Ascend Consulting

Ascend Consulting

Farringdon, North West

Web Developer

Full-Time£35,000 - 42,000 per yearayerUnited Kingdom
IT

Job Description

Salary: £35,000 - 42,000 per year

Requirements:
  • PHP, WordPress, JavaScript and jQuery experience
  • Experience with WordPress themes, templates and ACF
  • Good HTML and CSS skills
  • Experience implementing front-end changes within WordPress websites
  • Understanding of responsive design and mobile-first development
  • Good understanding of website hosting, performance and security
  • Experience troubleshooting website and integration issues
  • Familiarity with GA4, Google Tag Manager and Google Search Console
  • Basic understanding of technical SEO principles
  • Experience working with APIs, forms and third-party integrations
  • Comfortable using browser developer tools
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Able to manage multiple priorities and work independently
  • Experience with Wordfence or similar security tools
  • Experience with A/B testing and CRO
  • Familiarity with Core Web Vitals and PageSpeed optimisation
  • Knowledge of accessibility auditing and WCAG standards
  • Familiarity with Zapier and workflow automation platforms
  • Understanding of AI search, answer engines and emerging search technologies
  • Experience working with AI-powered tools or chatbots
  • Experience working with lead generation websites
  • Experience with CRM integrations and customer journey optimisation
  • Experience with Google Workspace
Responsibilities:
  • Maintain, improve and evolve a business-critical website
  • Ensure the platform remains secure, reliable, fast, accessible and commercially effective
  • Support ongoing improvements across analytics, conversion optimisation, search visibility, customer journeys and user experience
  • Build, improve, test, maintain and optimise digital experiences
  • Take ownership of implementation and make changes directly
  • Solve problems directly and keep a high-traffic, revenue-generating platform running well
  • Support more complex development, hosting, security and infrastructure matters alongside our Head of Technology
Technologies:
  • AI
  • CSS
  • CRM
  • Support
  • JavaScript
  • Mobile
  • PHP
  • Security
  • Web
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • jQuery

More:

We are a growing online services business offering a hands-on web developer role focused on WordPress, SEO, HTML and CSS. This is a remote position with a salary of up to £42,000, where you will play a key role in maintaining and evolving a business-critical website. You will work closely with our Head of Technology on more complex technical matters while taking genuine ownership of day-to-day implementation and optimisation.

last updated 31 week of 2026

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About Ascend Consulting

Ascend Consulting

Ascend Consulting

Farringdon

IT

Skills & Technologies

JavaScriptJavaGoPHPGitAIUIHTMLCSS

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£38,500

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£55,000

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