Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
UK > England
The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) daily rate in England is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 361 | 329 | 365 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | +36 | -120 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) | 124 | 219 | 319 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.51% | 0.59% | 0.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 0.64% | 0.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 101 | 179 | 227 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £625 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £751 | £695 |
| UK median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £80.75 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | £81.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -32.52% | +24.45% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £82.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | - | £40.00 | £81.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -50.92% | +24.45% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 22,549 | 34,488 | 47,741 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.59% | 92.73% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,007 | 22,894 | 33,903 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £643 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 900 | 2,432 | 1,409 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £13.00 | £14.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.62 | £36.31 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.67% | -19.32% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.60 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in England.
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in England.
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Contract Job Locations in England
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 England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 |
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| London | -52 | 60 | £475 | -9.52% | 77 |
| North of England | +25 | 28 | £425 | -10.53% | 58 |
| North West | +23 | 21 | £400 | -15.79% | 31 |
| South East | +49 | 14 | £409 | -0.85% | 37 |
| Midlands | +27 | 9 | £420 | -23.64% | 24 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 8 | £440 | - | 12 |
| North East | - | 7 | £480 | - | 19 |
| South West | +36 | 3 | - | - | 11 |
| East of England | +29 | 2 | £575 | +18.56% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 1 | £270 | -50.91% | 10 |
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Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.
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Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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