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 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 80 108
Rank change year-on-year +21 +28 +3
Contract jobs citing REST 861 445 370
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.27% 3.31% 2.29%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 16.24% 11.29% 7.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 567 298 235
10th Percentile £400 £359 £413
25th Percentile £447 £416 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £526 £540 £543
Median % change year-on-year -2.59% -0.46% -9.58%
75th Percentile £638 £670 £628
90th Percentile £734 £725 £738
England median daily rate £525 £478 £525
% change year-on-year +9.83% -8.95% -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 0
10th Percentile £46.40 - -
25th Percentile £50.63 £43.75 -
Median hourly rate £59.50 £47.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +25.26% - -
75th Percentile £69.38 £51.25 -
90th Percentile £80.50 - -
England median hourly rate £59.50 £50.00 £74.00
% change year-on-year +19.00% -32.43% +28.70%

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 5,303 3,940 4,961
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 26.27% 29.33% 30.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,540 2,715 3,444
10th Percentile £400 £368 £385
25th Percentile £450 £431 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £660 £688 £708
90th Percentile £763 £813 £850
England median daily rate £530 £520 £550
% change year-on-year +1.92% -5.45% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 32 21
10th Percentile £26.43 £31.77 £23.80
25th Percentile £36.06 £34.17 £36.25
Median hourly rate £43.50 £51.97 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.30% +22.28% -34.62%
75th Percentile £63.00 £62.81 £61.43
90th Percentile £81.25 £85.95 £75.00
England median hourly rate £67.47 £54.70 £62.50
% change year-on-year +23.35% -12.48% -3.85%

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 16 September 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 16 September 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 16 September 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 +11 102 £538 -6.52% 99
South London +1 15 £700 +12.54% 8
East London +3 6 £432 -20.00% 10
West London -27 2 £539 +47.60% 14
North London - 1 - - 1
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 33 (3.83%) Confluence
2 24 (2.79%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.63%) Apache
4 12 (1.39%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (1.28%) Apache Spark
6 10 (1.16%) Camunda
7 9 (1.05%) Anypoint
7 9 (1.05%) IIS
8 7 (0.81%) Mule
9 6 (0.70%) CMS
9 6 (0.70%) OpenStack
9 6 (0.70%) WebSphere
10 4 (0.46%) Ethereum
10 4 (0.46%) Hyperledger
11 3 (0.35%) Cloud Foundry
11 3 (0.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 2 (0.23%) ArcGIS
12 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
12 2 (0.23%) nginx
12 2 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (0.46%) Chatbot
2 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.35%) Trello
3 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.12%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.12%) Sketch
3 1 (0.12%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (2.09%) NetSuite
2 13 (1.51%) Oracle EBS
3 11 (1.28%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (0.81%) Payment Gateway
6 5 (0.58%) Shopify
7 4 (0.46%) Elite 3E
7 4 (0.46%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.46%) Oracle Receivables
7 4 (0.46%) Quorum
7 4 (0.46%) R3 Corda
7 4 (0.46%) Ripple
8 3 (0.35%) Distributed Ledger
8 3 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.23%) Infor LN
9 2 (0.23%) Magento
9 2 (0.23%) Oracle Retail
9 2 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
9 2 (0.23%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
9 2 (0.23%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 341 (39.61%) Azure
2 269 (31.24%) AWS
3 148 (17.19%) GitHub
4 109 (12.66%) Azure DevOps
5 97 (11.27%) GCP
6 89 (10.34%) Serverless
7 82 (9.52%) GitHub Actions
8 64 (7.43%) Entra ID
9 57 (6.62%) Power Platform
10 49 (5.69%) SaaS
11 43 (4.99%) Amazon S3
12 38 (4.41%) AWS Lambda
13 34 (3.95%) Amazon SQS
14 31 (3.60%) PowerApps
15 30 (3.48%) Amazon EKS
15 30 (3.48%) Boomi
16 28 (3.25%) Azure Functions
17 27 (3.14%) Azure Service Bus
17 27 (3.14%) GitHub Copilot
17 27 (3.14%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.67%) HTTP
2 11 (1.28%) DNS
3 10 (1.16%) BGP
3 10 (1.16%) Firewall
4 9 (1.05%) HTTPS
5 8 (0.93%) Network Security
6 6 (0.70%) Ethernet VPN
6 6 (0.70%) FTP
6 6 (0.70%) SSL
6 6 (0.70%) VXLAN
7 5 (0.58%) NX-OS
7 5 (0.58%) SSH
7 5 (0.58%) TACACS
7 5 (0.58%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.46%) Internet
8 4 (0.46%) MPLS
8 4 (0.46%) OSPF
8 4 (0.46%) VPN
9 3 (0.35%) SMS
9 3 (0.35%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 114 (13.24%) PostgreSQL
2 90 (10.45%) Relational Database
3 77 (8.94%) SQL Server
4 53 (6.16%) NoSQL
5 39 (4.53%) MongoDB
6 35 (4.07%) Power BI
7 29 (3.37%) Redis
8 25 (2.90%) MySQL
9 19 (2.21%) Amazon RDS
10 17 (1.97%) Data Warehouse
10 17 (1.97%) Metadata
11 14 (1.63%) Elasticsearch
12 13 (1.51%) Big Data
12 13 (1.51%) BigQuery
12 13 (1.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 12 (1.39%) Azure SQL Database
13 12 (1.39%) DynamoDB
14 10 (1.16%) Data Lake
15 9 (1.05%) Oracle Database
15 9 (1.05%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 156 (18.12%) Git
2 84 (9.76%) Jenkins
3 64 (7.43%) JIRA
4 58 (6.74%) GitLab
5 40 (4.65%) JUnit
6 26 (3.02%) Gradle
7 25 (2.90%) Maven
8 23 (2.67%) Cypress.io
9 21 (2.44%) Selenium
10 17 (1.97%) Postman
11 16 (1.86%) Cucumber
12 14 (1.63%) Visual Studio
13 13 (1.51%) CircleCI
13 13 (1.51%) Mockito
13 13 (1.51%) Visual Studio Code
14 12 (1.39%) Bitbucket
14 12 (1.39%) REST Assured
15 10 (1.16%) Eclipse
16 9 (1.05%) JMeter
16 9 (1.05%) Storybook
General
1 251 (29.15%) Finance
2 234 (27.18%) Social Skills
3 118 (13.70%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (10.10%) Banking
5 70 (8.13%) Public Sector
6 37 (4.30%) Retail
7 29 (3.37%) Telecoms
8 25 (2.90%) Marketing
9 18 (2.09%) Investment Banking
10 16 (1.86%) Publishing
11 11 (1.28%) Front Office
11 11 (1.28%) Pharmaceutical
12 10 (1.16%) Billing
12 10 (1.16%) Legal
12 10 (1.16%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.05%) Financial Institution
13 9 (1.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (1.05%) Manufacturing
13 9 (1.05%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (0.93%) Law
Job Titles
1 358 (41.58%) Developer
2 151 (17.54%) Architect
3 150 (17.42%) Senior
4 76 (8.83%) Senior Developer
5 58 (6.74%) Full-Stack Developer
6 56 (6.50%) Java Developer
7 48 (5.57%) Lead
8 45 (5.23%) Python Developer
9 43 (4.99%) Software Engineer
9 43 (4.99%) Solutions Architect
10 29 (3.37%) .NET Developer
11 28 (3.25%) React Developer
12 26 (3.02%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
13 25 (2.90%) Consultant
14 24 (2.79%) Full-Stack Engineer
15 23 (2.67%) Java Engineer
16 21 (2.44%) ServiceNow Developer
17 19 (2.21%) Salesforce Developer
18 18 (2.09%) Backend Developer
18 18 (2.09%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 209 (24.27%) SOAP
2 135 (15.68%) .NET
3 130 (15.10%) React
4 125 (14.52%) JSON
5 112 (13.01%) Kafka
6 111 (12.89%) RESTful
7 107 (12.43%) Spring
8 99 (11.50%) Spring Boot
9 90 (10.45%) OAuth
10 87 (10.10%) Terraform
11 82 (9.52%) XML
12 81 (9.41%) HTML
13 80 (9.29%) CSS
14 68 (7.90%) GraphQL
15 64 (7.43%) Node.js
16 61 (7.08%) Middleware
17 60 (6.97%) AngularJS
17 60 (6.97%) OAuth2
17 60 (6.97%) Web Services
18 37 (4.30%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 143 (16.61%) Cloud Native
2 82 (9.52%) Distributed Systems
3 72 (8.36%) Product Ownership
4 55 (6.39%) Enterprise Software
5 41 (4.76%) CMDB
6 38 (4.41%) Onboarding
7 36 (4.18%) AI Agents
8 31 (3.60%) Mobile App
9 26 (3.02%) Management Information System
10 25 (2.90%) Data Structures
11 23 (2.67%) Legacy Systems
12 19 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
13 16 (1.86%) Virtual Team
14 15 (1.74%) Data Protection Act
14 15 (1.74%) Low-Code
15 10 (1.16%) Data Centre
15 10 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
15 10 (1.16%) Security Posture
16 9 (1.05%) Derivative
16 9 (1.05%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 61 (7.08%) Linux
2 33 (3.83%) Windows
3 24 (2.79%) Unix
4 21 (2.44%) Android
5 11 (1.28%) Apple iOS
6 6 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.35%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.35%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.12%) CentOS
8 1 (0.12%) VMS
8 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 408 (47.39%) CI/CD
2 314 (36.47%) Agile
3 287 (33.33%) DevOps
4 226 (26.25%) Microservices
5 191 (22.18%) Problem-Solving
6 175 (20.33%) AI
7 164 (19.05%) Event-Driven
8 144 (16.72%) Test Automation
9 129 (14.98%) Software Engineering
10 127 (14.75%) Integration Patterns
11 123 (14.29%) Scrum
12 118 (13.70%) Data Modelling
13 117 (13.59%) Event-Driven Architecture
14 115 (13.36%) Containerisation
15 114 (13.24%) Stakeholder Management
16 113 (13.12%) Full-Stack Development
17 99 (11.50%) Observability
18 97 (11.27%) Continuous Improvement
19 94 (10.92%) Technical Leadership
20 90 (10.45%) API Integration
Programming Languages
1 269 (31.24%) Python
2 240 (27.87%) SQL
3 221 (25.67%) Java
4 196 (22.76%) JavaScript
5 158 (18.35%) TypeScript
6 127 (14.75%) C#
7 51 (5.92%) PowerShell
8 28 (3.25%) Kotlin
9 27 (3.14%) Apex Code
10 24 (2.79%) Bash
11 23 (2.67%) Groovy
12 17 (1.97%) Bicep
12 17 (1.97%) Shell Script
13 15 (1.74%) PL/SQL
14 12 (1.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 12 (1.39%) Go
15 11 (1.28%) SOQL
16 10 (1.16%) SOSL
16 10 (1.16%) T-SQL
17 8 (0.93%) Swift
Qualifications
1 178 (20.67%) Security Cleared
2 147 (17.07%) SC Cleared
3 61 (7.08%) Degree
4 30 (3.48%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (3.02%) DV Cleared
6 17 (1.97%) Azure Certification
7 16 (1.86%) AWS Certification
7 16 (1.86%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (1.28%) CISSP
9 9 (1.05%) CISM
9 9 (1.05%) Master's Degree
10 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (0.70%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 6 (0.70%) PMI Certification
11 6 (0.70%) PMP
12 5 (0.58%) ISTQB
12 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 5 (0.58%) TOGAF Certification
13 4 (0.46%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.46%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (10.92%) QA
2 38 (4.41%) Data Quality
3 33 (3.83%) GDPR
4 27 (3.14%) Accessibility
5 21 (2.44%) GRC
6 20 (2.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 14 (1.63%) HIPAA
7 14 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (1.16%) PCI DSS
9 9 (1.05%) NIST
9 9 (1.05%) SLA
10 8 (0.93%) ISO 20022
11 7 (0.81%) WCAG
12 5 (0.58%) HL7
12 5 (0.58%) SEPA
13 4 (0.46%) SOC 2
14 3 (0.35%) Basel III
15 2 (0.23%) 21 CFR Part 11
15 2 (0.23%) ISO 13485
15 2 (0.23%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 154 (17.89%) Docker
2 35 (4.07%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.81%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.46%) VMware NSX
6 3 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.23%) Apache ZooKeeper
7 2 (0.23%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.23%) Postfix
7 2 (0.23%) Varnish
8 1 (0.12%) Ceph
8 1 (0.12%) RACF
8 1 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 154 (17.89%) Kubernetes
2 32 (3.72%) Ansible
3 26 (3.02%) Grafana
4 19 (2.21%) Prometheus
5 15 (1.74%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.81%) Control-M
7 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (0.46%) Kibana
9 3 (0.35%) Bosun
10 2 (0.23%) Avamar
10 2 (0.23%) EMC VPLEX
10 2 (0.23%) HP ALM
10 2 (0.23%) Istio
10 2 (0.23%) PowerCLI
10 2 (0.23%) SCCM
10 2 (0.23%) systemd
11 1 (0.12%) Apache Ranger
11 1 (0.12%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.12%) SCOM
11 1 (0.12%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 138 (16.03%) Microsoft
2 112 (13.01%) Oracle
3 94 (10.92%) ServiceNow
4 82 (9.52%) Salesforce
5 40 (4.65%) Google
6 38 (4.41%) Databricks
6 38 (4.41%) SAP
7 26 (3.02%) MuleSoft
8 24 (2.79%) OpenAI
9 22 (2.56%) Splunk
10 20 (2.32%) CyberArk
10 20 (2.32%) Workday
11 17 (1.97%) IBM
12 15 (1.74%) Cisco
13 12 (1.39%) VMware
14 10 (1.16%) Okta
14 10 (1.16%) OutSystems
15 9 (1.05%) Dynatrace
15 9 (1.05%) New Relic
16 7 (0.81%) Foundry