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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 93 97
Rank change year-on-year +26 +4 +16
Contract jobs citing REST 781 414 422
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.90% 3.04% 2.59%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 17.30% 11.66% 9.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 510 293 288
10th Percentile £387 £363 £404
25th Percentile £437 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £638 £673 £625
90th Percentile £706 £748 £779
England median daily rate £520 £492 £521
% change year-on-year +5.59% -5.51% -9.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £47.90 - -
25th Percentile £58.25 - -
Median hourly rate £62.50 - £67.00
75th Percentile £75.00 - -
90th Percentile £83.25 - -
England median hourly rate £61.00 £50.00 £72.00
% change year-on-year +22.00% -30.56% +33.66%

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 4,515 3,550 4,442
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 22.57% 26.06% 27.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,999 2,485 3,206
10th Percentile £388 £371 £375
25th Percentile £450 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £725
90th Percentile £782 £825 £850
England median daily rate £525 £515 £550
% change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 25 25
10th Percentile £25.13 £31.75 £16.25
25th Percentile £35.25 £33.25 £23.80
Median hourly rate £42.31 £52.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.41% +40.00% -44.03%
75th Percentile £60.75 £62.50 £50.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £70.70 £71.80
England median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.25
% change year-on-year +18.18% -2.22% -8.16%

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 4 August 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 4 August 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 4 August 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 +14 93 £535 -2.73% 56
South London -4 17 £563 -9.57% 6
East London +4 4 £400 -39.92% 10
West London -26 4 £539 +2.62% 6
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 28 (3.59%) Confluence
2 24 (3.07%) SharePoint
3 16 (2.05%) Apache
4 14 (1.79%) Apache Spark
5 11 (1.41%) Anypoint
6 10 (1.28%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (1.02%) IIS
7 8 (1.02%) Mule
8 7 (0.90%) Camunda
9 5 (0.64%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 5 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
9 5 (0.64%) WebSphere
10 4 (0.51%) Ethereum
10 4 (0.51%) Hyperledger
11 3 (0.38%) CICS
11 3 (0.38%) Cloud Foundry
11 3 (0.38%) OpenStack
12 2 (0.26%) ArcGIS
12 2 (0.26%) CMS
12 2 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (0.38%) MS Visio
1 3 (0.38%) Trello
2 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.13%) Maya
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (1.92%) NetSuite
2 12 (1.54%) Oracle EBS
3 7 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.77%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (0.64%) Oracle ERP
5 5 (0.64%) Shopify
6 4 (0.51%) Elite 3E
6 4 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
6 4 (0.51%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.51%) Quorum
6 4 (0.51%) R3 Corda
6 4 (0.51%) Ripple
7 3 (0.38%) Distributed Ledger
7 3 (0.38%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.26%) Bloomberg AIM
8 2 (0.26%) Fidessa
8 2 (0.26%) Infor LN
8 2 (0.26%) Magento
8 2 (0.26%) Oracle Retail
8 2 (0.26%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 276 (35.34%) Azure
2 235 (30.09%) AWS
3 125 (16.01%) GitHub
4 87 (11.14%) GCP
5 83 (10.63%) Azure DevOps
6 74 (9.48%) GitHub Actions
7 62 (7.94%) Serverless
8 54 (6.91%) Entra ID
9 45 (5.76%) Power Platform
10 41 (5.25%) SaaS
11 35 (4.48%) Amazon S3
12 31 (3.97%) Amazon SQS
12 31 (3.97%) AWS Lambda
13 30 (3.84%) Amazon EKS
14 26 (3.33%) Salesforce Service Cloud
15 25 (3.20%) PaaS
16 24 (3.07%) Boomi
16 24 (3.07%) OCI
17 23 (2.94%) Amazon ECS
17 23 (2.94%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.56%) HTTP
2 7 (0.90%) HTTPS
3 6 (0.77%) FTP
4 5 (0.64%) BGP
4 5 (0.64%) DNS
4 5 (0.64%) Firewall
4 5 (0.64%) Network Security
4 5 (0.64%) SSL
5 4 (0.51%) MPLS
5 4 (0.51%) OSPF
5 4 (0.51%) WAN
6 3 (0.38%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (0.38%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.38%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.26%) Internet
7 2 (0.26%) Intranet
7 2 (0.26%) SMS
7 2 (0.26%) SNMP
7 2 (0.26%) VLAN
7 2 (0.26%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 100 (12.80%) PostgreSQL
2 89 (11.40%) Relational Database
3 75 (9.60%) SQL Server
4 35 (4.48%) NoSQL
5 32 (4.10%) MongoDB
6 29 (3.71%) Power BI
7 25 (3.20%) Redis
8 20 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
9 19 (2.43%) MySQL
10 18 (2.30%) Amazon RDS
11 15 (1.92%) Azure SQL Database
12 14 (1.79%) Big Data
13 13 (1.66%) Elasticsearch
14 12 (1.54%) Metadata
15 11 (1.41%) BigQuery
16 10 (1.28%) DynamoDB
17 9 (1.15%) Data Lake
17 9 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
18 7 (0.90%) InterSystems Cache
18 7 (0.90%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 119 (15.24%) Git
2 66 (8.45%) Jenkins
3 55 (7.04%) JIRA
4 44 (5.63%) GitLab
5 34 (4.35%) JUnit
6 23 (2.94%) Cypress.io
7 19 (2.43%) Gradle
8 18 (2.30%) Maven
9 16 (2.05%) Selenium
10 15 (1.92%) Cucumber
11 14 (1.79%) Mockito
11 14 (1.79%) Postman
12 12 (1.54%) REST Assured
13 11 (1.41%) CircleCI
14 10 (1.28%) Eclipse
15 9 (1.15%) JMeter
15 9 (1.15%) Visual Studio
15 9 (1.15%) Visual Studio Code
16 8 (1.02%) Ant
16 8 (1.02%) Bitbucket
General
1 219 (28.04%) Finance
2 189 (24.20%) Social Skills
3 108 (13.83%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (8.96%) Banking
5 67 (8.58%) Public Sector
6 39 (4.99%) Retail
7 29 (3.71%) Telecoms
8 21 (2.69%) Marketing
9 17 (2.18%) Publishing
10 15 (1.92%) Investment Banking
11 11 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.28%) Billing
12 10 (1.28%) Front Office
13 9 (1.15%) Financial Institution
13 9 (1.15%) Legal
13 9 (1.15%) Pharmaceutical
14 7 (0.90%) Manufacturing
15 6 (0.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 318 (40.72%) Developer
2 134 (17.16%) Architect
3 126 (16.13%) Senior
4 64 (8.19%) Senior Developer
5 54 (6.91%) Java Developer
6 49 (6.27%) Full-Stack Developer
7 43 (5.51%) Solutions Architect
8 41 (5.25%) Software Engineer
9 38 (4.87%) Lead
9 38 (4.87%) Python Developer
10 27 (3.46%) React Developer
11 24 (3.07%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
12 23 (2.94%) Consultant
12 23 (2.94%) Full-Stack Engineer
13 22 (2.82%) .NET Developer
13 22 (2.82%) ServiceNow Architect
14 20 (2.56%) ServiceNow Developer
15 19 (2.43%) C# Developer
15 19 (2.43%) Java Engineer
16 18 (2.30%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 211 (27.02%) SOAP
2 116 (14.85%) React
3 113 (14.47%) JSON
4 111 (14.21%) .NET
5 107 (13.70%) RESTful
6 98 (12.55%) Spring
7 89 (11.40%) Kafka
8 87 (11.14%) Spring Boot
9 78 (9.99%) XML
10 75 (9.60%) OAuth
10 75 (9.60%) Web Services
11 70 (8.96%) CSS
12 68 (8.71%) HTML
13 61 (7.81%) Middleware
13 61 (7.81%) Node.js
14 60 (7.68%) AngularJS
14 60 (7.68%) GraphQL
15 46 (5.89%) OAuth2
16 31 (3.97%) FastAPI
17 30 (3.84%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 115 (14.72%) Cloud Native
2 72 (9.22%) Distributed Systems
3 56 (7.17%) Product Ownership
4 50 (6.40%) CMDB
5 37 (4.74%) Enterprise Software
6 36 (4.61%) Mobile App
7 29 (3.71%) Management Information System
8 26 (3.33%) AI Agents
9 24 (3.07%) Data Structures
9 24 (3.07%) Legacy Systems
10 20 (2.56%) Onboarding
11 18 (2.30%) Data Protection Act
12 17 (2.18%) Virtual Team
13 15 (1.92%) Low-Code
14 14 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
15 12 (1.54%) Security Posture
16 11 (1.41%) Equities
16 11 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
17 10 (1.28%) Greenfield Project
18 9 (1.15%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 39 (4.99%) Linux
2 23 (2.94%) Windows
3 19 (2.43%) Android
4 18 (2.30%) Unix
5 8 (1.02%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 3 (0.38%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.38%) zOS
8 2 (0.26%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.13%) CentOS
9 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 348 (44.56%) CI/CD
2 273 (34.96%) Agile
3 258 (33.03%) DevOps
4 191 (24.46%) Microservices
5 169 (21.64%) Problem-Solving
6 144 (18.44%) AI
7 127 (16.26%) Event-Driven
8 118 (15.11%) Integration Patterns
9 117 (14.98%) Test Automation
10 113 (14.47%) Containerisation
10 113 (14.47%) Data Modelling
11 106 (13.57%) Scrum
12 105 (13.44%) Observability
12 105 (13.44%) Software Engineering
13 99 (12.68%) Full-Stack Development
14 86 (11.01%) Analytics
14 86 (11.01%) Event-Driven Architecture
14 86 (11.01%) Roadmaps
15 85 (10.88%) Stakeholder Management
16 81 (10.37%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 209 (26.76%) Python
2 207 (26.50%) Java
3 205 (26.25%) SQL
4 179 (22.92%) JavaScript
5 131 (16.77%) TypeScript
6 108 (13.83%) C#
7 42 (5.38%) PowerShell
8 33 (4.23%) Kotlin
9 24 (3.07%) Apex Code
10 21 (2.69%) Groovy
11 16 (2.05%) Bicep
11 16 (2.05%) PL/SQL
12 14 (1.79%) Bash
13 12 (1.54%) Go
13 12 (1.54%) Shell Script
14 11 (1.41%) SOQL
14 11 (1.41%) T-SQL
15 9 (1.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 9 (1.15%) SOSL
16 6 (0.77%) Swift
Qualifications
1 156 (19.97%) Security Cleared
2 134 (17.16%) SC Cleared
3 53 (6.79%) Degree
4 24 (3.07%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (2.56%) DV Cleared
6 13 (1.66%) AWS Certification
6 13 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (1.41%) Azure Certification
8 9 (1.15%) CISSP
9 8 (1.02%) CISM
10 7 (0.90%) Master's Degree
11 6 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (0.77%) PMI Certification
11 6 (0.77%) PMP
12 5 (0.64%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 5 (0.64%) MBA
13 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 4 (0.51%) TOGAF Certification
14 3 (0.38%) Cisco Certification
15 2 (0.26%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (9.22%) QA
2 34 (4.35%) Data Quality
3 26 (3.33%) Accessibility
4 25 (3.20%) GDPR
5 18 (2.30%) GRC
6 14 (1.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 11 (1.41%) HIPAA
7 11 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 10 (1.28%) PCI DSS
9 7 (0.90%) WCAG
10 6 (0.77%) SLA
11 5 (0.64%) HL7
11 5 (0.64%) ISO 20022
12 4 (0.51%) NIST
12 4 (0.51%) PMO
12 4 (0.51%) SEPA
13 3 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
14 2 (0.26%) IEC 62304
14 2 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 17025
14 2 (0.26%) ITGC
System Software
1 131 (16.77%) Docker
2 21 (2.69%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.90%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (0.64%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.38%) Postfix
6 2 (0.26%) EMC RecoverPoint
6 2 (0.26%) Varnish
6 2 (0.26%) 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%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 135 (17.29%) Kubernetes
2 77 (9.86%) Terraform
3 28 (3.59%) Grafana
4 24 (3.07%) Ansible
5 16 (2.05%) Prometheus
6 11 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (0.90%) Control-M
8 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
9 3 (0.38%) Bosun
10 2 (0.26%) Amdocs OSS
10 2 (0.26%) Avamar
10 2 (0.26%) EMC VPLEX
10 2 (0.26%) Istio
10 2 (0.26%) Kibana
10 2 (0.26%) PowerCLI
11 1 (0.13%) Apache Ranger
11 1 (0.13%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.13%) linkerd
11 1 (0.13%) Proxmox
11 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 117 (14.98%) Microsoft
2 110 (14.08%) Oracle
3 93 (11.91%) ServiceNow
4 73 (9.35%) Salesforce
5 41 (5.25%) Google
6 31 (3.97%) SAP
7 27 (3.46%) MuleSoft
7 27 (3.46%) Splunk
8 20 (2.56%) Workday
9 15 (1.92%) Databricks
9 15 (1.92%) IBM
10 14 (1.79%) OpenAI
11 12 (1.54%) Dynatrace
12 10 (1.28%) New Relic
13 9 (1.15%) Atlassian
13 9 (1.15%) CyberArk
13 9 (1.15%) OutSystems
14 8 (1.02%) Cisco
15 7 (0.90%) Adobe
15 7 (0.90%) OpenText