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Skill · Technology tool · Web & product

Tracked since June 2024

JavaScript in All Australia

The language of the browser; also common on servers through Node.js.

Also searched as js, ecmascript, es6

Right now

No PR stated
62.0%1,315 of 2,121 ads
Job ad aggregate
4 wk
Up+3.5%2,049 → 2,121 ads
Entry
19.5%414 of 2,121 ads
  • Demand2,121job ads in 28 days
    Job ads
  • 4-week changeUp+3.5%2,049 → 2,121 ads
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  • 12-month changeUp+0.9%25,423 → 25,660 ads
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  • Entry-level share19.5%414 of 2,121 ads
    Job ads
  • No PR stated62.0%1,315 of 2,121 ads
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  • Employers hiring620top 5 post 21.5%
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  • Median salary$108k11,290 of 25,660 ads
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4 more measures

Advanced measures are noisier or easier to misread. Open the ⓘ next to each before leaning on it.

  • Skill premium0.0%+0% vs same roles without it
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  • Remote or hybrid50.4%1,069 of 2,121 ads
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  • Contract share22.0%467 of 2,121 ads
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  • Volatility0.060.06 (steady below 0.15)
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Composition

Roles that ask for JavaScript

  • Web DeveloperEngineering

    85%
    85% of Web Developer ads mention JavaScript.
  • Software EngineerEngineering

    55%
    55% of Software Engineer ads mention JavaScript.
  • Developer ProgrammerEngineering

    50%
    50% of Developer Programmer ads mention JavaScript.
  • Software TesterEngineering

    30%
    30% of Software Tester ads mention JavaScript.
  • UX DesignerProduct & delivery

    15%
    15% of UX Designer ads mention JavaScript.

Co-occurrence

Often asked for together

Oftenasked for in the same ads most of the time
GitTypeScriptJava
Sometimesa common pairing in some roles
AgileNode.jsReactRustCI/CD

Location

Where the ads are

  • New South Wales806 · 38.0%
  • Victoria579 · 27.3%
  • Queensland300 · 14.1%
  • Western Australia177 · 8.3%
  • Australian Capital Territory115 · 5.4%
  • South Australia104 · 4.9%
  • Tasmania26 · 1.2%
  • Northern Territory16 · 0.75%

2,123 ads in the last four weeks under your filter, by state or country.

Before you decide

Demand is only one input

Learning effort

Months

Expect a few months of regular practice, ideally on a real project, before you can use it at work.

Transferability

Broad

Useful across many roles and industries, so it keeps its value if your plans change.

Rising ads don’t mean you should learn this.

Your interests, the time you have and what people in the work tell you matter more. Effort and transferability are editorial estimates, not measurements.

Next step

Numbers only go so far. Ask someone who uses JavaScript.