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 2 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 15 13
Rank change year-on-year -32 -2 0
Permanent jobs citing JavaScript 740 1,561 3,736
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.39% 12.15% 12.01%
As % of the Programming Languages category 16.03% 26.95% 28.29%
Number of salaries quoted 610 1,344 3,413
10th Percentile £42,366 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £66,350 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% +10.58% -2.64%
75th Percentile £78,250 £90,000 £75,833
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £97,500
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 4,617 5,793 13,205
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.40% 45.09% 42.43%
Number of salaries quoted 3,364 4,516 11,455
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
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 £112,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £63,310 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.60% +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 2 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 33 (4.46%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.16%) CMS
3 7 (0.95%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.81%) Apache
5 5 (0.68%) Anypoint
5 5 (0.68%) NServiceBus
6 4 (0.54%) Apache Solr
6 4 (0.54%) nginx
6 4 (0.54%) WordPress
7 3 (0.41%) Confluence
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%) 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%) Drupal
Applications
1 15 (2.03%) Adobe XD
2 8 (1.08%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.54%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (0.54%) 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 (1.76%) Shopify
2 12 (1.62%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.41%) Primavera
4 2 (0.27%) Maximo
4 2 (0.27%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.14%) CiviCRM
5 1 (0.14%) Magento
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 316 (42.70%) AWS
2 261 (35.27%) Azure
3 111 (15.00%) Serverless
4 84 (11.35%) GCP
5 63 (8.51%) Power Platform
6 59 (7.97%) Azure DevOps
7 58 (7.84%) GitHub
8 57 (7.70%) AWS Lambda
8 57 (7.70%) SaaS
9 47 (6.35%) Power Automate
10 43 (5.81%) Amazon S3
11 41 (5.54%) PowerApps
12 37 (5.00%) Dynamics 365
13 35 (4.73%) Azure Logic Apps
14 34 (4.59%) Microsoft 365
15 29 (3.92%) Amazon EC2
15 29 (3.92%) Amazon ECS
16 27 (3.65%) Amazon SQS
17 23 (3.11%) Figma
18 22 (2.97%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 36 (4.86%) Broadband
2 8 (1.08%) Firewall
3 6 (0.81%) Cisco ASA
4 4 (0.54%) Intranet
5 3 (0.41%) HTTP
5 3 (0.41%) SSH
6 2 (0.27%) Hyperconnected
6 2 (0.27%) Internet
6 2 (0.27%) OpenVPN
7 1 (0.14%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (9.46%) PostgreSQL
2 59 (7.97%) MongoDB
3 58 (7.84%) Relational Database
4 54 (7.30%) SQL Server
5 52 (7.03%) NoSQL
6 50 (6.76%) MySQL
7 34 (4.59%) Power BI
8 31 (4.19%) Azure SQL Database
9 22 (2.97%) RDBMS
10 17 (2.30%) Elasticsearch
11 16 (2.16%) Amazon RDS
12 13 (1.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 9 (1.22%) 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 (0.54%) Apache Ignite
15 4 (0.54%) Big Data
15 4 (0.54%) Dremio
Development Applications
1 110 (14.86%) Git
2 50 (6.76%) Cypress.io
3 24 (3.24%) JIRA
4 19 (2.57%) Jaeger
5 16 (2.16%) GitLab
6 15 (2.03%) Axure RP
6 15 (2.03%) CircleCI
7 14 (1.89%) Balsamiq
7 14 (1.89%) Jenkins
7 14 (1.89%) webpack
8 11 (1.49%) Selenium
8 11 (1.49%) TeamCity
9 10 (1.35%) Vite
10 7 (0.95%) Babel
11 6 (0.81%) Postman
12 5 (0.68%) Cucumber
13 4 (0.54%) JMeter
14 3 (0.41%) Bitbucket
14 3 (0.41%) LoadRunner
14 3 (0.41%) Oracle Forms
General
1 201 (27.16%) Social Skills
2 117 (15.81%) Finance
3 89 (12.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 88 (11.89%) Law
5 81 (10.95%) Analytical Skills
6 72 (9.73%) Public Sector
7 44 (5.95%) Front Office
8 22 (2.97%) Legal
8 22 (2.97%) Marketing
9 20 (2.70%) Retail
10 19 (2.57%) Games
11 16 (2.16%) Banking
12 9 (1.22%) Health Technology
13 8 (1.08%) Telecoms
14 6 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (0.68%) Advertising
15 5 (0.68%) Documentation Skills
16 4 (0.54%) Electronics
16 4 (0.54%) Investment Banking
16 4 (0.54%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 441 (59.59%) Developer
2 152 (20.54%) Senior
3 125 (16.89%) Software Engineer
4 116 (15.68%) Full-Stack Developer
5 100 (13.51%) Lead
6 98 (13.24%) Senior Developer
7 56 (7.57%) Lead Developer
8 52 (7.03%) .NET Developer
9 49 (6.62%) Full-Stack Engineer
10 41 (5.54%) Developer/Software Engineer
11 40 (5.41%) React Developer
12 39 (5.27%) Lead Software Developer
13 38 (5.14%) Lead Software Engineer
14 33 (4.46%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
15 31 (4.19%) Power Platform Developer
15 31 (4.19%) Software Developer
16 29 (3.92%) Python Developer
17 28 (3.78%) Java Developer
18 26 (3.51%) JavaScript Developer
19 23 (3.11%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 318 (42.97%) React
2 221 (29.86%) HTML
3 200 (27.03%) CSS
4 180 (24.32%) Node.js
5 177 (23.92%) .NET
6 79 (10.68%) REST
7 75 (10.14%) Vue
8 70 (9.46%) AngularJS
9 66 (8.92%) .NET Core
10 54 (7.30%) RESTful
11 50 (6.76%) ASP.NET
12 45 (6.08%) Kafka
13 44 (5.95%) Redux
14 43 (5.81%) JSON
15 42 (5.68%) GraphQL
16 38 (5.14%) HTML5
17 34 (4.59%) Web Services
18 32 (4.32%) Laravel
18 32 (4.32%) SOAP
19 31 (4.19%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 68 (9.19%) Product Ownership
2 66 (8.92%) Cloud Native
3 44 (5.95%) Fixed Income
4 35 (4.73%) Low-Code
5 25 (3.38%) Mobile App
6 24 (3.24%) Enterprise Software
7 23 (3.11%) Onboarding
7 23 (3.11%) Self-Motivation
8 16 (2.16%) Data Structures
9 15 (2.03%) Legacy Systems
10 14 (1.89%) Distributed Systems
10 14 (1.89%) Greenfield Project
11 12 (1.62%) Derivative
11 12 (1.62%) Equities
12 11 (1.49%) Sports Betting
13 10 (1.35%) e-Learning
14 9 (1.22%) Data Centre
15 8 (1.08%) Culture of Ownership
15 8 (1.08%) Distributed Architecture
15 8 (1.08%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 58 (7.84%) Linux
2 37 (5.00%) Unix
3 13 (1.76%) Android
4 12 (1.62%) Apple iOS
5 7 (0.95%) Windows
6 4 (0.54%) 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
1 348 (47.03%) Agile
2 285 (38.51%) Full-Stack Development
3 222 (30.00%) CI/CD
4 206 (27.84%) Software Engineering
5 194 (26.22%) Problem-Solving
6 189 (25.54%) DevOps
7 157 (21.22%) Mentoring
8 133 (17.97%) Microservices
9 102 (13.78%) User Experience
10 100 (13.51%) Continuous Improvement
10 100 (13.51%) Test Automation
11 88 (11.89%) Containerisation
12 85 (11.49%) AI
13 77 (10.41%) Front End Development
14 70 (9.46%) Computer Science
15 64 (8.65%) Infrastructure as Code
15 64 (8.65%) Roadmaps
16 63 (8.51%) Scrum
17 60 (8.11%) Performance Optimisation
18 57 (7.70%) Code Quality
Programming Languages
1 249 (33.65%) Python
2 246 (33.24%) TypeScript
3 197 (26.62%) C#
4 181 (24.46%) Java
5 152 (20.54%) SQL
6 62 (8.38%) Go
7 52 (7.03%) PHP
8 29 (3.92%) Bash
9 21 (2.84%) Ruby
10 20 (2.70%) Apex Code
11 14 (1.89%) PowerShell
12 8 (1.08%) Shell Script
13 6 (0.81%) 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
1 112 (15.14%) Degree
2 88 (11.89%) Security Cleared
3 81 (10.95%) SC Cleared
4 55 (7.43%) Computer Science Degree
5 39 (5.27%) AWS Certification
6 34 (4.59%) Microsoft Certification
7 18 (2.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 18 (2.43%) Azure Certification
8 17 (2.30%) TOGAF Certification
9 13 (1.76%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.62%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (1.08%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.68%) AWS Certified Developer
12 5 (0.68%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.54%) 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%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (9.73%) Accessibility
2 65 (8.78%) QA
3 22 (2.97%) WCAG
4 11 (1.49%) GDPR
4 11 (1.49%) SLA
5 7 (0.95%) GRC
6 4 (0.54%) HL7
6 4 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.54%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.41%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 140 (18.92%) Docker
2 5 (0.68%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 92 (12.43%) Kubernetes
2 77 (10.41%) Terraform
3 32 (4.32%) Ansible
4 31 (4.19%) Prometheus
5 27 (3.65%) Argo
6 25 (3.38%) Grafana
7 19 (2.57%) Kustomize
8 6 (0.81%) Podman
9 3 (0.41%) cPanel
9 3 (0.41%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 3 (0.41%) Plesk
10 2 (0.27%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.27%) Kibana
10 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
11 1 (0.14%) Control-M
11 1 (0.14%) Puppet
11 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 150 (20.27%) Microsoft
2 51 (6.89%) Google
3 27 (3.65%) Adobe
4 23 (3.11%) Salesforce
5 22 (2.97%) MuleSoft
5 22 (2.97%) ServiceNow
6 13 (1.76%) Oracle
7 11 (1.49%) IBM
8 9 (1.22%) Red Hat
9 8 (1.08%) IFS
9 8 (1.08%) 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%) Infor
11 5 (0.68%) Informatica
11 5 (0.68%) Software AG
11 5 (0.68%) Talend