Representational State Transfer (REST)
London > Central London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Central London requiring REST skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 124 | 84 | 41 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -40 | -43 | +6 |
| Permanent jobs citing REST | 34 | 85 | 190 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Central London | 1.05% | 3.04% | 5.45% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 6.14% | 10.47% | 20.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 74 | 183 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,750 | £46,875 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £62,813 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £75,000 | £95,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -21.05% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,625 | £85,000 | £112,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £102,625 | £115,000 |
| London median annual salary | £80,000 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.23% | - | -3.13% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Central London
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 Central London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 554 | 812 | 930 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London | 17.19% | 29.07% | 26.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 457 | 606 | 853 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,250 | £47,500 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £71,250 | £57,500 | £61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £86,000 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.67% | -6.25% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,750 | £102,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £117,500 | £116,000 |
| London median annual salary | £82,500 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +3.13% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing REST relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.
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Salary Trend in Central London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing REST.
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Salary Histogram in Central London
Salary distribution for jobs citing REST in Central London over the 6 months to 9 March 2026.
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Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing REST within the Central London region over the 6 months to 9 March 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| City of London | -50 | 31 | £75,000 | - | 49 |
| City of Westminster | - | 4 | £87,500 | - | 7 |
| West End of London | - | 2 | £87,500 | - | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:
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