Pricing: Upfront Fees and Pricing Options
The majority of developer hiring platforms charge upfront fees — among these are job boards (Github, Stackoverflow), freelance websites (Upwork, Freelancer), and matching services (Gun.io, TopTal).
You'll either pay a fixed price or an hourly rate if you decide to collaborate with project outsourcing partners (IBM, Accenture), job boards (Github, Stackoverflow), matching services (Gun.io, TopTal), freelance providers (Upwork, Freelancer).
Opportunity to Build a Team
As a project outsourcing partner, we offer a remote development team model while majority of project outsourcing vendors don't provide such an opportunity and go purely project-based. We value co-creation and distributed work.
Concerning such developer hiring platforms as matching providers (Gun.io, TopTal), job boards (Github, Stackoverflow), and freelance services (Upwork, Freelancer) — they don't offer the opportunity to build a cohesive team.
Collaboration Security and Reliability
We offer compliance and security of office and home environments trusted by Fortune-500 US companies so front-end developers and you as a client can focus on productive cooperation.
Widespread Use Cases
Hiring developers with a team augmentation partner like Grid Dynamics fits small, medium, and large companies that are looking to build a long-term remote team. Front-end developers will be a smooth extension of your local team.
Large and medium businesses with highly predictable requirements can benefit from using our project-based services (either short-term or long-term ones).
Collaboration with developer hiring platforms like freelance platforms (Freelancer, Upwork), job boards (Stackoverflow, Github), and matching services (TopTal, Gun.io) will fit businesses that don't have software development at the core of their activities and operate a limited budget.
Team Setup
With Grid Dynamics as a partner, you'll either have a collocated or distributed front-end team. It will depend on the distribution of the rest of your team.
If you opt for collaboration with such developer hiring platforms as freelance platforms (Freelancer, Upwork), matching services (TopTal, Gun.io), and job boards (Stackoverflow, Github) your team will be dispersed.
Learn How to Hire Front-End Developers in a Few Steps.
Step 1: Find the Best Front-End Developers in the World
The tech talent market continues to face hiring challenges: the number of software developers in the world is growing, but the demand for high-quality talent is growing even faster. For instance, in 2018 the number of software developers in the world reached the mark of 22.3 million, which is 3.8 million programmers more than in 2014, but developed tech countries are still experiencing a severe tech talent gap.
With more businesses going online and creating an even greater demand for software engineers, the number of developers is predicted to reach 45 million by 2030, according to SlashData.
Programming Language Statistics in the World by SlashData
How Many Front-End Developers Are There in the World?
JavaScript and front-end have become synonymous ever since company owners worldwide started digitizing their businesses. The most recent research by SlashData showed that in 2018, the JavaScript community counted 10.7 million developers and showed promise of even greater growth in the nearest future.
How Many Front-End Developers Are There in the United States?
Our LinkedIn-based research showed that the US has the biggest number of front-end developers — about 12 000 LinkedIn users indicated JavaScript as their primary technology.
About 8 000 programmers in the US have more than 4 years of experience and make up the largest senior front-end developer group in the world.
There are almost 3 000 middle JavaScript programmers and 2 000 junior JavaScript developers in the United States.
In 2017, the US became the most powerful tech nation in the world. With an estimated 4.2 million people working in the tech industry and 3.4 million of them writing code, the country is also one of the world’s biggest outsourcers.
What Is the Number of Front-End Developers in European Countries?
A StackOverflow review indicates that in 2018, European countries had about 5.5 million software developers. Germany, according to the research, takes first place among EU countries with a staggering 837 000 software developers. The second and third largest tech countries are the UK and France with 813 500 and 467 500 software engineers respectively.
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Country |
Number of Software Developers |
| Germany | 901K |
| The UK | 849K |
| France | 533K |
| Russia | 412K |
| The Netherlands | 320K |
| Italy | 314K |
| Spain | 323K |
| Poland | 295K |
| Ukraine | 200K |
| Sweden | 179K |
How Much Does It Cost to Hire Front-End Developers?
Research by Accelerance and PayScale informs that the average front-end developer salary in the world ranges from $31 000 to $100 000 and above depending on the country and level of expertise.
| Country/City | Average Junior Developer Salary | Average Middle Developer Salary | Average Senior Developer Salary |
| US | $72K | $100K | $145K |
| San Francisco | $87K | $122K | $174K |
| New York | $68K | $93K | $149K |
| Los Angeles | $68K | $96K | $142K |
| San Jose | $75K | $98K | $133K |
| Chicago | $62K | $89K | $130K |
| Ukraine | $18K | $35K | $45K |
| Netherlands | $41K | $56K | $82K |
| UK | $32K | $50K | $69K |
| Switzerland | $37K | $90K | $141K |
| Germany | $43K | $55K | $70K |
| Austria | $33K | $48K | $64K |
| Denmark | $48K | $66K | $99K |
| Sweden | $31K | $45K | $63K |
| Finland | $32K | $41K | $60K |
Average Front-End Developer Salary in the US
Average Salary of a Front-End Developer in the World
Depending on the city, a front-end developer in the US can earn from $75 000 to $174 000 a year. The lowest salaries for junior as well as for middle and senior front-end developers are seen in San Jose. The rest of the cities — San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York — offer similar salaries.
On average, a senior front-end developer in the US earns around $174 000 a year. A middle front-end developer can expect a $122 000 annual salary. And the average salary for a junior front-end developer usually starts at $87 000 a year.
Step 2: Hire Front-End Developers With Grid Dynamics
Grid Dynamics has 15+ years of experience in a digital transformation of Fortune-1000 US enterprises to create innovative products and experiences. Our distributed teams workflow has been tested in 6+ years period in collaboration with businesses from all over the world. Recognized as a leader among mid-size Agile developers in 2019 by Forrester.
Enjoy High-Quality Talent Retention Services
We provide an effective onboarding process, initiate regular performance reviews, and create a productive working environment where everyone feels included. From day one, the engineers you hire with us become part of our retention process, so you can rest assured that your specialists are taken care of and satisfied with their work life.