Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
UK > England
The median Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) daily rate in England is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 August 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 4 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 482 | 501 | 560 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | +59 | +143 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) | 30 | 24 | 57 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.11% | 0.072% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.077% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 22 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £434 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £481 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £625 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £772 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £800 | £691 |
| UK median daily rate | £450 | £625 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.00% | +4.17% | -4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £50.72 | - | £72.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.44 | - | £74.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £52.16 | - | £76.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £51.44 | - | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +180.00% |
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 | 25,286 | 31,125 | 42,832 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.65% | 92.90% | 94.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16,399 | 20,504 | 30,192 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | -0.46% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,309 | 1,826 | 1,341 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.63 | £14.16 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £21.25 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £45.00 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.22% | +4.65% | +67.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.00 | £78.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | - | +67.45% |
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) in England.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) in England over the 6 months to 4 August 2025.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) in England.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
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 Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) within the England region over the 6 months to 4 August 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 | +4 | 23 | £450 | -28.00% | 85 |
| South East | +29 | 5 | £208 | -58.50% | 14 |
| South West | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £420 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £420 | - | 2 |
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Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 4 August 2025, Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) 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 Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) in the job title.
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Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) 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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