Everything you need to know about software engineers (frontend) in Manchester
Pubished 6th October 2022
There are currently 1427 software engineers (frontend) in Manchester and 23% of them have changed jobs in the last year.
Fast stats on frontend developers in Manchester
LinkedIn Talent Insights, October 2022
Frontend developers in Manchester
Changed jobs in the last year
Average salaries
Gender breakdown
The frontend development workforce in Manchester has a male majority of 84% whilst 16% are female.
Top universities
Among the universities where most graduates are placed into frontend development roles in Manchester, The Manchester Metropolitan University comes out on top with 154 professionals. The University of Salford comes in second with 84 professionals followed by The University of Manchester with 71.
Top 3 fields of study
The number of frontend developers in Manchester that studied in the field
Computer Science
Computational Science
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
University degree
72% of Manchester's Frontend developer talent have a bachelor's degree while 21% have a master's degree.
Top 3 most common skills among frontend developers
The number of frontend developers that list the skill on their LinkedIn profile
JavaScript
CSS
HTML
Most common skills among frontend developers
60% of frontend developers in Manchester list JavaScript as a skill on their LinkedIn profile while 59% list Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and 47% list HTML.
Fastest growing skills among frontend developers
Amazon Web Services (AWS), TypeScript and Docker Products are the fastest-growing skills that frontend developers in Manchester list on their LinkedIn profile.
Fastest growing titles among frontend developers
Frontend Engineer, Junior Web Developer and Contract Web Developer are the three fastest-growing titles among frontend developers in Manchester.
Most common titles among frontend developers
Web Developer, Frontend Developer and Freelance Web Developer are the three most common titles among frontend developers in Manchester.
Companies using frontend developers
JD Sports Fashion plc, Auto Trader UK and Dept Agency are the top three employers of frontend developers in Manchester.
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