Representational State Transfer (REST)
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Staffordshire requiring REST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 13 | - | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing REST | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire | 3.41% | - | 0.88% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 18.75% | - | 8.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £311 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £319 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £338 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £469 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £545 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £525 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.51% | -2.63% | -20.83% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Staffordshire
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 Staffordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 16 | 6 | 12 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 18.18% | 9.23% | 10.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 5 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £305 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £425 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £525 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.43% | +50.00% | -6.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £459 | £550 | £375 |
| 90th Percentile | £595 | £565 | £385 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | - | -4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing REST relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing REST.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Staffordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing REST in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 20 May 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing REST.
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Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing REST within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 20 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 |
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| Stoke-on-Trent | - | 3 | £338 | - | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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: