Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
UK
The median Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) daily rate in the UK is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 527 | 529 | 568 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +39 | +121 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) | 59 | 24 | 43 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.16% | 0.070% | 0.097% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.075% | 0.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 47 | 20 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £319 | £474 |
| 25th Percentile | £204 | £372 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £450 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -18.18% | -12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £553 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £640 | £640 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £208 | £475 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.32% | -8.65% | -16.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £43.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
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 | 33,152 | 31,803 | 41,481 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.96% | 92.76% | 93.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,996 | 19,553 | 27,898 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £300 | £290 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £638 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £724 | £738 | £740 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,961 | 1,029 | 1,466 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £15.49 | £15.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.98 | £21.05 | £19.14 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.25 | £34.00 | £44.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.74% | -24.02% | +46.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £63.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.50 | £72.90 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -27.78% | +80.00% |
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) job vacancies in the UK.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) job vacancies in the UK.
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Top 11 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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 |
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| England | +4 | 56 | £431 | -9.21% | 77 |
| UK excluding London | -18 | 33 | £208 | -56.32% | 67 |
| London | -9 | 22 | £463 | +12.80% | 15 |
| South East | +9 | 18 | £208 | -58.50% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 16 | £463 | -7.50% | 19 |
| Midlands | -31 | 9 | £450 | - | 11 |
| West Midlands | - | 7 | £450 | - | 5 |
| North of England | -37 | 6 | £600 | +50.00% | 17 |
| North West | -20 | 4 | £600 | +50.00% | 9 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £448 | - | 6 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £544 | - | 6 |
Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) 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 featuring Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) in the job title.
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Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer) Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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