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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
South London > Croydon

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) daily rate in Croydon is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
13 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 - 36
Rank change year-on-year - - +16
Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Croydon 1.10% - 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.14% - 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South London median daily rate £425 - £451
% change year-on-year - - -23.32%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Croydon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Croydon. 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 Croydon with a recognized job title 88 110 167
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.70% 97.35% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 71 119
10th Percentile £320 £380 £231
25th Percentile £467 £463 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £539
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +0.19% -3.41%
75th Percentile £573 £600 £625
90th Percentile £638 £650 £673
South London median daily rate £503 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -6.55% +2.48% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £17.25 £21.75
Median hourly rate - £19.50 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year - -17.02% -
75th Percentile - £21.75 £25.25
90th Percentile - - -
South London median hourly rate £66.00 £19.50 £43.84
% change year-on-year +238.46% -55.51% -0.62%

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

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 Croydon.

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

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

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

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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, 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 Croydon region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) D3.js
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Responsive Web Design
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Vue
1 1 (100.00%) WCAG

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (100.00%) D3.js
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Vue
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 1 (100.00%) Kalman Filter
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Responsive Web Design
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) WCAG
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