Representational State Transfer (REST)
East of England > Cambridgeshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring REST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 41 | 30 | 50 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +20 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing REST | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire | 0.56% | 3.32% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 2.56% | 18.57% | 2.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £613 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £631 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £688 | £420 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.69% | -1.18% | -44.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £719 | £430 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £458 | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £548 | £420 | £479 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.36% | -12.27% | -12.95% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Cambridgeshire
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 Cambridgeshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 78 | 70 | 42 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire | 21.97% | 17.90% | 8.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 36 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £335 | £300 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £391 | £340 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £416 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.11% | -16.75% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £565 | £480 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £652 | £606 | £675 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £413 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.21% | -17.50% | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £15.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £31.25 | - | £15.51 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | - | £15.76 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -59.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | - | £16.26 |
| 90th Percentile | £48.59 | - | £16.40 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £63.50 | £65.00 | £55.53 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.31% | +17.05% | -14.57% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing REST relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing REST.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing REST.
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Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing REST within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 26 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | -8 | 2 | £688 | +63.69% | 2 |
| REST East of England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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: