Representational State Transfer (REST)
South East > West Sussex
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Sussex requiring REST skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 21 | 16 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing REST | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Sussex | 4.86% | 8.11% | - |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 50.00% | 30.00% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £269 | £266 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £274 | £356 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £288 | £423 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.96% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £390 | £434 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £540 | £434 | - |
| South East median daily rate | £475 | £450 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -18.18% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £28.00 | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £50.00 | £28.00 | £76.53 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.57% | -63.41% | +27.55% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
West Sussex
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 West Sussex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 18 | 40 | 82 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex | 9.73% | 27.03% | 25.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 22 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £274 | £283 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £286 | £366 | £414 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £345 | £423 | £491 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.49% | -13.72% | -10.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £495 | £553 | £647 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £648 | £680 |
| South East median daily rate | £475 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | - | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £28.00 | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £50.00 | £61.60 | £59.30 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.83% | +3.89% | -5.38% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex
Job postings citing REST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.
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Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing REST.
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Daily Rate Histogram in West Sussex
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing REST in West Sussex over the 6 months to 22 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Sussex citing REST.
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Contract Job Locations in West Sussex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing REST within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 22 September 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgess Hill | -2 | 7 | £283 | +33.06% | 5 |
| Worthing | -4 | 2 | £525 | +20.97% | |
| REST South East |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: