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 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 134 82 94
Rank change year-on-year -52 +12 -12
Permanent jobs citing REST 313 664 661
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.05% 3.72% 3.29%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 11.39% 12.15% 10.72%
Number of salaries quoted 218 271 585
10th Percentile £41,925 £42,238 £46,250
25th Percentile £52,813 £47,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -14.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £89,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £87,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +16.67% -14.29% -

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 2,747 5,464 6,166
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 18.03% 30.65% 30.66%
Number of salaries quoted 2,202 3,619 5,231
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £66,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% +1.54% -
75th Percentile £86,250 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £112,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £65,351
% change year-on-year +3.85% -0.54% +0.54%

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 14 December 2025.

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 11 (3.51%) JBoss
2 9 (2.88%) WebSphere
3 5 (1.60%) Anypoint
3 5 (1.60%) Apache Pulsar
3 5 (1.60%) IIS
4 4 (1.28%) Confluence
4 4 (1.28%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.96%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.64%) Mendix
6 2 (0.64%) nginx
7 1 (0.32%) Alfresco
7 1 (0.32%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.32%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.32%) NServiceBus
7 1 (0.32%) SugarCRM
7 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (1.28%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.96%) Chatbot
2 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.32%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 12 (3.83%) SAP S/4HANA
1 12 (3.83%) Shopify
2 8 (2.56%) Workday HCM
3 7 (2.24%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (1.28%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.96%) Magento
5 3 (0.96%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.96%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.64%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (0.64%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.64%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.64%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.64%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 125 (39.94%) Azure
2 87 (27.80%) AWS
3 49 (15.65%) SaaS
4 38 (12.14%) GitHub
5 36 (11.50%) Azure DevOps
6 28 (8.95%) GitHub Copilot
7 24 (7.67%) GCP
8 21 (6.71%) Azure Logic Apps
9 19 (6.07%) Boomi
10 18 (5.75%) Power Automate
11 16 (5.11%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 16 (5.11%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 16 (5.11%) Serverless
12 14 (4.47%) Entra ID
12 14 (4.47%) Power Platform
13 13 (4.15%) Azure Service Bus
14 12 (3.83%) Dynamics 365
15 11 (3.51%) Salesforce Einstein
16 10 (3.19%) Microsoft 365
17 9 (2.88%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 26 (8.31%) Broadband
2 11 (3.51%) HTTP
3 3 (0.96%) PuTTY
4 2 (0.64%) AMQP
4 2 (0.64%) IP Telephony
4 2 (0.64%) PSTN
4 2 (0.64%) VoIP
5 1 (0.32%) FTP
5 1 (0.32%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.32%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (11.50%) SQL Server
2 23 (7.35%) PostgreSQL
3 21 (6.71%) Relational Database
4 20 (6.39%) NoSQL
5 18 (5.75%) MySQL
6 16 (5.11%) MongoDB
7 7 (2.24%) Power BI
7 7 (2.24%) Redis
8 5 (1.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (1.28%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (1.28%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.96%) DynamoDB
10 3 (0.96%) RDBMS
10 3 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.64%) Big Data
11 2 (0.64%) DocumentDB
11 2 (0.64%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.64%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 2 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
12 1 (0.32%) Cloud Spanner
Development Applications
1 41 (13.10%) Git
2 33 (10.54%) Jenkins
3 21 (6.71%) GitLab
4 19 (6.07%) JIRA
5 15 (4.79%) SonarQube
6 7 (2.24%) Maven
6 7 (2.24%) Selenium
7 6 (1.92%) TeamCity
8 5 (1.60%) Cypress.io
9 4 (1.28%) Browser DevTools
9 4 (1.28%) JMeter
9 4 (1.28%) JUnit
9 4 (1.28%) Postman
9 4 (1.28%) Visual Studio
9 4 (1.28%) WebDriver
10 3 (0.96%) CircleCI
10 3 (0.96%) git-flow
10 3 (0.96%) MSBuild
10 3 (0.96%) Sonatype Nexus
10 3 (0.96%) Subversion
General
1 107 (34.19%) Social Skills
2 97 (30.99%) Finance
3 42 (13.42%) Games
4 34 (10.86%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (10.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 29 (9.27%) Marketing
7 20 (6.39%) Public Sector
8 17 (5.43%) Law
9 15 (4.79%) Retail
10 13 (4.15%) Banking
11 12 (3.83%) Telecoms
12 11 (3.51%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (2.88%) Financial Institution
14 7 (2.24%) Back Office
14 7 (2.24%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (1.92%) Legal
16 5 (1.60%) Automotive
17 4 (1.28%) Polish Language
18 3 (0.96%) Aviation
19 2 (0.64%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 127 (40.58%) Developer
2 89 (28.43%) Senior
3 30 (9.58%) Architect
4 25 (7.99%) Full-Stack Developer
5 23 (7.35%) Software Engineer
6 22 (7.03%) Integration Developer
7 21 (6.71%) Lead
8 20 (6.39%) Senior Developer
9 17 (5.43%) C# Developer
10 15 (4.79%) Integration Engineer
11 14 (4.47%) Salesforce Architect
12 13 (4.15%) .NET Developer
13 12 (3.83%) Senior Software Engineer
14 11 (3.51%) Analyst
14 11 (3.51%) Development Engineer
14 11 (3.51%) Java Developer
14 11 (3.51%) SAP Developer
14 11 (3.51%) Technical Architect
15 8 (2.56%) Salesforce Technical Architect
15 8 (2.56%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 140 (44.73%) SOAP
2 52 (16.61%) .NET
3 49 (15.65%) React
4 43 (13.74%) Lightning Web Components
4 43 (13.74%) Web Services
5 41 (13.10%) JSON
5 41 (13.10%) Middleware
6 37 (11.82%) GraphQL
7 34 (10.86%) CSS
8 33 (10.54%) XML
9 32 (10.22%) OAuth
9 32 (10.22%) SAML
10 28 (8.95%) HTML
10 28 (8.95%) Spring
11 25 (7.99%) Node.js
12 23 (7.35%) RESTful
13 22 (7.03%) AngularJS
13 22 (7.03%) Visualforce
14 19 (6.07%) Kafka
15 18 (5.75%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 54 (17.25%) Product Ownership
2 26 (8.31%) Cloud Native
3 21 (6.71%) Distributed Systems
4 16 (5.11%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (3.51%) Cyber Threat
5 11 (3.51%) Cyberattack
6 10 (3.19%) Low-Code
7 9 (2.88%) DataPower
8 7 (2.24%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (2.24%) Mobile App
8 7 (2.24%) Public Cloud
9 6 (1.92%) Onboarding
10 5 (1.60%) AI Agents
10 5 (1.60%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.60%) Educational Technology
10 5 (1.60%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.60%) Mobile Games
11 4 (1.28%) Algorithms
11 4 (1.28%) Client/Server
11 4 (1.28%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 19 (6.07%) Linux
2 14 (4.47%) Android
3 9 (2.88%) Apple iOS
4 6 (1.92%) Unix
5 1 (0.32%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (44.41%) Agile
2 99 (31.63%) CI/CD
3 92 (29.39%) DevOps
4 80 (25.56%) Roadmaps
5 70 (22.36%) AI
6 65 (20.77%) Mentoring
7 56 (17.89%) Microservices
8 54 (17.25%) Event-Driven
9 49 (15.65%) Continuous Improvement
10 47 (15.02%) Problem-Solving
11 44 (14.06%) Test Automation
12 41 (13.10%) Software Engineering
13 40 (12.78%) User Experience
14 39 (12.46%) Data Modelling
15 38 (12.14%) Scrum
16 36 (11.50%) API Integration
16 36 (11.50%) Clean Code
17 32 (10.22%) Computer Science
17 32 (10.22%) Containerisation
17 32 (10.22%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 100 (31.95%) SQL
2 88 (28.12%) JavaScript
3 62 (19.81%) Java
4 54 (17.25%) C#
5 52 (16.61%) Python
6 43 (13.74%) Apex Code
7 31 (9.90%) TypeScript
8 30 (9.58%) PowerShell
9 21 (6.71%) T-SQL
10 20 (6.39%) PHP
11 16 (5.11%) SOQL
12 15 (4.79%) SOSL
13 14 (4.47%) Bash
14 12 (3.83%) Go
15 9 (2.88%) Kotlin
16 8 (2.56%) Shell Script
17 7 (2.24%) C++
18 5 (1.60%) ABAP
19 3 (0.96%) Ruby
20 2 (0.64%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 38 (12.14%) Degree
2 24 (7.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 14 (4.47%) SC Cleared
3 14 (4.47%) Security Cleared
4 3 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (0.96%) PhD
5 2 (0.64%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.32%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.71%) GDPR
2 14 (4.47%) QA
3 11 (3.51%) NCSC
3 11 (3.51%) NIST
4 5 (1.60%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.28%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.64%) HL7
7 2 (0.64%) WCAG
8 1 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.32%) SLA
8 1 (0.32%) SOC 2
System Software
1 47 (15.02%) Docker
2 11 (3.51%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 34 (10.86%) Kubernetes
2 17 (5.43%) Terraform
3 12 (3.83%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (2.56%) Ansible
5 1 (0.32%) Grafana
5 1 (0.32%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.32%) QRadar
Vendors
1 54 (17.25%) Salesforce
2 42 (13.42%) Microsoft
3 28 (8.95%) MuleSoft
4 24 (7.67%) Oracle
5 20 (6.39%) ServiceNow
6 17 (5.43%) SAP
7 16 (5.11%) IBM
8 15 (4.79%) Splunk
9 13 (4.15%) Workday
10 7 (2.24%) Talend
11 6 (1.92%) Epicor
11 6 (1.92%) SnapLogic
12 5 (1.60%) Dell
12 5 (1.60%) Ericsson
12 5 (1.60%) Infor
12 5 (1.60%) Informatica
12 5 (1.60%) Jitterbit
12 5 (1.60%) Nokia
12 5 (1.60%) Software AG
12 5 (1.60%) TIBCO