Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Central London > City of London
The median Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) daily rate in the City of London is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
115 |
129 |
153 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+14 |
+24 |
+40 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) |
4 |
1 |
5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London |
0.23% |
0.048% |
0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.24% |
0.051% |
0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3 |
0 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£411 |
| 25th Percentile |
£613 |
- |
£475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£625 |
- |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-25.93% |
| 75th Percentile |
£744 |
- |
£525 |
| 90th Percentile |
£808 |
- |
£615 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£625 |
£350 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+78.57% |
-30.00% |
-25.93% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title |
1,653 |
1,976 |
2,818 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.76% |
94.18% |
94.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1,112 |
1,248 |
1,946 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£363 |
£360 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£463 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£575 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
-4.17% |
+4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£688 |
£700 |
| 90th Percentile |
£775 |
£783 |
£800 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£550 |
£575 |
£585 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
-1.71% |
+3.54% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
22 |
15 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.35 |
£16.49 |
£16.65 |
| 25th Percentile |
£23.98 |
£21.25 |
£17.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£28.33 |
£27.00 |
£35.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.91% |
-23.94% |
-14.97% |
| 75th Percentile |
£53.50 |
£85.63 |
£44.87 |
| 90th Percentile |
£65.39 |
£137.50 |
£67.13 |
| Central London median hourly rate |
£28.15 |
£35.00 |
£35.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.57% |
- |
-15.66% |
