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 30 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 125 89
Rank change year-on-year +65 -36 -16
Contract jobs citing REST 561 336 523
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.98% 2.13% 2.65%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 15.16% 8.23% 10.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 380 177 349
10th Percentile £357 £413 £406
25th Percentile £425 £481 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £565 £585
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% -3.42% -2.50%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £750
90th Percentile £778 £800 £850
England median daily rate £493 £549 £550
% change year-on-year -10.34% -0.13% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 4
10th Percentile £44.65 - £49.25
25th Percentile £46.00 - £53.75
Median hourly rate £54.00 - £66.25
75th Percentile £63.00 - £79.69
90th Percentile £67.20 - £88.13
England median hourly rate £50.00 £74.00 £76.53
% change year-on-year -32.43% -3.31% +27.55%

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 3,700 4,085 5,125
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 26.26% 25.87% 25.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,508 2,673 3,872
10th Percentile £356 £380 £400
25th Percentile £425 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £590
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -2.54% -1.67%
75th Percentile £656 £713 £700
90th Percentile £775 £838 £800
England median daily rate £505 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -8.18% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 21 32
10th Percentile £34.52 £35.00 £32.30
25th Percentile £43.75 £38.25 £36.69
Median hourly rate £55.00 £45.00 £55.25
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -18.55% -11.24%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.50 £72.41
90th Percentile £87.75 £71.00 £85.65
England median hourly rate £58.75 £65.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -9.62% +23.81% -19.23%

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 30 November 2025.

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 30 November 2025.

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 30 November 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 +22 61 £575 +7.48% 19
West London -17 6 £365 -26.26% 3
East London +7 5 £540 -14.29% 11
North London - 3 - -
South London -4 1 £500 -2.91%
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 38 (6.77%) Confluence
2 16 (2.85%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.60%) Jupyter
4 8 (1.43%) Apache
5 7 (1.25%) Oracle Workflow
6 6 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (1.07%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 4 (0.71%) Apache Airflow
7 4 (0.71%) Camunda
7 4 (0.71%) Tomcat
8 3 (0.53%) LiveLink
8 3 (0.53%) SAS
9 2 (0.36%) nginx
10 1 (0.18%) Alfresco
10 1 (0.18%) Apache Solr
10 1 (0.18%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.18%) Drupal
10 1 (0.18%) SharePoint Server
10 1 (0.18%) SugarCRM
10 1 (0.18%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (1.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.71%) Autodesk Inventor
3 2 (0.36%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.18%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.18%) InVision
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Smart View
4 1 (0.18%) Sketch
4 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (2.32%) Oracle ERP
2 12 (2.14%) Remedy ITSM
3 9 (1.60%) Aladdin
4 5 (0.89%) Fidessa
5 4 (0.71%) thinkFolio
6 3 (0.53%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (0.53%) Maximo
6 3 (0.53%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 2 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.18%) Bloomberg AIM
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle FAH
8 1 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.18%) Shopify
8 1 (0.18%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 170 (30.30%) Azure
2 135 (24.06%) AWS
3 70 (12.48%) GitHub
4 49 (8.73%) Azure DevOps
5 43 (7.66%) GCP
6 39 (6.95%) GitHub Actions
7 35 (6.24%) Serverless
8 30 (5.35%) IaaS
9 29 (5.17%) Entra ID
10 27 (4.81%) Power Platform
11 26 (4.63%) Amazon S3
11 26 (4.63%) Azure Logic Apps
12 24 (4.28%) OCI
13 22 (3.92%) Azure Monitor
13 22 (3.92%) PaaS
14 21 (3.74%) Azure Service Bus
15 17 (3.03%) AWS Lambda
15 17 (3.03%) SaaS
16 14 (2.50%) Amazon EC2
16 14 (2.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.21%) SSL
2 6 (1.07%) HTTPS
2 6 (1.07%) TCP/IP
3 5 (0.89%) Firewall
3 5 (0.89%) HTTP
3 5 (0.89%) OpenLDAP
4 4 (0.71%) DNS
5 3 (0.53%) VPN
6 2 (0.36%) BGP
6 2 (0.36%) Ethernet VPN
6 2 (0.36%) SAN
7 1 (0.18%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (0.18%) IPFIX
7 1 (0.18%) Modbus
7 1 (0.18%) MPLS
7 1 (0.18%) SNMP
7 1 (0.18%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (6.60%) SQL Server
2 36 (6.42%) PostgreSQL
3 26 (4.63%) NoSQL
4 25 (4.46%) Relational Database
5 15 (2.67%) MongoDB
5 15 (2.67%) Oracle Database
6 14 (2.50%) MySQL
7 12 (2.14%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 12 (2.14%) Oracle Reports
7 12 (2.14%) Power BI
8 10 (1.78%) Elasticsearch
9 9 (1.60%) Apache Cassandra
9 9 (1.60%) RDBMS
9 9 (1.60%) Redis
10 5 (0.89%) Amazon RDS
11 4 (0.71%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.71%) EDRMS
12 3 (0.53%) Amazon Aurora
12 3 (0.53%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.53%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 102 (18.18%) Git
2 78 (13.90%) JIRA
3 40 (7.13%) Jenkins
4 38 (6.77%) JUnit
5 28 (4.99%) Postman
6 24 (4.28%) Mockito
7 22 (3.92%) GitLab
8 18 (3.21%) Cucumber
9 17 (3.03%) Selenium
10 14 (2.50%) Maven
10 14 (2.50%) REST Assured
11 13 (2.32%) Bitbucket
11 13 (2.32%) JMeter
12 11 (1.96%) Subversion
13 9 (1.60%) Cypress.io
14 8 (1.43%) Eclipse
14 8 (1.43%) Jasmine
14 8 (1.43%) SoapUI
14 8 (1.43%) SonarQube
15 7 (1.25%) Gatling
General
1 153 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 145 (25.85%) Finance
3 101 (18.00%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (10.52%) Public Sector
5 56 (9.98%) Banking
6 27 (4.81%) Front Office
7 15 (2.67%) Investment Banking
7 15 (2.67%) Marketing
8 13 (2.32%) Financial Institution
8 13 (2.32%) Telecoms
9 12 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.60%) Back Office
10 9 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.43%) Manufacturing
11 8 (1.43%) Retail
12 6 (1.07%) Military
13 5 (0.89%) Electronics
13 5 (0.89%) Law
13 5 (0.89%) Publishing
14 4 (0.71%) Legal
Job Titles
1 251 (44.74%) Developer
2 95 (16.93%) Architect
3 58 (10.34%) Senior
4 46 (8.20%) Java Developer
5 32 (5.70%) Senior Developer
6 31 (5.53%) Angular Developer
7 30 (5.35%) Lead
8 28 (4.99%) Full-Stack Developer
8 28 (4.99%) Python Developer
9 25 (4.46%) ServiceNow Developer
10 23 (4.10%) Solutions Architect
11 21 (3.74%) Consultant
12 18 (3.21%) Analyst
12 18 (3.21%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
13 16 (2.85%) Business Analyst
14 15 (2.67%) ServiceNow Architect
15 13 (2.32%) Oracle Developer
15 13 (2.32%) Software Engineer
16 12 (2.14%) Salesforce Developer
16 12 (2.14%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 155 (27.63%) SOAP
2 117 (20.86%) JSON
3 87 (15.51%) AngularJS
4 81 (14.44%) HTML
5 77 (13.73%) React
6 75 (13.37%) Web Services
7 70 (12.48%) .NET
8 66 (11.76%) CSS
9 58 (10.34%) Spring Boot
10 56 (9.98%) Spring
11 50 (8.91%) Kafka
12 48 (8.56%) XML
13 46 (8.20%) GraphQL
14 44 (7.84%) RESTful
15 43 (7.66%) OAuth
16 35 (6.24%) HTML5
17 34 (6.06%) .NET Framework
18 28 (4.99%) Middleware
19 25 (4.46%) RabbitMQ
20 24 (4.28%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 49 (8.73%) Cloud Native
2 35 (6.24%) Self-Motivation
3 33 (5.88%) Product Ownership
4 30 (5.35%) CMDB
5 27 (4.81%) PKI
6 24 (4.28%) Distributed Systems
7 22 (3.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 20 (3.57%) Onboarding
9 18 (3.21%) Fixed Income
10 16 (2.85%) Equities
11 15 (2.67%) Hedge funds
12 14 (2.50%) Enterprise Software
12 14 (2.50%) Mobile App
13 12 (2.14%) Public Cloud
14 11 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
15 10 (1.78%) Data Protection Act
15 10 (1.78%) Greenfield Project
16 9 (1.60%) Algorithms
16 9 (1.60%) Replication
16 9 (1.60%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 48 (8.56%) Linux
2 14 (2.50%) Windows
3 11 (1.96%) Unix
4 8 (1.43%) Android
4 8 (1.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (0.71%) Solaris
6 4 (0.71%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.53%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.53%) zOS
8 1 (0.18%) CentOS
8 1 (0.18%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 254 (45.28%) Agile
2 178 (31.73%) CI/CD
3 167 (29.77%) DevOps
4 141 (25.13%) Microservices
5 125 (22.28%) Problem-Solving
6 92 (16.40%) Scrum
7 71 (12.66%) Full-Stack Development
8 68 (12.12%) API Integration
9 65 (11.59%) Test Automation
10 59 (10.52%) SDLC
11 54 (9.63%) Analytics
12 49 (8.73%) Software Engineering
13 47 (8.38%) ITSM
13 47 (8.38%) TDD
14 46 (8.20%) Containerisation
15 45 (8.02%) AI
15 45 (8.02%) Front End Development
15 45 (8.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 44 (7.84%) Integration Patterns
17 43 (7.66%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 150 (26.74%) Java
2 146 (26.02%) JavaScript
3 143 (25.49%) Python
4 120 (21.39%) SQL
5 78 (13.90%) TypeScript
6 65 (11.59%) C#
7 63 (11.23%) PowerShell
8 23 (4.10%) Apex Code
9 17 (3.03%) Go
10 14 (2.50%) Groovy
10 14 (2.50%) PHP
10 14 (2.50%) PL/SQL
11 10 (1.78%) Bash
11 10 (1.78%) VBA
12 8 (1.43%) C++
12 8 (1.43%) Ruby
13 7 (1.25%) Kotlin
13 7 (1.25%) Kusto Query Language
14 5 (0.89%) Bicep
14 5 (0.89%) DAML
Qualifications
1 134 (23.89%) Security Cleared
2 121 (21.57%) SC Cleared
3 38 (6.77%) Degree
4 28 (4.99%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (1.60%) ISTQB
6 8 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (1.25%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.25%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (1.07%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.07%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 5 (0.89%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.71%) CCNP
10 4 (0.71%) CISSP
11 2 (0.36%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.36%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.36%) CCNA
11 2 (0.36%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.36%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.18%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 1 (0.18%) CESG Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (10.52%) QA
2 25 (4.46%) GDPR
3 16 (2.85%) Accessibility
4 9 (1.60%) WCAG
5 8 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.25%) Data Quality
7 6 (1.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.71%) HIPAA
8 4 (0.71%) MiFID
9 3 (0.53%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.53%) HL7
9 3 (0.53%) NIST
9 3 (0.53%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.36%) GRC
10 2 (0.36%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.36%) NCSC
11 1 (0.18%) FISMA
11 1 (0.18%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.18%) PSD2
11 1 (0.18%) SLA
System Software
1 83 (14.80%) Docker
2 28 (4.99%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.07%) VMware ESXi
3 6 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.71%) NFS
4 4 (0.71%) Veritas File System
4 4 (0.71%) Veritas Volume Manager
5 2 (0.36%) Job Entry Subsystem
6 1 (0.18%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 68 (12.12%) Kubernetes
2 30 (5.35%) Terraform
3 20 (3.57%) Single Sign-On
4 18 (3.21%) Ansible
5 9 (1.60%) Grafana
5 9 (1.60%) logstash
6 7 (1.25%) Kibana
7 6 (1.07%) QRadar
8 5 (0.89%) ITRS Geneos
9 4 (0.71%) Prometheus
9 4 (0.71%) Red Hat Satellite
10 3 (0.53%) Control-M
11 2 (0.36%) EMC NetWorker
11 2 (0.36%) Fluentd
11 2 (0.36%) Puppet
11 2 (0.36%) Tivoli Storage Manager
11 2 (0.36%) vCenter Server
12 1 (0.18%) CloudHub
12 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
12 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 67 (11.94%) ServiceNow
2 66 (11.76%) Microsoft
3 60 (10.70%) Oracle
4 34 (6.06%) Salesforce
5 23 (4.10%) Splunk
6 19 (3.39%) SAP
7 14 (2.50%) BMC
7 14 (2.50%) HP
7 14 (2.50%) OpenAI
8 13 (2.32%) MuleSoft
9 12 (2.14%) Ivanti
9 12 (2.14%) Remedy
10 11 (1.96%) Google
11 10 (1.78%) CyberArk
12 9 (1.60%) Dynatrace
13 8 (1.43%) Atlassian
14 7 (1.25%) Okta
14 7 (1.25%) Solace
15 6 (1.07%) Axway
15 6 (1.07%) CA Agile Central