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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Wales > South Wales

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) daily rate in South Wales is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 41 37
Rank change year-on-year -3 -4 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 2 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.55% 0.32% 1.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% 0.36% 1.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 3
10th Percentile - - £408
25th Percentile £163 £413 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -58.82% - -
75th Percentile £188 £438 £500
90th Percentile - - £538
Wales median daily rate £175 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -58.82% - -8.11%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 343 281 330
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.97% 90.65% 93.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 180 257
10th Percentile £201 £167 £160
25th Percentile £290 £226 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £551
90th Percentile £638 £688 £638
Wales median daily rate £413 £425 £423
% change year-on-year -2.94% +0.59% -6.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 26 25
10th Percentile £12.82 £17.66 £13.74
25th Percentile £15.62 £20.40 £21.34
Median hourly rate £20.25 £25.36 £33.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.15% -24.30% +85.49%
75th Percentile £26.83 £41.25 £55.25
90th Percentile £50.00 £45.00 £87.08
Wales median hourly rate £20.00 £25.36 £33.00
% change year-on-year -21.14% -23.15% +103.42%

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

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 South Wales.

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

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

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

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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

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

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 South Wales region over the 6 months to 4 February 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
Cardiff -8 1 - -
Rhondda Cynon Taff - 1 £175 -
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Wales

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, 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 South Wales region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) C#
2 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (50.00%) Mobile Application Development
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience

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

Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile App
1 1 (50.00%) SCORM
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Mobile Application Development
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory