The first table below looks at the demand for the Front-End Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Front-End Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the East of England region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Front-End Developer
Rank 159 214 224
Rank change year-on-year
+55 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Front-End Developer 106 56 46
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 1.278% 0.639% 0.490%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.339% 0.660% 0.518%
Number of salaries quoted 81 51 32
Average salary £32,500 £31,500 £31,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.17% -0.78%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £25,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £42,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £31,500 £32,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
-3.07% +8.33%
All Job Titles
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7915 8479 8883
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 95.40% 96.70% 94.69%
Number of salaries quoted 6895 7100 7595
Average salary £39,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Front-End Developer
England

Front-End Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Front-End Developer across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East of England Front-End Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Front-End Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Front-End Developer across the East of England region.

East of England Front-End Developer Salary Trend

Front-End Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Front-End Developer across the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

East of England Front-End Developer Salary Histogram

Front-End Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Front-End Developer within the East of England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cambridgeshire +43 39 £37,000 +5.71%
Norfolk +28 32 £30,500 +3.38%
Hertfordshire +14 23 £32,000 +6.66%
Suffolk -7 8 £28,750 -11.53%
Essex +23 4 £37,500 +7.14%
Front-End Developer
England

Front-End Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region that cited Front-End Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Front-End Developer in their job title.

1 163 (96.45%) JavaScript
2 162 (95.86%) CSS
3 128 (75.74%) jQuery
4 102 (60.36%) HTML
5 98 (57.99%) HTML5
6 83 (49.11%) CSS3
7 55 (32.54%) XHTML
8 54 (31.95%) .NET
9 48 (28.40%) Ajax
10 46 (27.22%) E-Commerce
11 41 (24.26%) PHP
12 38 (22.49%) Web Development
13 37 (21.89%) ASP.NET
14 36 (21.30%) Photoshop
15 33 (19.53%) Adobe
16 26 (15.38%) Java
17 25 (14.79%) CMS
18 24 (14.20%) Drupal
19 23 (13.61%) MVC
20 22 (13.02%) C#
20 22 (13.02%) Degree
20 22 (13.02%) Retail
20 22 (13.02%) Web Design
21 21 (12.43%) XML
22 19 (11.24%) Analytics
23 18 (10.65%) Apple iOS
23 18 (10.65%) Android
24 16 (9.467%) W3C
24 16 (9.467%) Waterfall
25 15 (8.876%) SEO

Front-End Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region that cited Front-End Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Front-End Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 162 (95.86%) CSS
2 128 (75.74%) jQuery
3 102 (60.36%) HTML
4 98 (57.99%) HTML5
5 83 (49.11%) CSS3
6 55 (32.54%) XHTML
7 54 (31.95%) .NET
8 48 (28.40%) Ajax
9 37 (21.89%) ASP.NET
10 21 (12.43%) XML
11 15 (8.876%) JSP
12 14 (8.284%) Semantic HTML
13 13 (7.692%) Adobe AIR
14 11 (6.509%) KnockoutJS
15 10 (5.917%) XSLT
16 9 (5.325%) Web Services
17 8 (4.734%) Zepto.js
17 8 (4.734%) JSTL
18 7 (4.142%) JSON
18 7 (4.142%) RSS
Application Platforms
1 25 (14.79%) CMS
2 24 (14.20%) Drupal
3 6 (3.550%) Umbraco
3 6 (3.550%) WordPress
4 5 (2.959%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.592%) Magento
5 1 (0.592%) Apache
5 1 (0.592%) Tomcat
Applications
1 36 (21.30%) Photoshop
2 6 (3.550%) Fireworks
3 5 (2.959%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (1.775%) GIMP
5 1 (0.592%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 11 (6.509%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.959%) HTTP
2 3 (1.775%) RIP
2 3 (1.775%) HTTPS
3 1 (0.592%) DAB
3 1 (0.592%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.775%) MySQL
1 3 (1.775%) Big Data
2 1 (0.592%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 9 (5.325%) Git (software)
2 3 (1.775%) PhoneGap
2 3 (1.775%) Appcelerator Titanium
3 2 (1.183%) GitHub
3 2 (1.183%) JUnit
4 1 (0.592%) Subversion
4 1 (0.592%) Dreamweaver
4 1 (0.592%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.592%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.592%) Ant
4 1 (0.592%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.592%) QUnit
4 1 (0.592%) Jasmine
General
1 22 (13.02%) Retail
2 13 (7.692%) Finance
3 12 (7.101%) Manufacturing
4 8 (4.734%) Publishing
5 5 (2.959%) Marketing
5 5 (2.959%) Multimedia
6 4 (2.367%) Automotive
7 1 (0.592%) Law
7 1 (0.592%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 16 (9.467%) W3C
2 13 (7.692%) Mobile App
2 13 (7.692%) Blackberry
3 5 (2.959%) SaaS
3 5 (2.959%) Social Media
4 2 (1.183%) Open Source
4 2 (1.183%) Mathematics
4 2 (1.183%) Computer Science
5 1 (0.592%) Semantic Web
5 1 (0.592%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 18 (10.65%) Apple iOS
1 18 (10.65%) Android
2 3 (1.775%) Windows
2 3 (1.775%) Linux
3 1 (0.592%) Mac OS X
3 1 (0.592%) UNIX
3 1 (0.592%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (27.22%) E-Commerce
2 38 (22.49%) Web Development
3 23 (13.61%) MVC
4 22 (13.02%) Web Design
5 19 (11.24%) Analytics
6 16 (9.467%) Waterfall
7 15 (8.876%) SEO
7 15 (8.876%) Agile Software Development
8 13 (7.692%) Unit Testing
9 12 (7.101%) OO
10 9 (5.325%) Web Application Development
11 7 (4.142%) Content Management
11 7 (4.142%) TDD
11 7 (4.142%) Scrum
12 6 (3.550%) Pay per click
13 5 (2.959%) Code Coverage
13 5 (2.959%) User Experience Design
13 5 (2.959%) Responsive Web Design
13 5 (2.959%) Mobile Application Development
14 4 (2.367%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 163 (96.45%) JavaScript
2 41 (24.26%) PHP
3 26 (15.38%) Java
4 22 (13.02%) C#
5 6 (3.550%) Python
6 5 (2.959%) Ruby
7 3 (1.775%) Perl
8 2 (1.183%) Bash shell
8 2 (1.183%) SQL
8 2 (1.183%) ActionScript
8 2 (1.183%) C++
9 1 (0.592%) PHP5
9 1 (0.592%) PHP4
9 1 (0.592%) XAML
9 1 (0.592%) SPARQL
Qualifications
1 22 (13.02%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.592%) QA
1 1 (0.592%) WAI
Systems Management
1 2 (1.183%) Puppet
Vendors
1 33 (19.53%) Adobe
2 14 (8.284%) Google
3 10 (5.917%) Microsoft
4 9 (5.325%) Twitter
5 7 (4.142%) QNX
6 3 (1.775%) Sencha
6 3 (1.775%) Facebook
7 2 (1.183%) Mercator
8 1 (0.592%) Oracle
Ipswich, East Anglia
The ideal candidate must have extensive experience with web technologies such as HTML ( HTML5 ), CSS ( CSS3 ) and JavaScript ( inc jQuery) and be able to comfortable demonstrate and implement...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000.00 - £35000.00 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
Norwich, Norfolk
In this role, you will be responsible for the front end web development for a wide variety of clients. As a Front End Web Developer, you will be...
I4 Recruitment
Salary: £25k - 35k per year
Posted: 17 May 2013
Norwich
An opportunity has now arisen for a Front End Web Developer to join their team.In this role, you will be responsible for the front end web development...
i4 Recruitment
Salary: £25k - 35k per year
Posted: 2 May 2013
Ipswich
As a developer/designer, you are will be very strong on HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, and have the bruises to show from developing jazzy sites working across multiple...
i4 Recruitment
Salary: D.O.E and Skills
Posted: 27 April 2013
Norwich, East Anglia
HTML/CSS developer - Norwich - £27 - £32K + bensKey skills - HTML5, CSS3, JQuery, JavaScript, PHP, Drupal Base up to £27,000 - £32,000 + 25 days holiday + 6% company contributory pension,...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £3000 - £32500 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
Front end developers with strong experience with HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript would be most suited to this unique opportunity that offers the chance to work on a variety...
Oho Group Ltd.
Salary: £22000 to £35000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
A MAJOR new client has been secured and as such they need to expand their current creative team with another Front end Developer/Designer (Photoshop HTML CSS JavaScript).....
NFP Group Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Bonus, Shares
Posted: 4 May 2013
Bedfordshire
Main skills are: HTML CSS CSS CMS Photoshop Indesign Illustrator This is an exciting oppertunity for a junior designer/developer, Applicants must be eligible to live and work...
J-Com
Salary: £27000 Per Annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Norwich, Norfolk
HTML/CSS Front-end developer - Norwich - £27 - £32K + bens. Key skills - HTML5, CSS3, JQuery, JavaScript, PHP, Drupal Base up to £27,000 - £32,000 + 25 days holiday + 6%...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £27000 - £32500 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Norwich, East Anglia
HTML/CSS Front-end developer - Norwich - £27 - £32K + bens Key skills - HTML5, CSS3, JQuery, JavaScript, PHP, Drupal Base up to £27,000 - £32,000 + 25 days holiday + 6%...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £27000 - £32500 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Norwich, East Anglia
Key responsibilities:*Experienced developing using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript*Leading a medium sized team (14) of front end developers*Ensure security patches are installed on servers*Giving client...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013
Norwich, Norfolk
Key Skills: HTML5 PHP4/5 JavaScript JQuery Drupal6/7 This role would suit candidates with previous job titles of web manager, senior front end developer or web team...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
You’ll be creating front-ends for web applications, iOS and Android... - A good degree in a relevant subject. - Interest in Usability and UX (web application wireframing skills...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
HTML5 understanding, Javascript, jQuery, CSS3... Experience with .Net technologies - ASP.Net / C# Some exposure to mobile platforms, e.g. iOS, Android... Keywords / SEO: Front End Web Developer, UI...
Deanslist Limited
Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
If you want to design and develop innovative and intuitive front ends for a wide variety of products then our client is the place for you.You'll...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Hertfordshire
The role requires experience with: Good knowledge of C#.NET Framework - 4.0... Experience working with ASP.NET. Great knowledge of XML. Good front end experience - JavaScript, HTML5...
Explore Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £25000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Ideally, a team lead for the web development team and / or ability to define front end technical architectures Development Experience Required Mandatory: - OO JavaScript without using libraries - HTML5 -...
Advantage XPO
Posted: 16 May 2013