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React freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.

Demand and trends for React – calculated from 249 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.

As of: week 41/2026 · updated weekly
Listings (90 d)
249
Rank 54 of 531 skills
Trend (90 d)
▼ 27 %
Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
Of which must-have
64 %
Rated for 249 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
Remote possible
96 %
35 % fully remote · stated in 84 % of postings
The jury's verdict on React

In demand, but declining.

React is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 54 of 531. Its market share is falling (▼ 27 % vs. the 90 days before).

High demandRank 54 of 531 skills, 249 postings in 90 days.
Shrinking marketMarket share ▼ 27 % vs. the 90 days before.
Remote possible96 % of postings allow remote work.
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What is React – and why do companies hire React freelancers?

The postings that mention React fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):

New development80 %
Building new applications, platforms and products with React.
Operations and enhancement6 %
Looking after, supporting and continuously extending existing systems with React.

Typical roles

The roles hired most often are Fullstack Developer (42 %), Frontend Developer (22 %), Backend Developer (13 %) and Software Architect (12 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 65 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.

Demand over the last 12 weeks

new listings per week
W29W40
▼ 27 %
Market share vs. previous quarter
▲ 3 %
Postings vs. previous quarter
54 / 531
Rank among all skills

Weekly postings for React are rising: from an average of 19 to 26 per week (+42 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).

Which skills React is wanted with – and which ones pay off

TypeScript appears in 57 % of React postings.

Often named together

TypeScript57 %(opens in new tab)Java37 %(opens in new tab)CI/CD33 %(opens in new tab)Docker29 %(opens in new tab)Node.js28 %(opens in new tab)Kubernetes26 %(opens in new tab)REST API26 %(opens in new tab)Spring Boot25 %(opens in new tab)Share of React postings that also name the skill.

Who wants React – and under which conditions

Seniority

Senior65 %
Mid-level23 %
Junior7 %

Senior dominates (65 %). Pure junior roles are rare (7 %).

Stated in 96 % of listings

Industries

it_software38 %
healthcare15 %
logistics12 %
energy7 %
banking_finance7 %

it_software grows the most (+37 % vs. the previous quarter).

Stated in 65 % of listings

Contract type

Freelance71 %
Permanent20 %
Temp agency9 %

Freelance dominates (71 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Workplace

Partly remote61 %
Fully remote35 %
On site4 %

Partly remote dominates (61 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 35 % of postings.

Stated in 84 % of listings

Regions (on site)

Hamburg14 %
Frankfurt am Main11 %
Berlin9 %
Frankfurt6 %
München5 %

Hamburg leads (14 %).

Stated in 53 % of listings

Project language

German76 %
English23 %

German dominates (76 %).

Stated in 100 % of listings

Market dynamics: how contested is React?

Typical duration6 monthsMedian of the postings that state it. 38 % run 12 months or longer.Basis: 87 postings with this information (35 % of all postings).
Full time required79 %Share of postings stating a workload that expect full time.Basis: 86 postings with this information (35 % of all postings).

Who posts React projects

FERCHAU GmbH21
Westhouse Consulting GmbH20
Darwin Recruitment18
mund consulting AG17
Halian GmbH13
Hays AG12
Postings of the last 90 days.

Current React projects

Frequently asked questions about React freelancing

How many React projects are there right now?

In the last 90 days, 249 projects and jobs mentioning React were posted. That is around 20 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 27 % compared with the previous quarter.

Is React still in demand for freelancers?

React ranks 54 of 531 skills.

Are React projects possible remotely?

96 % of React postings allow remote work. 35 % are fully remote.

Which skills should I learn as a React freelancer?

TypeScript (57 %), Java (37 %) and CI/CD (33 %) are most often required together with React. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.

Who posts React projects?

The 6 most active recruiters account for 41 % of all React postings of the last 90 days.

Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention React. Projects posted several times that are detected as duplicates count once; postings without an assignable IT category are missing, so the figures are a lower bound. The trend compares the share of all IT postings with the 90 days before and only appears with enough comparison data. We do not show figures based on fewer than 30 data points. The rating “must have” or “nice to have” comes from an AI analysis of the posting texts. Distributions only refer to postings that state the respective attribute; we state the coverage alongside. Recruiters are the posters of the listing according to the source, only above a minimum number of postings. An AI assigns the project type and role of each posting from its title, category and skills; the shares are counted postings, not estimates, and only appear with enough classified postings.

Basis: 10,565 IT listings in the window

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