Hybrid/Remote REST Job Trends

Representational State Transfer (REST)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring REST skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 79 105
Rank change year-on-year -46 +26 -19
Permanent jobs citing REST 335 642 688
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.18% 3.94% 2.96%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 12.25% 12.72% 9.79%
Number of salaries quoted 208 254 612
10th Percentile £41,600 £42,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £63,750 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -8.93% +7.69%
75th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £90,313
90th Percentile £105,000 £90,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £69,000
% change year-on-year +12.00% -9.42% -1.43%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 2,735 5,048 7,027
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.83% 30.98% 30.28%
Number of salaries quoted 2,097 3,206 6,063
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,375 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £49,949
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - +8.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.70%

REST
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing REST and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

REST job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing REST.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing REST

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing REST over the 6 months to 20 January 2026.

REST salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 14 (4.18%) JBoss
2 12 (3.58%) WebSphere
3 5 (1.49%) Anypoint
3 5 (1.49%) Apache Pulsar
3 5 (1.49%) Confluence
3 5 (1.49%) IIS
4 3 (0.90%) OpenStack
4 3 (0.90%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.60%) Mendix
5 2 (0.60%) nginx
6 1 (0.30%) Alfresco
6 1 (0.30%) Apache
6 1 (0.30%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.30%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.30%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.30%) NServiceBus
6 1 (0.30%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 4 (1.19%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.90%) Chatbot
2 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.30%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 14 (4.18%) Shopify
2 12 (3.58%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (2.69%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (2.39%) Workday HCM
5 6 (1.79%) Dynamics NAV
6 5 (1.49%) Magento
7 3 (0.90%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.90%) Payment Gateway
7 3 (0.90%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.60%) Oracle Cash Management
8 2 (0.60%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.60%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.60%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 140 (41.79%) Azure
2 83 (24.78%) AWS
3 46 (13.73%) SaaS
4 44 (13.13%) GitHub
5 39 (11.64%) Entra ID
6 36 (10.75%) Azure DevOps
7 35 (10.45%) Google Workspace
8 33 (9.85%) GitHub Copilot
9 22 (6.57%) GCP
10 19 (5.67%) Azure Logic Apps
10 19 (5.67%) Boomi
10 19 (5.67%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 19 (5.67%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 17 (5.07%) Power Automate
12 16 (4.78%) Serverless
13 14 (4.18%) Dynamics 365
14 12 (3.58%) Salesforce Einstein
15 11 (3.28%) Microsoft 365
15 11 (3.28%) Power Platform
16 10 (2.99%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 52 (15.52%) Broadband
2 14 (4.18%) HTTP
3 5 (1.49%) PuTTY
4 4 (1.19%) AMQP
5 3 (0.90%) IP Telephony
5 3 (0.90%) VoIP
6 2 (0.60%) PSTN
7 1 (0.30%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.30%) RTP
7 1 (0.30%) SSL
7 1 (0.30%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.30%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (10.45%) SQL Server
2 22 (6.57%) Relational Database
3 19 (5.67%) NoSQL
3 19 (5.67%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (5.07%) MySQL
5 11 (3.28%) MongoDB
6 6 (1.79%) Redis
7 4 (1.19%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (1.19%) Power BI
7 4 (1.19%) RDBMS
7 4 (1.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.60%) Big Data
8 2 (0.60%) DocumentDB
8 2 (0.60%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.60%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.60%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 2 (0.60%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.30%) Apache Cassandra
9 1 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 39 (11.64%) Git
2 31 (9.25%) Jenkins
3 22 (6.57%) JIRA
4 18 (5.37%) GitLab
5 15 (4.48%) SonarQube
6 7 (2.09%) Selenium
7 6 (1.79%) Maven
7 6 (1.79%) TeamCity
8 5 (1.49%) Cucumber
8 5 (1.49%) Cypress.io
8 5 (1.49%) JMeter
8 5 (1.49%) JUnit
8 5 (1.49%) SpecFlow
8 5 (1.49%) WebDriver
9 4 (1.19%) Browser DevTools
9 4 (1.19%) Postman
9 4 (1.19%) Visual Studio
10 3 (0.90%) CircleCI
10 3 (0.90%) REST Assured
10 3 (0.90%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 120 (35.82%) Social Skills
2 97 (28.96%) Finance
3 56 (16.72%) Games
4 37 (11.04%) Organisational Skills
5 31 (9.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 31 (9.25%) Marketing
6 28 (8.36%) Analytical Skills
7 20 (5.97%) Public Sector
8 18 (5.37%) Law
9 15 (4.48%) Banking
10 14 (4.18%) Telecoms
11 10 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (2.99%) Retail
12 9 (2.69%) Back Office
13 6 (1.79%) Financial Institution
14 5 (1.49%) Legal
15 4 (1.19%) Automotive
15 4 (1.19%) Polish Language
16 3 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
17 2 (0.60%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 135 (40.30%) Developer
2 111 (33.13%) Senior
3 34 (10.15%) Architect
4 32 (9.55%) Software Engineer
5 25 (7.46%) Senior Developer
6 23 (6.87%) Full-Stack Developer
7 22 (6.57%) Integration Developer
8 18 (5.37%) Senior Software Engineer
9 17 (5.07%) C# Developer
10 16 (4.78%) IAM Developer
10 16 (4.78%) Lead
11 14 (4.18%) Development Engineer
11 14 (4.18%) Integration Engineer
11 14 (4.18%) Salesforce Architect
11 14 (4.18%) Senior Architect
12 13 (3.88%) .NET Developer
13 12 (3.58%) Analyst
13 12 (3.58%) Java Developer
14 11 (3.28%) SAP Developer
15 10 (2.99%) Software Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 174 (51.94%) SOAP
2 68 (20.30%) GraphQL
3 57 (17.01%) OAuth
3 57 (17.01%) SAML
4 56 (16.72%) .NET
5 53 (15.82%) React
6 47 (14.03%) Lightning Web Components
7 45 (13.43%) Web Services
8 44 (13.13%) Middleware
9 38 (11.34%) JSON
10 35 (10.45%) LDAP
10 35 (10.45%) OpenID
11 33 (9.85%) Spring
11 33 (9.85%) XML
12 32 (9.55%) CSS
13 26 (7.76%) Node.js
14 25 (7.46%) HTML
14 25 (7.46%) Visualforce
15 24 (7.16%) AngularJS
16 21 (6.27%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 57 (17.01%) Product Ownership
2 37 (11.04%) Cyber Threat
2 37 (11.04%) Cyberattack
3 27 (8.06%) Cloud Native
4 21 (6.27%) Distributed Systems
5 17 (5.07%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (3.58%) DataPower
7 10 (2.99%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (2.99%) Low-Code
7 10 (2.99%) Public Cloud
8 6 (1.79%) Linux Command Line
8 6 (1.79%) Management Information System
8 6 (1.79%) Onboarding
9 5 (1.49%) AI Agents
9 5 (1.49%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.49%) Educational Technology
9 5 (1.49%) Mobile Games
10 4 (1.19%) Client/Server
10 4 (1.19%) IoT
10 4 (1.19%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 19 (5.67%) Linux
2 14 (4.18%) Android
3 7 (2.09%) Apple iOS
4 6 (1.79%) Unix
5 2 (0.60%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.30%) CentOS
6 1 (0.30%) Debian
6 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.30%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (40.00%) Agile
2 111 (33.13%) Roadmaps
3 106 (31.64%) CI/CD
4 93 (27.76%) DevOps
5 91 (27.16%) Mentoring
6 81 (24.18%) AI
7 55 (16.42%) Event-Driven
8 53 (15.82%) Microservices
9 52 (15.52%) Continuous Improvement
10 50 (14.93%) Software Engineering
11 49 (14.63%) Test Automation
12 46 (13.73%) User Experience
13 44 (13.13%) Data Modelling
13 44 (13.13%) Problem-Solving
14 38 (11.34%) Clean Code
15 37 (11.04%) Cybersecurity
15 37 (11.04%) Programme Delivery
16 35 (10.45%) Identity Access Management
16 35 (10.45%) Regulatory Compliance
16 35 (10.45%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 107 (31.94%) SQL
2 85 (25.37%) JavaScript
3 71 (21.19%) Java
4 55 (16.42%) PowerShell
5 54 (16.12%) C#
6 49 (14.63%) T-SQL
7 48 (14.33%) Apex Code
7 48 (14.33%) Python
8 39 (11.64%) Bash
9 32 (9.55%) TypeScript
10 19 (5.67%) PHP
11 16 (4.78%) SOQL
11 16 (4.78%) SOSL
12 12 (3.58%) Go
13 9 (2.69%) Kotlin
14 8 (2.39%) C++
15 5 (1.49%) Shell Script
16 4 (1.19%) ABAP
17 3 (0.90%) Ruby
18 2 (0.60%) XAML
Qualifications
1 37 (11.04%) Degree
2 23 (6.87%) Computer Science Degree
3 20 (5.97%) Security Cleared
4 18 (5.37%) SC Cleared
5 3 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (0.90%) DV Cleared
5 3 (0.90%) PhD
6 2 (0.60%) Azure Certification
6 2 (0.60%) ISTQB
6 2 (0.60%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 2 (0.60%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (11.04%) NCSC
1 37 (11.04%) NIST
2 18 (5.37%) GDPR
3 17 (5.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (3.58%) QA
5 8 (2.39%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.49%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.90%) HL7
8 2 (0.60%) Software Quality Assurance
8 2 (0.60%) WCAG
9 1 (0.30%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.30%) SLA
9 1 (0.30%) SOC 2
System Software
1 45 (13.43%) Docker
2 36 (10.75%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.30%) Kamailio
Systems Management
1 35 (10.45%) Kubernetes
2 21 (6.27%) Terraform
3 11 (3.28%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.79%) Ansible
5 1 (0.30%) Argo
5 1 (0.30%) Grafana
5 1 (0.30%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.30%) Puppet
Vendors
1 58 (17.31%) Salesforce
2 40 (11.94%) Microsoft
3 29 (8.66%) MuleSoft
4 24 (7.16%) ServiceNow
5 21 (6.27%) Oracle
6 17 (5.07%) SAP
7 16 (4.78%) IBM
8 15 (4.48%) Splunk
9 13 (3.88%) Workday
10 7 (2.09%) Talend
11 6 (1.79%) Epicor
11 6 (1.79%) SnapLogic
12 5 (1.49%) Dell
12 5 (1.49%) Ericsson
12 5 (1.49%) Infor
12 5 (1.49%) Informatica
12 5 (1.49%) Jitterbit
12 5 (1.49%) Nokia
12 5 (1.49%) Software AG
12 5 (1.49%) TIBCO