Representational State Transfer (REST)
Hampshire > Southampton
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring REST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 21 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -3 | - |
| Contract jobs citing REST | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Southampton | 1.80% | 1.42% | 3.33% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 37.50% | 18.18% | 26.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £505 |
| 25th Percentile | £620 | £401 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £640 | £403 | £615 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.01% | -34.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £660 | £404 | £633 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £696 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £450 | £515 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.62% | -10.43% | +4.55% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Southampton
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 Southampton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton | 4.79% | 7.80% | 12.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £376 | £430 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £442 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £660 | £616 | £599 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £631 | £643 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £500 | £551 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.17% | +0.09% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing REST relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
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Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing REST.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing REST.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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: