Representational State Transfer (REST)
County Antrim > Belfast
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring REST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | 30 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -16 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing REST | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Belfast | 1.99% | 2.55% | 7.63% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 9.68% | 17.86% | 40.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £626 | £442 | £503 |
| 25th Percentile | £628 | £468 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £513 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.83% | -10.87% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £672 | £522 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £674 | £527 | £675 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £650 | £513 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.83% | -10.87% | +15.00% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Belfast
REST falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Belfast.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 31 | 28 | 22 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast | 20.53% | 14.29% | 18.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 22 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £325 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £628 | £400 | £459 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £410 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +58.54% | -25.45% | +37.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £694 | £488 | £616 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £518 | £670 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £650 | £410 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +58.54% | -25.45% | +37.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £27.25 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| County Antrim median hourly rate | £26.50 | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing REST relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
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Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing REST.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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: