REST Contracts in London

Representational State Transfer (REST)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring REST skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited REST over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 121 97 102
Rank change year-on-year -24 +5 -31
Contract jobs citing REST 291 432 680
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 2.32% 2.42% 2.52%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 8.89% 9.66% 9.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 192 303 515
10th Percentile £380 £400 £430
25th Percentile £413 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £547 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.24% -8.70% -4.17%
75th Percentile £651 £673 £700
90th Percentile £750 £850 £783
England median daily rate £501 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.67% -4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 4
10th Percentile - - £41.38
25th Percentile - - £50.94
Median hourly rate - £67.00 £73.75
Median % change year-on-year - -9.15% +28.26%
75th Percentile - - £90.00
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £55.00 £74.44 £53.87
% change year-on-year -26.11% +38.18% +8.28%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 3,272 4,472 7,401
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 26.06% 25.06% 27.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,300 3,356 5,509
10th Percentile £385 £375 £413
25th Percentile £450 £460 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -4.17% -
75th Percentile £725 £700 £730
90th Percentile £838 £825 £813
England median daily rate £530 £550 £563
% change year-on-year -3.64% -2.22% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 25 40
10th Percentile £33.25 £16.25 £30.68
25th Percentile £36.06 £23.80 £37.84
Median hourly rate £52.50 £36.84 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year +42.51% -44.18% +35.86%
75th Percentile £65.00 £57.50 £75.00
90th Percentile £76.25 £68.80 £76.63
England median hourly rate £65.00 £46.18 £65.00
% change year-on-year +40.75% -28.95% +32.65%

REST
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing REST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for REST in London

REST
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing REST in London.

Daily rate trend for REST in London

REST
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing REST in London over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for REST in London

REST
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing REST in London.

Hourly rate trend for REST in London

REST
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing REST within the London region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
Central London +2 51 £538 +7.50% 33
West London +10 7 £554 +23.11% 7
South London -5 6 £380 -25.85% 1
East London +15 4 £648 -23.82% 12
REST
England

REST
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 18 (6.19%) Confluence
2 14 (4.81%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.72%) Tomcat
4 4 (1.37%) JBoss
5 3 (1.03%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (1.03%) Apache Spark
5 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (1.03%) Oracle Coherence
6 2 (0.69%) Anypoint
6 2 (0.69%) CMS
6 2 (0.69%) nginx
7 1 (0.34%) Alfresco
7 1 (0.34%) Apache
7 1 (0.34%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.34%) IIS
7 1 (0.34%) Mule
7 1 (0.34%) NetWeaver
7 1 (0.34%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.34%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.34%) WebSphere
Applications
1 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.34%) Oracle Smart View
2 1 (0.34%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (3.78%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.37%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.03%) Shopify
4 2 (0.69%) assyst
4 2 (0.69%) Magento
4 2 (0.69%) Oracle Retail
4 2 (0.69%) SAP CX
5 1 (0.34%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.34%) Hyperion Planning
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.34%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 88 (30.24%) AWS
2 85 (29.21%) Azure
3 51 (17.53%) GitHub
4 27 (9.28%) Power Platform
5 22 (7.56%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (6.53%) Dynamics 365
6 19 (6.53%) Power Automate
7 18 (6.19%) Azure Service Bus
7 18 (6.19%) Entra ID
7 18 (6.19%) GCP
7 18 (6.19%) Serverless
8 17 (5.84%) GitHub Actions
9 15 (5.15%) PowerApps
10 12 (4.12%) Azure AKS
11 11 (3.78%) AWS Lambda
12 10 (3.44%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 10 (3.44%) Azure Logic Apps
13 9 (3.09%) SaaS
14 8 (2.75%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 7 (2.41%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (7.22%) HTTP
2 14 (4.81%) DNS
3 7 (2.41%) HTTPS
3 7 (2.41%) SSL
3 7 (2.41%) TCP/IP
4 6 (2.06%) VPN
5 4 (1.37%) Firewall
5 4 (1.37%) SMTP
6 3 (1.03%) Kerberos
6 3 (1.03%) Network Security
7 2 (0.69%) BGP
7 2 (0.69%) Ethernet VPN
7 2 (0.69%) MPLS
7 2 (0.69%) SMS
7 2 (0.69%) SNMP
8 1 (0.34%) Internet
8 1 (0.34%) IPsec
8 1 (0.34%) POP3
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (13.40%) SQL Server
2 23 (7.90%) Relational Database
3 20 (6.87%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (4.47%) Power BI
5 12 (4.12%) NoSQL
6 10 (3.44%) MySQL
6 10 (3.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 9 (3.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 8 (2.75%) Big Data
8 8 (2.75%) MongoDB
9 6 (2.06%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (2.06%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (2.06%) Redis
10 5 (1.72%) Geospatial Data
11 4 (1.37%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (1.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (1.37%) Tableau
12 3 (1.03%) Apache Cassandra
12 3 (1.03%) DynamoDB
12 3 (1.03%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 55 (18.90%) JIRA
2 51 (17.53%) Jenkins
3 50 (17.18%) Git
4 27 (9.28%) Selenium
5 26 (8.93%) Postman
6 24 (8.25%) REST Assured
7 18 (6.19%) JUnit
8 14 (4.81%) Cypress.io
8 14 (4.81%) GitLab
8 14 (4.81%) Subversion
9 12 (4.12%) Bitbucket
10 10 (3.44%) Maven
11 9 (3.09%) Cucumber
11 9 (3.09%) TeamCity
12 6 (2.06%) SoapUI
13 5 (1.72%) Mockito
13 5 (1.72%) SonarQube
13 5 (1.72%) Visual Studio
14 4 (1.37%) CircleCI
14 4 (1.37%) JMeter
General
1 69 (23.71%) Finance
2 62 (21.31%) Social Skills
3 27 (9.28%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (8.25%) Banking
5 18 (6.19%) Public Sector
6 11 (3.78%) Marketing
7 9 (3.09%) Investment Banking
8 6 (2.06%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.72%) Financial Institution
9 5 (1.72%) Publishing
10 4 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.03%) Retail
12 2 (0.69%) Automotive
12 2 (0.69%) Aviation
13 1 (0.34%) Front Office
13 1 (0.34%) Law
13 1 (0.34%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.34%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 119 (40.89%) Developer
2 39 (13.40%) Senior
3 33 (11.34%) Architect
4 30 (10.31%) Lead
5 26 (8.93%) Python Engineer
5 26 (8.93%) Test Engineer
6 20 (6.87%) Software Engineer
7 18 (6.19%) Java Developer
8 17 (5.84%) Senior Test Engineer
9 14 (4.81%) Python Developer
9 14 (4.81%) ServiceNow Developer
10 12 (4.12%) Lead Developer
11 11 (3.78%) Administrator
11 11 (3.78%) Data Engineer
11 11 (3.78%) Solutions Architect
12 10 (3.44%) Dynamics 365 Developer
12 10 (3.44%) Salesforce Developer
13 8 (2.75%) Java Engineer
13 8 (2.75%) Linux Administrator
13 8 (2.75%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (31.96%) SOAP
2 54 (18.56%) Web Services
3 35 (12.03%) JSON
4 31 (10.65%) XML
5 30 (10.31%) HTML
5 30 (10.31%) Kafka
6 26 (8.93%) OAuth
6 26 (8.93%) React
7 25 (8.59%) .NET
7 25 (8.59%) CSS
8 23 (7.90%) AngularJS
8 23 (7.90%) Node.js
9 20 (6.87%) Spring
10 17 (5.84%) OAuth2
11 16 (5.50%) LDAP
11 16 (5.50%) Spring Boot
11 16 (5.50%) Swagger
12 15 (5.15%) Middleware
13 14 (4.81%) pytest
14 13 (4.47%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 19 (6.53%) Distributed Systems
2 15 (5.15%) Data Structures
3 13 (4.47%) Enterprise Software
4 12 (4.12%) Product Ownership
5 10 (3.44%) CMDB
6 9 (3.09%) Public Cloud
7 8 (2.75%) Clustering
7 8 (2.75%) Onboarding
8 7 (2.41%) Algorithms
8 7 (2.41%) Replication
9 6 (2.06%) Mobile App
9 6 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
10 5 (1.72%) Hybrid Cloud
10 5 (1.72%) N-Tier
11 4 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.37%) Derivative
11 4 (1.37%) Equities
11 4 (1.37%) Management Information System
11 4 (1.37%) PKI
11 4 (1.37%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.50%) Linux
2 11 (3.78%) Windows
3 7 (2.41%) Solaris
3 7 (2.41%) Unix
3 7 (2.41%) Windows Server
4 6 (2.06%) Android
5 3 (1.03%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.69%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.69%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (35.05%) CI/CD
2 101 (34.71%) Agile
3 68 (23.37%) DevOps
4 64 (21.99%) Test Automation
5 58 (19.93%) Problem-Solving
6 41 (14.09%) Software Engineering
7 39 (13.40%) Scrum
8 35 (12.03%) TDD
9 31 (10.65%) Microservices
10 29 (9.97%) API Integration
10 29 (9.97%) SDLC
11 24 (8.25%) Unit Testing
12 23 (7.90%) BDD
13 22 (7.56%) Data Modelling
13 22 (7.56%) Roadmaps
14 21 (7.22%) Continuous Integration
15 19 (6.53%) API Testing
15 19 (6.53%) Full-Stack Development
15 19 (6.53%) Test Scripting
16 18 (6.19%) Event-Driven
Programming Languages
1 96 (32.99%) Python
2 89 (30.58%) JavaScript
3 77 (26.46%) Java
4 68 (23.37%) SQL
5 50 (17.18%) C#
6 15 (5.15%) TypeScript
7 14 (4.81%) PowerShell
8 12 (4.12%) Apex Code
8 12 (4.12%) Groovy
9 10 (3.44%) Bash
9 10 (3.44%) T-SQL
10 9 (3.09%) Rust
10 9 (3.09%) Scala
11 7 (2.41%) Clojure
11 7 (2.41%) Perl
12 6 (2.06%) Elixir
12 6 (2.06%) Shell Script
13 4 (1.37%) Go
14 3 (1.03%) DAML
14 3 (1.03%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 45 (15.46%) Security Cleared
2 39 (13.40%) SC Cleared
3 34 (11.68%) Degree
4 14 (4.81%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (1.72%) AWS Certification
5 5 (1.72%) Master's Degree
5 5 (1.72%) MCPD
5 5 (1.72%) MCSD
5 5 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.37%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 4 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.03%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.69%) Azure Certification
8 2 (0.69%) OCP
8 2 (0.69%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.34%) CISSP
9 1 (0.34%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.34%) PhD
9 1 (0.34%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.34%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.84%) QA
1 17 (5.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 13 (4.47%) GDPR
3 9 (3.09%) Accessibility
4 8 (2.75%) Data Quality
5 6 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 2 (0.69%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.69%) SLA
7 1 (0.34%) EMIR
7 1 (0.34%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.34%) IFRS
7 1 (0.34%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.34%) MiFID
7 1 (0.34%) NIST
7 1 (0.34%) WCAG
System Software
1 36 (12.37%) Docker
2 17 (5.84%) Active Directory
3 7 (2.41%) VMware ESXi
4 6 (2.06%) OpenAM
4 6 (2.06%) OpenDJ
4 6 (2.06%) OpenIDM
5 3 (1.03%) NFS
5 3 (1.03%) Veritas File System
5 3 (1.03%) Veritas Volume Manager
5 3 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.34%) RACF
Systems Management
1 47 (16.15%) Kubernetes
2 23 (7.90%) Terraform
3 19 (6.53%) Ansible
4 11 (3.78%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (2.41%) QRadar
5 7 (2.41%) Red Hat Satellite
6 5 (1.72%) Grafana
6 5 (1.72%) Tivoli
7 4 (1.37%) EMC NetWorker
7 4 (1.37%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 3 (1.03%) Kibana
9 2 (0.69%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.34%) Apache Ranger
10 1 (0.34%) CloudHub
10 1 (0.34%) Control-M
10 1 (0.34%) Netcool
10 1 (0.34%) Packer
10 1 (0.34%) Plesk
10 1 (0.34%) Puppet
Vendors
1 43 (14.78%) Microsoft
2 36 (12.37%) ServiceNow
3 26 (8.93%) Oracle
4 22 (7.56%) Salesforce
5 15 (5.15%) SAP
6 14 (4.81%) Google
7 12 (4.12%) MuleSoft
7 12 (4.12%) Splunk
8 8 (2.75%) Adobe
8 8 (2.75%) Red Hat
9 7 (2.41%) CyberArk
9 7 (2.41%) Qualys
9 7 (2.41%) SaltStack
9 7 (2.41%) VMware
10 6 (2.06%) Databricks
10 6 (2.06%) ForgeRock
10 6 (2.06%) IBM
11 5 (1.72%) Dynatrace
11 5 (1.72%) Qualtrics
12 4 (1.37%) CA Agile Central