UK Salary Guide
The median frontend salary with REST is £55,000, based on 196 listings. See the YoY change, top paying companies, and live REST jobs.
Last updated 29 October 2026 · Refreshed nightly from live + recently expired listings
Full-year 2025 median compared with full-year 2026 median for each experience level · REST.
| Experience | Sample | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 16 | — | £40,000 |
| Mid | 145 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Senior | 32 | £66,250 | £68,750 |
| Expert | 3 | £85,000 | £73,000 |
How many · r frontend roles fall into each salary band.
| Salary band | Job listings |
|---|---|
| Under £30k | 1 |
| £30k - £50k | 38 |
| £50k - £70k | 127 |
| £70k - £90k | 23 |
| £90k - £120k | 5 |
| £120k - £150k | 1 |
| £150k+ | 1 |
On-site, hybrid and remote pay comparison · REST, 2025 vs 2026.
| Work mode | Sample | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-site | 33 | £85,000 | £56,250 |
| Hybrid | 30 | £68,750 | £66,000 |
| Remote | 133 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
Noir · Cardiff
£40,000 - £60,000 p/y
Avanti · London
£65,000 - £75,000 p/y
Avanti · London
£65,000 - £75,000 p/y
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited · USA
£70,000 - £150,000 p/y
Noir · London
£40,000 - £60,000 p/y
Noir · Stoke D'abernon
£35,000 - £50,000 p/y
Noir · Peterborough
£35,000 - £65,000 p/y
Noir · Sunderland
£40,000 - £60,000 p/y
The median UK frontend developer salary falls in the £55k - £75k range. Senior frontend and UI architects frequently break £100k in London.
React roles are the most common and cluster around the median. Vue and Angular roles are slightly scarcer and often pay a small premium, though the difference is driven more by seniority than the framework itself.
Frontend and backend salaries are within a few percent of each other at the same seniority level. The largest gap is at senior level, where backend leads and staff engineers can pull ahead.