Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Job Trends in Bristol

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

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) salary in Bristol is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
2 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 91 104 123
Rank change year-on-year +13 +19 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 3 9 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.17% 0.50% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.52% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 3 7 9
10th Percentile £46,250 - £32,250
25th Percentile £48,125 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -21.43%
75th Percentile £58,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £61,750 £69,000 £82,000
South West median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -27.59%

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 1,617 1,720 1,535
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.03% 95.40% 95.11%
Number of salaries quoted 1,164 1,042 1,283
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,250 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -14.16% -2.19% +8.28%
75th Percentile £66,250 £73,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £88,600
South West median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.86% -2.86% +5.00%

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

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

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

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

Salary distribution trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) job vacancies 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 2 December 2025.

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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 2 December 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 of 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 2 (66.67%) Front End Development
1 2 (66.67%) JavaScript
1 2 (66.67%) React
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) AWS
2 1 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) CSS
2 1 (33.33%) Data Science
2 1 (33.33%) Decarbonisation
2 1 (33.33%) Event-Driven
2 1 (33.33%) Git
2 1 (33.33%) HTML
2 1 (33.33%) Kubernetes
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) Redux
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Tailwind CSS
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Debt
2 1 (33.33%) User Experience
2 1 (33.33%) UX Design

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) AWS
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Git
General
1 1 (33.33%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) React
2 1 (33.33%) CSS
2 1 (33.33%) HTML
2 1 (33.33%) Redux
2 1 (33.33%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Front End Development
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Data Science
2 1 (33.33%) Decarbonisation
2 1 (33.33%) Event-Driven
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Debt
2 1 (33.33%) User Experience
2 1 (33.33%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) JavaScript
2 1 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) SQL
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Kubernetes
5 Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) jobs in the South West