Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
UK
The median Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 29 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 496 | 471 | 466 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -25 | -5 | -104 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) | 299 | 213 | 405 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.29% | 0.43% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.31% | 0.48% | 0.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 258 | 174 | 357 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,875 | £36,475 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £88,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 95,972 | 44,419 | 82,565 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.36% | 90.03% | 94.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 65,619 | 26,374 | 56,860 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,500 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £96,250 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | -5.66% |
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Job Vacancy Trend
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.
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) job vacancies in the UK.
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) over the 6 months to 29 July 2026.
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
Top 16 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 29 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -4 | 266 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 30 |
| UK excluding London | +20 | 218 | £55,000 | - | 28 |
| North of England | +28 | 102 | £63,750 | +6.25% | 10 |
| Work from Home | -44 | 83 | £55,000 | - | 11 |
| London | -41 | 60 | £85,000 | +13.33% | 3 |
| North West | +11 | 55 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 7 |
| South East | -8 | 45 | £45,000 | +5.88% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 32 | £70,000 | +86.67% | 1 |
| South West | -40 | 28 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 5 |
| Midlands | -40 | 16 | £49,375 | +3.95% | 5 |
| North East | -40 | 15 | £62,500 | +2.88% | 2 |
| East of England | -24 | 11 | £65,000 | -1.83% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -32 | 11 | £82,500 | +65.00% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 10 | £65,000 | - | |
| Wales | -55 | 6 | £48,961 | -34.72% | |
| East Midlands | -28 | 5 | £43,750 | -2.78% | 3 |
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 July 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 featuring Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) in the job title.
|
|
Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||