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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) daily rate in Derbyshire is £435, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026.

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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derbyshire 1.06% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.34% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £416 - -
25th Percentile £420 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 - -
75th Percentile £445 - -
90th Percentile £447 - -
East Midlands median daily rate £435 £270 £550
% change year-on-year +61.11% -50.91% +18.92%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Derbyshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 Derbyshire with a recognized job title 149 83 159
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 78.84% 84.69% 94.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 48 110
10th Percentile £185 £171 £150
25th Percentile £406 £275 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £425 £259
Median % change year-on-year +8.82% +64.11% -42.45%
75th Percentile £528 £550 £500
90th Percentile £543 £627 £588
East Midlands median daily rate £459 £447 £400
% change year-on-year +2.63% +11.75% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 6 25
10th Percentile - £21.65 £13.78
25th Percentile £16.35 £23.30 £16.25
Median hourly rate £17.87 £24.34 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -26.58% +37.36% -16.42%
75th Percentile £27.08 £24.73 £20.00
90th Percentile £51.25 £24.95 £26.15
East Midlands median hourly rate £17.87 £22.75 £17.50
% change year-on-year -21.45% +30.00% -13.88%

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

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 Derbyshire.

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

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

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

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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Contract Job Locations in Derbyshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) within the Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 3 May 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Derby - 2 £435 -
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
East Midlands

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derbyshire

For the 6 months to 3 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 Derbyshire region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) CSS
1 2 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 2 (100.00%) Git
1 2 (100.00%) HTML
1 2 (100.00%) Responsive Web Design
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) API Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Case Management
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) REST
2 1 (50.00%) RESTful
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) WCAG

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

Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Git
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 2 (100.00%) CSS
1 2 (100.00%) HTML
2 1 (50.00%) REST
2 1 (50.00%) RESTful
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 2 (100.00%) Responsive Web Design
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) API Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Case Management
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (50.00%) WCAG