React Developer Contract Job Trends in the City of London

React.js Developer
Central London > City of London

The median React.js Developer daily rate in the City of London is £515, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
30 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 103 118
Rank change year-on-year -13 +15 +21
Contract jobs requiring a React Developer 7 18 16
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.38% 0.89% 0.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.96% 0.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 14 8
10th Percentile £428 £466 £514
25th Percentile £473 £525 £609
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £750 £738
Median % change year-on-year -31.33% +1.69% +30.53%
75th Percentile £713 £819 £841
90th Percentile £819 £843 £850
Central London median daily rate £515 £750 £738
% change year-on-year -31.33% +1.69% +30.53%

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title 1,718 1,883 2,330
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.47% 92.94% 93.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,200 1,155 1,668
10th Percentile £331 £363 £350
25th Percentile £424 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% - -
75th Percentile £675 £677 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £790
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £564
% change year-on-year -4.35% +2.00% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 12 14
10th Percentile £20.18 £14.80 £17.00
25th Percentile £26.25 £22.00 £19.51
Median hourly rate £34.00 £48.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.17% +95.92% -24.62%
75th Percentile £42.65 £112.00 £44.56
90th Percentile £52.50 £134.95 £66.25
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £25.50
% change year-on-year -25.40% +37.25% -12.07%

React Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'React Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

React Developer job vacancy trend in the City of London

React Developer
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for React Developer job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for React Developer job vacancies in the City of London

React Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing React Developer in the City of London over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for React Developer in the City of London

React Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, React Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region featuring React Developer in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Agile
1 5 (71.43%) React
2 4 (57.14%) CSS
2 4 (57.14%) HTML
2 4 (57.14%) JavaScript
3 3 (42.86%) Accessibility
3 3 (42.86%) Front End Development
3 3 (42.86%) TypeScript
3 3 (42.86%) User Experience
4 2 (28.57%) AWS
4 2 (28.57%) Azure
4 2 (28.57%) CI/CD
4 2 (28.57%) DevOps
4 2 (28.57%) Full-Stack Development
4 2 (28.57%) HTML5
4 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
4 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (28.57%) Scrum
4 2 (28.57%) UX Design
4 2 (28.57%) Visualisation
5 1 (14.29%) .NET
5 1 (14.29%) Android
5 1 (14.29%) API Development
5 1 (14.29%) Apple iOS
5 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET
5 1 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (14.29%) B2C
5 1 (14.29%) Backlog Prioritisation
5 1 (14.29%) Biometrics
5 1 (14.29%) C#

React Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) AWS
1 2 (28.57%) Azure
2 1 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (14.29%) Figma
2 1 (14.29%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) GitLab
1 1 (14.29%) Gradle
1 1 (14.29%) Storybook
1 1 (14.29%) Xcode
General
1 3 (42.86%) Finance
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Front Office
3 1 (14.29%) Banking
3 1 (14.29%) Corporate Banking
3 1 (14.29%) Investment Banking
3 1 (14.29%) Retail
3 1 (14.29%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (71.43%) React
2 4 (57.14%) CSS
2 4 (57.14%) HTML
3 2 (28.57%) HTML5
4 1 (14.29%) .NET
4 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET
4 1 (14.29%) CSS3
4 1 (14.29%) D3.js
4 1 (14.29%) KnockoutJS
4 1 (14.29%) LESS
4 1 (14.29%) Next.js
4 1 (14.29%) OAuth
4 1 (14.29%) Playwright
4 1 (14.29%) React Native
4 1 (14.29%) Sass
4 1 (14.29%) SVG
4 1 (14.29%) Tailwind CSS
4 1 (14.29%) Vitest
4 1 (14.29%) Zustand
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Algorithms
1 1 (14.29%) Data Structures
1 1 (14.29%) Derivative
1 1 (14.29%) Fixed Income
1 1 (14.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 1 (14.29%) Mobile App
1 1 (14.29%) Onboarding
1 1 (14.29%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Android
1 1 (14.29%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Agile
2 3 (42.86%) Front End Development
2 3 (42.86%) User Experience
3 2 (28.57%) CI/CD
3 2 (28.57%) DevOps
3 2 (28.57%) Full-Stack Development
3 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) Scrum
3 2 (28.57%) UX Design
3 2 (28.57%) Visualisation
4 1 (14.29%) B2C
4 1 (14.29%) Biometrics
4 1 (14.29%) Computer Science
4 1 (14.29%) Data Visualisation
4 1 (14.29%) Mathematics
4 1 (14.29%) Mobile Application Development
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Tuning
4 1 (14.29%) Physics
4 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
4 1 (14.29%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 4 (57.14%) JavaScript
2 3 (42.86%) TypeScript
3 1 (14.29%) C#
3 1 (14.29%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) Numerate Degree
1 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
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