Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Job Trends in the City of London

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Central London > City of London

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) salary in the City of London is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
13 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 160 149
Rank change year-on-year +33 -11 +90
Permanent jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 3 11 25
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.18% 0.40% 0.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.43% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 20
10th Percentile - - £49,750
25th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £52,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +1.89% +1.92%
75th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £85,625
90th Percentile - £91,250 £87,500
Central London median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% - -5.80%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,582 2,577 2,892
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.34% 92.97% 96.63%
Number of salaries quoted 1,227 1,704 2,596
10th Percentile £37,427 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £74,250 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% +2.41% -3.33%
75th Percentile £96,250 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £115,000 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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 the City of London.

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) job vacancy trend in the City of London

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) job vacancies in the City of London

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 13 November 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 City of London region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 3 (100.00%) React
2 2 (66.67%) CSS
2 2 (66.67%) HTML
2 2 (66.67%) JavaScript
3 1 (33.33%) AWS
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Docker
3 1 (33.33%) GitHub
3 1 (33.33%) nginx
3 1 (33.33%) Python
3 1 (33.33%) Redux
3 1 (33.33%) SQL

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) nginx
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) AWS
1 1 (33.33%) GitHub
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) React
2 2 (66.67%) CSS
2 2 (66.67%) HTML
3 1 (33.33%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) JavaScript
2 1 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) SQL
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Docker
26 Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) jobs in the City of London