Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Jobs in Scotland

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

The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) salary in Scotland is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 March 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Mar 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 164 197 155
Rank change year-on-year +33 -42 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 14 71 76
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.36% 1.20% 1.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 1.24% 1.69%
Number of salaries quoted 11 50 33
10th Percentile £31,500 £32,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -4.55% +15.79%
75th Percentile £53,750 £65,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £70,000 - £110,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +18.18%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 3,216 5,736 4,492
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.84% 97.01% 91.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,346 2,476 2,404
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +15.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,560 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.65% -8.33% -

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

Job postings that featured Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Scotland

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

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Scotland.

Salary trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Scotland

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

Salary distribution for jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in Scotland over the 6 months to 22 March 2025.

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

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

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 22 March 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
Edinburgh +2 11 £45,000 -25.00%
Dundee +13 2 £52,500 +5.00%
Glasgow +138 1 £40,000 -20.00%
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
UK

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 22 March 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 co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 14 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 13 (92.86%) React
3 12 (85.71%) TypeScript
4 9 (64.29%) CSS
5 8 (57.14%) JavaScript
6 7 (50.00%) User Experience
7 5 (35.71%) HTML
7 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
8 4 (28.57%) Software Engineering
8 4 (28.57%) RESTful
8 4 (28.57%) REST
9 3 (21.43%) WebSockets
9 3 (21.43%) Jest
9 3 (21.43%) HTML5
9 3 (21.43%) Git
9 3 (21.43%) Product Management
9 3 (21.43%) QA
9 3 (21.43%) Agile
9 3 (21.43%) Finance
9 3 (21.43%) Data Structures
10 2 (14.29%) Clean Code
10 2 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (14.29%) Next.js
10 2 (14.29%) Tailwind CSS
10 2 (14.29%) Social Skills
10 2 (14.29%) Web Development
10 2 (14.29%) UX Design
10 2 (14.29%) SaaS
10 2 (14.29%) Software Architecture
10 2 (14.29%) Redux

Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) SaaS
2 1 (7.14%) AWS
2 1 (7.14%) Google Ads
2 1 (7.14%) Google Analytics
2 1 (7.14%) npm
Development Applications
1 3 (21.43%) Git
2 2 (14.29%) webpack
3 1 (7.14%) Cypress.io
3 1 (7.14%) ESLint
3 1 (7.14%) Jasmine
3 1 (7.14%) JIRA
3 1 (7.14%) Karma Test Runner
3 1 (7.14%) Mocha
3 1 (7.14%) Vite
General
1 3 (21.43%) Finance
2 2 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (92.86%) React
2 9 (64.29%) CSS
3 5 (35.71%) HTML
4 4 (28.57%) REST
4 4 (28.57%) RESTful
5 3 (21.43%) HTML5
5 3 (21.43%) Jest
5 3 (21.43%) WebSockets
6 2 (14.29%) CSS3
6 2 (14.29%) GraphQL
6 2 (14.29%) Next.js
6 2 (14.29%) React Native
6 2 (14.29%) Redux
6 2 (14.29%) Tailwind CSS
7 1 (7.14%) AngularJS
7 1 (7.14%) Bootstrap
7 1 (7.14%) Express.js
7 1 (7.14%) JSON
7 1 (7.14%) Node.js
7 1 (7.14%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Data Structures
2 1 (7.14%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (100.00%) Front End Development
2 7 (50.00%) User Experience
3 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (28.57%) Software Engineering
5 3 (21.43%) Agile
5 3 (21.43%) Product Management
6 2 (14.29%) Clean Code
6 2 (14.29%) Coaching
6 2 (14.29%) Mentoring
6 2 (14.29%) Software Architecture
6 2 (14.29%) UX Design
6 2 (14.29%) Web Development
7 1 (7.14%) Analytics
7 1 (7.14%) Code Quality
7 1 (7.14%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (7.14%) Full-Stack Development
7 1 (7.14%) Incident Response
7 1 (7.14%) Micro Frontends
7 1 (7.14%) Roadmaps
7 1 (7.14%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 12 (85.71%) TypeScript
2 8 (57.14%) JavaScript
3 1 (7.14%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (7.14%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) QA
2 1 (7.14%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (7.14%) Docker
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) Google