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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 116 99
Rank change year-on-year +42 -17 +7
Contract jobs citing REST 630 304 422
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.49% 2.46% 2.41%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 15.14% 9.45% 9.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 415 203 304
10th Percentile £363 £381 £406
25th Percentile £415 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £650 £663 £650
90th Percentile £750 £725 £825
England median daily rate £517 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +3.36% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £69.00 - -
25th Percentile £75.00 - -
Median hourly rate £90.00 - £67.00
75th Percentile £95.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £70.00 £50.00 £74.44
% change year-on-year +40.00% -32.83% +29.46%

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 4,162 3,216 4,494
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 23.06% 26.03% 25.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,769 2,249 3,358
10th Percentile £372 £385 £375
25th Percentile £437 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £563 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -2.17% -4.17%
75th Percentile £663 £725 £700
90th Percentile £775 £838 £838
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -1.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 16 25
10th Percentile £23.65 - £16.25
25th Percentile £28.00 £33.25 £23.80
Median hourly rate £37.50 £48.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.68% +14.12% -36.80%
75th Percentile £59.72 £65.63 £62.50
90th Percentile £91.00 £81.25 £71.80
England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year - +36.84% -26.92%

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 May 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 May 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 May 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 +4 68 £550 +2.33% 37
South London -9 14 £516 +35.66%
East London -3 6 £432 -35.04% 8
West London -27 6 £375 -32.31% 5
North London - 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 17 (2.70%) Confluence
2 14 (2.22%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.90%) Camunda
4 10 (1.59%) Apache
5 9 (1.43%) Appian
6 8 (1.27%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.95%) Ethereum
7 6 (0.95%) Hyperledger
8 5 (0.79%) CICS
8 5 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (0.63%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.63%) BizTalk Server
9 4 (0.63%) IIS
9 4 (0.63%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 3 (0.48%) Anypoint
10 3 (0.48%) Cloud Foundry
10 3 (0.48%) WebSphere
10 3 (0.48%) WordPress
11 2 (0.32%) Drupal
11 2 (0.32%) Mule
Applications
1 3 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (0.48%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.16%) Maya
2 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (2.22%) Oracle ERP
2 7 (1.11%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.48%) Bloomberg AIM
3 3 (0.48%) Distributed Ledger
3 3 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.48%) Fidessa
3 3 (0.48%) Shopify
4 2 (0.32%) Magento
4 2 (0.32%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.32%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.32%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.16%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.16%) Cloudability
5 1 (0.16%) R3 Corda
5 1 (0.16%) Remedy AR System
5 1 (0.16%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.16%) SAP GTS
5 1 (0.16%) SAP Hybris
5 1 (0.16%) SAP LE
5 1 (0.16%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 227 (36.03%) Azure
2 205 (32.54%) AWS
3 87 (13.81%) GCP
4 66 (10.48%) GitHub
5 53 (8.41%) Serverless
6 48 (7.62%) Azure DevOps
6 48 (7.62%) GitHub Actions
7 43 (6.83%) Power Platform
8 33 (5.24%) OCI
9 29 (4.60%) Amazon S3
10 27 (4.29%) Entra ID
10 27 (4.29%) PaaS
11 23 (3.65%) AWS Lambda
12 22 (3.49%) SaaS
13 20 (3.17%) Amazon EKS
13 20 (3.17%) Azure Functions
13 20 (3.17%) Azure Service Bus
13 20 (3.17%) Power Automate
14 19 (3.02%) Azure Data Factory
15 18 (2.86%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.86%) HTTP
2 9 (1.43%) SMS
3 7 (1.11%) DNS
4 5 (0.79%) FTP
5 4 (0.63%) BGP
5 4 (0.63%) HTTPS
6 3 (0.48%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (0.48%) MPLS
6 3 (0.48%) OSPF
6 3 (0.48%) SNMP
6 3 (0.48%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.48%) SSL
7 2 (0.32%) Firewall
7 2 (0.32%) IPFIX
7 2 (0.32%) NaaS
7 2 (0.32%) WAN
8 1 (0.16%) DHCP
8 1 (0.16%) SMTP
8 1 (0.16%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.16%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (12.06%) Relational Database
2 62 (9.84%) PostgreSQL
3 56 (8.89%) SQL Server
4 39 (6.19%) NoSQL
5 27 (4.29%) MongoDB
6 22 (3.49%) Power BI
7 17 (2.70%) Amazon RDS
8 15 (2.38%) MySQL
9 14 (2.22%) DynamoDB
10 13 (2.06%) Data Warehouse
11 12 (1.90%) Pinecone
11 12 (1.90%) Redis
12 11 (1.75%) Amazon Aurora
12 11 (1.75%) Data Lake
12 11 (1.75%) RDBMS
13 10 (1.59%) Elasticsearch
14 9 (1.43%) Metadata
15 8 (1.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 7 (1.11%) Apache Cassandra
16 7 (1.11%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 84 (13.33%) Git
2 42 (6.67%) Jenkins
3 39 (6.19%) JIRA
4 31 (4.92%) Postman
5 30 (4.76%) GitLab
6 28 (4.44%) JUnit
7 19 (3.02%) Selenium
8 17 (2.70%) Cucumber
8 17 (2.70%) REST Assured
9 15 (2.38%) Cypress.io
10 12 (1.90%) Mockito
11 10 (1.59%) Maven
12 9 (1.43%) JMeter
12 9 (1.43%) SoapUI
12 9 (1.43%) SonarQube
13 8 (1.27%) MLflow
14 7 (1.11%) Gradle
15 5 (0.79%) MSTest
15 5 (0.79%) Visual Studio Code
15 5 (0.79%) WebDriver
General
1 178 (28.25%) Social Skills
2 145 (23.02%) Finance
3 65 (10.32%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (7.78%) Public Sector
5 40 (6.35%) Banking
6 19 (3.02%) Marketing
7 18 (2.86%) Telecoms
8 15 (2.38%) Front Office
8 15 (2.38%) Retail
9 14 (2.22%) Publishing
10 11 (1.75%) Financial Institution
11 10 (1.59%) Billing
11 10 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.27%) Investment Banking
12 8 (1.27%) Legal
13 5 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (0.79%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (0.63%) Automotive
14 4 (0.63%) Military
14 4 (0.63%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 237 (37.62%) Developer
2 121 (19.21%) Architect
3 71 (11.27%) Senior
4 38 (6.03%) Java Developer
5 36 (5.71%) CyberArk Architect
6 31 (4.92%) Lead
7 29 (4.60%) Python Developer
7 29 (4.60%) Senior Developer
7 29 (4.60%) Solutions Architect
8 28 (4.44%) Full-Stack Developer
8 28 (4.44%) Software Engineer
9 21 (3.33%) Consultant
10 18 (2.86%) C# Developer
11 17 (2.70%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 15 (2.38%) React Developer
12 15 (2.38%) ServiceNow Architect
13 14 (2.22%) Java Engineer
14 13 (2.06%) Automation Engineer
14 13 (2.06%) Cloud Specialist
14 13 (2.06%) Integration Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 188 (29.84%) SOAP
2 86 (13.65%) Kafka
2 86 (13.65%) RESTful
3 85 (13.49%) Spring
4 84 (13.33%) JSON
5 81 (12.86%) Web Services
6 79 (12.54%) React
6 79 (12.54%) Spring Boot
7 70 (11.11%) AngularJS
8 63 (10.00%) .NET
9 62 (9.84%) HTML
10 61 (9.68%) CSS
11 59 (9.37%) OAuth
12 47 (7.46%) GraphQL
13 44 (6.98%) XML
14 43 (6.83%) Node.js
15 42 (6.67%) LDAP
15 42 (6.67%) Middleware
16 30 (4.76%) Pandas
17 27 (4.29%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 50 (7.94%) Cloud Native
2 47 (7.46%) Product Ownership
3 46 (7.30%) Enterprise Software
4 42 (6.67%) Security Posture
5 37 (5.87%) Distributed Systems
6 30 (4.76%) CMDB
7 25 (3.97%) Management Information System
8 21 (3.33%) Mobile App
9 18 (2.86%) Low-Code
9 18 (2.86%) Public Cloud
10 17 (2.70%) Equities
10 17 (2.70%) Legacy Systems
11 16 (2.54%) Data Structures
12 13 (2.06%) Data Protection Act
12 13 (2.06%) Onboarding
13 11 (1.75%) Greenfield Project
13 11 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
14 10 (1.59%) Hedge funds
15 9 (1.43%) Virtual Team
16 8 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 27 (4.29%) Linux
2 17 (2.70%) Windows
3 10 (1.59%) Unix
4 8 (1.27%) Android
5 6 (0.95%) zOS
6 3 (0.48%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.32%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.16%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 226 (35.87%) CI/CD
2 192 (30.48%) Agile
3 191 (30.32%) DevOps
4 142 (22.54%) Problem-Solving
5 135 (21.43%) Microservices
6 111 (17.62%) Integration Patterns
7 95 (15.08%) Test Automation
8 91 (14.44%) Data Modelling
9 85 (13.49%) Event-Driven
10 84 (13.33%) Containerisation
10 84 (13.33%) Observability
11 79 (12.54%) ITSM
12 78 (12.38%) Technical Leadership
13 74 (11.75%) AI
14 70 (11.11%) Scrum
15 65 (10.32%) Software Engineering
16 60 (9.52%) Analytics
16 60 (9.52%) Validation
16 60 (9.52%) Workflow
17 59 (9.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 181 (28.73%) Python
2 164 (26.03%) Java
3 162 (25.71%) SQL
4 129 (20.48%) JavaScript
5 88 (13.97%) TypeScript
6 81 (12.86%) C#
7 59 (9.37%) PowerShell
8 15 (2.38%) Kotlin
9 13 (2.06%) Apex Code
10 10 (1.59%) PL/SQL
11 9 (1.43%) Bicep
12 8 (1.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 7 (1.11%) T-SQL
14 6 (0.95%) Bash
14 6 (0.95%) Groovy
14 6 (0.95%) SOQL
15 5 (0.79%) Go
15 5 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
15 5 (0.79%) PHP
15 5 (0.79%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 135 (21.43%) Security Cleared
2 121 (19.21%) SC Cleared
3 38 (6.03%) Degree
4 19 (3.02%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (1.43%) AWS Certification
5 9 (1.43%) Azure Certification
6 8 (1.27%) DV Cleared
6 8 (1.27%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.11%) CISSP
8 6 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (0.95%) CISM
9 5 (0.79%) MBA
9 5 (0.79%) PMI Certification
9 5 (0.79%) PMP
10 4 (0.63%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.48%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 1 (0.16%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (8.73%) QA
2 31 (4.92%) Data Quality
3 27 (4.29%) GDPR
4 14 (2.22%) Accessibility
5 11 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 9 (1.43%) HIPAA
6 9 (1.43%) PCI DSS
7 8 (1.27%) WCAG
8 7 (1.11%) SLA
9 6 (0.95%) GRC
9 6 (0.95%) NIST
10 3 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.32%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.32%) ISO 8583
11 2 (0.32%) PMO
11 2 (0.32%) SEPA
12 1 (0.16%) Basel III
12 1 (0.16%) HL7
12 1 (0.16%) NIST 800
System Software
1 102 (16.19%) Docker
2 46 (7.30%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.11%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.48%) Postfix
5 2 (0.32%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 1 (0.16%) Firmware
6 1 (0.16%) IAG
6 1 (0.16%) Job Entry Subsystem
6 1 (0.16%) RACF
6 1 (0.16%) UAG
6 1 (0.16%) Varnish
6 1 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 104 (16.51%) Kubernetes
2 49 (7.78%) Terraform
3 24 (3.81%) Grafana
4 15 (2.38%) Ansible
5 10 (1.59%) Prometheus
6 8 (1.27%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.63%) Pingdom
8 2 (0.32%) Amdocs OSS
8 2 (0.32%) Avamar
8 2 (0.32%) EMC VPLEX
8 2 (0.32%) Istio
8 2 (0.32%) Kibana
8 2 (0.32%) Puppet
9 1 (0.16%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.16%) HP Fortify
9 1 (0.16%) linkerd
9 1 (0.16%) PaperCut
9 1 (0.16%) PowerCLI
9 1 (0.16%) vRealize
9 1 (0.16%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 85 (13.49%) Oracle
2 77 (12.22%) ServiceNow
3 64 (10.16%) Microsoft
4 39 (6.19%) CyberArk
5 34 (5.40%) BeyondTrust
5 34 (5.40%) Centrify
6 31 (4.92%) Salesforce
7 21 (3.33%) SAP
8 17 (2.70%) Workday
9 14 (2.22%) OpenAI
9 14 (2.22%) Splunk
10 13 (2.06%) Databricks
10 13 (2.06%) Dynatrace
10 13 (2.06%) Google
10 13 (2.06%) Guidewire
11 11 (1.75%) Adobe
11 11 (1.75%) MuleSoft
12 10 (1.59%) IBM
13 9 (1.43%) Atlassian
13 9 (1.43%) UiPath