Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
UK
The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) daily rate in the UK is £470, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 372 | 340 | 380 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | +40 | -135 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) | 149 | 273 | 370 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.51% | 0.63% | 0.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 0.67% | 0.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 116 | 211 | 263 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £553 | £605 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £738 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £431 | £475 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.21% | +2.70% | +2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £80.75 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £40.00 | £81.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -50.92% | +24.45% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £47.50 | £82.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £52.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer).
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer).
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Top 15 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | -28 | 124 | £475 | -5.00% | 150 |
| UK excluding London | +47 | 62 | £431 | -9.21% | 108 |
| London | -54 | 60 | £475 | -10.59% | 46 |
| Work from Home | -22 | 51 | £410 | -18.00% | 91 |
| North of England | +33 | 28 | £425 | -12.82% | 58 |
| North West | +16 | 21 | £400 | -15.79% | 33 |
| South East | +46 | 14 | £409 | -0.85% | 9 |
| Midlands | +29 | 9 | £420 | -23.64% | 23 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 8 | £440 | - | 12 |
| Scotland | +7 | 7 | £505 | +8.66% | 3 |
| North East | - | 7 | £480 | - | 18 |
| South West | +35 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| East of England | +32 | 2 | £575 | +18.56% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 1 | £270 | -50.91% | 10 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | £425 | -18.11% | 1 |
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.
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Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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