REST Contract Job Trends in Glasgow
Representational State Transfer (REST)
Scotland > Glasgow
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring REST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | 54 | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | -7 | +12 |
| Contract jobs citing REST | 78 | 28 | 19 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow | 6.39% | 3.78% | 2.72% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 24.61% | 10.53% | 13.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 36 | 25 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £320 | £313 | £321 |
| 25th Percentile | £322 | £381 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £423 | £465 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.14% | +24.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £484 | £538 | £425 |
| 90th Percentile | £606 | £544 | £432 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £423 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +18.34% | -13.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £35.00 | - | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Glasgow
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 Glasgow.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 317 | 266 | 139 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow | 25.96% | 35.95% | 19.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 190 | 150 | 101 |
| 10th Percentile | £311 | £352 | £348 |
| 25th Percentile | £356 | £413 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £475 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.53% | +11.76% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £499 | £575 | £513 |
| 90th Percentile | £601 | £650 | £619 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £465 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +7.53% | -3.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £55.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.36% | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £35.00 | £55.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.36% | - | -4.70% |
REST Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing REST relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
REST Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing REST.
REST Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing REST in Glasgow over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
REST Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing REST.
REST Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring | 37.2% | 29 |
| 1 | Spring Boot | 37.2% | 29 |
| 3 | React | 35.9% | 28 |
| 4 | JPA | 20.5% | 16 |
| 5 | JSON | 19.2% | 15 |
| 6 | HTML | 17.9% | 14 |
| 7 | CSS | 16.7% | 13 |
| 7 | Kafka | 16.7% | 13 |
| 9 | Node.js | 15.4% | 12 |
| 9 | YAML | 15.4% | 12 |
| 11 | FastAPI | 14.1% | 11 |
| 11 | FreeMarker | 14.1% | 11 |
| 11 | pydantic | 14.1% | 11 |
| 14 | AngularJS | 11.5% | 9 |
| 14 | JSF | 11.5% | 9 |
| 16 | HTML5 | 10.3% | 8 |
| 16 | RESTful | 10.3% | 8 |
| 18 | CSS3 | 9.0% | 7 |
| 18 | Redux | 9.0% | 7 |
| 18 | Terraform | 9.0% | 7 |