How much should Node.js Developers earn?

Node.js Developer salaries broken down by experience, seniority, and position salary listings. Taken from the Insights Library on cord.

The average Node.js Developer salary is £63,952, based on expected salaries of 1,006 Developers looking for UK-based work on cord in 2021. The average salary range of Mid-Senior level Node.js Developer positions in the UK is £45,390–79148. These insights break down the details of the salary expectations of Node.js Developers by years of experience, seniority, and chosen frameworks, as well as the salaries listed on 313 Node.js Developer positions at different seniority levels.

Up to 12 years’ experience, Node.js Developer salaries increase at an average of £3,992 per year from £36,058 to £83,958. Above 12 years’ experience, they level out, and don’t tend to exceed £84,000 on average. This suggests that, at 12 years or more in, years’ experience is no longer the most decisive factor in a Node.js Developer’s salary expectations, and that they may need to change jobs (into, for example, architecture or management) in order to increase their earning potential above this level.

On average, UK-based Node.js Developers expect the following salaries:

• Entry-level: £33,506
• Junior: £39,621
• Mid: £54,506
• Senior: £76,215
• Lead: £84,050

Node.js Developers who become Lead level (i.e., middle managers) can expect to earn slightly more than the most experienced Senior Node.js Developers who remain in fully hands-on roles.

Salary ranges of Node.js Developer positions

Positions on cord are posted with a minimum salary level and a maximum salary level. The graph below shows the average values of these ranges, as well as the average mid-point. Average ranges are large for several reasons, including that definitions of seniorities vary across companies, and that positions can be posted with multiple seniorities (but only one salary range).

Among 313 UK-based Node.js Developer positions, the average mid point of salaries listed were as follows:

• Entry-level: £37,500
• Junior: £46,212
• Mid: £57,208
• Senior: £66,390
• Lead: £78,938

Based on the expectations data above, Node.js Developers tend to expect salaries within the mid-point ranges at Entry, Junior and Mid level, but at Senior and Lead level they tend to expect salaries in line with the upper salary limits.

Key Insights

• The average Node.js Developer salary is £63,952
• Node.js Developer salaries increase at an average of £3,992 per year of experience from 36,058 to £83,958 after 12 years
• Entry-Mid level Node.js Developers expect to be paid around the mid-range of what companies are willing to offer. Senior and Lead Node.js Developers expect to be paid near the maximum of these ranges

Data Disclaimer

Salary expectation data refers to 1,006 UK-based Back End, Front End or Full Stack Engineers listing Node.js as a Primary Skill, looking for UK-based (On-site or Hybrid) work on cord between January — December 2021.

Position salary data refers to 313 UK-based Back End, Front End or Full Stack Developer positions posted on cord between January — December 2021 listing Node.js as a required skill.

While data encompasses the whole of the UK, the majority of UK-based roles on cord are based in London, which makes the data more relevant to people considering work in London. Further information on regional salaries will be available soon.