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

Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
UK > England

The median Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) daily rate in England is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 September 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 635 514 521
Rank change year-on-year -121 +7 +91
Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) 4 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.009% 0.011% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.012% 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 1
10th Percentile £406 £286 -
25th Percentile £411 £310 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £350 £525
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% -33.33% +12.66%
75th Percentile £441 - £563
90th Percentile £450 - -
UK median daily rate £425 £350 £388
% change year-on-year +21.43% -9.68% -16.85%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 42,476 25,002 30,336
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.38% 91.41% 93.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,485 16,122 19,317
10th Percentile £325 £281 £305
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,304 1,327 1,545
10th Percentile £15.13 £13.67 £14.60
25th Percentile £21.14 £17.30 £21.25
Median hourly rate £44.03 £25.15 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +75.07% -47.05% +8.20%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.90
% change year-on-year +68.99% -42.71% +3.29%

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

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

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

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

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

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

Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) job vacancies in England

Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web 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 Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) within the England region over the 6 months to 8 September 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
Midlands -55 2 £431 +59.72%
London -73 2 £405 +15.71% 2
West Midlands - 2 £431 -
Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
UK

Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 8 September 2026, Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web 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 England region featuring Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 4 (100.00%) CSS
1 4 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 4 (100.00%) HTML
1 4 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 4 (100.00%) React
1 4 (100.00%) Web Development
2 3 (75.00%) Adobe
2 3 (75.00%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Cross-Browser Compatibility
2 3 (75.00%) CSS3
2 3 (75.00%) Git
2 3 (75.00%) HTML5
2 3 (75.00%) LESS
2 3 (75.00%) Node.js
2 3 (75.00%) Performance Optimisation
2 3 (75.00%) Responsive Web Design
2 3 (75.00%) Sass
2 3 (75.00%) Secure Coding
2 3 (75.00%) WCAG
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) OWASP
3 2 (50.00%) User Experience
3 2 (50.00%) Web Accessibility
4 1 (25.00%) API Integration
4 1 (25.00%) Clean Code
4 1 (25.00%) CMS
4 1 (25.00%) Code Quality
4 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working

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

Application Platforms
1 3 (75.00%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 1 (25.00%) CMS
Development Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Git
General
1 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) CSS
1 4 (100.00%) HTML
1 4 (100.00%) React
2 3 (75.00%) CSS3
2 3 (75.00%) HTML5
2 3 (75.00%) LESS
2 3 (75.00%) Node.js
2 3 (75.00%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
1 1 (25.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 4 (100.00%) Web Development
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Cross-Browser Compatibility
2 3 (75.00%) Performance Optimisation
2 3 (75.00%) Responsive Web Design
2 3 (75.00%) Secure Coding
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) OWASP
3 2 (50.00%) User Experience
3 2 (50.00%) Web Accessibility
4 1 (25.00%) API Integration
4 1 (25.00%) Clean Code
4 1 (25.00%) Code Quality
4 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) Accessibility
2 3 (75.00%) WCAG
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Adobe