Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Jobs in Bristol

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
South West > Bristol

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) salary in Bristol is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 88 141 134
Rank change year-on-year +53 -7 -20
Permanent jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 5 21 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.40% 0.61% 0.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.63% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 5 15 14
10th Percentile £44,000 £27,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £29,000 £37,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +14.29% -20.45%
75th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £59,688
90th Percentile £68,000 £69,250 £63,000
South West median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -16.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 1,163 3,333 2,268
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 97.17% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 842 2,428 1,488
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,434 £32,000
25th Percentile £45,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% +5.98%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,625 £85,000 £86,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

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

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

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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Bristol.

Salary trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Bristol

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Bristol over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 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 permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 4 (80.00%) JavaScript
2 4 (80.00%) React
3 3 (60.00%) CSS
3 3 (60.00%) Git
3 3 (60.00%) C#
3 3 (60.00%) HTML
3 3 (60.00%) User Experience
3 3 (60.00%) Data Science
4 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
4 2 (40.00%) Tailwind CSS
4 2 (40.00%) Julia
4 2 (40.00%) SQL
4 2 (40.00%) UX Design
4 2 (40.00%) Visualisation
4 2 (40.00%) AWS
4 2 (40.00%) R
4 2 (40.00%) Python
5 1 (20.00%) webpack
5 1 (20.00%) API Integration
5 1 (20.00%) Responsive Web Design
5 1 (20.00%) TypeScript
5 1 (20.00%) Agile
5 1 (20.00%) Vue
5 1 (20.00%) GraphQL
5 1 (20.00%) Vuex
5 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
5 1 (20.00%) Clean Code
5 1 (20.00%) Educational Technology
5 1 (20.00%) Tech for Good

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

Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) AWS
Development Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Git
2 1 (20.00%) webpack
General
1 1 (20.00%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (80.00%) React
2 3 (60.00%) CSS
2 3 (60.00%) HTML
3 2 (40.00%) Tailwind CSS
4 1 (20.00%) GraphQL
4 1 (20.00%) Vue
4 1 (20.00%) Vuex
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Educational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 3 (60.00%) Data Science
2 3 (60.00%) User Experience
3 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (40.00%) UX Design
3 2 (40.00%) Visualisation
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) API Integration
4 1 (20.00%) Clean Code
4 1 (20.00%) Responsive Web Design
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) JavaScript
2 3 (60.00%) C#
3 2 (40.00%) Julia
3 2 (40.00%) Python
3 2 (40.00%) R
3 2 (40.00%) SQL
4 1 (20.00%) TypeScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Accessibility