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

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 89 94
Rank change year-on-year +20 +5 +16
Contract jobs citing REST 741 409 437
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.75% 3.02% 2.59%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 16.56% 11.56% 9.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 473 294 306
10th Percentile £400 £361 £400
25th Percentile £448 £416 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £638 £671 £636
90th Percentile £736 £750 £775
England median daily rate £520 £500 £515
% change year-on-year +4.00% -2.91% -6.36%
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% +29.94%

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 4,474 3,539 4,567
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 22.62% 26.11% 27.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,951 2,462 3,322
10th Percentile £393 £375 £375
25th Percentile £450 £430 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £672 £700 £725
90th Percentile £788 £825 £850
England median daily rate £525 £520 £550
% change year-on-year +0.91% -5.41% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 23 26
10th Percentile £24.30 £31.25 £16.25
25th Percentile £35.25 £33.25 £23.80
Median hourly rate £42.50 £45.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +12.50% -38.46%
75th Percentile £73.00 £60.75 £58.76
90th Percentile £92.50 £68.50 £71.00
England median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £58.00
% change year-on-year +13.04% -0.86% -7.20%

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 21 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 21 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 21 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 +1 91 £550 - 47
South London -5 15 £556 -10.57% 6
East London +3 5 £416 -37.48% 13
West London -16 5 £539 -2.05% 2
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 26 (3.51%) Confluence
2 23 (3.10%) SharePoint
3 15 (2.02%) Apache
3 15 (2.02%) Apache Spark
4 10 (1.35%) Apache Airflow
4 10 (1.35%) Ethereum
4 10 (1.35%) Hyperledger
5 9 (1.21%) Camunda
6 8 (1.08%) Anypoint
6 8 (1.08%) IIS
7 7 (0.94%) Mule
8 6 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
9 5 (0.67%) Appian
9 5 (0.67%) CICS
9 5 (0.67%) WebSphere
10 4 (0.54%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 3 (0.40%) Cloud Foundry
11 3 (0.40%) OpenStack
11 3 (0.40%) WordPress
12 2 (0.27%) Drupal
Applications
1 3 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (0.40%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.27%) Trello
3 1 (0.13%) Maya
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
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%) Oracle Payables
8 3 (0.40%) Oracle Receivables
8 3 (0.40%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.27%) Bloomberg AIM
9 2 (0.27%) Fidessa
9 2 (0.27%) Infor LN
9 2 (0.27%) Magento
9 2 (0.27%) Oracle Retail
9 2 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 263 (35.49%) Azure
2 222 (29.96%) AWS
3 114 (15.38%) GitHub
4 81 (10.93%) GCP
5 79 (10.66%) Azure DevOps
6 71 (9.58%) GitHub Actions
7 60 (8.10%) Serverless
8 50 (6.75%) Entra ID
9 40 (5.40%) Power Platform
10 36 (4.86%) SaaS
11 35 (4.72%) Amazon S3
12 30 (4.05%) Amazon SQS
13 29 (3.91%) 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 25 (3.37%) 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%) Internet
7 2 (0.27%) Intranet
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 88 (11.88%) Relational Database
3 76 (10.26%) SQL Server
4 38 (5.13%) NoSQL
5 32 (4.32%) MongoDB
6 26 (3.51%) Power BI
7 21 (2.83%) 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%) Metadata
12 13 (1.75%) Azure SQL Database
13 12 (1.62%) Elasticsearch
14 11 (1.48%) BigQuery
15 10 (1.35%) DynamoDB
16 9 (1.21%) Data Lake
16 9 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 8 (1.08%) Pinecone
18 7 (0.94%) InterSystems Cache
Development Applications
1 115 (15.52%) Git
2 62 (8.37%) Jenkins
3 54 (7.29%) JIRA
4 40 (5.40%) JUnit
5 38 (5.13%) GitLab
6 22 (2.97%) Cypress.io
7 17 (2.29%) Gradle
7 17 (2.29%) Maven
8 16 (2.16%) Postman
9 15 (2.02%) Cucumber
10 14 (1.89%) Mockito
10 14 (1.89%) Selenium
11 12 (1.62%) REST Assured
12 10 (1.35%) CircleCI
12 10 (1.35%) Eclipse
13 9 (1.21%) Ant
13 9 (1.21%) JMeter
14 8 (1.08%) Storybook
14 8 (1.08%) Visual Studio Code
15 7 (0.94%) Vite
General
1 205 (27.67%) Finance
2 172 (23.21%) Social Skills
3 99 (13.36%) Analytical Skills
4 67 (9.04%) Banking
5 62 (8.37%) Public Sector
6 36 (4.86%) Retail
7 30 (4.05%) Telecoms
8 17 (2.29%) Marketing
8 17 (2.29%) Publishing
9 14 (1.89%) Investment Banking
10 11 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (1.35%) Financial Institution
11 10 (1.35%) Front Office
11 10 (1.35%) Legal
12 9 (1.21%) Pharmaceutical
13 7 (0.94%) Billing
13 7 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (0.81%) Manufacturing
15 4 (0.54%) Automotive
15 4 (0.54%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 300 (40.49%) Developer
2 132 (17.81%) Architect
3 114 (15.38%) Senior
4 57 (7.69%) Senior Developer
5 53 (7.15%) Java Developer
6 47 (6.34%) Full-Stack Developer
7 41 (5.53%) Solutions Architect
8 36 (4.86%) Lead
8 36 (4.86%) Software Engineer
9 34 (4.59%) Python Developer
10 27 (3.64%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 26 (3.51%) React Developer
12 23 (3.10%) ServiceNow Architect
13 21 (2.83%) Consultant
14 20 (2.70%) Full-Stack Engineer
15 19 (2.56%) .NET Developer
15 19 (2.56%) ServiceNow Developer
16 17 (2.29%) C# Developer
16 17 (2.29%) Cloud Engineer
16 17 (2.29%) Java Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 206 (27.80%) SOAP
2 110 (14.84%) React
3 107 (14.44%) RESTful
4 106 (14.30%) .NET
5 102 (13.77%) JSON
6 99 (13.36%) Spring
7 90 (12.15%) Spring Boot
8 86 (11.61%) Kafka
9 85 (11.47%) Web Services
10 73 (9.85%) OAuth
11 69 (9.31%) CSS
12 68 (9.18%) AngularJS
12 68 (9.18%) XML
13 67 (9.04%) HTML
14 61 (8.23%) Node.js
15 59 (7.96%) GraphQL
16 58 (7.83%) Middleware
17 41 (5.53%) OAuth2
18 31 (4.18%) FastAPI
19 28 (3.78%) JWT
Miscellaneous
1 100 (13.50%) Cloud Native
2 62 (8.37%) Distributed Systems
3 59 (7.96%) Product Ownership
4 50 (6.75%) CMDB
5 37 (4.99%) Mobile App
6 28 (3.78%) Management Information System
7 27 (3.64%) Enterprise Software
8 26 (3.51%) Legacy Systems
9 23 (3.10%) AI Agents
10 21 (2.83%) Data Structures
11 17 (2.29%) Onboarding
12 16 (2.16%) Data Protection Act
12 16 (2.16%) Low-Code
12 16 (2.16%) Virtual Team
13 15 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
14 12 (1.62%) Equities
14 12 (1.62%) Security Posture
15 10 (1.35%) Greenfield Project
15 10 (1.35%) Hybrid Cloud
16 9 (1.21%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 31 (4.18%) Linux
2 21 (2.83%) Windows
3 19 (2.56%) 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
1 322 (43.45%) CI/CD
2 258 (34.82%) Agile
3 235 (31.71%) DevOps
4 186 (25.10%) Microservices
5 154 (20.78%) Problem-Solving
6 128 (17.27%) AI
7 111 (14.98%) Data Modelling
7 111 (14.98%) Event-Driven
8 106 (14.30%) Containerisation
8 106 (14.30%) Test Automation
9 105 (14.17%) Integration Patterns
9 105 (14.17%) Scrum
10 101 (13.63%) Observability
11 93 (12.55%) Software Engineering
12 89 (12.01%) Full-Stack Development
13 83 (11.20%) Analytics
14 81 (10.93%) Roadmaps
15 77 (10.39%) ITSM
16 76 (10.26%) Event-Driven Architecture
16 76 (10.26%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 203 (27.40%) Java
2 200 (26.99%) Python
3 187 (25.24%) SQL
4 167 (22.54%) JavaScript
5 129 (17.41%) TypeScript
6 105 (14.17%) C#
7 40 (5.40%) PowerShell
8 32 (4.32%) Kotlin
9 24 (3.24%) Apex Code
10 16 (2.16%) Groovy
11 14 (1.89%) PL/SQL
12 13 (1.75%) Bicep
13 12 (1.62%) Bash
13 12 (1.62%) T-SQL
14 11 (1.48%) SOQL
15 10 (1.35%) Go
16 9 (1.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 9 (1.21%) Shell Script
16 9 (1.21%) SOSL
17 6 (0.81%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 138 (18.62%) Security Cleared
2 120 (16.19%) 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
7 13 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.21%) CISSP
8 9 (1.21%) Master's Degree
9 8 (1.08%) CISM
10 5 (0.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 5 (0.67%) MBA
10 5 (0.67%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.67%) PMP
11 4 (0.54%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.40%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 2 (0.27%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (8.50%) QA
2 34 (4.59%) Data Quality
3 27 (3.64%) GDPR
4 26 (3.51%) Accessibility
5 18 (2.43%) GRC
6 14 (1.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 11 (1.48%) HIPAA
7 11 (1.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (1.35%) PCI DSS
9 7 (0.94%) WCAG
10 6 (0.81%) SLA
11 4 (0.54%) HL7
11 4 (0.54%) ISO 20022
11 4 (0.54%) PMO
11 4 (0.54%) SEPA
12 3 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.40%) NIST
13 2 (0.27%) IEC 62304
13 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 2 (0.27%) ITGC
System Software
1 120 (16.19%) Docker
2 20 (2.70%) 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
1 126 (17.00%) Kubernetes
2 68 (9.18%) Terraform
3 28 (3.78%) Grafana
4 24 (3.24%) Ansible
5 15 (2.02%) Prometheus
6 10 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.67%) 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%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.13%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.13%) Istio
9 1 (0.13%) linkerd
9 1 (0.13%) Proxmox
9 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 108 (14.57%) Microsoft
2 106 (14.30%) Oracle
3 90 (12.15%) ServiceNow
4 61 (8.23%) Salesforce
5 37 (4.99%) Google
6 31 (4.18%) SAP
7 25 (3.37%) Splunk
8 24 (3.24%) MuleSoft
9 20 (2.70%) Workday
10 18 (2.43%) OpenAI
11 15 (2.02%) IBM
12 12 (1.62%) Databricks
12 12 (1.62%) Dynatrace
13 9 (1.21%) Atlassian
13 9 (1.21%) CyberArk
14 8 (1.08%) Cisco
14 8 (1.08%) OutSystems
15 7 (0.94%) New Relic
15 7 (0.94%) OpenText
15 7 (0.94%) TikTok