Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer) Job Trends

Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer)
UK

The median Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer) salary in the UK is £39,790 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 June 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 739 665 901
Rank change year-on-year -74 +236 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer) 6 9 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.006% 0.020% 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.022% 0.009%
Number of salaries quoted 6 9 9
10th Percentile £32,250 - £21,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £25,750 £22,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,790 £33,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.57% +20.00% -18.52%
75th Percentile £45,508 £47,500 £37,500
90th Percentile £45,678 £58,750 £60,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £35,250 £23,500
% change year-on-year +27.66% +50.00% -25.40%

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 88,903 40,378 103,605
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 89.46% 94.75%
Number of salaries quoted 61,009 23,013 74,813
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £38,620
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,474 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -6.54%

Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer)
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer)' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer) job vacancy trend in the UK

Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer)
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer) job vacancies in the UK

Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer)
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer) over the 6 months to 22 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer) in the UK

Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer)
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer) within the UK over the 6 months to 22 June 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 -49 6 £39,790 -3.54%
London -23 3 £35,000 -39.13%
UK excluding London -73 1 £45,000 +27.66%
North of England - 1 £45,000 -
Yorkshire - 1 £45,000 -

Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer) Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 22 June 2026, Junior Front-End Developer (Junior 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 Junior Front-End Developer (Junior Client-Side Developer) in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) CSS
1 5 (83.33%) HTML
1 5 (83.33%) JavaScript
2 4 (66.67%) Front End Development
3 2 (33.33%) Accessibility
3 2 (33.33%) AI
3 2 (33.33%) Creative Thinking
3 2 (33.33%) Data Hub
3 2 (33.33%) Inclusive Design
3 2 (33.33%) Interaction Design
3 2 (33.33%) Product Management
3 2 (33.33%) Progressive Enhancement
3 2 (33.33%) Prototyping
3 2 (33.33%) QA
3 2 (33.33%) SEO
3 2 (33.33%) Test Automation
3 2 (33.33%) User Research
3 2 (33.33%) WCAG
4 1 (16.67%) Clean Code
4 1 (16.67%) Figma
4 1 (16.67%) LESS
4 1 (16.67%) Node.js
4 1 (16.67%) React
4 1 (16.67%) Sass
4 1 (16.67%) TypeScript
4 1 (16.67%) User Experience
4 1 (16.67%) UX Design
4 1 (16.67%) Vue
4 1 (16.67%) Web Development

Junior Front-End Developer (Junior 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Figma
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Data Hub
General
1 2 (33.33%) Law
1 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (83.33%) CSS
1 5 (83.33%) HTML
2 1 (16.67%) LESS
2 1 (16.67%) Node.js
2 1 (16.67%) React
2 1 (16.67%) Sass
2 1 (16.67%) Vue
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Front End Development
2 2 (33.33%) AI
2 2 (33.33%) Creative Thinking
2 2 (33.33%) Inclusive Design
2 2 (33.33%) Interaction Design
2 2 (33.33%) Product Management
2 2 (33.33%) Progressive Enhancement
2 2 (33.33%) Prototyping
2 2 (33.33%) SEO
2 2 (33.33%) Test Automation
2 2 (33.33%) User Research
3 1 (16.67%) Clean Code
3 1 (16.67%) User Experience
3 1 (16.67%) UX Design
3 1 (16.67%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) JavaScript
2 1 (16.67%) TypeScript
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) Accessibility
1 2 (33.33%) QA
1 2 (33.33%) WCAG