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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Shropshire > Telford

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) daily rate in Telford is £519, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 September 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
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Telford 3.85% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.29% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £473 - -
25th Percentile £500 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 - -
75th Percentile £520 - -
90th Percentile £531 - -
Shropshire median daily rate £519 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Telford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Telford. 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 Telford with a recognized job title 163 85 44
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.56% 88.54% 89.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 73 31
10th Percentile £325 £299 £296
25th Percentile £406 £360 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £480
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +5.21% -4.00%
75th Percentile £537 £538 £540
90th Percentile £549 £564 £588
Shropshire median daily rate £500 £503 £475
% change year-on-year -0.65% +5.95% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £25.15 - -
Shropshire median hourly rate £18.68 - -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 20 September 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 Telford region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 6 (85.71%) React
2 6 (85.71%) User Experience
2 6 (85.71%) UX Design
2 6 (85.71%) Java
3 5 (71.43%) Progressive Enhancement
3 5 (71.43%) TypeScript
3 5 (71.43%) Playwright
3 5 (71.43%) Material-UI
3 5 (71.43%) End-to-End Testing
4 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
5 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (28.57%) Next.js
5 2 (28.57%) Performance Optimisation
5 2 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (28.57%) CI/CD
5 2 (28.57%) JavaScript
5 2 (28.57%) CSS
5 2 (28.57%) Continuous Integration
5 2 (28.57%) Agile
6 1 (14.29%) TDD
6 1 (14.29%) Pair Programming
6 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
6 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
6 1 (14.29%) WCAG
6 1 (14.29%) QA
6 1 (14.29%) Unit Testing
6 1 (14.29%) Integration Testing
6 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
6 1 (14.29%) OAuth

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Telford 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) NoSQL
General
1 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (85.71%) React
2 5 (71.43%) Material-UI
2 5 (71.43%) Playwright
3 2 (28.57%) CSS
3 2 (28.57%) Next.js
4 1 (14.29%) GraphQL
4 1 (14.29%) HTML
4 1 (14.29%) Jest
4 1 (14.29%) OAuth
4 1 (14.29%) OAuth2
4 1 (14.29%) RESTful
4 1 (14.29%) Sass
4 1 (14.29%) Tailwind CSS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 6 (85.71%) User Experience
2 6 (85.71%) UX Design
3 5 (71.43%) End-to-End Testing
3 5 (71.43%) Progressive Enhancement
4 2 (28.57%) Agile
4 2 (28.57%) CI/CD
4 2 (28.57%) Continuous Integration
4 2 (28.57%) Performance Optimisation
4 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (14.29%) BDD
5 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
5 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (14.29%) Integration Testing
5 1 (14.29%) Pair Programming
5 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
5 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
5 1 (14.29%) TDD
5 1 (14.29%) Test Automation
5 1 (14.29%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (85.71%) Java
2 5 (71.43%) TypeScript
3 2 (28.57%) JavaScript
4 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Accessibility
1 1 (14.29%) QA
1 1 (14.29%) WCAG
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Kubernetes