In the previous blog titled “Languages for the win — Part 1”, a detailed info train on Python and Node.js was provided with the possibilities of their demand and opportunities they can provide in the future. Similarly, in this blog, we are going to see a tad bit more about React and React Native.
Let’s dive into React first. Before jumping into the details, let’s understand who a React JS developer is. React.JS Developers design and implement user interface components for JavaScript-based web and mobile applications using the React open-source library ecosystem. These extremely skilled frontend developers are involved in every stage of interface component design, from the birth through to final testing. React.js is one of the most demanding frameworks in the market right now; 31.3% of worldwide specialists are currently utilizing this technology. Some of the world’s top tech teams use the tool to design easy-to-maintain solutions — Netflix, PayPal, Airbnb, and more.
The significant reasons for React JS to be extremely important are a few namely: its help to increase app development speed, giving improved code stability, its SEO friendliness and robust tool-kit. According to SimilarTech, React JS is now being used on more than 90,000 websites. Based on a survey performed by StackOverflow, 85.3% of developers who took the survey were using JavaScript as their main programming language. This is yet another reason for React developers to be in demand.
When it comes to opportunities in the React field, young adults are easily drawn towards it for its high paying salary and the intricacies involved in learning them. According to LinkedIn, there are 9000 job offers relating to React JS that are open. It does not come to us as a surprise because India is one among the biggest tech savvy countries in the world. Another reason for these developers being in high demand is with the rise of start-ups. These companies hire more React developers than any other big companies.
There are a lot of pros of picking the React JS field, let us tell you why. Once you work/ study to be a React developer, it comes in easy for you to acquire other skills and become a front-end, backend or a full stack developer. This in turn, adds more value to your resume and career as well. Being a React developer also implies the amount of user and client interaction one would get accustomed to. This develops your soft skills and your leadership skills and helps you widely in decision making.
Now, if we have to talk numbers, an average React developer earns around Rs. 735K/year. An entry-level developer (1–4 years of experience) in India could earn around Rs. 400K/ year and a developer in the mid-range (4–6 years of experience) can earn around Rs. 540K/ year. If you have high-level skills and hands-on experience for several years can easily get around Rs. 1700K/ year!
According to Payscale, below are the popular companies interested in hiring React.JS and web developers:
Accenture: Rs. 476,000
Amazon: Rs. 1,000,000
Directi: Rs. 678,000
Tata Consultancy Service(TCS): Rs. 420,000
Cognizant: Rs. 390,000
Infotech: Rs. 292,000
With that, let’s move onto React Native. React Native has become the well-known name in the year 2020 for building complex hybrid apps that provide a natural user experience due to its advanced features and the ability to dive into native ones on each platform. According to the StackOverflow developer’s survey, 2019 React Native lovers are almost 62.5%. Facebook created React Natice as a part of a hackathon, but boy oh boy, it has gained popularity over the years.
React Native provides a plethora of native UI components, boilerplate codes, and native environments that can help you with native-like apps. These apps are faster and more advanced and are also quite interactive with the user. Like React JS, Javascript is the best seller for both the programming languages.
Many companies choose React Native due to its capability of code-sharing. Developers can share as much as 90% of the source codes across platforms. It helps businesses to reduce the Software development costs by 50–80%. So, businesses can invest more in their products than just development purposes. We will see the rise of React Native with compatibility to other platforms like Windows, macOS, Linux, tvOS, watchOS, and many more.
According to Sophie Alpert, the Engineering Manager at React:
“We know that some teams are looking for more thorough documentation in topics like startup optimization, where our expertise hasn’t yet been written down. Expect to see some of these changes over the coming year.” Salary expectations for React Native can be at an average of Rs. 414K/ year. The highest starting at Rs. 707K/ year and the minimum can be Rs. 184K/ year according to Glassdoor.
So, don’t you worry! It will be a salary secure job and it can be your opportunity into the tech world, grab them now.
