Senior React Developer Job Trends

Senior React.js Developer
UK

The median Senior React.js Developer salary in the UK is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 721 642 723
Rank change year-on-year -79 +81 -82
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior React Developer 53 32 112
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.052% 0.065% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.072% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 46 28 94
10th Percentile £60,000 £55,125 £45,000
25th Percentile £68,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.54% +8.33% -20.00%
75th Percentile £82,500 £75,625 £72,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £93,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £72,500 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +16.00% +13.64% -21.43%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 95,972 44,419 82,565
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.36% 90.03% 94.80%
Number of salaries quoted 65,619 26,374 56,860
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £96,250 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.66%

Senior React Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior React Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Senior React Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior React Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Senior React Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Senior React Developer job vacancies in the UK

Senior React Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior React Developer over the 6 months to 29 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior React Developer in the UK

Senior React Developer
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior React Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 July 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -66 53 £72,500 +11.54% 13
UK excluding London -62 34 £72,500 +16.00% 6
London -26 19 £75,000 +15.38% 8
Work from Home -38 14 £69,000 +6.98% 5
West Midlands -23 12 £70,000 +19.15% 1
Midlands -30 12 £70,000 +19.15% 2
North of England -29 11 £75,000 +11.11% 3
South East -33 5 £85,000 +19.30% 1
South West - 5 £75,000 -
North West -14 4 £90,000 +20.00% 1
Yorkshire - 4 £63,750 - 2
North East -49 3 £75,000 +36.36%
East of England - 1 £70,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 29 July 2026, Senior React Developer 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 permanent job ads featuring Senior React Developer in the job title.

1 33 (62.26%) React
2 31 (58.49%) AWS
3 29 (54.72%) TypeScript
4 23 (43.40%) Azure
5 22 (41.51%) Agile
5 22 (41.51%) JavaScript
6 17 (32.08%) Front End Development
7 16 (30.19%) CI/CD
8 15 (28.30%) Problem-Solving
9 14 (26.42%) Full-Stack Development
9 14 (26.42%) Python
9 14 (26.42%) Scrum
10 13 (24.53%) Continuous Improvement
11 11 (20.75%) QA
11 11 (20.75%) RESTful
12 10 (18.87%) Mentoring
13 9 (16.98%) AI
13 9 (16.98%) CSS
13 9 (16.98%) HTML
13 9 (16.98%) SC Cleared
13 9 (16.98%) Security Cleared
14 8 (15.09%) Code Quality
14 8 (15.09%) Node.js
14 8 (15.09%) REST
14 8 (15.09%) TDD
14 8 (15.09%) User Experience
15 7 (13.21%) Accessibility
15 7 (13.21%) AWS Lambda
15 7 (13.21%) Collaborative Culture
15 7 (13.21%) Computer Science

Senior React Developer Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 31 (58.49%) AWS
2 23 (43.40%) Azure
3 7 (13.21%) AWS Lambda
3 7 (13.21%) Serverless
4 6 (11.32%) GCP
4 6 (11.32%) GitHub
4 6 (11.32%) GitHub Actions
5 2 (3.77%) Figma
5 2 (3.77%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (13.21%) DynamoDB
1 7 (13.21%) Elasticsearch
2 2 (3.77%) Redis
3 1 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (11.32%) Jenkins
2 3 (5.66%) Git
General
1 12 (22.64%) Finance
2 10 (18.87%) Health Technology
2 10 (18.87%) Tech for Good
3 7 (13.21%) Social Skills
4 4 (7.55%) Publishing
5 3 (5.66%) Public Sector
6 2 (3.77%) Legal
6 2 (3.77%) Legal Technology
7 1 (1.89%) Banking
7 1 (1.89%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (62.26%) React
2 11 (20.75%) RESTful
3 9 (16.98%) CSS
3 9 (16.98%) HTML
4 8 (15.09%) Node.js
4 8 (15.09%) REST
5 7 (13.21%) React Native
5 7 (13.21%) Swagger
6 6 (11.32%) Playwright
7 3 (5.66%) Electron
8 2 (3.77%) CSS3
8 2 (3.77%) HTML5
8 2 (3.77%) Kafka
8 2 (3.77%) Redux
8 2 (3.77%) Spring
9 1 (1.89%) Express.js
9 1 (1.89%) gRPC
9 1 (1.89%) Jest
9 1 (1.89%) Next.js
9 1 (1.89%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.32%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (7.55%) Cloud Native
3 1 (1.89%) Algorithms
3 1 (1.89%) Cybercrime
3 1 (1.89%) Data Structures
3 1 (1.89%) Derivative
3 1 (1.89%) Energy Derivatives
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (41.51%) Agile
2 17 (32.08%) Front End Development
3 16 (30.19%) CI/CD
4 15 (28.30%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (26.42%) Full-Stack Development
5 14 (26.42%) Scrum
6 13 (24.53%) Continuous Improvement
7 10 (18.87%) Mentoring
8 9 (16.98%) AI
9 8 (15.09%) Code Quality
9 8 (15.09%) TDD
9 8 (15.09%) User Experience
10 7 (13.21%) Collaborative Culture
10 7 (13.21%) Computer Science
10 7 (13.21%) Continuous Delivery
10 7 (13.21%) Operational Stability
10 7 (13.21%) Pair Programming
10 7 (13.21%) SDLC
10 7 (13.21%) Software Testing
10 7 (13.21%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 29 (54.72%) TypeScript
2 22 (41.51%) JavaScript
3 14 (26.42%) Python
4 5 (9.43%) C#
5 3 (5.66%) Java
6 1 (1.89%) Rust
Qualifications
1 9 (16.98%) SC Cleared
1 9 (16.98%) Security Cleared
2 7 (13.21%) Degree
3 6 (11.32%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (20.75%) QA
2 7 (13.21%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.89%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (3.77%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (5.66%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.89%) Grafana
2 1 (1.89%) Prometheus
2 1 (1.89%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (1.89%) Google