Representational State Transfer (REST)
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring REST skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
26 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
73 |
50 |
46 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-23 |
-4 |
+28 |
| Permanent jobs citing REST |
17 |
9 |
59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire |
0.92% |
1.85% |
3.85% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category |
13.28% |
12.50% |
19.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
17 |
4 |
41 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£43,250 |
£57,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
£80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+7.69% |
-18.75% |
+6.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,250 |
£82,813 |
£100,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£90,125 |
£112,500 |
| North West median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.33% |
- |
-12.73% |
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 Cheshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills |
128 |
72 |
301 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire |
6.91% |
14.78% |
19.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
122 |
52 |
246 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,250 |
£32,500 |
£26,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,938 |
£38,750 |
£38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
-4.76% |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£68,438 |
£64,625 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£79,750 |
£78,250 |
£96,250 |
| North West median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
£57,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.00% |
+9.65% |
-0.87% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing REST relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Salary Trend in Cheshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing REST.
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Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing REST within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 26 April 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 |
| Alderley Edge |
- |
16 |
£71,750 |
- |
|
| Warrington |
- |
1 |
£65,000 |
- |
2 |
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North West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
