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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
North West > Manchester

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) salary in Manchester is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 December 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 143 111
Rank change year-on-year +31 -32 +38
Permanent jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 15 18 36
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.56% 0.64% 1.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.62% 0.68% 1.79%
Number of salaries quoted 13 16 30
10th Percentile £46,500 £30,625 £39,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £39,063 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £60,250
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -4.56% +0.42%
75th Percentile £63,750 £100,000 £74,688
90th Percentile £76,500 - £85,125
North West median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,409 2,648 2,006
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.29% 93.97% 95.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1,509 1,286 1,615
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £72,433
90th Percentile £85,250 £85,000 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,818 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.61% -7.60% +4.76%

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

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 Manchester.

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

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

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

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

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

Salary distribution for jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Manchester over the 6 months to 21 December 2025.

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

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

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 21 December 2025. 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Stockport +5 1 - -
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
North West

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 21 December 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 Manchester region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 14 (93.33%) CSS
3 13 (86.67%) React
4 12 (80.00%) HTML
4 12 (80.00%) JavaScript
5 10 (66.67%) Agile
6 8 (53.33%) TypeScript
7 6 (40.00%) Node.js
8 5 (33.33%) Git
9 4 (26.67%) AWS
9 4 (26.67%) User Experience
9 4 (26.67%) WebSockets
10 3 (20.00%) AngularJS
10 3 (20.00%) Clean Code
10 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
11 2 (13.33%) AI
11 2 (13.33%) API Integration
11 2 (13.33%) Architectural Patterns
11 2 (13.33%) CI/CD
11 2 (13.33%) Collaborative Engineering
11 2 (13.33%) Full-Stack Development
11 2 (13.33%) Jest
11 2 (13.33%) Low Latency
11 2 (13.33%) Machine Learning
11 2 (13.33%) Mentoring
11 2 (13.33%) Performance Optimisation
11 2 (13.33%) Python
11 2 (13.33%) Redis
11 2 (13.33%) REST
11 2 (13.33%) Scrum

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 4 (26.67%) AWS
2 1 (6.67%) npm
2 1 (6.67%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (13.33%) Redis
Development Applications
1 5 (33.33%) Git
2 1 (6.67%) Cypress.io
2 1 (6.67%) Protractor
General
1 10 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (13.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (6.67%) Automotive
3 1 (6.67%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (93.33%) CSS
2 13 (86.67%) React
3 12 (80.00%) HTML
4 6 (40.00%) Node.js
5 4 (26.67%) WebSockets
6 3 (20.00%) AngularJS
7 2 (13.33%) Jest
7 2 (13.33%) REST
7 2 (13.33%) Tailwind CSS
8 1 (6.67%) React Native
8 1 (6.67%) Svelte
8 1 (6.67%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (6.67%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.67%) Android
1 1 (6.67%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 10 (66.67%) Agile
3 4 (26.67%) User Experience
4 3 (20.00%) Clean Code
4 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (13.33%) AI
5 2 (13.33%) API Integration
5 2 (13.33%) Architectural Patterns
5 2 (13.33%) CI/CD
5 2 (13.33%) Collaborative Engineering
5 2 (13.33%) Full-Stack Development
5 2 (13.33%) Low Latency
5 2 (13.33%) Machine Learning
5 2 (13.33%) Mentoring
5 2 (13.33%) Performance Optimisation
5 2 (13.33%) Scrum
5 2 (13.33%) Software Testing
5 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (13.33%) UX Design
5 2 (13.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 12 (80.00%) JavaScript
2 8 (53.33%) TypeScript
3 2 (13.33%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) Accessibility
1 1 (6.67%) QA