Senior Front-End Developer Job Trends in London
Senior Front-End Developer (Senior Client-Side Developer)
England > London
The median Senior Front-End Developer (Senior Client-Side Developer) salary in London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 434 | 360 | 426 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -74 | +66 | -11 |
| Permanent Senior Front-End Developer jobs | 13 | 17 | 17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London | 0.050% | 0.14% | 0.098% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.055% | 0.15% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £68,750 | £65,250 | £73,250 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £67,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £83,750 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.48% | +4.69% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £88,750 | £93,750 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £99,250 | £94,875 | £100,500 |
| England median annual salary | £80,000 | £71,321 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.17% | -4.91% | +7.14% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in London matching a recognised job title | 23,822 | 11,293 | 16,447 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.28% | 91.04% | 94.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15,367 | 7,336 | 10,094 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,750 | £41,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £54,625 | £50,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £72,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -4.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £101,250 | £120,000 | £118,750 |
| England median annual salary | £59,999 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.28% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
Senior Front-End Developer Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Senior Front-End Developer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.
Senior Front-End Developer Salary Trend in London
Salary distribution trend for Senior Front-End Developer job vacancies in London.
Senior Front-End Developer Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for Senior Front-End Developer jobs in London over the 6 months to 9 November 2026.
Senior Front-End Developer Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Senior Front-End Developer jobs within the London region over the 6 months to 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South London | - | 6 | £80,000 | - | |
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Senior Front-End Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 9 November 2026, Senior Front-End 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 Senior Front-End Developer job ads across the London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Front End Development | 100.0% | 13 |
| 2 | JavaScript | 76.9% | 10 |
| 3 | CSS | 69.2% | 9 |
| 3 | HTML | 69.2% | 9 |
| 5 | React | 46.2% | 6 |
| 5 | TypeScript | 46.2% | 6 |
| 5 | Vue | 46.2% | 6 |
| 8 | Mentoring | 38.5% | 5 |
| 9 | AWS | 23.1% | 3 |
| 9 | Problem-Solving | 23.1% | 3 |
| 11 | Accessibility | 15.4% | 2 |
| 11 | AI | 15.4% | 2 |
| 11 | CI/CD | 15.4% | 2 |
| 11 | Clean Code | 15.4% | 2 |
| 11 | Design Patterns | 15.4% | 2 |
| 11 | Functional Programming | 15.4% | 2 |
| 11 | HTML5 | 15.4% | 2 |
| 11 | Investment Management | 15.4% | 2 |
| 11 | React Native | 15.4% | 2 |
| 11 | Roadmaps | 15.4% | 2 |
| 11 | Security Cleared | 15.4% | 2 |
| 22 | .NET | 7.7% | 1 |
| 22 | Agile | 7.7% | 1 |
| 22 | Analytics | 7.7% | 1 |
| 22 | API Integration | 7.7% | 1 |
| 22 | Architectural Patterns | 7.7% | 1 |
| 22 | Azure | 7.7% | 1 |
| 22 | Babel | 7.7% | 1 |
| 22 | C# | 7.7% | 1 |
| 22 | Claude Code | 7.7% | 1 |
Senior Front-End Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAP Commerce Cloud Developer | 7.7% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior React Developer | 7.7% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior SAP Developer | 7.7% | 1 |