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

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
England > North of England

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) salary in the North of England is £69,305 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 October 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 264 271 241
Rank change year-on-year +7 -30 -54
Permanent jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 102 29 70
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.42% 0.30% 0.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% 0.35% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 94 24 31
10th Percentile £45,000 £43,625 £29,000
25th Percentile £53,750 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,305 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.51% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £74,985 £71,875 £74,375
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,375 £100,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -14.29% +16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 22,394 8,380 12,738
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.85% 87.34% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 16,270 4,320 7,070
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,500 £39,285
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -7.83%
75th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £78,775 £78,525
England median annual salary £59,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.18% - -8.33%

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

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 the North of England.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West +3 55 £60,000 - 18
Yorkshire -13 25 £70,000 +86.67% 2
North East -45 22 £65,000 -22.39% 4
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
England

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 6 October 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 North of England region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 96 (94.12%) Front End Development
2 47 (46.08%) TypeScript
3 32 (31.37%) JavaScript
4 28 (27.45%) React
5 22 (21.57%) Mentoring
6 21 (20.59%) Agile
7 18 (17.65%) Accessibility
7 18 (17.65%) CSS
7 18 (17.65%) DevOps
7 18 (17.65%) User Experience
8 17 (16.67%) CI/CD
8 17 (16.67%) HTML
9 16 (15.69%) Roadmaps
10 15 (14.71%) Design Patterns
10 15 (14.71%) Technical Leadership
11 14 (13.73%) Full-Stack Development
11 14 (13.73%) Performance Optimisation
12 12 (11.76%) Fintech
12 12 (11.76%) Software Delivery
12 12 (11.76%) Technology Roadmap
12 12 (11.76%) UX Design
13 10 (9.80%) React Native
13 10 (9.80%) Security Cleared
13 10 (9.80%) TDD
14 9 (8.82%) Collaborative Working
14 9 (8.82%) Continuous Delivery
14 9 (8.82%) Continuous Integration
14 9 (8.82%) SC Cleared
14 9 (8.82%) SFIA
14 9 (8.82%) Stakeholder Engagement

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.98%) CMS
1 1 (0.98%) Headless CMS
Cloud Services
1 5 (4.90%) Figma
2 3 (2.94%) Vercel
3 2 (1.96%) Azure
3 2 (1.96%) Supabase
4 1 (0.98%) AWS
4 1 (0.98%) Contentful
4 1 (0.98%) GitHub
4 1 (0.98%) GitHub Actions
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.92%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (5.88%) Git
2 1 (0.98%) Claude Code
2 1 (0.98%) Gradle
2 1 (0.98%) gulp
2 1 (0.98%) webpack
2 1 (0.98%) Xcode
General
1 16 (15.69%) Social Skills
2 15 (14.71%) Public Sector
3 10 (9.80%) Finance
4 9 (8.82%) Marketing
5 3 (2.94%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (27.45%) React
2 18 (17.65%) CSS
3 17 (16.67%) HTML
4 10 (9.80%) React Native
5 6 (5.88%) Node.js
6 5 (4.90%) .NET
6 5 (4.90%) AngularJS
6 5 (4.90%) Next.js
7 3 (2.94%) SignalR
7 3 (2.94%) WebSockets
8 2 (1.96%) Playwright
8 2 (1.96%) Tailwind CSS
9 1 (0.98%) CSS3
9 1 (0.98%) HTML5
9 1 (0.98%) Model Context Protocol
9 1 (0.98%) TanStack
9 1 (0.98%) Zustand
Miscellaneous
1 14 (13.73%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (1.96%) Hedge funds
2 2 (1.96%) Online Gambling
3 1 (0.98%) Animation
3 1 (0.98%) PropTech
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (94.12%) Front End Development
2 22 (21.57%) Mentoring
3 21 (20.59%) Agile
4 18 (17.65%) DevOps
4 18 (17.65%) User Experience
5 17 (16.67%) CI/CD
6 16 (15.69%) Roadmaps
7 15 (14.71%) Design Patterns
7 15 (14.71%) Technical Leadership
8 14 (13.73%) Full-Stack Development
8 14 (13.73%) Performance Optimisation
9 12 (11.76%) Fintech
9 12 (11.76%) Software Delivery
9 12 (11.76%) Technology Roadmap
9 12 (11.76%) UX Design
10 10 (9.80%) TDD
11 9 (8.82%) Collaborative Working
11 9 (8.82%) Continuous Delivery
11 9 (8.82%) Continuous Integration
11 9 (8.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 47 (46.08%) TypeScript
2 32 (31.37%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.96%) Python
3 2 (1.96%) SQL
4 1 (0.98%) C#
Qualifications
1 10 (9.80%) Security Cleared
2 9 (8.82%) SC Cleared
3 4 (3.92%) Degree
4 3 (2.94%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.98%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (17.65%) Accessibility
2 6 (5.88%) WCAG
3 1 (0.98%) QA
System Software
1 1 (0.98%) Docker
Vendors
1 3 (2.94%) Microsoft