Frontend Developer jobs: skills, pay and how to get hired
Updated 5 Nov 2026. Figures from the jobs in our search, not the whole market.
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What a frontend developer does
A frontend developer turns a design into screens that work: in every browser, on a phone and a large monitor, with a keyboard or a screen reader, on a fast connection and a slow one. They connect the screens to the backend's APIs, handle what happens while data loads or fails, and keep the page fast as the product grows.
The work sits between design and backend. A good frontend developer asks the designer what happens when a name is very long or a list is empty, and asks the backend developer for the data in a shape the screen can use.
Job titles vary: Frontend Developer, Frontend Engineer, UI Developer, React Developer, Angular Developer, Web Developer. We count them as one role. The ladder goes up to senior, lead and staff frontend engineer, frontend architect and engineering manager; see the career paths.
The skills the ads ask for
We read a sample of the ads every day and count the skills they name. On a computer, hover a skill in the text to see its share; on a phone, the table has the same figures.
| Skill | Share of ads | What is expected |
|---|---|---|
| JavaScript | 54% | The language of the browser: closures, promises, the event loop, and reading a stack trace calmly. |
| TypeScript | 48% | Types for props, API responses and state, so mistakes show in the editor before they reach users. |
| React | 37% | Components, hooks, state and effects; knowing why a component renders, and how to stop it rendering too often. |
| HTML/CSS | 59% | Semantic HTML, Flexbox and Grid, responsive layouts, and CSS that a team can still change next year. |
| Angular | 41% | Common at banks, insurers and large companies: modules, services, RxJS streams and strict structure. |
| Vue.js | 24% | A lighter framework popular with agencies and smaller product teams; components and reactive state. |
| Git | 35% | Small branches, clear commits and reviews; resolving a merge conflict without losing work. |
| REST APIs | 33% | Call APIs well: loading and error states, retries, caching, and agreeing the response shape with backend. |
| Unit Testing | 11% | Test components by what the user sees and does, not by their inner workings. |
| CI/CD | 25% | Every change is built, tested and previewed automatically, so a release is boring. |
| English | 43% | The working language of most frontend teams, of documentation and of the frameworks themselves. |
Shares of the frontend developer ads we read in the last 7 days, as of 5 Nov 2026. Our ads, not the whole market.
The base is the same everywhere: JavaScriptAsked in 54% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).The language of the browser: closures, promises, the event loop, and reading a stack trace calmly., the language of the browser; TypeScriptAsked in 48% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Types for props, API responses and state, so mistakes show in the editor before they reach users., which adds types so mistakes show before release; and HTML and CSSAsked in 59% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Semantic HTML, Flexbox and Grid, responsive layouts, and CSS that a team can still change next year., the structure and look of every page. Ads take these for granted and name a framework on top.
The framework is the big choice. ReactAsked in 37% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Components, hooks, state and effects; knowing why a component renders, and how to stop it rendering too often. is asked for most, especially at product companies and start-ups. AngularAsked in 41% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Common at banks, insurers and large companies: modules, services, RxJS streams and strict structure. is strong at banks, insurers and large companies. Vue.jsAsked in 24% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).A lighter framework popular with agencies and smaller product teams; components and reactive state. is popular with agencies and smaller teams. Learn one well; moving to a second is much quicker.
Around the framework, ads name working from designs in FigmaRead a design file: spacing, tokens, states and variants, and spot what the design forgot., calling REST APIsAsked in 33% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Call APIs well: loading and error states, retries, caching, and agreeing the response shape with backend. or GraphQLAsk the server for exactly the fields a screen needs; used by some product companies instead of REST., component tests (unit testingAsked in 11% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Test components by what the user sees and does, not by their inner workings.), GitAsked in 35% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Small branches, clear commits and reviews; resolving a merge conflict without losing work. and automatic builds (CI/CDAsked in 25% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Every change is built, tested and previewed automatically, so a release is boring.). Accessibility and page speed are asked about in interviews more often than they are written in ads.
Where the jobs are, country by country
Each country below has its own figures: which cities have the most jobs in our list, whether the number is going up or down, how often ads offer remote or hybrid work, and pay ranges from published research, in the local currency.
Germany
26% of the ads offer hybrid work, and 12% are fully remote.
Pay (Base salary)
- Entry level: €40,000 to €50,000 a year
- Mid-level: €50,000 to €65,000 a year
- Senior: €60,000 to €85,000 a year
Total pay: with bonus, Payscale puts frontend developer pay at about €39,000 to €79,000 a year; bonuses are small, up to about €8,000.
Stuttgart and Munich pay the most of the large cities, then Berlin (Indeed).
Sources: Indeed (Oct 2026), Indeed: senior (Oct 2026), Payscale (Apr 2026), StepStone (2026).
Pay researched on 27 Oct 2026.
Frameworks: ReactAsked in 37% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Components, hooks, state and effects; knowing why a component renders, and how to stop it rendering too often. leads, but AngularAsked in 41% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Common at banks, insurers and large companies: modules, services, RxJS streams and strict structure. is still common at banks, insurers and car makers, whose large internal tools were built with it.
Language: agencies and companies that build for local customers often ask for GermanAsked in 73% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Named in many ads in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, often where you work with business departments.; start-ups in Berlin and Munich usually work in EnglishAsked in 43% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).The working language of most frontend teams, of documentation and of the frameworks themselves..
Law (EU): the European Accessibility Act (EU) has applied since June 2025 to many online shops, banking and travel services, so accessible pages are now a legal duty, not only good practice.
Job figures as of 5 Nov 2026.
United States
Pay (Base salary)
- Entry level: $70,000 to $95,000 a year
- Mid-level: $95,000 to $130,000 a year
- Senior: $125,000 to $170,000 a year
Total pay: Built In's respondents report about $11,500 a year in extra cash on top of base; Payscale puts total pay, with bonus, at about $56,000 to $137,000.
San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle pay the most (Indeed).
Sources: Indeed (Oct 2026), Indeed: junior (Oct 2026), Built In (2026), Payscale (Sep 2026), Robert Half 2027 Salary Guide (a projection).
Pay researched on 27 Oct 2026.
Pay: big tech and well-funded start-ups pay far above these ranges once stock is counted; agencies and smaller companies pay less.
Accessibility: US companies are often taken to court over pages that screen reader users cannot use, so accessibility is asked about in many interviews.
United Kingdom
Pay (Base salary)
- Entry level: £30,000 to £45,000 a year
- Mid-level: £45,000 to £65,000 a year
- Senior: £60,000 to £90,000 a year
Total pay: the sources give base salary; bonuses are not separated.
London pays about a quarter more than the UK average (Indeed).
Sources: ITJobsWatch (Oct 2026), ITJobsWatch: senior (Oct 2026), Indeed (Oct 2026), Robert Half 2027 Salary Guide.
Pay researched on 27 Oct 2026.
Sectors: London has many frontend roles in finance, media and e-commerce; the public sector builds its services to its own published design system and accessibility standard.
Switzerland
Pay (Base salary)
- Entry level: CHF 70,000 to CHF 85,000 a year
- Mid-level: CHF 85,000 to CHF 110,000 a year
- Senior: CHF 105,000 to CHF 140,000 a year
Total pay: Payscale gives bonuses of about CHF 2,000 to CHF 10,000 a year, and total pay of about CHF 55,000 to CHF 122,000.
The Zurich area pays the most, then Basel (Indeed).
Sources: Indeed (Oct 2026), Payscale (Apr 2025), Lohncheck (2026).
Pay researched on 27 Oct 2026.
Sector: banks, insurers and public bodies hire many frontend developers, often for AngularAsked in 41% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Common at banks, insurers and large companies: modules, services, RxJS streams and strict structure. apps; ads ask for German or French as well as English.
India
Pay (Base salary)
- Entry level: ₹3 lakh to ₹6 lakh a year
- Mid-level: ₹6 lakh to ₹13 lakh a year
- Senior: ₹12 lakh to ₹35 lakh a year
Total pay: with bonus, Payscale puts frontend developer pay at about ₹2.9 lakh to ₹20 lakh a year, with bonuses of up to about ₹2 lakh.
Pune, Gurgaon and Hyderabad pay above the national average (Indeed).
Sources: Indeed (Oct 2026), Payscale (Sep 2026), Payscale: experienced (Sep 2026).
Pay researched on 27 Oct 2026.
Employers: product companies, start-ups and global capability centres (the in-house tech centres of foreign companies) pay the most; IT services firms hire the most freshers.
Your CV for a frontend developer job
A frontend CV is read by the hiring software, which looks for the framework and language words of the ad, and by a senior engineer, who looks for screens you shipped and what got better for users. A link to work they can open helps more than in most roles.
Use the keywords the ads use
- Write the framework the way the ad does: "React", "Next.js", "Angular", "Vue.js", "TypeScript". The skills table above shows which keywords the ads use most.
- Put a short skills line near the top: TypeScriptAsked in 48% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Types for props, API responses and state, so mistakes show in the editor before they reach users., your framework such as ReactAsked in 37% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Components, hooks, state and effects; knowing why a component renders, and how to stop it rendering too often., HTML and CSSAsked in 59% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Semantic HTML, Flexbox and Grid, responsive layouts, and CSS that a team can still change next year., your test tools, and FigmaRead a design file: spacing, tokens, states and variants, and spot what the design forgot. if you work from designs.
- Name accessibility (WCAG, the web's accessibility guidelines) and performance (Core Web Vitals, Google's page speed measures) if you have done the work; interviewers ask about both.
- Add a link to a live project or a public repository, and make sure it works on a phone.
Prove each skill
"Built responsive UIs" proves nothing. A line under a job proves it: what you built, for how many users or pages, and what changed: faster loading, fewer errors, more sign-ups, or less time for other teams to build a screen.
| Skill | Weak line | Strong line, with proof |
|---|---|---|
| React | Developed React applications. | Rebuilt the checkout in React with TypeScript; abandoned checkouts down 18% in the first quarter. |
| Performance | Optimised website performance. | Split the product page bundle and lazy-loaded images; largest content shown in 1.9 s instead of 4.2 s on mobile. |
| Accessibility | Knowledge of accessibility. | Fixed keyboard and screen reader issues across 40 screens; passed an external WCAG 2.1 AA audit. |
| AngularAsked in 41% of frontend developer ads (as of 5 Nov 2026).Common at banks, insurers and large companies: modules, services, RxJS streams and strict structure. | Worked with Angular. | Moved the claims portal from AngularJS to Angular in 4 releases without a feature freeze. |
| Design system | Created reusable components. | Built 35 shared components with designers in Figma; new screens built in days instead of weeks. |
Never claim what you did not do. If a team built it, say which part was yours: "I built the form components", "I led the move to TypeScript".
How we read our data
- The jobs: the frontend developer jobs in our job search, matched the same way the search matches them. Our list is not the whole market, so we give shares and rankings, never counts.
- The skills: we read a sample of the ads every day and count the skills in them with a fixed word list. We keep only the counts, never the ad text.
- Pay: from published salary research, with each source and its date, as a range from entry level to senior. It is not worked out from our ads.
- Dates: every figure is worked out again each day, and shows the day it was worked out.
Frequently asked questions
- What does a frontend developer do?
- Builds the screens of a website or web app in the browser, from a design, connected to the backend's APIs, and makes them fast, accessible and reliable on every device.
- Which framework should I learn first?
- React is asked for most. Angular is strong at banks and large companies, Vue at agencies. Learn one in depth; the second takes weeks, not months.
- Is TypeScript required now?
- In most new projects, yes. Many ads name it, and teams that use React or Angular at scale almost all use it.
- Do I need a computer science degree?
- No. Many frontend developers come from design, bootcamps or self-study. Shipped work you can show counts for more.
- What should a frontend CV show first?
- Two or three things you shipped, each with a result for users, a link to live work, and a short skills line in the words of the ads.
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