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 6 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
6 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 101 114
Rank change year-on-year -18 +13 +27
Contract jobs requiring a React Developer 6 18 16
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.33% 0.92% 0.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.99% 0.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 14 9
10th Percentile £428 £466 £480
25th Percentile £473 £525 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £750 £725
Median % change year-on-year -31.33% +3.45% +28.32%
75th Percentile £713 £819 £838
90th Percentile £819 £843 £850
Central London median daily rate £515 £750 £725
% change year-on-year -31.33% +3.45% +28.32%

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 1,725 1,811 2,295
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.95% 92.82% 94.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,205 1,109 1,645
10th Percentile £340 £361 £350
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -
75th Percentile £675 £679 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £788
Central London median daily rate £530 £575 £563
% change year-on-year -7.83% +2.22% -2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 12 15
10th Percentile £20.18 £14.80 £17.00
25th Percentile £26.31 £22.00 £20.09
Median hourly rate £37.25 £48.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.40% +100.00% -28.89%
75th Percentile £42.65 £112.00 £42.38
90th Percentile £51.88 £134.95 £63.75
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £25.50
% change year-on-year -25.40% +37.25% -21.54%

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 6 January 2026.

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 6 January 2026, 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 4 (66.67%) Agile
1 4 (66.67%) React
2 3 (50.00%) CSS
2 3 (50.00%) HTML
2 3 (50.00%) JavaScript
3 2 (33.33%) Accessibility
3 2 (33.33%) AWS
3 2 (33.33%) Azure
3 2 (33.33%) CI/CD
3 2 (33.33%) DevOps
3 2 (33.33%) Front End Development
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (33.33%) Scrum
3 2 (33.33%) TypeScript
3 2 (33.33%) User Experience
3 2 (33.33%) UX Design
4 1 (16.67%) .NET
4 1 (16.67%) Android
4 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
4 1 (16.67%) ASP.NET
4 1 (16.67%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (16.67%) B2C
4 1 (16.67%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 1 (16.67%) Biometrics
4 1 (16.67%) C#
4 1 (16.67%) Code Quality
4 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
4 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (16.67%) Containerisation

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 (33.33%) AWS
1 2 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (16.67%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (16.67%) Figma
2 1 (16.67%) GitHub
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) GitLab
1 1 (16.67%) Gradle
1 1 (16.67%) Storybook
1 1 (16.67%) Xcode
General
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Front Office
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (66.67%) React
2 3 (50.00%) CSS
2 3 (50.00%) HTML
3 1 (16.67%) .NET
3 1 (16.67%) ASP.NET
3 1 (16.67%) D3.js
3 1 (16.67%) HTML5
3 1 (16.67%) KnockoutJS
3 1 (16.67%) Next.js
3 1 (16.67%) OAuth
3 1 (16.67%) Playwright
3 1 (16.67%) React Native
3 1 (16.67%) SVG
3 1 (16.67%) Tailwind CSS
3 1 (16.67%) Vitest
3 1 (16.67%) Zustand
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Algorithms
1 1 (16.67%) Data Structures
1 1 (16.67%) Derivative
1 1 (16.67%) Fixed Income
1 1 (16.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 1 (16.67%) Mobile App
1 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Android
1 1 (16.67%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (33.33%) CI/CD
2 2 (33.33%) DevOps
2 2 (33.33%) Front End Development
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Scrum
2 2 (33.33%) User Experience
2 2 (33.33%) UX Design
3 1 (16.67%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 1 (16.67%) Code Quality
3 1 (16.67%) Containerisation
3 1 (16.67%) Design Patterns
3 1 (16.67%) Full-Stack Development
3 1 (16.67%) Infrastructure as Code
3 1 (16.67%) Micro Frontends
3 1 (16.67%) Mobile Application Development
3 1 (16.67%) Project Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Runbook
3 1 (16.67%) Sprint Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Sprint Retrospective
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 2 (33.33%) TypeScript
3 1 (16.67%) C#
3 1 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Numerate Degree
1 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
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