Senior Front-End Developer Job Trends in Edinburgh

Senior Front-End Developer (Senior Client-Side Developer)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Senior Front-End Developer (Senior Client-Side Developer) salary in Edinburgh is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 December 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 100 95 105
Rank change year-on-year -5 +10 +54
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Front-End Developer 2 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.21% 0.16% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.17% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 2
10th Percentile - - £50,250
25th Percentile - £60,000 £54,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -7.41% -10.00%
75th Percentile - £67,500 £79,375
90th Percentile - £69,000 £82,750
Scotland median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% +4.35% -23.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 845 1,210 984
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.30% 94.90% 96.38%
Number of salaries quoted 405 524 789
10th Percentile £25,750 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £29,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £73,500 £74,358 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £91,934
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £54,389 £51,514
% change year-on-year -17.26% +5.58% -6.34%

Senior Front-End Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Front-End Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Senior Front-End Developer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Senior Front-End Developer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Senior Front-End Developer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Front-End Developer job vacancies in Edinburgh

Senior Front-End Developer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 12 December 2025, Senior Front-End 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 Edinburgh region featuring Senior Front-End Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Front End Development

Senior Front-End Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Front End Development