7 (0.96%) Babel
12 6 (0.82%) Postman
13 5 (0.68%) Cucumber
13 5 (0.68%) JMeter
14 4 (0.55%) LoadRunner
15 3 (0.41%) Oracle APEX
15 3 (0.41%) Oracle Forms
General
1 197 (26.91%) Social Skills
2 117 (15.98%) Finance
3 91 (12.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 90 (12.30%) Law
5 81 (11.07%) Analytical Skills
6 76 (10.38%) Public Sector
7 44 (6.01%) Front Office
8 22 (3.01%) Marketing
9 21 (2.87%) Legal
10 20 (2.73%) Retail
11 19 (2.60%) Games
12 15 (2.05%) Banking
13 8 (1.09%) Health Technology
13 8 (1.09%) Telecoms
14 5 (0.68%) Advertising
14 5 (0.68%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (0.68%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (0.55%) Electronics
15 4 (0.55%) Investment Banking
15 4 (0.55%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 438 (59.84%) Developer
2 152 (20.77%) Senior
3 121 (16.53%) Software Engineer
4 113 (15.44%) Full-Stack Developer
5 98 (13.39%) Senior Developer
6 96 (13.11%) Lead
7 53 (7.24%) Lead Developer
8 52 (7.10%) .NET Developer
9 48 (6.56%) Full-Stack Engineer
10 41 (5.60%) Developer/Software Engineer
10 41 (5.60%) React Developer
11 37 (5.05%) Lead Software Developer
12 36 (4.92%) Lead Software Engineer
13 33 (4.51%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
14 32 (4.37%) Power Platform Developer
15 29 (3.96%) Java Developer
15 29 (3.96%) Python Developer
15 29 (3.96%) Software Developer
16 25 (3.42%) JavaScript Developer
17 23 (3.14%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 313 (42.76%) React
2 216 (29.51%) HTML
3 196 (26.78%) CSS
4 176 (24.04%) .NET
4 176 (24.04%) Node.js
5 80 (10.93%) REST
6 74 (10.11%) Vue
7 71 (9.70%) AngularJS
8 67 (9.15%) .NET Core
9 52 (7.10%) RESTful
10 51 (6.97%) ASP.NET
11 45 (6.15%) Kafka
12 44 (6.01%) Redux
13 42 (5.74%) GraphQL
14 40 (5.46%) JSON
15 34 (4.64%) HTML5
15 34 (4.64%) SOAP
16 33 (4.51%) Web Services
17 31 (4.23%) Spring
18 30 (4.10%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 66 (9.02%) Product Ownership
2 64 (8.74%) Cloud Native
3 44 (6.01%) Fixed Income
4 35 (4.78%) Low-Code
5 24 (3.28%) Enterprise Software
5 24 (3.28%) Mobile App
6 23 (3.14%) Self-Motivation
7 22 (3.01%) Onboarding
8 16 (2.19%) Data Structures
9 15 (2.05%) Legacy Systems
10 14 (1.91%) Distributed Systems
10 14 (1.91%) Greenfield Project
11 12 (1.64%) Derivative
11 12 (1.64%) Equities
12 11 (1.50%) Sports Betting
13 9 (1.23%) Data Centre
14 8 (1.09%) Distributed Architecture
14 8 (1.09%) e-Learning
14 8 (1.09%) NHS
14 8 (1.09%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 59 (8.06%) Linux
2 37 (5.05%) Unix
3 13 (1.78%) Android
4 12 (1.64%) Apple iOS
5 7 (0.96%) Windows
6 4 (0.55%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.14%) CentOS
7 1 (0.14%) Debian
7 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 347 (47.40%) Agile
2 277 (37.84%) Full-Stack Development
3 221 (30.19%) CI/CD
4 204 (27.87%) Software Engineering
5 194 (26.50%) Problem-Solving
6 187 (25.55%) DevOps
7 159 (21.72%) Mentoring
8 130 (17.76%) Microservices
9 98 (13.39%) User Experience
10 97 (13.25%) Continuous Improvement
10 97 (13.25%) Test Automation
11 88 (12.02%) Containerisation
12 83 (11.34%) AI
13 77 (10.52%) Front End Development
14 73 (9.97%) Computer Science
15 63 (8.61%) Roadmaps
16 62 (8.47%) Infrastructure as Code
17 61 (8.33%) Scrum
18 60 (8.20%) Code Quality
18 60 (8.20%) Performance Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 248 (33.88%) Python
2 237 (32.38%) TypeScript
3 198 (27.05%) C#
4 179 (24.45%) Java
5 147 (20.08%) SQL
6 62 (8.47%) Go
7 50 (6.83%) PHP
8 29 (3.96%) Bash
9 21 (2.87%) Ruby
10 20 (2.73%) Apex Code
11 14 (1.91%) PowerShell
12 9 (1.23%) Shell Script
13 6 (0.82%) PL/SQL
14 3 (0.41%) C
14 3 (0.41%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.41%) R
15 2 (0.27%) RPG
15 2 (0.27%) SOQL
15 2 (0.27%) SOSL
15 2 (0.27%) VB
Qualifications
1 117 (15.98%) Degree
2 92 (12.57%) Security Cleared
3 85 (11.61%) SC Cleared
4 58 (7.92%) Computer Science Degree
5 39 (5.33%) AWS Certification
6 35 (4.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 18 (2.46%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 18 (2.46%) Azure Certification
8 17 (2.32%) TOGAF Certification
9 12 (1.64%) ITIL Certification
10 11 (1.50%) DBS Check
11 10 (1.37%) Master's Degree
12 6 (0.82%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.68%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.55%) AWS Certified Developer
15 3 (0.41%) Numerate Degree
15 3 (0.41%) PMI Certification
16 2 (0.27%) IBM Certification
17 1 (0.14%) ISTQB
17 1 (0.14%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (9.56%) Accessibility
2 64 (8.74%) QA
3 22 (3.01%) WCAG
4 12 (1.64%) GDPR
5 10 (1.37%) SLA
6 6 (0.82%) GRC
7 4 (0.55%) HL7
7 4 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.55%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.41%) Data Quality
9 2 (0.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 139 (18.99%) Docker
2 6 (0.82%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 91 (12.43%) Kubernetes
2 76 (10.38%) Terraform
3 32 (4.37%) Ansible
4 31 (4.23%) Prometheus
5 27 (3.69%) Argo
6 25 (3.42%) Grafana
7 19 (2.60%) Kustomize
8 6 (0.82%) Podman
9 3 (0.41%) cPanel
9 3 (0.41%) HP Fortify
9 3 (0.41%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 3 (0.41%) Plesk
10 2 (0.27%) Control-M
10 2 (0.27%) Kibana
10 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
10 2 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.14%) Puppet
Vendors
1 147 (20.08%) Microsoft
2 50 (6.83%) Google
3 25 (3.42%) Adobe
4 24 (3.28%) ServiceNow
5 23 (3.14%) MuleSoft
5 23 (3.14%) Salesforce
6 14 (1.91%) Oracle
7 12 (1.64%) IBM
8 9 (1.23%) Red Hat
9 8 (1.09%) IFS
9 8 (1.09%) SAP
10 6 (0.82%) Apple
10 6 (0.82%) Cisco
10 6 (0.82%) F5
10 6 (0.82%) Juniper
10 6 (0.82%) Palo Alto
10 6 (0.82%) Workday
11 5 (0.68%) Infor
11 5 (0.68%) Informatica
11 5 (0.68%) Talend