React Developer Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

React.js Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median React.js Developer daily rate in Edinburgh is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 63 72
Rank change year-on-year +3 +9 +47
Contract jobs requiring a React Developer 4 7 16
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 0.67% 1.06% 1.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% 1.12% 1.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 11
10th Percentile £341 £405 £363
25th Percentile £366 £413 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £465
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% -8.60% +6.29%
75th Percentile £419 £488 £488
90th Percentile - £795 £600
Scotland median daily rate £413 £438 £465
% change year-on-year -5.71% -5.91% +3.05%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 543 624 893
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.80% 94.69% 95.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 278 326 542
10th Percentile £236 £210 £213
25th Percentile £413 £381 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +8.06% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £625 £644 £625
Scotland median daily rate £454 £450 £480
% change year-on-year +0.89% -6.25% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 25 17
10th Percentile £23.60 £17.10 £13.23
25th Percentile £30.50 £19.64 £17.72
Median hourly rate £60.00 £23.59 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +154.35% -32.60% +76.32%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £60.00
90th Percentile - - £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £24.62 £20.94 £19.50
% change year-on-year +17.57% +7.38% +10.05%

React Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

React Developer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

React Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for React Developer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for React Developer job vacancies in Edinburgh

React Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 13 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 Edinburgh region featuring React Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) React
2 3 (75.00%) .NET
2 3 (75.00%) Azure
2 3 (75.00%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (75.00%) Code Quality
2 3 (75.00%) DevOps
2 3 (75.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 3 (75.00%) User Experience
3 1 (25.00%) Android
3 1 (25.00%) Android Development
3 1 (25.00%) Apple
3 1 (25.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (25.00%) CocoaPods
3 1 (25.00%) Deployment Automation
3 1 (25.00%) GitHub
3 1 (25.00%) GitHub Actions
3 1 (25.00%) Google
3 1 (25.00%) Google Play
3 1 (25.00%) Gradle
3 1 (25.00%) iOS Development
3 1 (25.00%) Java
3 1 (25.00%) Jest
3 1 (25.00%) Kotlin
3 1 (25.00%) Mobile Development
3 1 (25.00%) Objective-C
3 1 (25.00%) React Native
3 1 (25.00%) Redux
3 1 (25.00%) Secure Coding
3 1 (25.00%) SQLite
3 1 (25.00%) Swift

React Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 3 (75.00%) Azure
1 3 (75.00%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (25.00%) GitHub
2 1 (25.00%) GitHub Actions
2 1 (25.00%) Google Play
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) CocoaPods
1 1 (25.00%) Gradle
General
1 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) React
2 3 (75.00%) .NET
3 1 (25.00%) Jest
3 1 (25.00%) React Native
3 1 (25.00%) Redux
3 1 (25.00%) Zustand
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Legacy Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Product Ownership
1 3 (75.00%) Wiki
2 1 (25.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Android
1 1 (25.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Code Quality
1 3 (75.00%) DevOps
1 3 (75.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 3 (75.00%) User Experience
2 1 (25.00%) Android Development
2 1 (25.00%) Deployment Automation
2 1 (25.00%) iOS Development
2 1 (25.00%) Mobile Development
2 1 (25.00%) Secure Coding
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Java
1 1 (25.00%) Kotlin
1 1 (25.00%) Objective-C
1 1 (25.00%) Swift
1 1 (25.00%) TypeScript
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Apple
1 1 (25.00%) Google