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 £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 210 170 155
Rank change year-on-year -40 -15 -76
Permanent jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) 73 53 92
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 1.10% 1.11% 1.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.14% 1.22% 1.69%
Number of salaries quoted 52 31 58
10th Percentile £32,500 £38,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £62,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.35% +30.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £92,500 £55,000
90th Percentile - £110,000 £59,125
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +13.64% +4.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 6,411 4,330 5,456
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 90.40% 96.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2,601 2,357 2,938
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,569 £28,209
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,853 £65,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

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 19 April 2024.

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 19 April 2024. 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 +52 34 £60,000 -3.61% 4
Glasgow -102 27 £50,000 -19.35% 5
Aberdeen -2 7 £35,000 -17.65%
Dundee -11 4 £50,000 +20.48%
Aberdeenshire - 1 £35,000 -
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 19 April 2024, 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 60 (82.19%) Front End Development
2 55 (75.34%) React
3 29 (39.73%) JavaScript
4 27 (36.99%) Node.js
5 25 (34.25%) AngularJS
5 25 (34.25%) CSS
6 23 (31.51%) Problem-Solving
7 21 (28.77%) TypeScript
8 20 (27.40%) Social Skills
9 19 (26.03%) User Experience
10 18 (24.66%) Vue
11 16 (21.92%) GraphQL
12 13 (17.81%) HTML
12 13 (17.81%) Finance
12 13 (17.81%) Agile
13 12 (16.44%) Degree
14 11 (15.07%) UX Design
14 11 (15.07%) Azure
14 11 (15.07%) Greenfield Project
15 10 (13.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 10 (13.70%) Full Stack Development
16 9 (12.33%) AWS
16 9 (12.33%) HTML5
16 9 (12.33%) Line Management
16 9 (12.33%) Mentoring
17 8 (10.96%) DevOps
17 8 (10.96%) Express.js
17 8 (10.96%) Sass
17 8 (10.96%) SC Cleared
17 8 (10.96%) Security Cleared

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 11 (15.07%) Azure
2 9 (12.33%) AWS
3 4 (5.48%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (4.11%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 4 (5.48%) HTTP
1 4 (5.48%) MQTT
Development Applications
1 5 (6.85%) Git
2 4 (5.48%) webpack
General
1 20 (27.40%) Social Skills
2 13 (17.81%) Finance
3 10 (13.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (5.48%) Electronics
4 4 (5.48%) Manufacturing
4 4 (5.48%) Marketing
4 4 (5.48%) Public Sector
4 4 (5.48%) Tech for Good
4 4 (5.48%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (75.34%) React
2 27 (36.99%) Node.js
3 25 (34.25%) AngularJS
3 25 (34.25%) CSS
4 18 (24.66%) Vue
5 16 (21.92%) GraphQL
6 13 (17.81%) HTML
7 9 (12.33%) HTML5
8 8 (10.96%) Express.js
8 8 (10.96%) Sass
9 5 (6.85%) WebGL
10 4 (5.48%) CSS3
10 4 (5.48%) Django
10 4 (5.48%) Flask
11 3 (4.11%) .NET
11 3 (4.11%) Ajax
11 3 (4.11%) Backbone.js
11 3 (4.11%) jQuery
11 3 (4.11%) KnockoutJS
11 3 (4.11%) LESS
Miscellaneous
1 11 (15.07%) Greenfield Project
2 4 (5.48%) Arduino
2 4 (5.48%) IoT
2 4 (5.48%) Product Ownership
2 4 (5.48%) Raspberry Pi
3 3 (4.11%) iPhone
3 3 (4.11%) Mobile App
4 2 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.11%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (82.19%) Front End Development
2 23 (31.51%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (26.03%) User Experience
4 13 (17.81%) Agile
5 11 (15.07%) UX Design
6 10 (13.70%) Full Stack Development
7 9 (12.33%) Line Management
7 9 (12.33%) Mentoring
8 8 (10.96%) Actionable Insight
8 8 (10.96%) DevOps
9 6 (8.22%) Open Source
10 5 (6.85%) Analytics
10 5 (6.85%) Business Analysis
10 5 (6.85%) Software Delivery
11 4 (5.48%) Artificial Intelligence
11 4 (5.48%) Computer Vision
11 4 (5.48%) Creative Thinking
11 4 (5.48%) Performance Optimisation
11 4 (5.48%) SDLC
11 4 (5.48%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 29 (39.73%) JavaScript
2 21 (28.77%) TypeScript
3 5 (6.85%) GLSL
4 4 (5.48%) Python
4 4 (5.48%) SQL
5 3 (4.11%) C#
6 1 (1.37%) PHP
Qualifications
1 12 (16.44%) Degree
2 8 (10.96%) SC Cleared
2 8 (10.96%) Security Cleared
3 4 (5.48%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.48%) QA
System Software
1 4 (5.48%) Firmware
2 1 (1.37%) Docker
Vendors
1 5 (6.85%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.48%) NVIDIA
2 4 (5.48%) SAP
3 3 (4.11%) Google