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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 15 13
Rank change year-on-year -30 -2 0
Permanent jobs citing JavaScript 742 1,574 3,754
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 4.39% 12.23% 11.94%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.98% 27.20% 28.17%
Number of salaries quoted 612 1,358 3,429
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £48,804 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £66,425 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.67% +10.71% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,313 £90,000 £76,250
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 4,643 5,786 13,325
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 27.46% 44.96% 42.37%
Number of salaries quoted 3,385 4,552 11,503
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 £112,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £64,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -0.77% +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 4 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 (4.45%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.16%) CMS
3 7 (0.94%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.81%) Apache
5 5 (0.67%) Anypoint
5 5 (0.67%) NServiceBus
6 4 (0.54%) nginx
6 4 (0.54%) WordPress
7 3 (0.40%) Confluence
7 3 (0.40%) OpenStack
7 3 (0.40%) Tomcat
7 3 (0.40%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.40%) 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 (0.13%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
Applications
1 15 (2.02%) Adobe XD
2 8 (1.08%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.54%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (0.54%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.13%) InVision
4 1 (0.13%) Notion
4 1 (0.13%) Sketch
4 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (1.75%) Shopify
2 11 (1.48%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.40%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.40%) Primavera
4 2 (0.27%) Maximo
4 2 (0.27%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.13%) CiviCRM
5 1 (0.13%) Magento
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 319 (42.99%) AWS
2 258 (34.77%) Azure
3 110 (14.82%) Serverless
4 83 (11.19%) GCP
5 62 (8.36%) Power Platform
6 59 (7.95%) Azure DevOps
7 58 (7.82%) GitHub
7 58 (7.82%) SaaS
8 57 (7.68%) AWS Lambda
9 46 (6.20%) Power Automate
10 44 (5.93%) Amazon S3
11 40 (5.39%) PowerApps
12 36 (4.85%) Dynamics 365
13 35 (4.72%) Azure Logic Apps
14 34 (4.58%) Microsoft 365
15 30 (4.04%) Amazon EC2
16 29 (3.91%) Amazon ECS
17 27 (3.64%) Amazon SQS
18 23 (3.10%) Figma
19 22 (2.96%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 35 (4.72%) Broadband
2 8 (1.08%) Firewall
3 6 (0.81%) Cisco ASA
4 4 (0.54%) Intranet
5 3 (0.40%) HTTP
5 3 (0.40%) SSH
6 2 (0.27%) Hyperconnected
6 2 (0.27%) Internet
6 2 (0.27%) OpenVPN
7 1 (0.13%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (9.43%) PostgreSQL
2 59 (7.95%) MongoDB
3 58 (7.82%) Relational Database
4 54 (7.28%) SQL Server
5 51 (6.87%) NoSQL
6 47 (6.33%) MySQL
7 34 (4.58%) Power BI
8 31 (4.18%) Azure SQL Database
9 22 (2.96%) RDBMS
10 17 (2.29%) Amazon RDS
11 14 (1.89%) Elasticsearch
11 14 (1.89%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 9 (1.21%) BigQuery
13 5 (0.67%) Amazon Athena
13 5 (0.67%) DynamoDB
13 5 (0.67%) Redis
13 5 (0.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 4 (0.54%) Big Data
14 4 (0.54%) Data Lake
14 4 (0.54%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 108 (14.56%) Git
2 49 (6.60%) Cypress.io
3 23 (3.10%) JIRA
4 19 (2.56%) Jaeger
5 16 (2.16%) GitLab
6 15 (2.02%) Axure RP
7 14 (1.89%) Balsamiq
7 14 (1.89%) CircleCI
7 14 (1.89%) Jenkins
8 13 (1.75%) webpack
9 11 (1.48%) Selenium
9 11 (1.48%) TeamCity
10 10 (1.35%) Vite
11 7 (0.94%) Babel
12 6 (0.81%) Postman
13 5 (0.67%) Cucumber
14 4 (0.54%) JMeter
15 3 (0.40%) LoadRunner
15 3 (0.40%) Oracle APEX
15 3 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
General
1 201 (27.09%) Social Skills
2 118 (15.90%) Finance
3 89 (11.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 88 (11.86%) Law
5 81 (10.92%) Analytical Skills
6 72 (9.70%) Public Sector
7 44 (5.93%) Front Office
8 22 (2.96%) Legal
9 21 (2.83%) Marketing
10 20 (2.70%) Retail
11 19 (2.56%) Games
12 17 (2.29%) Banking
13 11 (1.48%) Health Technology
14 8 (1.08%) Telecoms
15 7 (0.94%) Organisational Skills
16 5 (0.67%) Advertising
16 5 (0.67%) Documentation Skills
17 4 (0.54%) Investment Banking
17 4 (0.54%) Manufacturing
17 4 (0.54%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 439 (59.16%) Developer
2 151 (20.35%) Senior
3 126 (16.98%) Software Engineer
4 116 (15.63%) Full-Stack Developer
5 103 (13.88%) Lead
6 97 (13.07%) Senior Developer
7 57 (7.68%) Lead Developer
8 51 (6.87%) .NET Developer
9 49 (6.60%) Full-Stack Engineer
10 41 (5.53%) Developer/Software Engineer
11 40 (5.39%) Lead Software Developer
11 40 (5.39%) React Developer
12 39 (5.26%) Lead Software Engineer
13 34 (4.58%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
14 33 (4.45%) Software Developer
15 31 (4.18%) Power Platform Developer
16 30 (4.04%) Python Developer
17 28 (3.77%) Java Developer
18 26 (3.50%) JavaScript Developer
19 23 (3.10%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 318 (42.86%) React
2 220 (29.65%) HTML
3 200 (26.95%) CSS
4 177 (23.85%) Node.js
5 175 (23.58%) .NET
6 81 (10.92%) REST
7 75 (10.11%) Vue
8 70 (9.43%) AngularJS
9 66 (8.89%) .NET Core
10 55 (7.41%) RESTful
11 50 (6.74%) ASP.NET
12 46 (6.20%) JSON
13 45 (6.06%) Kafka
14 43 (5.80%) Redux
15 42 (5.66%) GraphQL
16 38 (5.12%) HTML5
17 35 (4.72%) Web Services
18 32 (4.31%) Laravel
18 32 (4.31%) SOAP
19 31 (4.18%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 70 (9.43%) Product Ownership
2 68 (9.16%) Cloud Native
3 44 (5.93%) Fixed Income
4 35 (4.72%) Low-Code
5 25 (3.37%) Mobile App
6 24 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
6 24 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
7 23 (3.10%) Onboarding
8 16 (2.16%) Data Structures
9 15 (2.02%) 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 (1.48%) e-Learning
12 11 (1.48%) Sports Betting
13 9 (1.21%) Data Centre
13 9 (1.21%) NHS
14 8 (1.08%) Distributed Architecture
14 8 (1.08%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 56 (7.55%) Linux
2 36 (4.85%) Unix
3 13 (1.75%) Android
4 12 (1.62%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.54%) Windows
6 1 (0.13%) CentOS
6 1 (0.13%) Debian
6 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 351 (47.30%) Agile
2 288 (38.81%) Full-Stack Development
3 220 (29.65%) CI/CD
4 206 (27.76%) Software Engineering
5 194 (26.15%) Problem-Solving
6 190 (25.61%) DevOps
7 158 (21.29%) Mentoring
8 135 (18.19%) Microservices
9 103 (13.88%) User Experience
10 102 (13.75%) Continuous Improvement
11 97 (13.07%) Test Automation
12 86 (11.59%) Containerisation
13 82 (11.05%) AI
14 79 (10.65%) Front End Development
15 69 (9.30%) Computer Science
16 65 (8.76%) Infrastructure as Code
16 65 (8.76%) Roadmaps
16 65 (8.76%) Scrum
17 60 (8.09%) Performance Optimisation
18 58 (7.82%) Code Quality
Programming Languages
1 250 (33.69%) TypeScript
2 247 (33.29%) Python
3 195 (26.28%) C#
4 183 (24.66%) Java
5 153 (20.62%) SQL
6 63 (8.49%) Go
7 49 (6.60%) PHP
8 29 (3.91%) Bash
9 21 (2.83%) 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 (0.40%) C
14 3 (0.40%) Kotlin
15 2 (0.27%) C++
15 2 (0.27%) R
15 2 (0.27%) SOQL
15 2 (0.27%) SOSL
15 2 (0.27%) VB
Qualifications
1 111 (14.96%) Degree
2 87 (11.73%) Security Cleared
3 80 (10.78%) SC Cleared
4 54 (7.28%) Computer Science Degree
5 39 (5.26%) AWS Certification
6 34 (4.58%) Microsoft Certification
7 18 (2.43%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 18 (2.43%) Azure Certification
8 17 (2.29%) TOGAF Certification
9 14 (1.89%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.62%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (1.08%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.67%) AWS Certified Developer
12 5 (0.67%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.40%) Numerate Degree
14 3 (0.40%) PMI Certification
15 2 (0.27%) IBM Certification
16 1 (0.13%) ISTQB
16 1 (0.13%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (9.70%) Accessibility
2 66 (8.89%) QA
3 22 (2.96%) WCAG
4 12 (1.62%) SLA
5 11 (1.48%) GDPR
6 7 (0.94%) GRC
7 5 (0.67%) HL7
8 4 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.54%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.40%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 139 (18.73%) Docker
2 5 (0.67%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 94 (12.67%) Kubernetes
2 77 (10.38%) Terraform
3 31 (4.18%) Prometheus
4 29 (3.91%) Ansible
5 27 (3.64%) Argo
6 25 (3.37%) Grafana
7 19 (2.56%) Kustomize
8 6 (0.81%) Podman
9 3 (0.40%) cPanel
9 3 (0.40%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
9 3 (0.40%) Plesk
10 2 (0.27%) HP Fortify
10 2 (0.27%) Kibana
10 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
11 1 (0.13%) Control-M
11 1 (0.13%) Puppet
11 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 145 (19.54%) Microsoft
2 50 (6.74%) Google
3 27 (3.64%) Adobe
4 23 (3.10%) Salesforce
5 22 (2.96%) MuleSoft
5 22 (2.96%) ServiceNow
6 13 (1.75%) Oracle
7 11 (1.48%) IBM
8 9 (1.21%) 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 (0.67%) Infor
11 5 (0.67%) Informatica
11 5 (0.67%) Talend
11 5 (0.67%) TIBCO