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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 75 106
Rank change year-on-year +23 +31 -6
Contract jobs citing REST 909 480 390
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.46% 3.61% 2.44%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 16.87% 12.22% 8.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 620 316 226
10th Percentile £400 £358 £413
25th Percentile £450 £413 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £531 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.80% -3.50% -8.33%
75th Percentile £638 £661 £638
90th Percentile £725 £716 £750
England median daily rate £525 £492 £533
% change year-on-year +6.71% -7.69% -7.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 0
10th Percentile £45.50 £44.48 -
25th Percentile £50.31 £45.56 -
Median hourly rate £56.00 £50.75 -
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% - -
75th Percentile £63.00 £55.56 -
90th Percentile £76.25 £56.43 -
England median hourly rate £57.50 £50.00 £74.00
% change year-on-year +15.00% -32.43% -1.33%

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 5,387 3,929 4,792
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 26.44% 29.56% 29.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,642 2,690 3,232
10th Percentile £400 £364 £385
25th Percentile £456 £429 £465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £700
90th Percentile £752 £788 £850
England median daily rate £537 £520 £550
% change year-on-year +3.27% -5.45% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 32 23
10th Percentile £31.20 £31.77 £23.88
25th Percentile £36.25 £34.17 £36.50
Median hourly rate £50.00 £51.97 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.79% +22.28% -32.00%
75th Percentile £62.25 £61.56 £61.97
90th Percentile £81.25 £85.95 £74.20
England median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +20.37% -16.92% +9.62%

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 13 October 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 13 October 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 13 October 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 +16 106 £550 -4.35% 102
South London -7 14 £700 +12.54% 4
East London +1 3 £525 -2.78% 6
West London -23 3 £539 +47.60% 12
North London - 2 £650 - 3
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 32 (3.52%) Confluence
2 23 (2.53%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.54%) Apache
3 14 (1.54%) Apache Airflow
4 11 (1.21%) IIS
5 10 (1.10%) Apache Spark
6 9 (0.99%) Anypoint
6 9 (0.99%) Camunda
7 7 (0.77%) Mule
8 6 (0.66%) CMS
8 6 (0.66%) OpenStack
8 6 (0.66%) WebSphere
9 4 (0.44%) Ethereum
9 4 (0.44%) Hyperledger
9 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
10 3 (0.33%) Cloud Foundry
10 3 (0.33%) nginx
10 3 (0.33%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 3 (0.33%) SAS
11 2 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (0.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.44%) Chatbot
2 4 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (0.44%) MS Visio
2 4 (0.44%) Windchill
3 3 (0.33%) Trello
4 1 (0.11%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.11%) Gliffy
4 1 (0.11%) PlantUML
4 1 (0.11%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 19 (2.09%) NetSuite
2 14 (1.54%) Oracle EBS
2 14 (1.54%) SAP S/4HANA
3 13 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.66%) Payment Gateway
5 5 (0.55%) Shopify
6 4 (0.44%) Elite 3E
6 4 (0.44%) Oracle ERP
6 4 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.44%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.44%) Quorum
6 4 (0.44%) R3 Corda
6 4 (0.44%) Ripple
7 3 (0.33%) Teamcenter
7 3 (0.33%) Workfront
8 2 (0.22%) Infor LN
8 2 (0.22%) Oracle Retail
8 2 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
8 2 (0.22%) SAP MDG
8 2 (0.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 384 (42.24%) Azure
2 301 (33.11%) AWS
3 174 (19.14%) GitHub
4 133 (14.63%) Azure DevOps
5 112 (12.32%) GCP
6 100 (11.00%) Serverless
7 98 (10.78%) GitHub Actions
8 75 (8.25%) Entra ID
9 60 (6.60%) Power Platform
10 53 (5.83%) Amazon S3
11 51 (5.61%) SaaS
12 46 (5.06%) AWS Lambda
13 41 (4.51%) Amazon SQS
14 37 (4.07%) Amazon EKS
15 33 (3.63%) Azure Functions
16 32 (3.52%) Boomi
17 31 (3.41%) Azure API Management
18 30 (3.30%) Azure Service Bus
19 29 (3.19%) GitHub Copilot
20 28 (3.08%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.64%) HTTP
2 16 (1.76%) DNS
3 9 (0.99%) Firewall
3 9 (0.99%) HTTPS
3 9 (0.99%) Network Security
4 8 (0.88%) BGP
4 8 (0.88%) SSH
5 7 (0.77%) SAN
6 6 (0.66%) Ethernet VPN
6 6 (0.66%) SSL
6 6 (0.66%) VPN
6 6 (0.66%) VXLAN
7 5 (0.55%) Internet
7 5 (0.55%) NX-OS
7 5 (0.55%) TACACS
7 5 (0.55%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.44%) FTP
8 4 (0.44%) Kerberos
8 4 (0.44%) NAS
8 4 (0.44%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (13.53%) PostgreSQL
2 95 (10.45%) SQL Server
3 80 (8.80%) Relational Database
4 54 (5.94%) NoSQL
5 42 (4.62%) MongoDB
6 36 (3.96%) Power BI
7 32 (3.52%) Redis
8 27 (2.97%) MySQL
9 26 (2.86%) Metadata
10 24 (2.64%) Amazon RDS
11 20 (2.20%) Data Warehouse
12 18 (1.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 17 (1.87%) Azure SQL Database
14 16 (1.76%) Oracle Database
15 15 (1.65%) DynamoDB
16 13 (1.43%) BigQuery
16 13 (1.43%) Elasticsearch
17 12 (1.32%) Big Data
18 11 (1.21%) Data Lake
19 10 (1.10%) Delta Lake
Development Applications
1 182 (20.02%) Git
2 101 (11.11%) Jenkins
3 71 (7.81%) GitLab
3 71 (7.81%) JIRA
4 51 (5.61%) JUnit
5 37 (4.07%) Gradle
6 32 (3.52%) Maven
7 28 (3.08%) Selenium
8 27 (2.97%) Postman
9 26 (2.86%) Cypress.io
10 19 (2.09%) Cucumber
11 18 (1.98%) REST Assured
12 17 (1.87%) Mockito
13 16 (1.76%) Bitbucket
13 16 (1.76%) CircleCI
14 15 (1.65%) Visual Studio
15 13 (1.43%) Visual Studio Code
16 10 (1.10%) Eclipse
16 10 (1.10%) JMeter
16 10 (1.10%) Storybook
General
1 274 (30.14%) Finance
2 260 (28.60%) Social Skills
3 129 (14.19%) Analytical Skills
4 114 (12.54%) Banking
5 83 (9.13%) Public Sector
6 37 (4.07%) Retail
7 30 (3.30%) Investment Banking
8 25 (2.75%) Marketing
8 25 (2.75%) Telecoms
9 20 (2.20%) Financial Institution
10 14 (1.54%) Front Office
10 14 (1.54%) Manufacturing
11 12 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
11 12 (1.32%) Publishing
12 11 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 10 (1.10%) Billing
13 10 (1.10%) Law
13 10 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (0.88%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 373 (41.03%) Developer
2 168 (18.48%) Senior
3 154 (16.94%) Architect
4 83 (9.13%) Senior Developer
5 59 (6.49%) Full-Stack Developer
6 58 (6.38%) Lead
7 55 (6.05%) Java Developer
8 49 (5.39%) Python Developer
9 44 (4.84%) Software Engineer
10 39 (4.29%) Solutions Architect
11 35 (3.85%) .NET Developer
12 29 (3.19%) Java Engineer
13 28 (3.08%) React Developer
14 25 (2.75%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
15 24 (2.64%) Full-Stack Engineer
16 22 (2.42%) Consultant
17 21 (2.31%) C# Developer
17 21 (2.31%) Technical Architect
18 19 (2.09%) Integration Developer
18 19 (2.09%) Salesforce Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 207 (22.77%) SOAP
2 143 (15.73%) .NET
3 131 (14.41%) React
4 129 (14.19%) JSON
5 117 (12.87%) Kafka
6 114 (12.54%) RESTful
7 113 (12.43%) Terraform
8 109 (11.99%) Spring
9 102 (11.22%) OAuth
10 101 (11.11%) Spring Boot
11 87 (9.57%) XML
12 82 (9.02%) HTML
13 80 (8.80%) CSS
14 71 (7.81%) GraphQL
15 68 (7.48%) OAuth2
16 67 (7.37%) Middleware
17 63 (6.93%) Web Services
18 60 (6.60%) Node.js
19 56 (6.16%) AngularJS
20 42 (4.62%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 159 (17.49%) Cloud Native
2 86 (9.46%) Distributed Systems
3 75 (8.25%) Product Ownership
4 73 (8.03%) Enterprise Software
5 41 (4.51%) AI Agents
6 40 (4.40%) Onboarding
7 37 (4.07%) CMDB
8 35 (3.85%) Mobile App
9 26 (2.86%) Legacy Systems
10 23 (2.53%) Management Information System
11 22 (2.42%) Data Structures
12 20 (2.20%) Self-Motivation
13 19 (2.09%) Low-Code
14 16 (1.76%) Virtual Team
15 13 (1.43%) Data Protection Act
16 11 (1.21%) Derivative
16 11 (1.21%) Security Posture
17 10 (1.10%) Data Centre
17 10 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
18 9 (0.99%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 79 (8.69%) Linux
2 42 (4.62%) Windows
3 32 (3.52%) Unix
4 24 (2.64%) Android
5 14 (1.54%) Apple iOS
6 8 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 7 (0.77%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.33%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.11%) CentOS
9 1 (0.11%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 464 (51.05%) CI/CD
2 333 (36.63%) Agile
3 327 (35.97%) DevOps
4 235 (25.85%) Microservices
5 193 (21.23%) Problem-Solving
6 192 (21.12%) AI
7 182 (20.02%) Event-Driven
8 175 (19.25%) Test Automation
9 138 (15.18%) Software Engineering
10 137 (15.07%) Stakeholder Management
11 133 (14.63%) Event-Driven Architecture
12 126 (13.86%) Scrum
13 123 (13.53%) Continuous Improvement
14 121 (13.31%) Integration Patterns
15 116 (12.76%) Data Modelling
16 114 (12.54%) Full-Stack Development
17 112 (12.32%) Containerisation
18 108 (11.88%) Infrastructure as Code
19 103 (11.33%) Observability
20 100 (11.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 299 (32.89%) Python
2 265 (29.15%) SQL
3 227 (24.97%) Java
4 209 (22.99%) JavaScript
5 159 (17.49%) TypeScript
6 139 (15.29%) C#
7 65 (7.15%) PowerShell
8 31 (3.41%) Bash
8 31 (3.41%) Kotlin
9 27 (2.97%) Apex Code
10 26 (2.86%) Shell Script
11 24 (2.64%) Bicep
12 23 (2.53%) Groovy
13 17 (1.87%) Go
14 13 (1.43%) PL/SQL
15 12 (1.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 11 (1.21%) Swift
17 10 (1.10%) SOQL
17 10 (1.10%) SOSL
18 9 (0.99%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 213 (23.43%) Security Cleared
2 178 (19.58%) SC Cleared
3 62 (6.82%) Degree
4 28 (3.08%) DV Cleared
5 27 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (2.42%) BPSS Clearance
7 20 (2.20%) AWS Certification
7 20 (2.20%) Azure Certification
8 9 (0.99%) CISSP
8 9 (0.99%) Master's Degree
9 8 (0.88%) ISTQB
9 8 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (0.77%) TOGAF Certification
11 6 (0.66%) CISM
11 6 (0.66%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 6 (0.66%) PMI Certification
11 6 (0.66%) PMP
12 4 (0.44%) CESG Certified Professional
12 4 (0.44%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.33%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 114 (12.54%) QA
2 43 (4.73%) Data Quality
3 32 (3.52%) Accessibility
4 30 (3.30%) GDPR
5 20 (2.20%) GRC
6 17 (1.87%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 14 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (1.21%) HIPAA
8 11 (1.21%) NIST
9 10 (1.10%) PCI DSS
9 10 (1.10%) SLA
10 9 (0.99%) WCAG
11 8 (0.88%) ISO 20022
12 5 (0.55%) SEPA
13 4 (0.44%) HL7
13 4 (0.44%) SOC 2
14 3 (0.33%) Basel III
14 3 (0.33%) NCSC
15 2 (0.22%) ISO 13485
15 2 (0.22%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 165 (18.15%) Docker
2 40 (4.40%) Active Directory
3 14 (1.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.44%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.33%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.22%) Apache ZooKeeper
6 2 (0.22%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.22%) Postfix
7 1 (0.11%) Ceph
7 1 (0.11%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 1 (0.11%) RACF
7 1 (0.11%) Varnish
7 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 169 (18.59%) Kubernetes
2 35 (3.85%) Ansible
2 35 (3.85%) Grafana
3 22 (2.42%) Prometheus
4 15 (1.65%) Single Sign-On
5 10 (1.10%) Kibana
6 7 (0.77%) Control-M
7 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (0.33%) Bosun
8 3 (0.33%) Istio
9 2 (0.22%) Netcool
9 2 (0.22%) Netcool/OMNIbus
9 2 (0.22%) PowerCLI
9 2 (0.22%) SCCM
9 2 (0.22%) systemd
9 2 (0.22%) Tivoli
9 2 (0.22%) Tivoli Monitoring
10 1 (0.11%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.11%) SCOM
10 1 (0.11%) WMI
Vendors
1 162 (17.82%) Microsoft
2 123 (13.53%) Oracle
3 83 (9.13%) Salesforce
3 83 (9.13%) ServiceNow
4 47 (5.17%) Databricks
5 44 (4.84%) Google
6 42 (4.62%) SAP
7 31 (3.41%) OpenAI
8 28 (3.08%) Splunk
9 26 (2.86%) CyberArk
9 26 (2.86%) MuleSoft
10 22 (2.42%) IBM
11 16 (1.76%) Dynatrace
12 15 (1.65%) Cisco
13 14 (1.54%) VMware
14 13 (1.43%) Foundry
14 13 (1.43%) Workday
15 11 (1.21%) UiPath
16 10 (1.10%) Okta
16 10 (1.10%) OutSystems