Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Contract Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) daily rate in West Yorkshire is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 - 74
Rank change year-on-year - - +20
Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 7 0 8
As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire 0.76% - 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% - 0.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 7
10th Percentile - - £398
25th Percentile £563 - £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £605 - £563
90th Percentile £636 - £595
Yorkshire median daily rate £575 - £450
% change year-on-year - - -14.29%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in West Yorkshire with a recognized job title 864 515 1,095
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.32% 94.84% 94.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 562 320 677
10th Percentile £290 £242 £263
25th Percentile £401 £350 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £588
90th Percentile £650 £638 £675
Yorkshire median daily rate £488 £450 £458
% change year-on-year +8.33% -1.69% -11.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 20 26
10th Percentile £13.50 £17.08 £11.75
25th Percentile £14.25 £23.45 £12.32
Median hourly rate £19.00 £27.50 £15.37
Median % change year-on-year -30.91% +78.98% -56.17%
75th Percentile £46.25 £39.44 £43.26
90th Percentile £74.00 £97.18 £53.75
Yorkshire median hourly rate £27.50 £24.18 £14.00
% change year-on-year +13.73% +72.71% -34.88%

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) job vacancies in West Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) job vacancies in West Yorkshire

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) job vacancies in West Yorkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) job vacancies in West Yorkshire

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 18 February 2026. 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
Leeds - 7 £575 - 4
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Yorkshire

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 18 February 2026, Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Yorkshire region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 7 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 7 (100.00%) React
2 6 (85.71%) AWS
2 6 (85.71%) Front End Development
2 6 (85.71%) Node.js
2 6 (85.71%) TypeScript
2 6 (85.71%) WCAG
3 5 (71.43%) Agile
3 5 (71.43%) Docker
4 4 (57.14%) CI/CD
4 4 (57.14%) Performance Optimisation
5 3 (42.86%) Azure
5 3 (42.86%) Code Quality
5 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (42.86%) CSS
5 3 (42.86%) DevOps
5 3 (42.86%) Express.js
5 3 (42.86%) HTML
5 3 (42.86%) Incident Response
5 3 (42.86%) Jest
5 3 (42.86%) Kubernetes
5 3 (42.86%) Mocha
5 3 (42.86%) NoSQL
5 3 (42.86%) Open Source
5 3 (42.86%) Python
5 3 (42.86%) Redis
5 3 (42.86%) Redux
5 3 (42.86%) Responsive Web Design
5 3 (42.86%) SQL

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (85.71%) AWS
2 3 (42.86%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (42.86%) NoSQL
1 3 (42.86%) Redis
Development Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Mocha
General
1 1 (14.29%) Advertising
1 1 (14.29%) Polish Language
1 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (100.00%) React
2 6 (85.71%) Node.js
3 3 (42.86%) CSS
3 3 (42.86%) Express.js
3 3 (42.86%) HTML
3 3 (42.86%) Jest
3 3 (42.86%) Redux
3 3 (42.86%) Zustand
4 1 (14.29%) Next.js
4 1 (14.29%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) AI Agents
1 1 (14.29%) Client/Server
1 1 (14.29%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Front End Development
2 5 (71.43%) Agile
3 4 (57.14%) CI/CD
3 4 (57.14%) Performance Optimisation
4 3 (42.86%) Code Quality
4 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (42.86%) DevOps
4 3 (42.86%) Incident Response
4 3 (42.86%) Open Source
4 3 (42.86%) Responsive Web Design
4 3 (42.86%) Strategic Thinking
4 3 (42.86%) Test Strategy
5 2 (28.57%) BDD
5 2 (28.57%) End-to-End Testing
5 2 (28.57%) Microservices
5 2 (28.57%) Progressive Enhancement
5 2 (28.57%) TDD
5 2 (28.57%) User Experience
6 1 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
6 1 (14.29%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 6 (85.71%) TypeScript
3 3 (42.86%) Python
3 3 (42.86%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (100.00%) Accessibility
2 6 (85.71%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (71.43%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (42.86%) Kubernetes