React Developer Contract Job Trends in London

React.js Developer
England > London

The median React.js Developer daily rate in London is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 357 271 183
Rank change year-on-year -86 -88 +7
Contract jobs requiring a React Developer 105 97 219
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.52% 0.73% 1.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% 0.78% 1.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 83 183
10th Percentile £413 £408 £400
25th Percentile £435 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £744 £813 £781
90th Percentile £938 £850 £850
England median daily rate £525 £563 £575
% change year-on-year -6.67% -2.17% +2.22%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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.

6 months to
18 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 18,936 12,377 15,048
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 92.55% 94.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,267 8,247 9,771
10th Percentile £363 £335 £343
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £666 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 428 212 170
10th Percentile £16.70 £17.00 £17.25
25th Percentile £21.93 £22.38 £23.80
Median hourly rate £41.00 £26.54 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +54.51% -29.24% -7.41%
75th Percentile £64.44 £48.38 £59.69
90th Percentile £82.38 £67.31 £80.08
England median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +65.84% -41.51% -6.89%

React Developer Job Vacancy Trend in 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 London.

React Developer job vacancy trend in London

React Developer Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

React Developer Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing React Developer in London over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for React Developer in London

React Developer Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for React Developer job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for React Developer job vacancies in London

React Developer Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing React Developer within the London region over the 6 months to 18 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Central London -25 12 £875 +77.22% 4
South London -6 6 £535 -30.97%
East London - 4 £875 -
West London - 1 - -
React Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 18 October 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 London region featuring React Developer in the job title.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1React81.0%85
2TypeScript52.4%55
3JavaScript51.4%54
4Full-Stack Development38.1%40
5Java34.3%36
6Redux31.4%33
7CI/CD30.5%32
8Agile27.6%29
8C#27.6%29
10REST26.7%28
11Python20.0%21
12AWS19.0%20
12Azure19.0%20
14Microservices18.1%19
15.NET17.1%18
15CSS17.1%18
15DevOps17.1%18
15Electronic Trading17.1%18
19Front End Development16.2%17
19HTML16.2%17
19Low Latency16.2%17
22Node.js15.2%16
22RESTful15.2%16
24React Native14.3%15
25HTML513.3%14
26Docker12.4%13
26Next.js12.4%13
26Test Automation12.4%13
29Accessibility11.4%12
29Git11.4%12

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

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior React Developer29.5%31
2Full-Stack Developer26.7%28
3Java Developer21.9%23
4UI Developer16.2%17
5Python Developer13.3%14
5Senior Java Developer13.3%14
5Senior UI Developer13.3%14
8Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)11.4%12
8Senior Full-Stack Developer11.4%12
10Full-Stack .NET Developer10.5%11
11C# Developer9.5%10
12Senior .NET Developer8.6%9
13Full-Stack C# Developer7.6%8
14C# .NET Developer6.7%7
14Senior C# Developer6.7%7
16Full-Stack Python Developer5.7%6
16Senior C# .NET Developer5.7%6
18Full-Stack JavaScript Developer4.8%5
19Senior Front-End Developer3.8%4
19Senior Python Developer3.8%4
42 React Developer jobs in London