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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 92 93
Rank change year-on-year +26 +1 +11
Contract jobs citing REST 741 398 448
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.75% 2.93% 2.58%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 16.52% 11.28% 9.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 473 285 315
10th Percentile £400 £361 £400
25th Percentile £437 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £634
90th Percentile £736 £750 £775
England median daily rate £520 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +4.00% -2.44% -6.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile £51.13 - -
25th Percentile £62.19 - -
Median hourly rate £78.75 - £67.00
75th Percentile £93.44 - -
90th Percentile £95.00 - -
England median hourly rate £70.00 £50.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year +40.00% -28.57% +27.27%

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 4,486 3,529 4,676
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 22.70% 26.02% 26.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,970 2,449 3,419
10th Percentile £392 £375 £375
25th Percentile £450 £430 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £668 £700 £719
90th Percentile £782 £825 £850
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 24 26
10th Percentile £24.30 £31.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £35.25 £33.25 £23.80
Median hourly rate £42.50 £48.22 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.86% +20.55% -40.74%
75th Percentile £73.00 £62.81 £58.76
90th Percentile £92.50 £81.88 £71.00
England median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £57.13
% change year-on-year +4.00% +9.41% -10.04%

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 July 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 July 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 July 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 +6 92 £550 - 29
South London -6 14 £556 +11.03% 4
East London +4 5 £416 -37.48% 12
West London -18 5 £426 -22.50% 3
North London - 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 25 (3.37%) Confluence
2 23 (3.10%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.89%) Apache
3 14 (1.89%) Apache Spark
4 12 (1.62%) Camunda
5 10 (1.35%) Ethereum
5 10 (1.35%) Hyperledger
6 9 (1.21%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (1.08%) Anypoint
7 8 (1.08%) IIS
8 7 (0.94%) Mule
9 6 (0.81%) Appian
9 6 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
10 5 (0.67%) CICS
10 5 (0.67%) WebSphere
11 4 (0.54%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 3 (0.40%) Cloud Foundry
12 3 (0.40%) OpenStack
12 3 (0.40%) WordPress
13 2 (0.27%) Apache Solr
Applications
1 3 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (0.40%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.13%) Maya
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (1.35%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.21%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (1.08%) Oracle EBS
4 7 (0.94%) Oracle ERP
5 6 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
6 5 (0.67%) R3 Corda
6 5 (0.67%) Shopify
7 4 (0.54%) Elite 3E
7 4 (0.54%) Quorum
7 4 (0.54%) Ripple
8 3 (0.40%) Distributed Ledger
8 3 (0.40%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.27%) Fidessa
9 2 (0.27%) Infor LN
9 2 (0.27%) Magento
9 2 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
9 2 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
9 2 (0.27%) Oracle Retail
9 2 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
9 2 (0.27%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 262 (35.36%) Azure
2 222 (29.96%) AWS
3 110 (14.84%) GitHub
4 83 (11.20%) Azure DevOps
5 80 (10.80%) GCP
6 71 (9.58%) GitHub Actions
7 59 (7.96%) Serverless
8 49 (6.61%) Entra ID
9 41 (5.53%) Power Platform
10 36 (4.86%) SaaS
11 35 (4.72%) Amazon S3
12 30 (4.05%) Amazon SQS
13 28 (3.78%) AWS Lambda
14 24 (3.24%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 23 (3.10%) Amazon EKS
15 23 (3.10%) OCI
15 23 (3.10%) PaaS
16 22 (2.97%) Microsoft 365
17 21 (2.83%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
18 20 (2.70%) Boomi
Communications & Networking
1 23 (3.10%) HTTP
2 7 (0.94%) HTTPS
3 6 (0.81%) FTP
4 5 (0.67%) BGP
4 5 (0.67%) Network Security
5 4 (0.54%) DNS
5 4 (0.54%) Firewall
5 4 (0.54%) MPLS
5 4 (0.54%) OSPF
5 4 (0.54%) WAN
6 3 (0.40%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (0.40%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.40%) SSL
6 3 (0.40%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.27%) NaaS
7 2 (0.27%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.27%) SNMP
7 2 (0.27%) SSH
7 2 (0.27%) VLAN
7 2 (0.27%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (12.69%) PostgreSQL
2 89 (12.01%) Relational Database
3 76 (10.26%) SQL Server
4 38 (5.13%) NoSQL
5 31 (4.18%) MongoDB
6 26 (3.51%) Power BI
7 20 (2.70%) Redis
8 19 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
9 17 (2.29%) Amazon RDS
9 17 (2.29%) MySQL
10 15 (2.02%) Big Data
11 14 (1.89%) Azure SQL Database
12 13 (1.75%) Metadata
13 11 (1.48%) Elasticsearch
14 10 (1.35%) BigQuery
14 10 (1.35%) DynamoDB
14 10 (1.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 9 (1.21%) Data Lake
15 9 (1.21%) Pinecone
16 8 (1.08%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 114 (15.38%) Git
2 63 (8.50%) Jenkins
3 53 (7.15%) JIRA
4 39 (5.26%) GitLab
4 39 (5.26%) JUnit
5 23 (3.10%) Cypress.io
6 20 (2.70%) Postman
7 18 (2.43%) Selenium
8 17 (2.29%) Cucumber
8 17 (2.29%) Gradle
8 17 (2.29%) Maven
9 16 (2.16%) REST Assured
10 14 (1.89%) Mockito
11 10 (1.35%) CircleCI
11 10 (1.35%) Eclipse
11 10 (1.35%) JMeter
12 9 (1.21%) Ant
13 8 (1.08%) Visual Studio Code
14 7 (0.94%) Vite
15 6 (0.81%) Storybook
General
1 204 (27.53%) Finance
2 172 (23.21%) Social Skills
3 99 (13.36%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (8.91%) Banking
5 63 (8.50%) Public Sector
6 35 (4.72%) Retail
7 28 (3.78%) Telecoms
8 18 (2.43%) Marketing
9 17 (2.29%) Publishing
10 15 (2.02%) Investment Banking
11 12 (1.62%) Front Office
12 10 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.35%) Financial Institution
12 10 (1.35%) Legal
13 9 (1.21%) Pharmaceutical
14 7 (0.94%) Billing
14 7 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (0.81%) Manufacturing
16 4 (0.54%) Automotive
16 4 (0.54%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 301 (40.62%) Developer
2 126 (17.00%) Architect
3 112 (15.11%) Senior
4 55 (7.42%) Senior Developer
5 53 (7.15%) Java Developer
6 45 (6.07%) Full-Stack Developer
7 41 (5.53%) Solutions Architect
8 36 (4.86%) Lead
8 36 (4.86%) Python Developer
8 36 (4.86%) Software Engineer
9 28 (3.78%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 26 (3.51%) React Developer
11 23 (3.10%) ServiceNow Architect
12 22 (2.97%) Consultant
13 20 (2.70%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 17 (2.29%) .NET Developer
14 17 (2.29%) Cloud Engineer
14 17 (2.29%) Data Engineer
14 17 (2.29%) Java Engineer
14 17 (2.29%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 201 (27.13%) SOAP
2 114 (15.38%) React
3 105 (14.17%) RESTful
4 103 (13.90%) .NET
4 103 (13.90%) Spring
5 101 (13.63%) JSON
6 95 (12.82%) Spring Boot
7 85 (11.47%) Kafka
8 83 (11.20%) Web Services
9 71 (9.58%) OAuth
10 70 (9.45%) AngularJS
11 66 (8.91%) CSS
11 66 (8.91%) XML
12 64 (8.64%) HTML
13 61 (8.23%) GraphQL
13 61 (8.23%) Node.js
14 58 (7.83%) Middleware
15 37 (4.99%) OAuth2
16 32 (4.32%) FastAPI
17 29 (3.91%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 97 (13.09%) Cloud Native
2 62 (8.37%) Distributed Systems
3 61 (8.23%) Product Ownership
4 47 (6.34%) CMDB
5 39 (5.26%) Mobile App
6 27 (3.64%) Management Information System
7 26 (3.51%) Legacy Systems
8 24 (3.24%) Enterprise Software
9 20 (2.70%) AI Agents
9 20 (2.70%) Data Structures
10 18 (2.43%) Virtual Team
11 17 (2.29%) Data Protection Act
11 17 (2.29%) Low-Code
11 17 (2.29%) Onboarding
12 15 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
13 12 (1.62%) Equities
13 12 (1.62%) Security Posture
14 11 (1.48%) Hybrid Cloud
15 9 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
15 9 (1.21%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 32 (4.32%) Linux
2 21 (2.83%) Windows
3 18 (2.43%) Android
4 15 (2.02%) Unix
5 6 (0.81%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.67%) zOS
7 4 (0.54%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.40%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.13%) CentOS
9 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.13%) VMS
9 1 (0.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 324 (43.72%) CI/CD
2 261 (35.22%) Agile
3 238 (32.12%) DevOps
4 189 (25.51%) Microservices
5 156 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
6 123 (16.60%) AI
7 112 (15.11%) Event-Driven
8 109 (14.71%) Data Modelling
9 108 (14.57%) Test Automation
10 107 (14.44%) Scrum
11 106 (14.30%) Containerisation
12 102 (13.77%) Integration Patterns
13 100 (13.50%) Observability
14 94 (12.69%) Software Engineering
15 87 (11.74%) Full-Stack Development
16 82 (11.07%) Analytics
17 77 (10.39%) Roadmaps
17 77 (10.39%) Workflow
18 74 (9.99%) Event-Driven Architecture
18 74 (9.99%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 206 (27.80%) Java
2 203 (27.40%) Python
3 188 (25.37%) SQL
4 161 (21.73%) JavaScript
5 129 (17.41%) TypeScript
6 105 (14.17%) C#
7 40 (5.40%) PowerShell
8 30 (4.05%) Kotlin
9 23 (3.10%) Apex Code
10 16 (2.16%) Groovy
11 14 (1.89%) PL/SQL
12 13 (1.75%) Bicep
13 12 (1.62%) T-SQL
14 11 (1.48%) Bash
15 10 (1.35%) Go
15 10 (1.35%) SOQL
16 9 (1.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 8 (1.08%) Shell Script
17 8 (1.08%) SOSL
18 6 (0.81%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 138 (18.62%) Security Cleared
2 121 (16.33%) SC Cleared
3 50 (6.75%) Degree
4 20 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (2.16%) DV Cleared
6 14 (1.89%) AWS Certification
6 14 (1.89%) Azure Certification
6 14 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (1.21%) CISSP
7 9 (1.21%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.08%) CISM
9 5 (0.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 5 (0.67%) MBA
9 5 (0.67%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.67%) PMP
10 4 (0.54%) TOGAF Certification
11 3 (0.40%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 2 (0.27%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (9.04%) QA
2 34 (4.59%) Data Quality
3 26 (3.51%) Accessibility
4 25 (3.37%) GDPR
5 17 (2.29%) GRC
6 13 (1.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 11 (1.48%) HIPAA
8 10 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (1.35%) PCI DSS
9 7 (0.94%) WCAG
10 6 (0.81%) SLA
11 4 (0.54%) ISO 20022
11 4 (0.54%) SEPA
12 3 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.40%) NIST
12 3 (0.40%) PMO
13 2 (0.27%) Basel III
13 2 (0.27%) HL7
13 2 (0.27%) ISO 8583
13 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 119 (16.06%) Docker
2 19 (2.56%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.67%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.40%) Postfix
6 2 (0.27%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 2 (0.27%) 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%) Varnish
7 1 (0.13%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 128 (17.27%) Kubernetes
2 66 (8.91%) Terraform
3 26 (3.51%) Grafana
4 24 (3.24%) Ansible
5 12 (1.62%) Prometheus
6 11 (1.48%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.54%) Control-M
8 2 (0.27%) Amdocs OSS
8 2 (0.27%) Avamar
8 2 (0.27%) EMC VPLEX
8 2 (0.27%) Kibana
8 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.27%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.13%) Apache Ranger
9 1 (0.13%) CloudHub
9 1 (0.13%) HP Fortify
9 1 (0.13%) linkerd
9 1 (0.13%) PaperCut
9 1 (0.13%) TrustSec
9 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 106 (14.30%) Oracle
2 104 (14.04%) Microsoft
3 87 (11.74%) ServiceNow
4 61 (8.23%) Salesforce
5 36 (4.86%) Google
6 29 (3.91%) SAP
7 24 (3.24%) Splunk
8 23 (3.10%) MuleSoft
9 18 (2.43%) OpenAI
9 18 (2.43%) Workday
10 16 (2.16%) IBM
11 12 (1.62%) Databricks
11 12 (1.62%) Dynatrace
12 9 (1.21%) Atlassian
12 9 (1.21%) CyberArk
13 8 (1.08%) Cisco
13 8 (1.08%) OutSystems
14 7 (0.94%) Foundry
14 7 (0.94%) OpenText
14 7 (0.94%) TikTok