React Contract Job Trends

React.js
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring React skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 75 72
Rank change year-on-year -27 -3 -16
Contract jobs citing React 974 994 1,205
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.62% 3.12% 2.83%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 11.74% 14.13% 13.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 680 743 986
10th Percentile £345 £349 £350
25th Percentile £413 £411 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £529
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -3.07% -8.04%
75th Percentile £606 £650 £675
90th Percentile £701 £788 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £459 £470
% change year-on-year +3.49% -2.34% -6.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 7 9
10th Percentile £43.55 £26.25 £45.94
25th Percentile £45.13 £31.50 £58.75
Median hourly rate £50.85 £39.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +30.38% -37.60% -10.71%
75th Percentile £58.64 £44.13 £72.00
90th Percentile £63.66 £59.29 £81.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £60.85 £27.50 £64.00
% change year-on-year +121.27% -57.03% -8.57%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

React falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 8,298 7,033 9,221
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 22.31% 22.08% 21.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,521 4,471 6,497
10th Percentile £356 £353 £356
25th Percentile £413 £425 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% -2.73% -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 197 84 172
10th Percentile £32.44 £22.00 £28.63
25th Percentile £44.50 £36.31 £46.18
Median hourly rate £60.00 £62.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +13.64% -15.38%
75th Percentile £68.00 £65.19 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.00 £76.53 £77.95
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +13.64% -15.38%

React
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing React relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

React job vacancy trend in the UK

React
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing React.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing React

React
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing React over the 6 months to 16 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for React in the UK

React
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing React.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing React

React
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing React over the 6 months to 16 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for React in the UK

React
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing React within the UK over the 6 months to 16 January 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
England -29 822 £510 -7.27% 1,198
London -24 483 £525 -10.64% 293
UK excluding London -31 355 £475 +3.49% 1,046
Work from Home -52 273 £518 +3.50% 758
North of England -10 127 £445 -1.11% 230
North West -2 62 £400 -11.11% 126
South East -35 62 £338 -41.30% 333
Yorkshire -22 56 £445 -11.00% 76
Scotland -8 49 £442 -0.62% 41
Midlands -56 47 £540 +7.90% 111
South West -15 38 £550 +22.22% 138
West Midlands -46 36 £525 -4.55% 42
East of England -15 27 £590 +60.00% 142
North East -8 12 £475 +13.77% 28
East Midlands -28 11 £550 +12.24% 67
Wales +5 9 £518 -1.43% 50
Northern Ireland -6 5 - - 22

React
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 34 (3.49%) CMS
2 22 (2.26%) SharePoint
3 20 (2.05%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 15 (1.54%) Confluence
5 13 (1.33%) Headless CMS
6 11 (1.13%) Apache
6 11 (1.13%) SAS
7 10 (1.03%) Apache Airflow
8 8 (0.82%) Camunda
8 8 (0.82%) HCL Notes
8 8 (0.82%) Mendix
9 6 (0.62%) Sitecore CMS
10 5 (0.51%) Umbraco
11 3 (0.31%) Apache Spark
11 3 (0.31%) ArcGIS
11 3 (0.31%) IIS
12 2 (0.21%) Cloud Foundry
12 2 (0.21%) ColdFusion
12 2 (0.21%) Magnolia
12 2 (0.21%) Moodle
Applications
1 18 (1.85%) Chatbot
2 9 (0.92%) Adobe XD
3 7 (0.72%) Sketch
4 3 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.31%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.21%) Trello
6 1 (0.10%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.10%) Blender
6 1 (0.10%) CINEMA 4D
6 1 (0.10%) InVision
6 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 9 (0.92%) Payment Gateway
2 6 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.31%) Shopify
4 2 (0.21%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.21%) Magento
5 1 (0.10%) Endur
5 1 (0.10%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.10%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 422 (43.33%) AWS
2 259 (26.59%) Azure
3 148 (15.20%) Serverless
4 134 (13.76%) GitHub
5 113 (11.60%) GCP
6 95 (9.75%) AWS Lambda
7 81 (8.32%) GitHub Actions
8 79 (8.11%) Azure DevOps
9 50 (5.13%) Amazon S3
10 39 (4.00%) Figma
11 31 (3.18%) SaaS
12 30 (3.08%) Azure Functions
12 30 (3.08%) npm
13 28 (2.87%) Azure AKS
14 26 (2.67%) Amazon ECS
14 26 (2.67%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 26 (2.67%) Entra ID
15 24 (2.46%) Amazon EC2
16 23 (2.36%) AWS CloudFormation
16 23 (2.36%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.54%) Wireless
2 8 (0.82%) HTTP
3 5 (0.51%) DNS
3 5 (0.51%) Network Security
4 4 (0.41%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.31%) DHCP
6 2 (0.21%) VPN
7 1 (0.10%) Internet
7 1 (0.10%) LAN
7 1 (0.10%) Multicast
7 1 (0.10%) RTMP
7 1 (0.10%) WAN
7 1 (0.10%) WireGuard
Database & Business Intelligence
1 139 (14.27%) PostgreSQL
2 84 (8.62%) Relational Database
3 77 (7.91%) NoSQL
4 57 (5.85%) MySQL
5 50 (5.13%) MongoDB
6 44 (4.52%) SQL Server
7 24 (2.46%) Redis
8 23 (2.36%) Amazon RDS
9 20 (2.05%) Elasticsearch
10 19 (1.95%) DynamoDB
11 18 (1.85%) Power BI
12 16 (1.64%) BigQuery
13 12 (1.23%) Amazon Aurora
14 10 (1.03%) Apache Cassandra
14 10 (1.03%) Oracle Database
15 9 (0.92%) Azure SQL Database
15 9 (0.92%) Big Data
15 9 (0.92%) Metadata
16 7 (0.72%) Apache Arrow
16 7 (0.72%) DocumentDB
Development Applications
1 201 (20.64%) Git
2 77 (7.91%) Cypress.io
3 66 (6.78%) Jenkins
4 57 (5.85%) GitLab
4 57 (5.85%) JIRA
5 45 (4.62%) JUnit
6 32 (3.29%) webpack
7 26 (2.67%) Cucumber
8 23 (2.36%) Mockito
9 20 (2.05%) Browser DevTools
9 20 (2.05%) Selenium
10 19 (1.95%) Android Studio
10 19 (1.95%) Maven
10 19 (1.95%) Xcode
11 18 (1.85%) Eclipse
12 17 (1.75%) SonarQube
12 17 (1.75%) Storybook
13 14 (1.44%) Bitbucket
14 13 (1.33%) Vite
15 12 (1.23%) Postman
General
1 217 (22.28%) Social Skills
2 164 (16.84%) Finance
3 126 (12.94%) Public Sector
4 81 (8.32%) Banking
5 43 (4.41%) Front Office
6 36 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
7 34 (3.49%) Investment Banking
8 23 (2.36%) Retail
9 16 (1.64%) Financial Institution
10 15 (1.54%) Pharmaceutical
11 12 (1.23%) Marketing
12 11 (1.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (0.92%) Health Technology
14 7 (0.72%) Telecoms
15 6 (0.62%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (0.62%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (0.51%) Games
16 5 (0.51%) Law
16 5 (0.51%) Manufacturing
16 5 (0.51%) Military
Job Titles
1 568 (58.32%) Developer
2 204 (20.94%) Full-Stack Developer
3 166 (17.04%) Senior
4 126 (12.94%) React Developer
5 111 (11.40%) Software Engineer
6 97 (9.96%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
7 94 (9.65%) Full-Stack Engineer
8 83 (8.52%) Java Developer
9 82 (8.42%) Senior Developer
10 78 (8.01%) Python Developer
11 74 (7.60%) Lead
12 44 (4.52%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
13 37 (3.80%) Full-Stack Python Developer
14 35 (3.59%) Architect
15 34 (3.49%) AWS Developer
16 32 (3.29%) AWS Engineer
16 32 (3.29%) Software Developer
17 27 (2.77%) Python Engineer
18 26 (2.67%) JavaScript Developer
19 24 (2.46%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 302 (31.01%) Node.js
2 285 (29.26%) AngularJS
3 241 (24.74%) CSS
4 214 (21.97%) HTML
5 181 (18.58%) RESTful
6 140 (14.37%) Spring
7 134 (13.76%) .NET
8 131 (13.45%) Next.js
9 124 (12.73%) Spring Boot
10 121 (12.42%) REST
11 112 (11.50%) Jest
12 95 (9.75%) Vue
13 89 (9.14%) GraphQL
14 82 (8.42%) Redux
15 73 (7.49%) HTML5
15 73 (7.49%) Kafka
16 60 (6.16%) FastAPI
17 57 (5.85%) CSS3
18 54 (5.54%) Playwright
19 41 (4.21%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 90 (9.24%) Cloud Native
2 70 (7.19%) Product Ownership
3 39 (4.00%) Mobile App
4 30 (3.08%) AI Agents
4 30 (3.08%) Data Protection Act
5 28 (2.87%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 22 (2.26%) Distributed Systems
7 19 (1.95%) Greenfield Project
8 17 (1.75%) Data Structures
9 16 (1.64%) Onboarding
10 15 (1.54%) Fixed Income
11 14 (1.44%) Hedge funds
12 12 (1.23%) Algorithms
12 12 (1.23%) Derivative
12 12 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
13 11 (1.13%) Low-Code
14 10 (1.03%) Legacy Systems
14 10 (1.03%) NHS
15 8 (0.82%) Equities
16 6 (0.62%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 54 (5.54%) Linux
2 38 (3.90%) Unix
3 35 (3.59%) Windows
4 27 (2.77%) Android
5 12 (1.23%) Apple iOS
6 8 (0.82%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.41%) CentOS
8 3 (0.31%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.21%) VMS
10 1 (0.10%) Alpine Linux
10 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.10%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 435 (44.66%) CI/CD
2 423 (43.43%) Full-Stack Development
3 402 (41.27%) Agile
4 272 (27.93%) DevOps
5 258 (26.49%) Microservices
6 215 (22.07%) Software Engineering
7 211 (21.66%) Front End Development
8 175 (17.97%) User Experience
9 162 (16.63%) Containerisation
10 154 (15.81%) Problem-Solving
11 149 (15.30%) AI
12 140 (14.37%) Test Automation
13 106 (10.88%) Clean Code
14 95 (9.75%) TDD
15 91 (9.34%) Infrastructure as Code
16 90 (9.24%) Scrum
17 86 (8.83%) Code Quality
18 73 (7.49%) Design Patterns
19 70 (7.19%) UX Design
20 69 (7.08%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 469 (48.15%) JavaScript
2 455 (46.71%) TypeScript
3 297 (30.49%) Python
4 292 (29.98%) Java
5 192 (19.71%) SQL
6 119 (12.22%) C#
7 23 (2.36%) C++
8 22 (2.26%) Go
8 22 (2.26%) Perl
9 21 (2.16%) Bicep
10 19 (1.95%) Ruby
11 16 (1.64%) Rust
12 14 (1.44%) PowerShell
13 10 (1.03%) Kotlin
14 8 (0.82%) Bash
14 8 (0.82%) Formula Language
14 8 (0.82%) JSX
14 8 (0.82%) LotusScript
14 8 (0.82%) T-SQL
15 7 (0.72%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 188 (19.30%) Security Cleared
2 161 (16.53%) SC Cleared
3 47 (4.83%) Degree
4 31 (3.18%) Computer Science Degree
5 29 (2.98%) BPSS Clearance
6 23 (2.36%) DV Cleared
7 14 (1.44%) MCP
8 10 (1.03%) Azure Certification
9 7 (0.72%) AWS Certification
10 5 (0.51%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.31%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.21%) Numerate Degree
12 2 (0.21%) OCP
12 2 (0.21%) Oracle Certification
12 2 (0.21%) PMI Certification
13 1 (0.10%) AWS Certified Developer
13 1 (0.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 1 (0.10%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
13 1 (0.10%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.10%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 133 (13.66%) Accessibility
2 68 (6.98%) WCAG
3 59 (6.06%) QA
4 6 (0.62%) GDPR
4 6 (0.62%) HL7
5 4 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.21%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.21%) MiFID
6 2 (0.21%) NCSC
6 2 (0.21%) PMO
7 1 (0.10%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.10%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.10%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.10%) EMIR
7 1 (0.10%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.10%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.10%) PSD2
7 1 (0.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.10%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 243 (24.95%) Docker
2 21 (2.16%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.10%) Varnish
4 1 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.10%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 198 (20.33%) Kubernetes
2 125 (12.83%) Terraform
3 22 (2.26%) Grafana
4 20 (2.05%) Argo
5 13 (1.33%) Kibana
6 12 (1.23%) Ansible
7 11 (1.13%) Single Sign-On
8 9 (0.92%) Docker Swarm
9 8 (0.82%) Prometheus
10 6 (0.62%) Istio
11 2 (0.21%) Podman
12 1 (0.10%) Consul
12 1 (0.10%) Rancher
12 1 (0.10%) Sysdig
12 1 (0.10%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 110 (11.29%) Microsoft
2 60 (6.16%) Oracle
3 44 (4.52%) Google
4 36 (3.70%) Adobe
5 32 (3.29%) OpenAI
6 23 (2.36%) Splunk
7 21 (2.16%) ServiceNow
8 20 (2.05%) Red Hat
9 13 (1.33%) Sitecore
10 12 (1.23%) Databricks
11 9 (0.92%) Salesforce
12 8 (0.82%) Kofax
12 8 (0.82%) Lotus
12 8 (0.82%) SAP
13 7 (0.72%) Atlassian
14 5 (0.51%) Marketo
14 5 (0.51%) MuleSoft
14 5 (0.51%) VMware
15 4 (0.41%) Blue Prism
15 4 (0.41%) Dynatrace