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 1 November 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 360 278 184
Rank change year-on-year -82 -94 +16
Contract React Developer jobs 102 93 209
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.50% 0.68% 1.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 0.74% 1.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 80 174
10th Percentile £413 £406 £391
25th Percentile £435 £453 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - -
75th Percentile £781 £756 £761
90th Percentile £938 £850 £850
England median daily rate £520 £550 £563
% change year-on-year -5.45% -2.27% +2.32%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
1 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in London matching a recognised job title 18,820 12,643 14,723
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.70% 92.58% 94.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,269 8,394 9,520
10th Percentile £363 £333 £338
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £794
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 435 223 162
10th Percentile £16.50 £17.16 £17.25
25th Percentile £21.72 £22.50 £24.68
Median hourly rate £41.00 £27.40 £39.00
Median % change year-on-year +49.64% -29.74% -3.70%
75th Percentile £64.63 £47.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £67.11 £80.75
England median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £41.50
% change year-on-year +63.02% -39.40% -9.66%

React Developer Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract React Developer job postings 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 React Developer jobs in London over the 6 months to 1 November 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 React Developer jobs within the London region over the 6 months to 1 November 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Central London -13 13 £875 +69.90%
South London +1 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 1 November 2026, React Developer contract job ads cited 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 React Developer job ads across the London region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1React81.4%83
2TypeScript55.9%57
3JavaScript50.0%51
4Full-Stack Development41.2%42
5Java34.3%35
6Redux30.4%31
7CI/CD29.4%30
8Agile28.4%29
8C#28.4%29
10REST25.5%26
11AWS19.6%20
11Python19.6%20
13Azure18.6%19
13CSS18.6%19
13DevOps18.6%19
13Microservices18.6%19
17.NET17.6%18
17Electronic Trading17.6%18
17Front End Development17.6%18
20HTML16.7%17
20Low Latency16.7%17
22Node.js15.7%16
23RESTful14.7%15
24React Native13.7%14
25Accessibility11.8%12
25Docker11.8%12
25Next.js11.8%12
28Git10.8%11
28HTML510.8%11
28Test Automation10.8%11

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 Developer29.4%30
2Full-Stack Developer28.4%29
3Java Developer21.6%22
4UI Developer16.7%17
5Senior Java Developer14.7%15
6Python Developer13.7%14
6Senior UI Developer13.7%14
8Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)11.8%12
8Senior Full-Stack Developer11.8%12
10Full-Stack .NET Developer10.8%11
11C# Developer8.8%9
12Senior .NET Developer7.8%8
13Full-Stack C# Developer6.9%7
14C# .NET Developer5.9%6
14Full-Stack Python Developer5.9%6
14Senior C# Developer5.9%6
17Full-Stack JavaScript Developer4.9%5
17Senior C# .NET Developer4.9%5
19Azure Developer3.9%4
19Full-Stack Java Developer3.9%4
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