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 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 79 99
Rank change year-on-year -50 +20 -14
Permanent jobs citing REST 318 649 659
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.10% 3.84% 3.20%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 11.70% 12.61% 10.50%
Number of salaries quoted 205 260 582
10th Percentile £41,250 £42,238 £45,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -14.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £90,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £87,750 £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 2,718 5,145 6,279
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.99% 30.43% 30.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,117 3,299 5,336
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,125 £50,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £112,500 £108,750 £102,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.70%

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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 2 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 12 (3.77%) JBoss
2 10 (3.14%) WebSphere
3 5 (1.57%) Anypoint
3 5 (1.57%) Apache Pulsar
3 5 (1.57%) Confluence
3 5 (1.57%) IIS
4 3 (0.94%) OpenStack
4 3 (0.94%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.63%) Mendix
5 2 (0.63%) nginx
6 1 (0.31%) Alfresco
6 1 (0.31%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.31%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.31%) NServiceBus
6 1 (0.31%) SugarCRM
6 1 (0.31%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (1.26%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.94%) Chatbot
2 3 (0.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.94%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.31%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 14 (4.40%) SAP S/4HANA
1 14 (4.40%) Shopify
2 9 (2.83%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (2.52%) Workday HCM
4 6 (1.89%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (1.57%) Magento
6 3 (0.94%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.94%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.63%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.63%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.63%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.63%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 129 (40.57%) Azure
2 84 (26.42%) AWS
3 46 (14.47%) SaaS
4 42 (13.21%) GitHub
5 36 (11.32%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (10.06%) GitHub Copilot
7 27 (8.49%) Entra ID
8 22 (6.92%) GCP
8 22 (6.92%) Google Workspace
9 20 (6.29%) Azure Logic Apps
10 19 (5.97%) Boomi
11 17 (5.35%) Power Automate
11 17 (5.35%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 17 (5.35%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 16 (5.03%) Serverless
13 14 (4.40%) Dynamics 365
14 12 (3.77%) Salesforce Einstein
15 11 (3.46%) Microsoft 365
16 10 (3.14%) Azure Service Bus
16 10 (3.14%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 39 (12.26%) Broadband
2 12 (3.77%) HTTP
3 5 (1.57%) PuTTY
4 3 (0.94%) AMQP
5 2 (0.63%) IP Telephony
5 2 (0.63%) PSTN
5 2 (0.63%) VoIP
6 1 (0.31%) FTP
6 1 (0.31%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.31%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (11.32%) SQL Server
2 22 (6.92%) Relational Database
3 20 (6.29%) NoSQL
3 20 (6.29%) PostgreSQL
4 18 (5.66%) MySQL
5 12 (3.77%) MongoDB
6 6 (1.89%) Redis
7 4 (1.26%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (1.26%) Power BI
7 4 (1.26%) RDBMS
7 4 (1.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.63%) DocumentDB
9 2 (0.63%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.63%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 2 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.31%) Big Data
10 1 (0.31%) Cloud Spanner
10 1 (0.31%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.31%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 35 (11.01%) Git
2 31 (9.75%) Jenkins
3 24 (7.55%) JIRA
4 19 (5.97%) GitLab
5 15 (4.72%) SonarQube
6 6 (1.89%) TeamCity
7 5 (1.57%) Cypress.io
7 5 (1.57%) Maven
7 5 (1.57%) Selenium
8 4 (1.26%) Browser DevTools
9 3 (0.94%) CircleCI
9 3 (0.94%) git-flow
9 3 (0.94%) JMeter
9 3 (0.94%) JUnit
9 3 (0.94%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.94%) WebDriver
10 2 (0.63%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.63%) Gradle
10 2 (0.63%) Postman
10 2 (0.63%) SpecFlow
General
1 115 (36.16%) Social Skills
2 96 (30.19%) Finance
3 50 (15.72%) Games
4 32 (10.06%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (9.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 30 (9.43%) Marketing
7 24 (7.55%) Organisational Skills
8 20 (6.29%) Public Sector
9 17 (5.35%) Law
10 14 (4.40%) Banking
10 14 (4.40%) Telecoms
11 11 (3.46%) Retail
12 9 (2.83%) Back Office
12 9 (2.83%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (2.20%) Financial Institution
14 6 (1.89%) Legal
15 5 (1.57%) Automotive
16 4 (1.26%) Polish Language
17 2 (0.63%) Billing
17 2 (0.63%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 131 (41.19%) Developer
2 98 (30.82%) Senior
3 30 (9.43%) Architect
4 26 (8.18%) Software Engineer
5 24 (7.55%) Full-Stack Developer
5 24 (7.55%) Integration Developer
6 21 (6.60%) Senior Developer
7 17 (5.35%) Lead
8 16 (5.03%) C# Developer
9 15 (4.72%) Integration Engineer
9 15 (4.72%) Senior Software Engineer
10 14 (4.40%) Salesforce Architect
11 13 (4.09%) Development Engineer
11 13 (4.09%) SAP Developer
12 12 (3.77%) .NET Developer
12 12 (3.77%) Analyst
13 11 (3.46%) IAM Developer
14 10 (3.14%) Java Developer
14 10 (3.14%) Senior Architect
15 9 (2.83%) Senior Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 156 (49.06%) SOAP
2 52 (16.35%) GraphQL
3 51 (16.04%) .NET
4 49 (15.41%) React
5 47 (14.78%) SAML
6 46 (14.47%) OAuth
7 44 (13.84%) Lightning Web Components
8 43 (13.52%) Middleware
8 43 (13.52%) Web Services
9 37 (11.64%) JSON
10 32 (10.06%) CSS
10 32 (10.06%) XML
11 27 (8.49%) Spring
12 25 (7.86%) HTML
12 25 (7.86%) Node.js
13 22 (6.92%) LDAP
13 22 (6.92%) OpenID
13 22 (6.92%) RESTful
13 22 (6.92%) Visualforce
14 21 (6.60%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 55 (17.30%) Product Ownership
2 26 (8.18%) Cloud Native
3 24 (7.55%) Cyber Threat
3 24 (7.55%) Cyberattack
4 21 (6.60%) Distributed Systems
5 19 (5.97%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (3.14%) DataPower
6 10 (3.14%) Low-Code
7 9 (2.83%) Public Cloud
8 7 (2.20%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.89%) Linux Command Line
9 6 (1.89%) Onboarding
10 5 (1.57%) AI Agents
10 5 (1.57%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.57%) Educational Technology
10 5 (1.57%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.57%) Mobile Games
11 4 (1.26%) Algorithms
11 4 (1.26%) Client/Server
11 4 (1.26%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 19 (5.97%) Linux
2 13 (4.09%) Android
3 7 (2.20%) Apple iOS
4 6 (1.89%) Unix
5 1 (0.31%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (40.88%) Agile
2 100 (31.45%) CI/CD
3 96 (30.19%) Roadmaps
4 88 (27.67%) DevOps
5 78 (24.53%) Mentoring
6 75 (23.58%) AI
7 55 (17.30%) Event-Driven
8 51 (16.04%) Continuous Improvement
9 50 (15.72%) Microservices
10 46 (14.47%) Test Automation
11 45 (14.15%) Problem-Solving
11 45 (14.15%) User Experience
12 44 (13.84%) Software Engineering
13 40 (12.58%) Data Modelling
14 39 (12.26%) Clean Code
15 35 (11.01%) Scrum
16 33 (10.38%) Coaching
16 33 (10.38%) Full-Stack Development
16 33 (10.38%) Sprint Planning
17 32 (10.06%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 100 (31.45%) SQL
2 86 (27.04%) JavaScript
3 63 (19.81%) Java
4 52 (16.35%) C#
5 47 (14.78%) Python
6 45 (14.15%) Apex Code
7 42 (13.21%) PowerShell
8 36 (11.32%) T-SQL
9 30 (9.43%) TypeScript
10 26 (8.18%) Bash
11 20 (6.29%) PHP
12 15 (4.72%) SOQL
12 15 (4.72%) SOSL
13 12 (3.77%) Go
14 8 (2.52%) Kotlin
15 7 (2.20%) C++
16 6 (1.89%) Shell Script
17 5 (1.57%) ABAP
18 3 (0.94%) Ruby
19 2 (0.63%) XAML
Qualifications
1 35 (11.01%) Degree
2 23 (7.23%) Computer Science Degree
3 14 (4.40%) Security Cleared
4 13 (4.09%) SC Cleared
5 3 (0.94%) PhD
6 2 (0.63%) Azure Certification
6 2 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.63%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.31%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.55%) NCSC
1 24 (7.55%) NIST
2 18 (5.66%) GDPR
3 11 (3.46%) QA
4 9 (2.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.57%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.57%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.94%) HL7
7 2 (0.63%) Software Quality Assurance
7 2 (0.63%) WCAG
8 1 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.31%) SLA
8 1 (0.31%) SOC 2
System Software
1 43 (13.52%) Docker
2 24 (7.55%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 33 (10.38%) Kubernetes
2 17 (5.35%) Terraform
3 12 (3.77%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.89%) Ansible
5 1 (0.31%) Grafana
5 1 (0.31%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 55 (17.30%) Salesforce
2 40 (12.58%) Microsoft
3 28 (8.81%) MuleSoft
4 23 (7.23%) ServiceNow
5 21 (6.60%) Oracle
6 19 (5.97%) SAP
7 18 (5.66%) IBM
8 15 (4.72%) Splunk
9 13 (4.09%) Workday
10 7 (2.20%) Talend
11 6 (1.89%) Epicor
11 6 (1.89%) SnapLogic
11 6 (1.89%) WooCommerce
12 5 (1.57%) ConnectWise
12 5 (1.57%) Ericsson
12 5 (1.57%) IFS
12 5 (1.57%) Informatica
12 5 (1.57%) Nokia
12 5 (1.57%) Software AG
12 5 (1.57%) TIBCO