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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) daily rate in Leeds is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 67 57
Rank change year-on-year -2 -10 +34
Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 3 1 24
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.45% 0.14% 2.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.16% 2.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 21
10th Percentile £300 - £413
25th Percentile £338 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £300 £500
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -40.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile - - £625
90th Percentile - - £650
West Yorkshire median daily rate £400 £300 £500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -40.00% +5.26%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 638 642 1,087
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.67% 92.51% 97.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 416 408 743
10th Percentile £300 £334 £313
25th Percentile £400 £408 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +2.94%
75th Percentile £564 £575 £625
90th Percentile £650 £648 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £485 £525
% change year-on-year +3.09% -7.62% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 29 14
10th Percentile £25.05 £17.65 £12.00
25th Percentile £25.13 £19.50 £15.94
Median hourly rate £25.50 £24.18 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.46% +24.00% -8.77%
75th Percentile £26.13 £48.75 £22.02
90th Percentile £26.35 - £23.75
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £50.00 £25.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year +100.00% +31.58% -9.52%

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

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 Leeds.

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

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

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

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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Leeds over the 6 months to 5 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Leeds

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

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

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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 5 October 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 of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leeds region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 2 (66.67%) Java
2 2 (66.67%) .NET
2 2 (66.67%) C#
2 2 (66.67%) Requirements Workshops
3 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
3 1 (33.33%) C++
3 1 (33.33%) Python
3 1 (33.33%) CRM
3 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
3 1 (33.33%) Salesforce
3 1 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (33.33%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (33.33%) WCAG
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Sitecore
3 1 (33.33%) Azure
3 1 (33.33%) AngularJS
3 1 (33.33%) Docker
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) React

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
General
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) .NET
2 1 (33.33%) AngularJS
2 1 (33.33%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 2 (66.67%) Requirements Workshops
3 1 (33.33%) CRM
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C#
1 2 (66.67%) Java
2 1 (33.33%) C++
2 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
1 1 (33.33%) WCAG
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Docker
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Salesforce
1 1 (33.33%) Sitecore