Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) Contract Job Trends in the South East

Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
England > South East

As of 13 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) daily rate in the South East.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 181 - 196
Rank change year-on-year - - +33
Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.023% - 0.040%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.025% - 0.043%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £413
Median % change year-on-year - - -46.77%
75th Percentile - - £419
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £650 - £475
% change year-on-year - - -24.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 3,934 3,082 4,700
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.56% 92.58% 93.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,554 1,924 3,021
10th Percentile £231 £237 £205
25th Percentile £400 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £600 £613 £608
90th Percentile £688 £675 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 350 113 285
10th Percentile £13.88 £18.82 £15.83
25th Percentile £16.50 £24.18 £24.34
Median hourly rate £25.15 £41.00 £54.50
Median % change year-on-year -38.66% -24.77% +27.69%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.50 £65.25
90th Percentile £84.59 £67.40 £76.53
England median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £43.50
% change year-on-year -21.43% -19.54% +24.29%

Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) job vacancy trend in the South East

Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) job vacancies in the South East

Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) job vacancies in the South East

Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire - 1 - -
Thames Valley - 1 - -
Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)
England

Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web 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 South East region featuring Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Jest
1 1 (100.00%) Next.js
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Sass
1 1 (100.00%) Tailwind CSS
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Debt
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development

Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer) Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) Jest
1 1 (100.00%) Next.js
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Sass
1 1 (100.00%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Debt
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript