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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) salary in Leicester is £66,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 August 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 - 48
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 1 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 0.12% - 1.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £63,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,500 - £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +27.27%
75th Percentile £69,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median annual salary £66,500 - £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +27.27%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 780 177 343
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.59% 96.72% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 496 98 231
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,938 £41,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,875 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,875 £82,500
Leicestershire median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -10.00%

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

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 Leicester.

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

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

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

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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 5 August 2026, 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 Leicester region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Material-UI
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Micro Frontends
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Next.js
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Responsive Web Design
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Material-UI
1 1 (100.00%) Next.js
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Micro Frontends
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Responsive Web Design
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft