Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) Contract Job Trends in Glasgow
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) daily rate in Glasgow is £307, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 103 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow | 0.16% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £301 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £303 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £307 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £310 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £312 | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £307 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Glasgow
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Glasgow matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Glasgow matching a recognised job title | 1,133 | 729 | 657 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.22% | 93.70% | 89.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 662 | 458 | 450 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £249 | £245 |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £363 | £357 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £459 | £450 | £442 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.89% | +1.81% | -11.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £552 | £538 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £662 | £625 | £664 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £475 | £452 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.09% | +0.44% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 42 | 23 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £16.84 | £11.78 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.18 | £17.64 | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £24.09 | £19.59 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.29% | +22.97% | +19.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.12 | £37.36 | £29.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.38 | £57.50 | £43.27 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £18.79 | £24.62 | £19.30 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.68% | +27.60% | +4.49% |
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) job vacancies in Glasgow.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) contract job ads cited 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 Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) job ads across the Glasgow region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JavaScript | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | React | 100.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Asynchronous Programming | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Babel | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Bitbucket | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Clean Code | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Computer Science | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Computer Science Degree | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Continuous Improvement | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Cross-Browser Compatibility | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | CSS | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | CSS3 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Data Visualisation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Degree | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Front End Development | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Git | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | GitHub | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | HTML | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | HTML5 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Jest | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Redux | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Responsive Web Design | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | RESTful | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | TypeScript | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | User Experience | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | UX Design | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Visualisation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Vite | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | webpack | 50.0% | 1 |
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.