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

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

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 November 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 570 493 390
Rank change year-on-year -77 -103 -73
Permanent Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) jobs 206 136 373
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.19% 0.31% 0.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.34% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 161 110 226
10th Percentile £43,804 £40,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £53,750 £49,813 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -14.29% +12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,938 £83,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £108,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -14.29% +16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
6 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 98,672 39,507 57,610
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.84% 90.94% 94.93%
Number of salaries quoted 67,582 25,241 32,618
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,539 £53,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.34% -7.83% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +12.38% -8.70% -4.17%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Salary distribution for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) jobs in England over the 6 months to 6 November 2026.

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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 6 November 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
North of England -25 94 £65,000 +9.70% 7
North West -39 50 £60,000 - 3
South East -72 33 £77,500 +40.91% 1
Midlands -55 31 £45,242 +6.45% 8
London -62 27 £80,000 +1.59% 3
North East -52 23 £65,000 +11.11% 3
Yorkshire -18 22 £70,000 +47.77% 1
East Midlands -35 18 £45,242 -4.75%
South West -73 14 £60,000 +14.29% 2
West Midlands -50 13 £57,153 +42.88% 8
East of England -67 6 £65,000 +48.57%
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
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Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 6 November 2026, Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) job ads cited 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 Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Front End Development90.8%187
2TypeScript48.5%100
3JavaScript41.7%86
4React36.9%76
5Agile30.1%62
6CSS25.2%52
7HTML24.8%51
8Mentoring24.3%50
9Accessibility23.3%48
10CI/CD18.9%39
11AI16.5%34
12User Experience16.0%33
13Performance Optimisation14.6%30
14Azure14.1%29
15AWS13.6%28
15E-Commerce13.6%28
15Security Cleared13.6%28
18Problem-Solving12.6%26
19Continuous Improvement12.1%25
20Roadmaps11.2%23
20SC Cleared11.2%23
22Collaborative Working10.2%21
23Design Patterns9.7%20
23Technical Leadership9.7%20
25Full-Stack Development9.2%19
25Node.js9.2%19
27Playwright8.7%18
27UX Design8.7%18
29TDD8.3%17
29Test Automation8.3%17

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Front-End Developer41.7%86
2React Developer16.0%33
3Senior React Developer8.7%18
4Lead Developer6.3%13
5E-Commerce Developer3.4%7
6Angular Developer2.4%5
6Cloud Developer2.4%5
6Front-End Web Developer (Client-Side Web Developer)2.4%5
9Software Developer1.9%4
10Full-Stack Developer1.5%3
10Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer)1.5%3
10Principal Developer1.5%3
13Applications Developer1.0%2
13ASP.NET MVC Developer1.0%2
13Digital Developer1.0%2
13Full-Stack .NET Developer1.0%2
13SAP Commerce Cloud Developer1.0%2
13Senior SAP Developer1.0%2
19Applications Engineer0.5%1
19Azure Developer0.5%1
21 Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) jobs in England