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

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 76 115
Rank change year-on-year +23 +39 -4
Contract jobs citing REST 868 456 368
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.29% 3.44% 2.28%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 16.34% 11.64% 7.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 577 306 234
10th Percentile £400 £359 £413
25th Percentile £448 £420 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £526 £539 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.37% -2.05% -8.33%
75th Percentile £638 £666 £636
90th Percentile £738 £716 £750
England median daily rate £525 £492 £525
% change year-on-year +6.71% -6.29% -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 £58.50 £50.00 £74.00
% change year-on-year +17.00% -32.43% +11.70%

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 5,313 3,919 4,909
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 26.27% 29.52% 30.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,565 2,700 3,394
10th Percentile £400 £366 £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 £663 £688 £703
90th Percentile £763 £800 £850
England median daily rate £535 £520 £550
% change year-on-year +2.88% -5.45% -1.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 32 22
10th Percentile £26.43 £31.77 £23.84
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% -32.54%
75th Percentile £63.00 £62.81 £59.51
90th Percentile £81.25 £85.95 £74.00
England median hourly rate £67.47 £55.00 £62.93
% change year-on-year +22.67% -12.60% +0.68%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 +16 104 £550 -4.35% 110
South London +1 16 £700 +12.54% 6
East London 0 3 £525 -2.78% 8
West London -28 2 £539 +47.60% 18
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 34 (3.92%) Confluence
2 22 (2.53%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.61%) Apache
4 13 (1.50%) Apache Airflow
5 11 (1.27%) Apache Spark
6 10 (1.15%) Camunda
7 9 (1.04%) Anypoint
7 9 (1.04%) IIS
8 7 (0.81%) Mule
9 6 (0.69%) CMS
9 6 (0.69%) OpenStack
9 6 (0.69%) 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%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 2 (0.23%) ArcGIS
12 2 (0.23%) nginx
12 2 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (0.46%) Chatbot
1 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.35%) Trello
2 3 (0.35%) Windchill
3 2 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.12%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.12%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 18 (2.07%) NetSuite
2 13 (1.50%) Oracle EBS
3 12 (1.38%) Dynamics CRM
4 11 (1.27%) 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%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (0.35%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 3 (0.35%) Workfront
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%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 345 (39.75%) Azure
2 280 (32.26%) AWS
3 155 (17.86%) GitHub
4 115 (13.25%) Azure DevOps
5 103 (11.87%) GCP
6 93 (10.71%) Serverless
7 86 (9.91%) GitHub Actions
8 65 (7.49%) Entra ID
9 54 (6.22%) Power Platform
10 50 (5.76%) SaaS
11 44 (5.07%) Amazon S3
12 42 (4.84%) AWS Lambda
13 37 (4.26%) Amazon SQS
14 32 (3.69%) Amazon EKS
14 32 (3.69%) Boomi
15 28 (3.23%) Azure Functions
15 28 (3.23%) PowerApps
16 27 (3.11%) Amazon ECS
16 27 (3.11%) GitHub Copilot
17 26 (3.00%) Azure API Management
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.76%) HTTP
2 14 (1.61%) DNS
3 11 (1.27%) Firewall
4 9 (1.04%) BGP
4 9 (1.04%) HTTPS
5 8 (0.92%) Network Security
6 6 (0.69%) Ethernet VPN
6 6 (0.69%) FTP
6 6 (0.69%) SSH
6 6 (0.69%) SSL
6 6 (0.69%) VXLAN
7 5 (0.58%) Internet
7 5 (0.58%) NX-OS
7 5 (0.58%) TACACS
7 5 (0.58%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.46%) VPN
9 3 (0.35%) Kerberos
9 3 (0.35%) SAN
9 3 (0.35%) SMS
9 3 (0.35%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 114 (13.13%) PostgreSQL
2 89 (10.25%) Relational Database
3 76 (8.76%) SQL Server
4 53 (6.11%) NoSQL
5 38 (4.38%) MongoDB
6 34 (3.92%) Power BI
7 29 (3.34%) Redis
8 26 (3.00%) MySQL
9 20 (2.30%) Amazon RDS
10 19 (2.19%) Metadata
11 17 (1.96%) Data Warehouse
12 16 (1.84%) Elasticsearch
13 14 (1.61%) BigQuery
13 14 (1.61%) DynamoDB
14 13 (1.50%) Big Data
14 13 (1.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 11 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
15 11 (1.27%) Data Lake
15 11 (1.27%) Oracle Database
15 11 (1.27%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 167 (19.24%) Git
2 86 (9.91%) Jenkins
3 67 (7.72%) JIRA
4 59 (6.80%) GitLab
5 45 (5.18%) JUnit
6 28 (3.23%) Maven
7 27 (3.11%) Gradle
8 23 (2.65%) Cypress.io
9 21 (2.42%) Selenium
10 20 (2.30%) Postman
11 17 (1.96%) Cucumber
12 16 (1.84%) Mockito
13 14 (1.61%) REST Assured
13 14 (1.61%) Visual Studio
14 13 (1.50%) CircleCI
14 13 (1.50%) Visual Studio Code
15 12 (1.38%) Bitbucket
16 10 (1.15%) Eclipse
16 10 (1.15%) Storybook
17 9 (1.04%) JMeter
General
1 248 (28.57%) Finance
2 240 (27.65%) Social Skills
3 116 (13.36%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (10.02%) Banking
5 69 (7.95%) Public Sector
6 37 (4.26%) Retail
7 28 (3.23%) Telecoms
8 25 (2.88%) Marketing
9 19 (2.19%) Investment Banking
10 14 (1.61%) Publishing
11 12 (1.38%) Manufacturing
12 11 (1.27%) Front Office
12 11 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
13 10 (1.15%) Billing
13 10 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (1.15%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (1.04%) Financial Institution
14 9 (1.04%) Legal
14 9 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
15 8 (0.92%) Law
Job Titles
1 356 (41.01%) Developer
2 152 (17.51%) Senior
3 150 (17.28%) Architect
4 77 (8.87%) Senior Developer
5 58 (6.68%) Full-Stack Developer
6 56 (6.45%) Java Developer
7 50 (5.76%) Lead
8 43 (4.95%) Python Developer
8 43 (4.95%) Software Engineer
8 43 (4.95%) Solutions Architect
9 30 (3.46%) .NET Developer
10 28 (3.23%) React Developer
11 26 (3.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
11 26 (3.00%) Full-Stack Engineer
12 24 (2.76%) Consultant
12 24 (2.76%) Java Engineer
13 21 (2.42%) ServiceNow Developer
14 19 (2.19%) Salesforce Developer
15 18 (2.07%) Backend Developer
16 17 (1.96%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 213 (24.54%) SOAP
2 136 (15.67%) .NET
3 128 (14.75%) React
4 125 (14.40%) JSON
5 111 (12.79%) Kafka
6 110 (12.67%) RESTful
7 107 (12.33%) Spring
8 99 (11.41%) Spring Boot
9 93 (10.71%) OAuth
10 90 (10.37%) Terraform
11 84 (9.68%) XML
12 80 (9.22%) HTML
13 78 (8.99%) CSS
14 73 (8.41%) GraphQL
15 65 (7.49%) Middleware
16 64 (7.37%) Node.js
16 64 (7.37%) OAuth2
16 64 (7.37%) Web Services
17 61 (7.03%) AngularJS
18 37 (4.26%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 148 (17.05%) Cloud Native
2 79 (9.10%) Distributed Systems
3 71 (8.18%) Product Ownership
4 53 (6.11%) Enterprise Software
5 42 (4.84%) CMDB
6 41 (4.72%) AI Agents
7 37 (4.26%) Onboarding
8 31 (3.57%) Mobile App
9 23 (2.65%) Data Structures
9 23 (2.65%) Legacy Systems
9 23 (2.65%) Management Information System
10 21 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
11 19 (2.19%) Low-Code
12 16 (1.84%) Data Protection Act
13 15 (1.73%) Virtual Team
14 11 (1.27%) Security Posture
15 10 (1.15%) Data Centre
16 9 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
16 9 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
16 9 (1.04%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 62 (7.14%) Linux
2 34 (3.92%) Windows
3 24 (2.76%) Unix
4 20 (2.30%) Android
5 11 (1.27%) Apple iOS
6 7 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.46%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.35%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.12%) CentOS
9 1 (0.12%) VMS
9 1 (0.12%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 415 (47.81%) CI/CD
2 319 (36.75%) Agile
3 292 (33.64%) DevOps
4 225 (25.92%) Microservices
5 190 (21.89%) Problem-Solving
6 184 (21.20%) AI
7 165 (19.01%) Event-Driven
8 151 (17.40%) Test Automation
9 130 (14.98%) Software Engineering
10 125 (14.40%) Scrum
11 124 (14.29%) Integration Patterns
12 120 (13.82%) Event-Driven Architecture
13 117 (13.48%) Data Modelling
13 117 (13.48%) Stakeholder Management
14 115 (13.25%) Full-Stack Development
15 113 (13.02%) Containerisation
16 103 (11.87%) Observability
17 98 (11.29%) Continuous Improvement
18 93 (10.71%) Technical Leadership
19 90 (10.37%) API Integration
Programming Languages
1 277 (31.91%) Python
2 241 (27.76%) SQL
3 226 (26.04%) Java
4 200 (23.04%) JavaScript
5 162 (18.66%) TypeScript
6 128 (14.75%) C#
7 50 (5.76%) PowerShell
8 27 (3.11%) Kotlin
9 26 (3.00%) Apex Code
10 25 (2.88%) Bash
11 23 (2.65%) Groovy
12 19 (2.19%) Shell Script
13 17 (1.96%) Bicep
14 16 (1.84%) Go
15 14 (1.61%) PL/SQL
16 13 (1.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 10 (1.15%) SOQL
17 10 (1.15%) SOSL
18 9 (1.04%) T-SQL
19 8 (0.92%) Swift
Qualifications
1 188 (21.66%) Security Cleared
2 155 (17.86%) SC Cleared
3 63 (7.26%) Degree
4 31 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (3.11%) DV Cleared
6 20 (2.30%) BPSS Clearance
7 19 (2.19%) AWS Certification
8 18 (2.07%) Azure Certification
9 11 (1.27%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.04%) CISSP
11 8 (0.92%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (0.69%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 6 (0.69%) CISM
12 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 6 (0.69%) PMI Certification
12 6 (0.69%) PMP
13 5 (0.58%) ISTQB
13 5 (0.58%) MBA
13 5 (0.58%) TOGAF Certification
14 4 (0.46%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (10.94%) QA
2 40 (4.61%) Data Quality
3 31 (3.57%) GDPR
4 26 (3.00%) Accessibility
5 21 (2.42%) GRC
6 17 (1.96%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 14 (1.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (1.27%) HIPAA
9 10 (1.15%) NIST
9 10 (1.15%) PCI DSS
10 9 (1.04%) SLA
11 8 (0.92%) ISO 20022
12 7 (0.81%) WCAG
13 5 (0.58%) HL7
13 5 (0.58%) SEPA
14 4 (0.46%) SOC 2
15 3 (0.35%) Basel III
16 2 (0.23%) IEC 62304
16 2 (0.23%) ISO 13485
16 2 (0.23%) PMO
System Software
1 156 (17.97%) Docker
2 33 (3.80%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.38%) 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 (17.74%) Kubernetes
2 32 (3.69%) Ansible
3 28 (3.23%) Grafana
4 21 (2.42%) Prometheus
5 17 (1.96%) Single Sign-On
6 7 (0.81%) Control-M
7 5 (0.58%) Kibana
8 4 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
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%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.12%) SCOM
11 1 (0.12%) SCOrch
11 1 (0.12%) WMI
Vendors
1 142 (16.36%) Microsoft
2 114 (13.13%) Oracle
3 94 (10.83%) ServiceNow
4 81 (9.33%) Salesforce
5 44 (5.07%) Google
6 41 (4.72%) Databricks
7 39 (4.49%) SAP
8 29 (3.34%) OpenAI
9 27 (3.11%) MuleSoft
10 25 (2.88%) Splunk
11 22 (2.53%) IBM
12 21 (2.42%) CyberArk
13 16 (1.84%) Workday
14 15 (1.73%) Cisco
15 12 (1.38%) VMware
16 10 (1.15%) Dynatrace
16 10 (1.15%) Foundry
16 10 (1.15%) Okta
16 10 (1.15%) OutSystems
17 9 (1.04%) New Relic