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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Essex > Basildon

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) daily rate in Basildon is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026.

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

 6 months to
21 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Basildon 6.52% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 6.52% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £570 - -
25th Percentile £581 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median daily rate £600 - £485
% change year-on-year - - -0.77%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Basildon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basildon. 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 Basildon with a recognized job title 46 23 48
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 94.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 12 13
10th Percentile £383 £315 £440
25th Percentile £500 £321 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £406 £575
Median % change year-on-year +25.54% -29.35% +12.86%
75th Percentile £588 £486 £600
90th Percentile £600 £488 £660
Essex median daily rate £450 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -9.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 3 31
10th Percentile £12.55 £31.30 £35.65
25th Percentile £37.25 £33.25 £53.63
Median hourly rate £52.50 £38.00 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year +38.16% -49.33% +19.52%
75th Percentile £57.75 £44.75 £80.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £47.90 -
Essex median hourly rate £20.51 £30.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -31.63% -45.45% +24.77%

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

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 Basildon.

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

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

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

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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon

For the 6 months to 21 May 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 Basildon region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (100.00%) React
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) CI/CD
2 2 (66.67%) CSS
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) HTML
2 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
3 1 (33.33%) AWS
3 1 (33.33%) Azure
3 1 (33.33%) Cypress.io
3 1 (33.33%) Firewall
3 1 (33.33%) Front End Development
3 1 (33.33%) Git
3 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
3 1 (33.33%) Jest
3 1 (33.33%) Load Balancing
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Pair Programming
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) TDD
3 1 (33.33%) VPN

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon 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 1 (33.33%) AWS
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
1 1 (33.33%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Cypress.io
1 1 (33.33%) Git
General
1 2 (66.67%) Banking
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) React
2 2 (66.67%) CSS
2 2 (66.67%) HTML
3 1 (33.33%) Jest
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) CI/CD
1 2 (66.67%) DevOps
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Front End Development
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Management
2 1 (33.33%) Load Balancing
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Pair Programming
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Optimisation
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) jobs