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The best way to learn JavaScript, ranked by what employers ask for

554 of 7,767 live roles ask for JavaScript. 12 courses and certificates compared: paid, free with a certificate, free, and trusted videos. The best free start is CS50W: Web Programming with Python and JavaScript (Harvard (CS50)).

Live roles ask

554

7% of the board

Options compared

12

courses & certificates

Four ways to learn it

JavaScript, from certified programme to free video

The best option of each kind, ranked on how well-regarded it is, what it costs to finish with a certificate, and how squarely it teaches this. The ringed one is where most people should start. Sponsorship plays no part.

Certified programme4 comparedFree certificate3 comparedFree course2 comparedTrusted video3 compared

JavaScript

554 live roles ask for it

Our pickCertified programmeMeta Front-End Developer Professional Certificate

Coursera

Free to auditCertificate

One of the strongest ways to learn JavaScript

Take itStart
Free certificateCS50W: Web Programming with Python and JavaScript

Harvard (CS50)

Free · free certificateFree certificate

One of the strongest ways to learn JavaScript

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Free courseExplore Microsoft Graph scenarios for JavaScript development

Microsoft Learn

Free2 h

Useful, with trade-offs

Worth consideringStart
Trusted videoLearn JavaScript - Full Course for Beginners

freeCodeCamp.org

Free3 h21M views

One of the strongest ways to learn JavaScript

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Who asks for it

Where JavaScript is asked for

  • Software engineering453 roles
  • Security21 roles
  • Sales11 roles
  • Data9 roles
Software engineering jobs Security jobs Sales jobs Data jobs

Roles

Jobs that list it

Software EngineerForward Deployed EngineerCustomer EngineerSolutions ArchitectTechnical Services EngineerPartner Solutions ArchitectTechnical Account ManagerFullstack EngineerSales EngineerCustomer Success Engineer

Everything else

More ways to learn JavaScript

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Skills that come with JavaScript

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Questions

Learning JavaScript

Is JavaScript worth learning?

554 of the 7,767 live roles on insiderOne ask for it (7%), most often in software engineering roles (453).

Can I learn JavaScript for free?

Yes. CS50W: Web Programming with Python and JavaScript from Harvard (CS50) is free, and so is its certificate. Of the options compared here, it is the best one that costs nothing.

What is the best way to learn JavaScript?

For most people, Meta Front-End Developer Professional Certificate (Coursera, free to audit). It is ranked on how well-regarded it is, what it costs to finish with a certificate, and how squarely it teaches JavaScript. Sponsorship plays no part.

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Counts from 7,767 live roles, updated 13 September 2026.