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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
West Midlands > Shropshire

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) daily rate in Shropshire is £520, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire 2.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.41% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £504 - -
25th Percentile £509 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 - -
75th Percentile £524 - -
90th Percentile £532 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £520 - £491
% change year-on-year - - +6.22%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Shropshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Shropshire. 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 Shropshire with a recognized job title 290 106 51
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.23% 85.48% 98.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 197 74 30
10th Percentile £385 £210 £254
25th Percentile £431 £378 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £477 £400
Median % change year-on-year +4.82% +19.25% -24.53%
75th Percentile £538 £515 £495
90th Percentile £559 £544 £554
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.21 - -
Median hourly rate £18.68 £12.18 -
Median % change year-on-year +53.37% - -
75th Percentile £28.87 £17.89 -
90th Percentile £35.56 £21.32 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £23.71 £22.50
% change year-on-year +5.44% +5.38% +26.98%

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

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 Shropshire.

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

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

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

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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Contract Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 13 December 2025. 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Telford - 6 £520 - 1
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
West Midlands

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire

For the 6 months to 13 December 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 Shropshire region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 7 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 7 (100.00%) Material-UI
1 7 (100.00%) Playwright
1 7 (100.00%) Progressive Enhancement
1 7 (100.00%) React
1 7 (100.00%) TypeScript
2 6 (85.71%) User Experience
2 6 (85.71%) UX Design
3 5 (71.43%) Java
4 2 (28.57%) Accessibility
4 2 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (28.57%) Clean Code
5 1 (14.29%) Agile
5 1 (14.29%) API Integration
5 1 (14.29%) CI/CD
5 1 (14.29%) Code Quality
5 1 (14.29%) Component Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Continuous Deployment
5 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
5 1 (14.29%) CSS
5 1 (14.29%) GraphQL
5 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
5 1 (14.29%) Jest
5 1 (14.29%) Next.js
5 1 (14.29%) OAuth
5 1 (14.29%) OAuth2
5 1 (14.29%) Performance Optimisation
5 1 (14.29%) Responsive Web Design

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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:

General
1 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (100.00%) Material-UI
1 7 (100.00%) Playwright
1 7 (100.00%) React
2 1 (14.29%) CSS
2 1 (14.29%) GraphQL
2 1 (14.29%) Jest
2 1 (14.29%) Next.js
2 1 (14.29%) OAuth
2 1 (14.29%) OAuth2
2 1 (14.29%) RESTful
2 1 (14.29%) Sass
2 1 (14.29%) Tailwind CSS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 7 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 7 (100.00%) Progressive Enhancement
2 6 (85.71%) User Experience
2 6 (85.71%) UX Design
3 2 (28.57%) Clean Code
4 1 (14.29%) Agile
4 1 (14.29%) API Integration
4 1 (14.29%) CI/CD
4 1 (14.29%) Code Quality
4 1 (14.29%) Component Testing
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Deployment
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Optimisation
4 1 (14.29%) Responsive Web Design
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) TypeScript
2 5 (71.43%) Java
3 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) Accessibility
2 1 (14.29%) WCAG