REST Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Representational State Transfer (REST)
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring REST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 74 80
Rank change year-on-year +20 +6 +9
Contract jobs citing REST 105 30 20
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 3.68% 2.13% 1.23%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 17.10% 11.41% 6.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 20 14
10th Percentile £359 £358 £375
25th Percentile £406 £368 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £407 £513
Median % change year-on-year +10.70% -20.68% +2.50%
75th Percentile £515 £500 £580
90th Percentile £560 £508 £650
England median daily rate £520 £500 £519
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.61% -5.68%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 614 263 333
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 21.54% 18.65% 20.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 395 167 218
10th Percentile £363 £358 £396
25th Percentile £425 £400 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £586 £550 £600
90th Percentile £638 £604 £679
England median daily rate £525 £520 £550
% change year-on-year +0.96% -5.45% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 6
10th Percentile £23.00 - £13.87
25th Percentile £50.31 £84.83 £14.21
Median hourly rate £67.50 £91.69 £39.35
Median % change year-on-year -26.38% +133.04% -
75th Percentile £68.75 £98.56 £63.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £65.00 £55.50 £56.25
% change year-on-year +17.12% -1.33% -10.00%

REST
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing REST relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

REST job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

REST
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing REST.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing REST

REST
Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing REST in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 24 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for REST in Yorkshire

REST
Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing REST.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing REST

REST
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing REST within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 24 July 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
South Yorkshire +8 65 £450 +15.38% 9
West Yorkshire -8 37 £454 -6.64% 10
North Yorkshire - 2 £413 - 1
REST
England

REST
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 12 (11.43%) Confluence
2 6 (5.71%) SharePoint
3 5 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (2.86%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.95%) Apache
5 1 (0.95%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.95%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.95%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.95%) WebLogic
Applications
1 2 (1.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.95%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 2 (1.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.95%) Exstream
2 1 (0.95%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 36 (34.29%) Azure
2 31 (29.52%) AWS
3 28 (26.67%) GitHub
4 25 (23.81%) GCP
5 13 (12.38%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (11.43%) Serverless
7 8 (7.62%) GitHub Actions
7 8 (7.62%) Power Platform
8 7 (6.67%) Azure Monitor
9 6 (5.71%) Entra ID
9 6 (5.71%) Slack
10 5 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
11 4 (3.81%) Apigee
11 4 (3.81%) Azure Service Bus
11 4 (3.81%) Cloud Run
11 4 (3.81%) Google Kubernetes Engine
12 3 (2.86%) Azure App Service
12 3 (2.86%) Azure Key Vault
12 3 (2.86%) Azure Logic Apps
12 3 (2.86%) Azure WebJobs
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.90%) HTTP
2 1 (0.95%) BIG-IP
2 1 (0.95%) DHCP
2 1 (0.95%) DNS
2 1 (0.95%) Kerberos
2 1 (0.95%) Network Security
2 1 (0.95%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (15.24%) PostgreSQL
2 14 (13.33%) SQL Server
3 7 (6.67%) Power BI
4 6 (5.71%) Relational Database
5 2 (1.90%) MySQL
5 2 (1.90%) Neo4j
5 2 (1.90%) Oracle Database
5 2 (1.90%) Redis
5 2 (1.90%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.95%) Apache Arrow
6 1 (0.95%) Apache Iceberg
6 1 (0.95%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.95%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.95%) Metadata
6 1 (0.95%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.95%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.95%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.95%) Trino
Development Applications
1 32 (30.48%) Jenkins
2 23 (21.90%) JIRA
3 18 (17.14%) Git
4 11 (10.48%) GitLab
5 5 (4.76%) Liquibase
6 4 (3.81%) Cucumber
6 4 (3.81%) Gatling
6 4 (3.81%) Selenium
6 4 (3.81%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (2.86%) JMeter
7 3 (2.86%) JUnit
7 3 (2.86%) Postman
7 3 (2.86%) REST Assured
8 2 (1.90%) Flyway
8 2 (1.90%) git-flow
8 2 (1.90%) Gradle
8 2 (1.90%) Maven
8 2 (1.90%) Mockito
8 2 (1.90%) NeoLoad
8 2 (1.90%) Zephyr
General
1 25 (23.81%) Finance
2 23 (21.90%) Social Skills
3 22 (20.95%) Banking
4 9 (8.57%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (6.67%) Public Sector
6 5 (4.76%) Law
7 3 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (2.86%) Retail
8 2 (1.90%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.95%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.95%) Military
9 1 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.95%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.95%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.95%) Private Banking
9 1 (0.95%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 37 (35.24%) Developer
2 20 (19.05%) Senior
3 12 (11.43%) Full-Stack Engineer
4 9 (8.57%) .NET Developer
4 9 (8.57%) Architect
5 8 (7.62%) Senior Developer
6 7 (6.67%) IAM Developer
7 6 (5.71%) GCP Engineer
7 6 (5.71%) Java Developer
7 6 (5.71%) Lead
7 6 (5.71%) Software Engineer
8 5 (4.76%) Backend Developer
8 5 (4.76%) Platform Engineer
8 5 (4.76%) Python Developer
9 4 (3.81%) Cloud Engineer
9 4 (3.81%) DevOps Engineer
9 4 (3.81%) Senior Backend Developer
9 4 (3.81%) Senior Python Developer
9 4 (3.81%) Site Reliability Engineer
9 4 (3.81%) Test Automation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (14.29%) .NET
1 15 (14.29%) Spring
2 14 (13.33%) Spring Boot
3 13 (12.38%) React
4 12 (11.43%) Kafka
4 12 (11.43%) SOAP
5 11 (10.48%) Web Services
6 10 (9.52%) Node.js
6 10 (9.52%) RESTful
7 8 (7.62%) ASP.NET
7 8 (7.62%) SailPoint
8 7 (6.67%) HTML
8 7 (6.67%) OpenAPI
8 7 (6.67%) Playwright
8 7 (6.67%) Swagger
9 6 (5.71%) .NET Framework
9 6 (5.71%) CSS
9 6 (5.71%) JSON
9 6 (5.71%) OAuth
9 6 (5.71%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 16 (15.24%) Cloud Native
1 16 (15.24%) Product Ownership
2 9 (8.57%) Enterprise Software
3 8 (7.62%) Distributed Systems
4 6 (5.71%) Data Protection Act
5 5 (4.76%) Onboarding
6 4 (3.81%) AI Agents
6 4 (3.81%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (2.86%) Blog
7 3 (2.86%) NHS
7 3 (2.86%) Public Cloud
7 3 (2.86%) Virtual Team
8 2 (1.90%) Autonomous Agent
8 2 (1.90%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (1.90%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.95%) Distributed Computing
9 1 (0.95%) Legacy Applications
9 1 (0.95%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.95%) Synthetic Data
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.57%) Windows
2 6 (5.71%) Linux
3 2 (1.90%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (1.90%) Unix
4 1 (0.95%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.95%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (51.43%) CI/CD
2 42 (40.00%) DevOps
3 38 (36.19%) Agile
4 30 (28.57%) Microservices
5 24 (22.86%) Test Automation
6 22 (20.95%) Full-Stack Development
7 19 (18.10%) Event-Driven
7 19 (18.10%) Observability
8 17 (16.19%) AI
8 17 (16.19%) Continuous Improvement
8 17 (16.19%) Problem-Solving
9 16 (15.24%) Containerisation
9 16 (15.24%) Software Engineering
10 13 (12.38%) API Development
10 13 (12.38%) Validation
11 12 (11.43%) Infrastructure as Code
11 12 (11.43%) Performance Optimisation
12 11 (10.48%) Analytics
12 11 (10.48%) Task Automation
12 11 (10.48%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 40 (38.10%) Java
2 36 (34.29%) Python
3 31 (29.52%) SQL
4 16 (15.24%) PowerShell
5 15 (14.29%) C#
6 12 (11.43%) JavaScript
7 10 (9.52%) TypeScript
8 8 (7.62%) Bash
9 4 (3.81%) Kotlin
10 3 (2.86%) Go
10 3 (2.86%) Groovy
10 3 (2.86%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (2.86%) VBA
11 2 (1.90%) ABAP
11 2 (1.90%) Cypher
11 2 (1.90%) PromQL
11 2 (1.90%) Search Processing Language
11 2 (1.90%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.95%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.95%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (9.52%) Security Cleared
2 5 (4.76%) Degree
2 5 (4.76%) SC Cleared
3 4 (3.81%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (1.90%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (1.90%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.95%) AWS Certification
5 1 (0.95%) AWS Certified Developer
5 1 (0.95%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
5 1 (0.95%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (8.57%) QA
2 5 (4.76%) Accessibility
3 4 (3.81%) WCAG
4 2 (1.90%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.90%) ISO 20022
5 1 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.95%) GRC
5 1 (0.95%) SEPA
System Software
1 26 (24.76%) Docker
2 8 (7.62%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 26 (24.76%) Kubernetes
2 23 (21.90%) Ansible
3 11 (10.48%) Terraform
4 10 (9.52%) Grafana
5 6 (5.71%) Prometheus
6 3 (2.86%) Istio
6 3 (2.86%) NetBackup
6 3 (2.86%) Puppet
7 2 (1.90%) Consul
7 2 (1.90%) Zipkin
8 1 (0.95%) Kustomize
8 1 (0.95%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.95%) WMI
Vendors
1 23 (21.90%) Microsoft
2 15 (14.29%) Google
3 12 (11.43%) ServiceNow
4 7 (6.67%) Splunk
5 4 (3.81%) Centrify
5 4 (3.81%) CyberArk
5 4 (3.81%) Red Hat
6 3 (2.86%) Dynatrace
6 3 (2.86%) OpenAI
6 3 (2.86%) Oracle
6 3 (2.86%) Veritas
7 2 (1.90%) Commvault
7 2 (1.90%) F5
7 2 (1.90%) IBM
7 2 (1.90%) LogicMonitor
7 2 (1.90%) New Relic
7 2 (1.90%) Okta
7 2 (1.90%) SAP
7 2 (1.90%) Solace
8 1 (0.95%) Databricks