Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Contracts in Reading

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Berkshire > Reading

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) daily rate in Reading is £394, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 88 83
Rank change year-on-year +34 -5 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 6 3 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 1.01% 0.25% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.07% 0.27% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 2
10th Percentile £250 £240 £348
25th Percentile £279 £263 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £394 £313 £438
Median % change year-on-year +26.16% -28.57% +12.90%
75th Percentile £409 £375 £494
90th Percentile £536 £405 £528
Berkshire median daily rate £394 £313 £438
% change year-on-year +26.16% -28.57% +12.90%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 563 1,112 996
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.30% 93.29% 95.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 632 664
10th Percentile £325 £213 £363
25th Percentile £450 £413 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £533 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.19% -3.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £623 £651
90th Percentile £700 £688 £721
Berkshire median daily rate £504 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -1.76% -2.38% +7.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 51 24
10th Percentile - £35.00 £26.45
25th Percentile - £52.90 £51.48
Median hourly rate £70.00 £61.60 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -5.23% +150.00%
75th Percentile £71.80 £74.66 £74.20
90th Percentile £75.03 £87.46 £79.19
Berkshire median hourly rate £63.37 £59.50 £56.89
% change year-on-year +6.51% +4.60% +170.88%

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

Job postings that featured Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Reading

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

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Reading.

Daily rate trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Reading

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

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Reading over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

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

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

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Reading.

Hourly rate trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Reading

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) HTML
1 6 (100.00%) CSS
1 6 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 5 (83.33%) User Experience
3 4 (66.67%) TypeScript
3 4 (66.67%) React
3 4 (66.67%) Azure
4 3 (50.00%) JavaScript
4 3 (50.00%) Framer.js
4 3 (50.00%) Figma
4 3 (50.00%) Vite
4 3 (50.00%) UX Design
5 2 (33.33%) Clean Code
5 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (33.33%) Veeva
5 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
5 2 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
6 1 (16.67%) Web Development
6 1 (16.67%) Git
6 1 (16.67%) Node.js
6 1 (16.67%) Test Strategy
6 1 (16.67%) Linux
6 1 (16.67%) API Development
6 1 (16.67%) Swagger
6 1 (16.67%) Docker
6 1 (16.67%) Microservices
6 1 (16.67%) Kubernetes
6 1 (16.67%) Next.js
6 1 (16.67%) DevSecOps

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) Azure
2 3 (50.00%) Figma
3 2 (33.33%) Veeva
4 1 (16.67%) npm
Development Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Vite
2 1 (16.67%) Git
General
1 2 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
1 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (100.00%) CSS
1 6 (100.00%) HTML
2 4 (66.67%) React
3 3 (50.00%) Framer.js
4 1 (16.67%) Material-UI
4 1 (16.67%) Next.js
4 1 (16.67%) Node.js
4 1 (16.67%) OpenAPI
4 1 (16.67%) Swagger
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 5 (83.33%) User Experience
3 3 (50.00%) UX Design
4 2 (33.33%) Clean Code
4 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (16.67%) API Development
5 1 (16.67%) Containerisation
5 1 (16.67%) DevSecOps
5 1 (16.67%) Full-Stack Development
5 1 (16.67%) Microservices
5 1 (16.67%) Test Strategy
5 1 (16.67%) Web Development
5 1 (16.67%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) TypeScript
2 3 (50.00%) JavaScript
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft