Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
North West > Manchester
The median Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) daily rate in Manchester is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 January 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 88 | 82 | 100 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +18 | +24 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.49% | 0.096% | 0.063% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.53% | 0.10% | 0.068% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £460 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | £375 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £400 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -27.27% | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £425 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £600 | £400 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -27.27% | +15.79% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title | 1,134 | 977 | 1,472 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.90% | 94.12% | 93.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 760 | 606 | 1,071 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £310 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £485 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.22% | -1.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £669 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +3.15% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 90 | 33 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.16 | £15.93 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.30 | £21.25 | £13.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.75 | £32.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.38% | +44.44% | -43.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £33.75 | £61.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £60.00 | £73.75 |
| North West median hourly rate | £41.94 | £29.52 | £34.21 |
| % change year-on-year | +42.10% | -13.72% | +32.55% |
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) job vacancies in Manchester.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) in Manchester over the 6 months to 29 January 2026.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 29 January 2026, 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 of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester 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 & Capabilities in Manchester 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: