Senior Front-End Developer Contract Job Trends in the North West
Senior Front-End Developer (Senior Client-Side Developer)
England > North West
The median Senior Front-End Developer (Senior Client-Side Developer) daily rate in the North West is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 177 | - | 117 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +19 |
| Contract Senior Front-End Developer jobs | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North West | 0.024% | - | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.027% | - | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £380 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | - | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £463 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £470 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.53% | - | -5.00% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
North West
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the North West matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the North West matching a recognised job title | 3,701 | 2,209 | 2,200 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 90.60% | 91.17% | 93.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,122 | 1,457 | 1,170 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £215 | £266 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £363 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £678 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -1.87% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 466 | 216 | 157 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.16 | £15.18 | £15.57 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.75 | £19.07 | £18.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.25 | £29.60 | £31.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.87% | -6.03% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73.19 | £47.84 | £51.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.38 | £70.81 | £70.90 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.13 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.52% | -37.13% | -11.11% |
Senior Front-End Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior Front-End Developer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Senior Front-End Developer Daily Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Front-End Developer job vacancies in the North West.
Senior Front-End Developer Contract Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Senior Front-End Developer jobs within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | - | 1 | £450 | - | 3 |
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Senior Front-End Developer Skill Set Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Senior Front-End Developer 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 Senior Front-End Developer job ads across the North West region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A/B Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Claude Code | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CMS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Contentful | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Conversion Rate Optimisation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Figma | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Front End Development | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Headless CMS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Lead Generation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Next.js | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Tailwind CSS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | TypeScript | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | User Experience | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | UX Design | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Workflow | 100.0% | 1 |
Senior Front-End Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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