Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) Contract Job Trends in Scotland
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
UK > Scotland
The median Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) daily rate in Scotland 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 | 146 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Scotland | 0.082% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.089% | - | - |
| 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 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £423 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.20% | -15.40% | -13.04% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Scotland 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 Scotland matching a recognised job title | 2,241 | 1,468 | 1,634 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.37% | 90.23% | 91.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,190 | 870 | 965 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £202 | £193 |
| 25th Percentile | £390 | £360 | £355 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £452 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.09% | +0.44% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £556 | £538 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £625 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 152 | 60 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £16.84 | £13.22 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.98 | £19.23 | £14.73 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.79 | £24.62 | £19.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.68% | +27.60% | +4.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.48 | £41.65 | £24.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.58 | £65.00 | £40.10 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -28.14% | -21.35% |
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) job vacancies in Scotland.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) Contract Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) jobs within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | - | 2 | £307 | - | 4 |
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Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland
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 Scotland 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 Scotland 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.