Rust Job Trends in London

Rust
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Rust skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 293 299 363
Rank change year-on-year +6 +64 +184
Permanent jobs citing Rust 81 150 79
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.61% 0.92% 0.44%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.92% 2.17% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 76 113 70
10th Percentile £92,500 £75,000 £74,125
25th Percentile £95,000 £85,000 £82,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 £95,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% - -26.92%
75th Percentile £123,125 £115,000 £119,375
90th Percentile £150,000 £145,000 £162,375
England median annual salary £100,000 £95,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -14.29%

All Programming Languages
London

Rust falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 4,216 6,910 7,998
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 31.78% 42.37% 44.50%
Number of salaries quoted 2,980 4,567 6,966
10th Percentile £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
25th Percentile £61,188 £61,250 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.62%
75th Percentile £106,250 £108,750 £100,000
90th Percentile £135,000 £127,500 £125,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

Rust
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Rust relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Rust job vacancy trend in London

Rust
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Rust.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Rust

Rust
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Rust in London over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Rust in London

Rust
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Rust within the London region over the 6 months to 14 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +57 18 £140,000 +64.71% 4
Rust
England

Rust
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.23%) nginx
Cloud Services
1 12 (14.81%) Azure
2 11 (13.58%) AWS
3 2 (2.47%) GitHub
4 1 (1.23%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.23%) Bluetooth
1 1 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (11.11%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (1.23%) PostHog
Development Applications
1 2 (2.47%) CircleCI
2 1 (1.23%) GitLab
2 1 (1.23%) Vite
General
1 10 (12.35%) Finance
2 4 (4.94%) Social Skills
3 3 (3.70%) Front Office
4 2 (2.47%) Military
5 1 (1.23%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.23%) Automotive
5 1 (1.23%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 44 (54.32%) Software Engineer
2 25 (30.86%) Senior
3 21 (25.93%) Senior Software Engineer
4 20 (24.69%) Cloud Engineer
4 20 (24.69%) Cloud Native Engineer
4 20 (24.69%) Cloud Software Engineer
5 10 (12.35%) Lead
5 10 (12.35%) Lead Cloud Engineer
5 10 (12.35%) Lead Software Engineer
5 10 (12.35%) Rust Engineer
5 10 (12.35%) Senior Cloud Engineer
6 8 (9.88%) Full-Stack Engineer
6 8 (9.88%) Principal Engineer
7 5 (6.17%) Developer
8 4 (4.94%) Rust Developer
9 2 (2.47%) C++ Software Engineer
9 2 (2.47%) Python Engineer
9 2 (2.47%) Python Software Engineer
9 2 (2.47%) Rust Software Engineer
9 2 (2.47%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (25.93%) React
2 18 (22.22%) GraphQL
3 12 (14.81%) .NET
3 12 (14.81%) .NET Core
3 12 (14.81%) React Native
3 12 (14.81%) Redux
3 12 (14.81%) SignalR
4 9 (11.11%) Django
4 9 (11.11%) FastAPI
5 3 (3.70%) web3js
6 2 (2.47%) AngularJS
6 2 (2.47%) DPDK
7 1 (1.23%) CSS
7 1 (1.23%) jQuery
7 1 (1.23%) pgvector
7 1 (1.23%) PyTorch
7 1 (1.23%) REST
7 1 (1.23%) Smart Contracts
7 1 (1.23%) Tailwind CSS
7 1 (1.23%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 24 (29.63%) Distributed Systems
2 20 (24.69%) Cloud Native
2 20 (24.69%) Legacy Code
3 12 (14.81%) AI Agents
4 6 (7.41%) Blockchain
5 3 (3.70%) Web3
6 2 (2.47%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (2.47%) Distributed Computing
6 2 (2.47%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (2.47%) Robotics
7 1 (1.23%) Algorithms
7 1 (1.23%) Device Driver
7 1 (1.23%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (1.23%) FPGA
7 1 (1.23%) Hedge funds
7 1 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (1.23%) State Machine
Operating Systems
1 23 (28.40%) Linux
2 1 (1.23%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (62.96%) Software Engineering
2 31 (38.27%) Full-Stack Development
3 16 (19.75%) Open Source
4 15 (18.52%) AI
5 14 (17.28%) Microservices
5 14 (17.28%) Network Virtualisation
6 12 (14.81%) Generative AI
6 12 (14.81%) OO
6 12 (14.81%) Workflow
7 11 (13.58%) Machine Learning
8 10 (12.35%) Event-Driven
8 10 (12.35%) Fintech
9 8 (9.88%) Customer Experience
9 8 (9.88%) Domain Models
9 8 (9.88%) Event-Driven Architecture
9 8 (9.88%) Mobile First
9 8 (9.88%) Technical Leadership
9 8 (9.88%) Technology Strategy
10 7 (8.64%) Low Latency
11 4 (4.94%) Memory Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (40.74%) TypeScript
2 31 (38.27%) C++
3 26 (32.10%) Python
4 23 (28.40%) C
4 23 (28.40%) Go
5 17 (20.99%) Java
6 12 (14.81%) C#
7 2 (2.47%) JavaScript
7 2 (2.47%) SQL
8 1 (1.23%) Embedded C
8 1 (1.23%) PHP
8 1 (1.23%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 3 (3.70%) Degree
1 3 (3.70%) Security Cleared
2 2 (2.47%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (2.47%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 15 (18.52%) Docker
2 14 (17.28%) Virtual Machines
2 14 (17.28%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 38 (46.91%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.23%) Prometheus
2 1 (1.23%) systemd
Vendors
1 12 (14.81%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.47%) Solarflare