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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 133 152
Rank change year-on-year -20 +19 -55
Permanent jobs citing REST 419 417 533
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.85% 2.54% 2.14%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 10.13% 10.49% 8.24%
Number of salaries quoted 247 262 460
10th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £54,375 £51,563 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +21.74% -14.18%
75th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £73,269
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year - +20.69% -17.14%

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 4,138 3,977 6,470
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 18.24% 24.19% 25.94%
Number of salaries quoted 3,121 2,659 5,191
10th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £49,611 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.00% -4.36%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £62,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +8.87% -8.15%

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 11 August 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 11 (2.63%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 5 (1.19%) Camunda
3 5 (1.19%) Confluence
4 3 (0.72%) Anypoint
4 3 (0.72%) Apache Solr
5 2 (0.48%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.48%) JBoss
6 1 (0.24%) Apache
6 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.24%) Cloud Foundry
6 1 (0.24%) Documentum
6 1 (0.24%) IIS
6 1 (0.24%) NServiceBus
6 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 4 (0.95%) Moqups
2 2 (0.48%) Chatbot
2 2 (0.48%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (1.43%) Oracle ERP
2 3 (0.72%) Carpe Diem
2 3 (0.72%) Elite 3E
3 2 (0.48%) Magento
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.48%) Visualfiles
4 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.24%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.24%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.24%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 198 (47.26%) AWS
2 176 (42.00%) Azure
3 51 (12.17%) SaaS
4 50 (11.93%) GCP
5 40 (9.55%) GitHub
6 35 (8.35%) Azure DevOps
7 24 (5.73%) Serverless
8 23 (5.49%) Power Platform
9 19 (4.53%) GitHub Actions
10 16 (3.82%) Azure Service Bus
11 13 (3.10%) GitHub Copilot
11 13 (3.10%) Power Automate
11 13 (3.10%) PowerApps
12 12 (2.86%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 12 (2.86%) Figma
13 11 (2.63%) Microsoft Copilot
14 10 (2.39%) Anthropic Claude
14 10 (2.39%) Azure Monitor
14 10 (2.39%) Entra ID
14 10 (2.39%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 36 (8.59%) HTTP
2 30 (7.16%) Broadband
3 12 (2.86%) Firewall
4 8 (1.91%) Network Security
5 7 (1.67%) Kerberos
5 7 (1.67%) SSL
6 5 (1.19%) Cisco ASA
6 5 (1.19%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.95%) SMTP
8 3 (0.72%) Modbus
9 1 (0.24%) BGP
9 1 (0.24%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.24%) Ethernet VPN
9 1 (0.24%) Intranet
9 1 (0.24%) LAN
9 1 (0.24%) MQTT
9 1 (0.24%) NX-OS
9 1 (0.24%) OSPF
9 1 (0.24%) VXLAN
9 1 (0.24%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (14.56%) PostgreSQL
2 53 (12.65%) SQL Server
3 40 (9.55%) Relational Database
4 23 (5.49%) NoSQL
5 20 (4.77%) MongoDB
6 17 (4.06%) MySQL
7 13 (3.10%) Elasticsearch
8 10 (2.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 9 (2.15%) Redis
10 8 (1.91%) Power BI
11 6 (1.43%) Amazon RDS
11 6 (1.43%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (1.19%) Oracle Database
13 4 (0.95%) Ataccama
13 4 (0.95%) Data Lake
13 4 (0.95%) IBM InfoSphere
13 4 (0.95%) MariaDB
13 4 (0.95%) TIBCO EBX
14 3 (0.72%) Amazon Athena
14 3 (0.72%) DocumentDB
Development Applications
1 90 (21.48%) Git
2 30 (7.16%) GitLab
3 28 (6.68%) Jenkins
4 20 (4.77%) SonarQube
5 16 (3.82%) JIRA
5 16 (3.82%) JUnit
6 14 (3.34%) Mockito
7 13 (3.10%) Maven
7 13 (3.10%) Selenium
8 9 (2.15%) Cypress.io
9 6 (1.43%) Claude Code
9 6 (1.43%) Postman
10 3 (0.72%) NUnit
10 3 (0.72%) SpecFlow
10 3 (0.72%) Storybook
10 3 (0.72%) Subversion
10 3 (0.72%) TeamCity
10 3 (0.72%) Visual Studio
10 3 (0.72%) Visual Studio Code
10 3 (0.72%) WebDriver
General
1 128 (30.55%) Social Skills
2 123 (29.36%) Finance
3 62 (14.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 52 (12.41%) Banking
5 35 (8.35%) Analytical Skills
5 35 (8.35%) Public Sector
6 28 (6.68%) Games
7 24 (5.73%) Marketing
8 21 (5.01%) Law
9 16 (3.82%) Manufacturing
10 14 (3.34%) Legal
11 13 (3.10%) Financial Institution
12 11 (2.63%) Retail
13 10 (2.39%) Back Office
13 10 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (1.91%) Investment Banking
14 8 (1.91%) Legal Technology
15 7 (1.67%) Polish Language
16 6 (1.43%) Front Office
16 6 (1.43%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 140 (33.41%) Developer
2 88 (21.00%) Senior
3 73 (17.42%) Lead
4 69 (16.47%) Software Engineer
5 49 (11.69%) Architect
6 32 (7.64%) Senior Developer
7 31 (7.40%) Development Engineer
7 31 (7.40%) Full-Stack Engineer
7 31 (7.40%) Software Development Engineer
8 27 (6.44%) Full-Stack Developer
9 26 (6.21%) Lead Software Engineer
10 25 (5.97%) .NET Developer
11 23 (5.49%) Salesforce Architect
12 21 (5.01%) Consultant
13 20 (4.77%) Python Engineer
14 18 (4.30%) Java Developer
14 18 (4.30%) Technical Architect
14 18 (4.30%) Technical Leader
15 16 (3.82%) Java Engineer
15 16 (3.82%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (24.11%) React
2 86 (20.53%) .NET
3 78 (18.62%) SOAP
4 47 (11.22%) Spring
5 37 (8.83%) Node.js
6 33 (7.88%) AngularJS
6 33 (7.88%) Lightning Web Components
7 29 (6.92%) Spring Boot
7 29 (6.92%) Visualforce
8 27 (6.44%) ASP.NET
9 26 (6.21%) CSS
10 25 (5.97%) .NET Core
10 25 (5.97%) Kafka
10 25 (5.97%) OAuth
11 22 (5.25%) JSON
12 21 (5.01%) RESTful
13 19 (4.53%) Blazor
13 19 (4.53%) Django
14 18 (4.30%) GraphQL
15 16 (3.82%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 81 (19.33%) Product Ownership
2 36 (8.59%) Cloud Native
3 34 (8.11%) Distributed Systems
4 33 (7.88%) Public Cloud
5 32 (7.64%) Enterprise Software
6 21 (5.01%) Self-Motivation
7 17 (4.06%) Low-Code
8 14 (3.34%) AI Agents
8 14 (3.34%) Mobile App
9 13 (3.10%) Onboarding
10 11 (2.63%) CMDB
10 11 (2.63%) Video\Live Streaming
11 10 (2.39%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (1.91%) Algorithms
12 8 (1.91%) Greenfield Project
12 8 (1.91%) IoT
13 6 (1.43%) CUDA
14 5 (1.19%) Data Structures
14 5 (1.19%) Video Conferencing
15 4 (0.95%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 26 (6.21%) Linux
2 11 (2.63%) Android
3 9 (2.15%) Apple iOS
3 9 (2.15%) Windows
4 6 (1.43%) Unix
5 1 (0.24%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (48.69%) CI/CD
2 139 (33.17%) Agile
3 137 (32.70%) Software Engineering
4 123 (29.36%) DevOps
5 113 (26.97%) AI
6 110 (26.25%) Continuous Improvement
7 98 (23.39%) Problem-Solving
8 96 (22.91%) Full-Stack Development
9 86 (20.53%) Microservices
9 86 (20.53%) Roadmaps
10 83 (19.81%) Event-Driven
10 83 (19.81%) Mentoring
11 80 (19.09%) Technical Leadership
12 72 (17.18%) Test Automation
13 66 (15.75%) OO
14 59 (14.08%) Scrum
15 57 (13.60%) Containerisation
16 54 (12.89%) TDD
17 53 (12.65%) Infrastructure as Code
18 46 (10.98%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 111 (26.49%) Java
2 103 (24.58%) SQL
3 89 (21.24%) JavaScript
4 81 (19.33%) Python
5 80 (19.09%) C#
6 66 (15.75%) TypeScript
7 36 (8.59%) Apex Code
8 23 (5.49%) SOQL
9 21 (5.01%) SOSL
10 18 (4.30%) PowerShell
11 14 (3.34%) Go
11 14 (3.34%) PL/SQL
12 9 (2.15%) Bash
13 7 (1.67%) T-SQL
14 6 (1.43%) Ruby
15 5 (1.19%) Bicep
16 4 (0.95%) PHP
17 3 (0.72%) DataWeave
18 2 (0.48%) Kotlin
18 2 (0.48%) Scala
Qualifications
1 58 (13.84%) Security Cleared
2 39 (9.31%) SC Cleared
3 32 (7.64%) Degree
4 24 (5.73%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (4.06%) DV Cleared
6 7 (1.67%) CISSP
7 4 (0.95%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.72%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.24%) CCIE
9 1 (0.24%) CCNP
9 1 (0.24%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.24%) CSPO
9 1 (0.24%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.24%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (14.32%) QA
2 16 (3.82%) Accessibility
3 14 (3.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (2.63%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.19%) GDPR
6 4 (0.95%) NIST
6 4 (0.95%) WCAG
7 3 (0.72%) SLA
8 2 (0.48%) NCSC
8 2 (0.48%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.24%) GRC
System Software
1 108 (25.78%) Docker
2 16 (3.82%) Active Directory
3 6 (1.43%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 63 (15.04%) Kubernetes
2 43 (10.26%) Terraform
3 10 (2.39%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (1.67%) Ansible
5 4 (0.95%) Grafana
5 4 (0.95%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.48%) Argo
6 2 (0.48%) Kibana
6 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.48%) MIIS
7 1 (0.24%) Kubeflow
Vendors
1 61 (14.56%) Microsoft
2 42 (10.02%) Salesforce
3 26 (6.21%) Oracle
4 25 (5.97%) ServiceNow
5 24 (5.73%) Splunk
6 15 (3.58%) MuleSoft
7 12 (2.86%) Informatica
8 9 (2.15%) OpenAI
9 8 (1.91%) CyberArk
10 7 (1.67%) Google
11 6 (1.43%) Cisco
12 5 (1.19%) F5
12 5 (1.19%) IBM
12 5 (1.19%) Juniper
12 5 (1.19%) Palo Alto
12 5 (1.19%) Red Hat
12 5 (1.19%) TIBCO
13 4 (0.95%) Sage
13 4 (0.95%) SAP
14 3 (0.72%) iManage