Representational State Transfer (REST) Lancashire> Preston
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring REST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Preston.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
17
4
11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
25.00%
9.30%
13.75%
Number of daily rates quoted
12
2
2
10th Percentile
£403
£411
£213
25th Percentile
£425
£428
£231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£463
£275
Median % change year-on-year
+13.51%
+68.18%
-29.03%
75th Percentile
£680
£503
£331
90th Percentile
£687
£524
£358
Lancashire median daily rate
£450
£406
£645
% change year-on-year
+10.77%
-37.02%
+35.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
9
10th Percentile
-
-
£37.71
25th Percentile
-
-
£45.88
Median hourly rate
-
-
£46.18
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+44.76%
75th Percentile
-
-
-
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Lancashire median hourly rate
-
£46.18
£46.18
% change year-on-year
-
-
+22.17%
REST Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing REST relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
REST Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing REST.
REST Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing REST.
REST Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 5 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing REST also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Preston region with a requirement for REST.
REST Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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: