React: market

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React is one of the most accessible IT entry segments thanks to a huge number of courses and pet projects. The Junior market is large but competitive. The biggest jump — between Junior and Middle (mastering TypeScript, Redux Toolkit + async state managers, testing). Senior owns SPA architecture + design system + perf optimisation (code-splitting, lazy loading, Web Vitals). Frontend Lead — 3-5 developers reporting + tech decisions on architecture. Career flow: Junior React → Middle → Senior → either Frontend Lead (management), Fullstack Engineer (expansion into backend), or Staff Frontend Engineer (technical depth).

Top 5 technologies in React jobs: react, typescript, javascript, redux, git. React 18+ (must — Concurrent Mode, Suspense, useTransition, useDeferredValue). TypeScript — must in 95%+ of new projects; JS-only only in legacy. Next.js 14+ with App Router + Server Components — a premium skill for SSR/SSG. State management: Redux Toolkit (the industry standard), Zustand (lightweight alternative in new projects), Jotai/Recoil (atomic approaches), MobX (legacy). Data fetching: React Query/TanStack Query, SWR, Apollo Client (GraphQL). Styling: Tailwind CSS (dominant), CSS Modules, styled-components, Emotion. Bundlers: Vite in new projects, Webpack in legacy. Testing: Jest + React Testing Library (unit), Playwright/Cypress (e2e). UI kits: shadcn/ui, Radix UI, MUI, Ant Design. Storybook for design system. Knowledge of Web Vitals + Lighthouse + accessibility (WCAG/ARIA) — Senior must.

React — the dominant choice (60-70% of CIS frontend jobs). The largest Junior+Middle+Senior market, the most portable skill between companies, huge ecosystem, React Native bonus for mobile. Downsides: "patchwork" ecosystem (you pick state-manager + router + form-lib yourself), frequent breaking changes (Concurrent Mode, App Router). Vue 3 — second place in CIS. Cleaner DX, Composition API, batteries-included (Vue Router + Pinia out of the box). Fewer jobs, but in CIS product startups Vue is common. Salary ≈ React, sometimes slightly higher thanks to smaller supply. Angular — third in CIS, but dominates enterprise/banks. The most opinionated framework (DI + RxJS + TS out of the box). Senior Angular at a bank — 10-15% premium over Senior React. Career strategy: React first (market size), then optionally Vue/Angular for diversification.

Next.js 14+ (App Router) — the standard for production React in 2026. SSR/SSG/ISR out of the box, Server Components, file-based routing, image optimisation, API routes. Used by Vercel-deployers, e-commerce, content sites, product SaaS. Senior Next.js — premium skill, +10-15% over plain React. Remix (acquired by Shopify) — meta-framework focused on data loading + progressive enhancement + nested routing. Fewer jobs, but Senior Remix is valued in the Shopify ecosystem. Plain React (without a meta-framework) — for admin panels, dashboards, embedded widgets. Junior can start with plain React + Vite. Career strategy: React core first (3-6 months), then Next.js 14 App Router as a natural extension. Remix — optional if you plan to work in the Shopify ecosystem.

Yes, React is the MOST remote-friendly segment of IT in our sample: 50% of jobs are full-remote or hybrid. Frontend by nature doesn't require physical presence — no special equipment, everything in the browser. Startups and international SaaS — almost always full-remote. Russian product companies — hybrid (1-3 days office) or remote after probation. Banks (Sber) — more often office due to compliance. Relocant hubs for Russian-speaking React developers: Dubai, Cyprus (Limassol), Lisbon, Tbilisi, Yerevan, Bali, Serbia (Belgrade), Georgia. English opens global remote with a +20-40% salary premium.

React Web (this page) — renders HTML/CSS in the browser. SPA, dashboards, product interfaces. Stack: React + Next.js + Tailwind + DOM API. React Native — renders native iOS/Android UI components on a JS bridge. Mobile app development. Stack: React + Expo + native modules (Android Studio/Xcode for debugging). Similar: React syntax, hooks, JSX, state management (Redux/Zustand). Different: layout (Flexbox in RN vs full CSS in Web), navigation (React Navigation vs React Router), debug tools (Flipper vs Chrome DevTools), platform APIs (Native modules for camera/GPS/notifications vs Web APIs). Career switch React Web → React Native possible in 1-2 months (master Expo + 1 native module). React Native pay ≈ React Web Senior, but the RN market is smaller. Details — on the React Native page (canonical-redirect leads here, but mobile analytics differ).

Optimal roadmap: 1) HTML5 + CSS3 + Flexbox + Grid — Stepik/MDN/freeCodeCamp. 2) JavaScript ES6+ — async/await, modules, destructuring, prototypes. Books: "You Don't Know JS" Simpson, "Eloquent JavaScript". 3) TypeScript — type system, generics, narrowing. TypeScript Deep Dive (free book). 4) React 18+ — official tutorial + react.dev hands-on. Master hooks (useState/useEffect/useMemo/useCallback/useReducer + custom). 5) One state manager: Redux Toolkit (for the market) or Zustand (for pets). 6) Next.js 14 App Router — official learn course. 7) Tailwind CSS — utility-first approach. 8) Jest + React Testing Library + Playwright. 9) Pet project: e-commerce SPA or dashboard with auth + REST API + state management + tests, deployed to Vercel. Courses: Karpov.Courses "React Developer", Yandex.Practicum, Skillfactory, Hexlet. Books: "Pro Git" Chacon, "Refactoring UI" Wathan, "You Don't Know JS". Time to Junior — 6-12 months of full-time study.

As of the latest data refresh, the Zorky CRM sample contains 725 active open React positions (web-only, no React Native — that's a separate pool). React is the largest frontend-market segment. Geography: leaders — Russia / Poland / remote. The real market is broader than our sample thanks to internal-only positions. Time-to-close for a Senior React role — 2-4 weeks on average.

A Senior React owns the full frontend cycle from requirements to production. React core: deep understanding of reconciliation, Concurrent Mode, Suspense, useTransition, useDeferredValue, error boundaries. TypeScript: generics, conditional types, mapped types, discriminated unions, type-safe API clients. State management: deep knowledge of Redux Toolkit (RTK Query, normalized cache), Zustand patterns, server-state vs client-state split via React Query. Performance: React DevTools profiling, code-splitting + lazy loading, virtualisation (react-virtual/react-window), correct use of memo/useMemo/useCallback, bundle analysis. Architecture: design system + UI kit design, feature-sliced design / Atomic design, monorepo (Nx/Turborepo). Testing: 70%+ coverage, MSW for API mocks, a11y testing via jest-axe, visual regression (Chromatic/Percy). Accessibility: WCAG 2.1 AA, ARIA roles, keyboard navigation, screen readers. Web Vitals: LCP/FID/CLS optimisation, Lighthouse 90+. DevOps basics: CI/CD pipelines, Docker, env config. Soft: code review, mentoring Middle/Junior, communication with backend/designer. English for Senior+ — must, especially for EU/international remote.