The first table below looks at the demand for REST skills in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited REST over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Representational State Transfer (REST)
Rank 100 115 114
Rank change year-on-year
+15 -1
Permanent jobs citing REST 17 14 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 0.979% 0.694% 0.619%
As % of the Application Development category 1.974% 1.301% 1.223%
Number of salaries quoted 16 13 13
Average salary £45,000 £37,500 £41,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.00% -9.63%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £32,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £39,500 £48,300
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year
-5.88% -5.55%
All Application Development
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
861 1076 1063
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 49.60% 53.37% 50.62%
Number of salaries quoted 807 937 964
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £27,500 £28,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.73%
REST
Cambridgeshire

REST
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing REST across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Cambridge REST Jobs Demand Trend

REST
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing REST across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge REST Salary Trend

REST
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing REST across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Cambridge REST Salary Histogram

REST
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing REST also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited REST.

1 25 (67.57%) Java
2 21 (56.76%) JavaScript
2 21 (56.76%) XML
3 17 (45.95%) SQL
4 15 (40.54%) SOAP
5 14 (37.84%) HTML
6 12 (32.43%) CSS
7 11 (29.73%) Web Services
7 11 (29.73%) Python
7 11 (29.73%) SaaS
8 9 (24.32%) Degree
8 9 (24.32%) DOM
8 9 (24.32%) .NET
8 9 (24.32%) J2EE
9 8 (21.62%) JSON
10 7 (18.92%) Java EE
10 7 (18.92%) Analytics
10 7 (18.92%) Oracle
10 7 (18.92%) JSP
10 7 (18.92%) PL/SQL
10 7 (18.92%) UNIX
10 7 (18.92%) SharePoint
10 7 (18.92%) TDD
10 7 (18.92%) HTTP
10 7 (18.92%) B2B
10 7 (18.92%) HTTPS
10 7 (18.92%) Microsoft
11 6 (16.22%) BEA
11 6 (16.22%) TOAD
11 6 (16.22%) WebLogic

REST
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing REST also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited REST. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 21 (56.76%) XML
2 15 (40.54%) SOAP
3 14 (37.84%) HTML
4 12 (32.43%) CSS
5 11 (29.73%) Web Services
6 9 (24.32%) .NET
6 9 (24.32%) J2EE
6 9 (24.32%) DOM
7 8 (21.62%) JSON
8 7 (18.92%) JSP
8 7 (18.92%) Java EE
9 6 (16.22%) jQuery
9 6 (16.22%) Servlets
10 5 (13.51%) XHTML
11 4 (10.81%) Django
11 4 (10.81%) Semantic HTML
12 2 (5.405%) CSS3
12 2 (5.405%) Natural Language Processing
12 2 (5.405%) OAuth
13 1 (2.703%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 7 (18.92%) SharePoint
2 6 (16.22%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (2.703%) Photoshop
Communications & Networking
1 7 (18.92%) HTTP
1 7 (18.92%) HTTPS
2 4 (10.81%) Internet
3 2 (5.405%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (16.22%) TOAD
2 5 (13.51%) Big Data
3 2 (5.405%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (5.405%) Data Mining
4 1 (2.703%) Text Mining
4 1 (2.703%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (13.51%) Subversion
2 3 (8.108%) Firebug
2 3 (8.108%) Fiddler
3 1 (2.703%) Git (software)
3 1 (2.703%) Dreamweaver
3 1 (2.703%) Xcode
General
1 6 (16.22%) Finance
2 2 (5.405%) Legal
3 1 (2.703%) Retail
3 1 (2.703%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 30 (81.08%) Developer
2 16 (43.24%) Java Developer
3 7 (18.92%) Senior Developer
4 5 (13.51%) Product Manager
5 4 (10.81%) PHP Developer
6 3 (8.108%) Senior Manager
6 3 (8.108%) Web Developer
6 3 (8.108%) Senior Product Manager
7 2 (5.405%) Applications Developer
7 2 (5.405%) Software Developer
7 2 (5.405%) Java Software Developer
8 1 (2.703%) Research Engineer
8 1 (2.703%) Mobile Developer
8 1 (2.703%) iOS Developer
8 1 (2.703%) Web Applications Developer
8 1 (2.703%) Java Team Leader
8 1 (2.703%) Senior Applications Developer
8 1 (2.703%) Graduate
8 1 (2.703%) Team Leader
8 1 (2.703%) PHP Web Developer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (29.73%) SaaS
2 4 (10.81%) Mobile App
2 4 (10.81%) Computer Science
3 3 (8.108%) Blackberry
4 2 (5.405%) Statistics
4 2 (5.405%) Psychology
4 2 (5.405%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (5.405%) Data Extraction
5 1 (2.703%) iPad
5 1 (2.703%) Embedded Systems
5 1 (2.703%) Java Card
5 1 (2.703%) Smartphone
5 1 (2.703%) Biometrics
5 1 (2.703%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 7 (18.92%) UNIX
2 3 (8.108%) Android
3 2 (5.405%) Windows
3 2 (5.405%) Linux
4 1 (2.703%) Apple iOS
4 1 (2.703%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (18.92%) B2B
1 7 (18.92%) TDD
1 7 (18.92%) Analytics
2 6 (16.22%) Business Development
2 6 (16.22%) Unit Testing
2 6 (16.22%) OOP
3 5 (13.51%) Continuous Integration
4 4 (10.81%) Product Management
4 4 (10.81%) Rapid Prototyping
5 3 (8.108%) Content Management
5 3 (8.108%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (5.405%) Web Development
6 2 (5.405%) Scrum
6 2 (5.405%) Refactoring
7 1 (2.703%) Data Protection
7 1 (2.703%) Software Architecture
7 1 (2.703%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (2.703%) Mobile Application Development
7 1 (2.703%) Agile Software Development
7 1 (2.703%) Pair Programming
Programming Languages
1 25 (67.57%) Java
2 21 (56.76%) JavaScript
3 17 (45.95%) SQL
4 11 (29.73%) Python
5 7 (18.92%) PL/SQL
6 6 (16.22%) PHP
7 3 (8.108%) C#
8 1 (2.703%) C
8 1 (2.703%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 9 (24.32%) Degree
2 1 (2.703%) Postgraduate
2 1 (2.703%) PhD
Vendors
1 7 (18.92%) Oracle
1 7 (18.92%) Microsoft
2 6 (16.22%) BEA
3 2 (5.405%) Facebook
3 2 (5.405%) Twitter
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Broadly skills required will include mixture of JQuery, HTML, CSS, Javascript and API programming. Desired skills include RESTful, Test driven development, user of Version Control, Linux. Essential: Web...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum + Fantastic + prospects + benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013