REST Contract Job Trends in London

Representational State Transfer (REST)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring REST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 92 95
Rank change year-on-year +25 +3 +19
Contract jobs citing REST 789 416 427
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.91% 3.06% 2.63%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 17.35% 11.71% 9.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 515 292 292
10th Percentile £392 £363 £407
25th Percentile £437 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £638 £673 £625
90th Percentile £710 £749 £788
England median daily rate £515 £492 £523
% change year-on-year +4.67% -5.84% -9.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 1
10th Percentile £45.50 - -
25th Percentile £52.06 £43.75 -
Median hourly rate £61.00 £47.50 £67.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.42% -29.10% +1.13%
75th Percentile £72.19 £51.25 -
90th Percentile £81.88 - -
England median hourly rate £59.50 £50.00 £72.00
% change year-on-year +19.00% -30.56% +33.66%

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 4,548 3,553 4,448
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 22.56% 26.13% 27.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,016 2,482 3,209
10th Percentile £393 £368 £376
25th Percentile £450 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £725
90th Percentile £775 £825 £850
England median daily rate £525 £515 £550
% change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 26 25
10th Percentile £26.55 £32.00 £16.25
25th Percentile £35.25 £33.56 £23.80
Median hourly rate £42.50 £51.97 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.22% +38.59% -44.03%
75th Percentile £60.75 £62.19 £50.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £70.38 £71.80
England median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% - -10.20%

REST
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing REST relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

REST job vacancy trend in London

REST
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing REST.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing REST

REST
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing REST in London over the 6 months to 6 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for REST in London

REST
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing REST.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing REST

REST
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing REST in London over the 6 months to 6 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram 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 6 August 2026. 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 +9 92 £535 -2.73% 65
South London -5 17 £563 -9.57% 6
East London +4 4 £400 -39.92% 13
West London -21 4 £539 +2.62% 9
North London - 1 - - 2
REST
England

REST
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 29 (3.68%) Confluence
2 24 (3.04%) SharePoint
3 16 (2.03%) Apache
4 14 (1.77%) Apache Spark
5 10 (1.27%) Anypoint
5 10 (1.27%) Apache Airflow
6 8 (1.01%) IIS
7 7 (0.89%) Camunda
7 7 (0.89%) Mule
8 6 (0.76%) WebSphere
9 5 (0.63%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 5 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
10 4 (0.51%) Ethereum
10 4 (0.51%) Hyperledger
11 3 (0.38%) CICS
11 3 (0.38%) Cloud Foundry
11 3 (0.38%) OpenStack
12 2 (0.25%) Appian
12 2 (0.25%) ArcGIS
12 2 (0.25%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 3 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (0.38%) MS Visio
1 3 (0.38%) Trello
2 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.13%) Maya
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (1.90%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.52%) Oracle EBS
3 7 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.63%) Shopify
5 4 (0.51%) Elite 3E
5 4 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
5 4 (0.51%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.51%) Quorum
5 4 (0.51%) R3 Corda
5 4 (0.51%) Ripple
6 3 (0.38%) Distributed Ledger
6 3 (0.38%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.25%) Infor LN
7 2 (0.25%) Magento
7 2 (0.25%) Oracle Retail
7 2 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.25%) Workfront
8 1 (0.13%) Bloomberg AIM
Cloud Services
1 282 (35.74%) Azure
2 237 (30.04%) AWS
3 128 (16.22%) GitHub
4 89 (11.28%) GCP
5 85 (10.77%) Azure DevOps
6 76 (9.63%) GitHub Actions
7 63 (7.98%) Serverless
8 54 (6.84%) Entra ID
9 44 (5.58%) Power Platform
10 42 (5.32%) SaaS
11 35 (4.44%) Amazon S3
12 32 (4.06%) AWS Lambda
13 31 (3.93%) Amazon SQS
14 30 (3.80%) Amazon EKS
15 26 (3.30%) Salesforce Service Cloud
16 25 (3.17%) Boomi
16 25 (3.17%) PaaS
17 24 (3.04%) OCI
18 23 (2.92%) Amazon ECS
18 23 (2.92%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.53%) HTTP
2 7 (0.89%) HTTPS
3 6 (0.76%) FTP
4 5 (0.63%) BGP
4 5 (0.63%) DNS
4 5 (0.63%) Firewall
4 5 (0.63%) Network Security
4 5 (0.63%) SSL
5 4 (0.51%) MPLS
5 4 (0.51%) OSPF
5 4 (0.51%) WAN
6 3 (0.38%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (0.38%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.38%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.25%) Intranet
7 2 (0.25%) NaaS
7 2 (0.25%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.25%) SMS
7 2 (0.25%) SNMP
7 2 (0.25%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 100 (12.67%) PostgreSQL
2 89 (11.28%) Relational Database
3 74 (9.38%) SQL Server
4 36 (4.56%) NoSQL
5 32 (4.06%) MongoDB
6 28 (3.55%) Power BI
7 25 (3.17%) Redis
8 20 (2.53%) Data Warehouse
9 19 (2.41%) MySQL
10 18 (2.28%) Amazon RDS
11 15 (1.90%) Azure SQL Database
11 15 (1.90%) Elasticsearch
12 14 (1.77%) Big Data
12 14 (1.77%) Metadata
13 12 (1.52%) BigQuery
14 10 (1.27%) DynamoDB
15 9 (1.14%) Data Lake
15 9 (1.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 7 (0.89%) Apache Cassandra
16 7 (0.89%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 121 (15.34%) Git
2 67 (8.49%) Jenkins
3 57 (7.22%) JIRA
4 45 (5.70%) GitLab
5 35 (4.44%) JUnit
6 24 (3.04%) Cypress.io
7 20 (2.53%) Gradle
8 19 (2.41%) Maven
9 17 (2.15%) Selenium
10 16 (2.03%) Cucumber
11 14 (1.77%) Mockito
11 14 (1.77%) Postman
12 12 (1.52%) REST Assured
13 11 (1.39%) CircleCI
14 10 (1.27%) Eclipse
15 9 (1.14%) JMeter
15 9 (1.14%) Storybook
15 9 (1.14%) Visual Studio
15 9 (1.14%) Visual Studio Code
16 8 (1.01%) Bitbucket
General
1 222 (28.14%) Finance
2 189 (23.95%) Social Skills
3 108 (13.69%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (9.13%) Banking
5 67 (8.49%) Public Sector
6 40 (5.07%) Retail
7 29 (3.68%) Telecoms
8 21 (2.66%) Marketing
9 17 (2.15%) Publishing
10 15 (1.90%) Investment Banking
11 10 (1.27%) Billing
11 10 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.14%) Financial Institution
12 9 (1.14%) Front Office
12 9 (1.14%) Legal
12 9 (1.14%) Pharmaceutical
13 7 (0.89%) Manufacturing
14 6 (0.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (0.76%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 322 (40.81%) Developer
2 137 (17.36%) Architect
3 131 (16.60%) Senior
4 66 (8.37%) Senior Developer
5 54 (6.84%) Java Developer
6 49 (6.21%) Full-Stack Developer
7 44 (5.58%) Solutions Architect
8 43 (5.45%) Software Engineer
9 38 (4.82%) Lead
9 38 (4.82%) Python Developer
10 27 (3.42%) React Developer
11 25 (3.17%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 24 (3.04%) Consultant
13 23 (2.92%) .NET Developer
13 23 (2.92%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 22 (2.79%) ServiceNow Architect
15 20 (2.53%) C# Developer
15 20 (2.53%) ServiceNow Developer
16 19 (2.41%) Java Engineer
17 18 (2.28%) Salesforce Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 212 (26.87%) SOAP
2 117 (14.83%) React
3 115 (14.58%) .NET
3 115 (14.58%) JSON
4 109 (13.81%) RESTful
5 99 (12.55%) Spring
6 92 (11.66%) Kafka
7 87 (11.03%) Spring Boot
8 81 (10.27%) XML
9 77 (9.76%) OAuth
10 75 (9.51%) Web Services
11 70 (8.87%) CSS
12 68 (8.62%) HTML
13 61 (7.73%) Middleware
13 61 (7.73%) Node.js
14 60 (7.60%) AngularJS
14 60 (7.60%) GraphQL
15 48 (6.08%) OAuth2
16 31 (3.93%) FastAPI
17 30 (3.80%) JWT
Miscellaneous
1 115 (14.58%) Cloud Native
2 74 (9.38%) Distributed Systems
3 56 (7.10%) Product Ownership
4 50 (6.34%) CMDB
5 38 (4.82%) Enterprise Software
6 36 (4.56%) Mobile App
7 29 (3.68%) Management Information System
8 26 (3.30%) AI Agents
9 24 (3.04%) Data Structures
9 24 (3.04%) Legacy Systems
10 21 (2.66%) Onboarding
11 18 (2.28%) Data Protection Act
12 17 (2.15%) Virtual Team
13 15 (1.90%) Low-Code
13 15 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
14 12 (1.52%) Security Posture
15 11 (1.39%) Hybrid Cloud
16 10 (1.27%) Equities
16 10 (1.27%) Greenfield Project
17 9 (1.14%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 42 (5.32%) Linux
2 24 (3.04%) Windows
3 19 (2.41%) Android
4 18 (2.28%) Unix
5 8 (1.01%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.38%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.38%) zOS
8 2 (0.25%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.13%) CentOS
9 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 355 (44.99%) CI/CD
2 274 (34.73%) Agile
3 264 (33.46%) DevOps
4 194 (24.59%) Microservices
5 169 (21.42%) Problem-Solving
6 147 (18.63%) AI
7 131 (16.60%) Event-Driven
8 120 (15.21%) Integration Patterns
8 120 (15.21%) Test Automation
9 115 (14.58%) Containerisation
10 112 (14.20%) Data Modelling
11 108 (13.69%) Observability
12 107 (13.56%) Scrum
12 107 (13.56%) Software Engineering
13 99 (12.55%) Full-Stack Development
14 88 (11.15%) Event-Driven Architecture
15 86 (10.90%) Analytics
15 86 (10.90%) Roadmaps
16 85 (10.77%) Stakeholder Management
17 81 (10.27%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 211 (26.74%) Python
2 210 (26.62%) Java
3 206 (26.11%) SQL
4 180 (22.81%) JavaScript
5 132 (16.73%) TypeScript
6 112 (14.20%) C#
7 42 (5.32%) PowerShell
8 33 (4.18%) Kotlin
9 26 (3.30%) Apex Code
10 20 (2.53%) Groovy
11 17 (2.15%) PL/SQL
12 16 (2.03%) Bicep
13 14 (1.77%) Bash
14 13 (1.65%) Shell Script
15 12 (1.52%) Go
15 12 (1.52%) SOQL
16 10 (1.27%) SOSL
16 10 (1.27%) T-SQL
17 8 (1.01%) Data Analysis Expressions
18 6 (0.76%) Swift
Qualifications
1 158 (20.03%) Security Cleared
2 135 (17.11%) SC Cleared
3 53 (6.72%) Degree
4 24 (3.04%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (2.53%) DV Cleared
6 13 (1.65%) AWS Certification
6 13 (1.65%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (1.39%) Azure Certification
8 9 (1.14%) CISSP
9 8 (1.01%) CISM
10 7 (0.89%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (0.76%) PMI Certification
11 6 (0.76%) PMP
12 5 (0.63%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 5 (0.63%) MBA
13 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 4 (0.51%) TOGAF Certification
14 3 (0.38%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.38%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (9.00%) QA
2 34 (4.31%) Data Quality
3 26 (3.30%) Accessibility
4 25 (3.17%) GDPR
5 18 (2.28%) GRC
6 14 (1.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 11 (1.39%) HIPAA
7 11 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (1.27%) PCI DSS
9 7 (0.89%) ISO 20022
9 7 (0.89%) WCAG
10 6 (0.76%) SLA
11 5 (0.63%) HL7
12 4 (0.51%) NIST
12 4 (0.51%) PMO
12 4 (0.51%) SEPA
13 3 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
14 2 (0.25%) IEC 62304
14 2 (0.25%) ISO 13485
14 2 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 133 (16.86%) Docker
2 21 (2.66%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.89%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.38%) Postfix
6 2 (0.25%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 2 (0.25%) Varnish
6 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.13%) Ceph
7 1 (0.13%) Firmware
7 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.13%) IAG
7 1 (0.13%) RACF
7 1 (0.13%) UAG
7 1 (0.13%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 139 (17.62%) Kubernetes
2 78 (9.89%) Terraform
3 28 (3.55%) Grafana
4 24 (3.04%) Ansible
5 17 (2.15%) Prometheus
6 11 (1.39%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.89%) Control-M
8 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.38%) Bosun
10 2 (0.25%) Amdocs OSS
10 2 (0.25%) Avamar
10 2 (0.25%) EMC VPLEX
10 2 (0.25%) Istio
10 2 (0.25%) Kibana
10 2 (0.25%) PowerCLI
11 1 (0.13%) Apache Ranger
11 1 (0.13%) CloudHub
11 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.13%) SCCM
11 1 (0.13%) TrustSec
Vendors
1 117 (14.83%) Microsoft
2 112 (14.20%) Oracle
3 94 (11.91%) ServiceNow
4 75 (9.51%) Salesforce
5 42 (5.32%) Google
6 31 (3.93%) SAP
7 27 (3.42%) MuleSoft
8 26 (3.30%) Splunk
9 20 (2.53%) Workday
10 17 (2.15%) IBM
11 16 (2.03%) Databricks
12 14 (1.77%) OpenAI
13 12 (1.52%) Dynatrace
14 10 (1.27%) New Relic
15 9 (1.14%) Atlassian
15 9 (1.14%) CyberArk
15 9 (1.14%) OutSystems
16 8 (1.01%) Cisco
17 7 (0.89%) Adobe
17 7 (0.89%) OpenText