Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Jobs in Scotland

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
UK > Scotland

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) salary in Scotland is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 206 172 163
Rank change year-on-year -34 -9 -70
Permanent jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 75 51 87
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 1.12% 1.10% 1.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.15% 1.22% 1.57%
Number of salaries quoted 54 31 55
10th Percentile £32,500 £38,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £44,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +30.53% -4.04%
75th Percentile £65,000 £92,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £72,720 £110,000 £58,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% +9.52%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 6,515 4,165 5,557
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.91% 89.92% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2,633 2,262 2,986
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,394 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £39,659
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,868 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.68% +8.32% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,253
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

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

Job postings that featured Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Scotland

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Scotland.

Salary trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Scotland

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Scotland over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Scotland

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh +50 36 £60,000 -3.23% 4
Glasgow -107 27 £50,000 -25.65% 4
Aberdeen - 7 £35,000 -
Dundee -9 4 £50,000 +20.48%
Aberdeenshire - 1 £35,000 -
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
UK

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 62 (82.67%) Front End Development
2 58 (77.33%) React
3 31 (41.33%) JavaScript
4 27 (36.00%) Node.js
5 25 (33.33%) AngularJS
5 25 (33.33%) CSS
6 23 (30.67%) TypeScript
6 23 (30.67%) Problem-Solving
7 20 (26.67%) Social Skills
8 19 (25.33%) User Experience
9 17 (22.67%) Vue
10 16 (21.33%) GraphQL
11 13 (17.33%) Finance
11 13 (17.33%) HTML
11 13 (17.33%) Agile
12 12 (16.00%) Degree
13 11 (14.67%) UX Design
13 11 (14.67%) Azure
13 11 (14.67%) Greenfield Project
14 10 (13.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 10 (13.33%) Full Stack Development
15 9 (12.00%) Line Management
15 9 (12.00%) Mentoring
15 9 (12.00%) HTML5
16 8 (10.67%) Express.js
16 8 (10.67%) DevOps
16 8 (10.67%) Sass
16 8 (10.67%) AWS
16 8 (10.67%) Git
16 8 (10.67%) SC Cleared

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 11 (14.67%) Azure
2 8 (10.67%) AWS
3 4 (5.33%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (4.00%) GCP
4 3 (4.00%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.33%) HTTP
1 4 (5.33%) MQTT
Development Applications
1 8 (10.67%) Git
2 7 (9.33%) webpack
3 3 (4.00%) Jenkins
General
1 20 (26.67%) Social Skills
2 13 (17.33%) Finance
3 10 (13.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (5.33%) Electronics
4 4 (5.33%) Manufacturing
4 4 (5.33%) Marketing
4 4 (5.33%) Public Sector
4 4 (5.33%) Tech for Good
4 4 (5.33%) Telecoms
5 3 (4.00%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (77.33%) React
2 27 (36.00%) Node.js
3 25 (33.33%) AngularJS
3 25 (33.33%) CSS
4 17 (22.67%) Vue
5 16 (21.33%) GraphQL
6 13 (17.33%) HTML
7 9 (12.00%) HTML5
8 8 (10.67%) Express.js
8 8 (10.67%) Sass
9 5 (6.67%) WebGL
10 4 (5.33%) CSS3
10 4 (5.33%) Django
10 4 (5.33%) Flask
11 3 (4.00%) Ajax
11 3 (4.00%) Backbone.js
11 3 (4.00%) jQuery
11 3 (4.00%) KnockoutJS
11 3 (4.00%) LESS
11 3 (4.00%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 11 (14.67%) Greenfield Project
2 4 (5.33%) Arduino
2 4 (5.33%) IoT
2 4 (5.33%) Product Ownership
2 4 (5.33%) Raspberry Pi
3 3 (4.00%) iPhone
3 3 (4.00%) Mobile App
3 3 (4.00%) Mobile Banking
3 3 (4.00%) Public Cloud
4 2 (2.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (82.67%) Front End Development
2 23 (30.67%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (25.33%) User Experience
4 13 (17.33%) Agile
5 11 (14.67%) UX Design
6 10 (13.33%) Full Stack Development
7 9 (12.00%) Line Management
7 9 (12.00%) Mentoring
8 8 (10.67%) Actionable Insight
8 8 (10.67%) DevOps
9 6 (8.00%) Open Source
10 5 (6.67%) Analytics
10 5 (6.67%) Business Analysis
10 5 (6.67%) Software Delivery
11 4 (5.33%) Computer Vision
11 4 (5.33%) Data Analytics
11 4 (5.33%) Machine Learning
11 4 (5.33%) Performance Optimisation
11 4 (5.33%) Programme Management
11 4 (5.33%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 31 (41.33%) JavaScript
2 23 (30.67%) TypeScript
3 5 (6.67%) GLSL
4 4 (5.33%) Python
4 4 (5.33%) SQL
5 3 (4.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 12 (16.00%) Degree
2 8 (10.67%) SC Cleared
2 8 (10.67%) Security Cleared
3 4 (5.33%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.33%) QA
System Software
1 4 (5.33%) Firmware
2 1 (1.33%) Docker
Vendors
1 6 (8.00%) Google
2 5 (6.67%) Microsoft
3 4 (5.33%) NVIDIA
3 4 (5.33%) SAP