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

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

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) daily rate in 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 48 46
Rank change year-on-year +4 -2 +12
Contract jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 2 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.42% 0.27% 0.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% 0.29% 0.99%
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% - -8.11%
75th Percentile £188 £438 £500
90th Percentile - - £538
UK median daily rate £475 £438 £500
% change year-on-year +8.57% -12.50% -4.76%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 Wales with a recognized job title 435 339 403
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.97% 91.37% 93.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 264 224 311
10th Percentile £185 £160 £165
25th Percentile £290 £213 £231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £423
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% +0.59% -6.11%
75th Percentile £525 £550 £538
90th Percentile £630 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 31 26
10th Percentile £13.33 £16.75 £13.33
25th Percentile £14.25 £20.12 £21.27
Median hourly rate £20.00 £25.36 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.14% -23.15% +103.42%
75th Percentile £22.63 £39.27 £55.25
90th Percentile £40.23 £45.00 £86.90
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £33.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -9.09% -5.71% -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Contract Job Locations in 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 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
South Wales -3 2 £175 -58.82% 1
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
UK

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