Representational State Transfer (REST)
South West > Bristol
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring REST skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 90 | 87 | 95 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +8 | -34 |
| Permanent jobs citing REST | 12 | 19 | 51 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol | 0.50% | 1.53% | 2.09% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 6.25% | 5.65% | 7.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 8 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £50,358 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,500 | £51,698 | £41,227 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £72,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.14% | +11.54% | +22.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £79,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | £82,825 | £117,236 |
| South West median annual salary | £53,000 | £72,500 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.90% | +39.42% | -5.45% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Bristol
REST falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Bristol.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 192 | 336 | 698 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 7.97% | 27.10% | 28.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 159 | 215 | 580 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £46,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £52,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £67,500 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +8.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £79,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,000 | £93,778 | £91,934 |
| South West median annual salary | £55,000 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +13.64% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing REST relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
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Salary Trend in Bristol
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing REST.
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Salary Histogram in Bristol
Salary distribution for jobs citing REST in Bristol over the 6 months to 20 February 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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: