JavaScript Contracts in the UK excluding London

JavaScript (including ECMAScript)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for JavaScript skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited JavaScript over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 49 39 31
Rank change year-on-year -10 -8 -13
Contract jobs citing JavaScript 744 1,163 1,890
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.53% 5.12% 6.18%
As % of the Programming Languages category 14.90% 18.37% 21.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 437 866 1,319
10th Percentile £300 £363 £350
25th Percentile £380 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £485 £475
Median % change year-on-year -7.22% +2.11% +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £550
90th Percentile £650 £638 £634
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £545
% change year-on-year - -3.67% +14.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 26 40
10th Percentile £37.10 £51.25 £14.25
25th Percentile £55.00 £53.13 £38.75
Median hourly rate £65.00 £67.75 £56.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.06% +19.91% +34.52%
75th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.66
90th Percentile £75.00 - £76.64
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £70.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -7.14% +27.27% +15.79%

All Programming Languages
UK excluding London

JavaScript is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,992 6,332 8,834
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.67% 27.88% 28.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,306 4,419 6,187
10th Percentile £319 £338 £340
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £578 £594 £575
90th Percentile £650 £678 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 436 329 325
10th Percentile £37.55 £27.03 £17.00
25th Percentile £52.50 £51.25 £31.25
Median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year - +19.05% +25.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £78.59 £78.00 £67.44
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £51.38
% change year-on-year - +21.65% +14.80%

JavaScript
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing JavaScript as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for JavaScript in the UK excluding London

JavaScript
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing JavaScript in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for JavaScript in the UK excluding London

JavaScript
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JavaScript in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for JavaScript in the UK excluding London

JavaScript
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing JavaScript in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for JavaScript in the UK excluding London

JavaScript
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing JavaScript in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for JavaScript in the UK excluding London

JavaScript
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England -8 238 £501 -4.67% 343
South East -15 153 £400 -17.95% 230
South West 0 113 £500 - 136
Yorkshire -3 108 £554 +8.63% 104
North West -9 105 £475 -13.64% 203
Midlands -2 99 £425 -10.53% 228
Scotland -33 75 £458 -3.53% 69
West Midlands -7 50 £488 -2.50% 134
East of England -14 49 £420 -14.07% 127
East Midlands 0 48 £394 -5.12% 94
North East +15 25 £466 -15.32% 37
Wales +9 12 £425 -10.53% 28
Northern Ireland +5 6 - - 30
JavaScript
UK

JavaScript
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 39 (5.24%) SharePoint
2 37 (4.97%) Confluence
3 12 (1.61%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 12 (1.61%) Drupal
4 11 (1.48%) CMS
5 9 (1.21%) Apache
6 8 (1.08%) SharePoint 2010
6 8 (1.08%) SharePoint Server
7 6 (0.81%) Umbraco
8 5 (0.67%) IIS
9 4 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
9 4 (0.54%) GeoServer
9 4 (0.54%) WordPress
10 3 (0.40%) Apache Spark
10 3 (0.40%) Headless CMS
10 3 (0.40%) Jupyter
10 3 (0.40%) Moodle
10 3 (0.40%) nginx
10 3 (0.40%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.27%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 108 (14.52%) Chatbot
2 14 (1.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.08%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.08%) Sketch
4 5 (0.67%) Adobe Illustrator
4 5 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.67%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.40%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.27%) Adobe Captivate
6 2 (0.27%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.27%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.27%) InfoPath
6 2 (0.27%) InVision
6 2 (0.27%) Lectora
6 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.27%) OmniGraffle
6 2 (0.27%) Trello
6 2 (0.27%) UXPin
7 1 (0.13%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 8 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.81%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.40%) Maximo
3 3 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.27%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.27%) Magento
4 2 (0.27%) SAP Hybris
4 2 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.13%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.13%) Hyperion Planning
5 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.13%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 136 (18.28%) AWS
2 115 (15.46%) Azure
3 64 (8.60%) Power Platform
4 56 (7.53%) Serverless
5 35 (4.70%) Azure DevOps
6 34 (4.57%) Power Automate
7 32 (4.30%) AWS Lambda
8 31 (4.17%) GitHub
9 28 (3.76%) GCP
9 28 (3.76%) PowerApps
10 27 (3.63%) Amazon S3
11 24 (3.23%) OpenShift
12 19 (2.55%) Microsoft 365
13 17 (2.28%) AWS CloudFormation
13 17 (2.28%) Dynamics 365
14 11 (1.48%) SaaS
15 10 (1.34%) Azure Functions
15 10 (1.34%) Figma
15 10 (1.34%) npm
16 9 (1.21%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.42%) Software-Defined Radio
2 17 (2.28%) SNMP
3 15 (2.02%) TCP/IP
4 14 (1.88%) Ethernet
5 12 (1.61%) HTTP
6 6 (0.81%) Firewall
6 6 (0.81%) Intranet
6 6 (0.81%) Wireless
7 4 (0.54%) DNS
7 4 (0.54%) Internet
7 4 (0.54%) RTSP
8 3 (0.40%) BGP
8 3 (0.40%) Cisco IOS
8 3 (0.40%) IOS XR
8 3 (0.40%) SSL
9 1 (0.13%) AMQP
9 1 (0.13%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
9 1 (0.13%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 1 (0.13%) Modbus
9 1 (0.13%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (8.20%) MySQL
2 52 (6.99%) SQL Server
3 51 (6.85%) PostgreSQL
4 39 (5.24%) MongoDB
4 39 (5.24%) Relational Database
5 32 (4.30%) Power BI
6 20 (2.69%) NoSQL
7 18 (2.42%) Elasticsearch
8 16 (2.15%) Amazon Aurora
9 15 (2.02%) Qlik Sense
10 14 (1.88%) Metadata
11 12 (1.61%) Oracle Database
11 12 (1.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (1.08%) Redis
13 7 (0.94%) Apache Cassandra
13 7 (0.94%) PowerPivot
14 6 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
14 6 (0.81%) Big Data
14 6 (0.81%) GIS
14 6 (0.81%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 76 (10.22%) Git
2 55 (7.39%) JIRA
3 44 (5.91%) Jenkins
4 35 (4.70%) Eclipse
5 30 (4.03%) Bitbucket
6 29 (3.90%) Selenium
7 20 (2.69%) GitLab
7 20 (2.69%) Visual Studio
8 19 (2.55%) Cypress.io
9 18 (2.42%) Robot Framework
10 17 (2.28%) GoogleTest
11 15 (2.02%) webpack
12 13 (1.75%) Cucumber
13 11 (1.48%) Maven
14 9 (1.21%) JMeter
15 8 (1.08%) Postman
15 8 (1.08%) Visual Studio Code
16 7 (0.94%) Oracle APEX
17 6 (0.81%) PyCharm
17 6 (0.81%) WebDriver
General
1 142 (19.09%) Social Skills
2 75 (10.08%) Public Sector
3 47 (6.32%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (4.70%) Finance
5 17 (2.28%) Telecoms
6 16 (2.15%) Manufacturing
6 16 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
7 15 (2.02%) Marketing
8 12 (1.61%) Military
9 11 (1.48%) Retail
10 10 (1.34%) Billing
10 10 (1.34%) Pharmaceutical
10 10 (1.34%) Publishing
11 9 (1.21%) Aerospace
11 9 (1.21%) Legal
12 7 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (0.94%) Tech for Good
13 6 (0.81%) Banking
13 6 (0.81%) Multimedia
14 5 (0.67%) Games
Job Titles
1 457 (61.42%) Developer
2 144 (19.35%) Software Developer
3 70 (9.41%) Software Engineer
4 56 (7.53%) Full Stack Developer
5 41 (5.51%) Senior
6 35 (4.70%) Java Developer
7 32 (4.30%) Lead
8 29 (3.90%) React Developer
9 28 (3.76%) .NET Developer
10 25 (3.36%) C++ Software Engineer
11 23 (3.09%) Senior Developer
12 21 (2.82%) Analyst
12 21 (2.82%) Architect
13 19 (2.55%) Applications Developer
13 19 (2.55%) JavaScript Developer
13 19 (2.55%) Tester
14 18 (2.42%) Designer
14 18 (2.42%) Full Stack Engineer
15 17 (2.28%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
16 14 (1.88%) Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 389 (52.28%) HTML
2 269 (36.16%) CSS
3 174 (23.39%) React
4 144 (19.35%) Node.js
5 98 (13.17%) AngularJS
6 94 (12.63%) .NET
7 79 (10.62%) REST
8 55 (7.39%) RESTful
9 47 (6.32%) XML
10 45 (6.05%) Spring
10 45 (6.05%) Spring Boot
11 42 (5.65%) Web Services
12 33 (4.44%) HTML5
12 33 (4.44%) JSON
13 30 (4.03%) .NET Framework
13 30 (4.03%) Kafka
14 26 (3.49%) Vue
15 25 (3.36%) ASP.NET
15 25 (3.36%) GraphQL
16 22 (2.96%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 21 (2.82%) Mobile App
2 20 (2.69%) Legacy Systems
2 20 (2.69%) Product Ownership
3 17 (2.28%) Algorithms
4 13 (1.75%) Distributed Systems
5 12 (1.61%) Data Structures
6 11 (1.48%) Greenfield Project
7 9 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (1.21%) Low-Code
8 8 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
8 8 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (0.94%) CMDB
10 6 (0.81%) Operational Technology
10 6 (0.81%) Social Media
11 5 (0.67%) Cloud Native
11 5 (0.67%) Management Information System
12 4 (0.54%) Biopharmaceutical
12 4 (0.54%) Client/Server
12 4 (0.54%) IoT
12 4 (0.54%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 74 (9.95%) Linux
2 40 (5.38%) Windows
3 13 (1.75%) Apple iOS
4 12 (1.61%) Android
5 8 (1.08%) Unix
6 1 (0.13%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.13%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.13%) VxWorks
6 1 (0.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 240 (32.26%) Agile
2 220 (29.57%) Software Engineering
3 131 (17.61%) Code Quality
4 119 (15.99%) Artificial Intelligence
4 119 (15.99%) CI/CD
5 110 (14.78%) Full Stack Development
6 108 (14.52%) Conversational UI
7 100 (13.44%) DevOps
8 91 (12.23%) Scrum
9 80 (10.75%) Problem-Solving
9 80 (10.75%) Test Automation
10 75 (10.08%) TDD
11 66 (8.87%) Microservices
12 49 (6.59%) MVC
13 44 (5.91%) Computer Science
13 44 (5.91%) User Experience
14 41 (5.51%) Web Development
15 40 (5.38%) Front End Development
15 40 (5.38%) ITIL
16 37 (4.97%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 237 (31.85%) C#
2 232 (31.18%) Python
3 223 (29.97%) SQL
4 180 (24.19%) Java
5 115 (15.46%) TypeScript
6 54 (7.26%) C++
7 35 (4.70%) PHP
8 32 (4.30%) Bash
9 26 (3.49%) PowerShell
10 18 (2.42%) C
11 16 (2.15%) Shell Script
12 15 (2.02%) Groovy
13 11 (1.48%) Ruby
14 10 (1.34%) Scala
15 9 (1.21%) PL/SQL
16 8 (1.08%) Apex Code
16 8 (1.08%) VB.NET
17 7 (0.94%) Go
17 7 (0.94%) T-SQL
17 7 (0.94%) VBA
Qualifications
1 170 (22.85%) Degree
2 95 (12.77%) Security Cleared
3 69 (9.27%) SC Cleared
4 37 (4.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (3.09%) DV Cleared
6 19 (2.55%) Master's Degree
7 17 (2.28%) PMI Certification
7 17 (2.28%) PMP
8 7 (0.94%) CEH
9 6 (0.81%) Azure Certification
9 6 (0.81%) CREST Certified
9 6 (0.81%) GIAC
9 6 (0.81%) GPEN
9 6 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (0.81%) OSCP
10 5 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.54%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.54%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.40%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.27%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (5.24%) Accessibility
2 29 (3.90%) QA
3 12 (1.61%) GDPR
4 9 (1.21%) Disclosure Scotland
5 7 (0.94%) Data Quality
5 7 (0.94%) WCAG
6 6 (0.81%) Good Clinical Practice
6 6 (0.81%) GxP
6 6 (0.81%) NIST
7 3 (0.40%) SLA
8 2 (0.27%) GRC
8 2 (0.27%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.13%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.13%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.13%) MISRA
9 1 (0.13%) MISRA C
9 1 (0.13%) PMO
System Software
1 54 (7.26%) Docker
2 17 (2.28%) Firmware
3 10 (1.34%) Active Directory
4 9 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.40%) Apache ZooKeeper
5 3 (0.40%) zsh
6 2 (0.27%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.27%) VirtualBox
7 1 (0.13%) ACF2
7 1 (0.13%) IAG
7 1 (0.13%) RACF
7 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 51 (6.85%) Kubernetes
2 22 (2.96%) Terraform
3 19 (2.55%) Grafana
4 18 (2.42%) Ansible
5 10 (1.34%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.21%) Kibana
7 4 (0.54%) logstash
7 4 (0.54%) Rancher
8 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.13%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 108 (14.52%) PayPal
2 64 (8.60%) Microsoft
3 38 (5.11%) ServiceNow
4 37 (4.97%) Google
5 28 (3.76%) Oracle
6 24 (3.23%) Atlassian
7 17 (2.28%) Adobe
8 14 (1.88%) Salesforce
8 14 (1.88%) SAP
9 11 (1.48%) VMware
10 6 (0.81%) IBM
11 4 (0.54%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 3 (0.40%) Cisco
12 3 (0.40%) Confluent
12 3 (0.40%) Nintex
12 3 (0.40%) NVIDIA
12 3 (0.40%) Pega
12 3 (0.40%) Splunk
12 3 (0.40%) TOWER Software
13 2 (0.27%) MuleSoft