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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 80 100
Rank change year-on-year -50 +20 -15
Permanent jobs citing REST 316 634 656
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.09% 3.85% 3.10%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 11.78% 12.54% 10.03%
Number of salaries quoted 203 248 579
10th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -14.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £84,375 £83,750 £91,934
90th Percentile £105,000 £90,000 £107,500
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 2,683 5,054 6,542
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.77% 30.69% 30.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,094 3,225 5,598
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,227
25th Percentile £50,875 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,641 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.75% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £108,750 £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

REST
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

REST
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing REST over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

REST salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

REST
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 (3.80%) JBoss
2 10 (3.16%) WebSphere
3 5 (1.58%) Anypoint
3 5 (1.58%) Apache Pulsar
3 5 (1.58%) Confluence
3 5 (1.58%) IIS
4 3 (0.95%) OpenStack
4 3 (0.95%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.63%) Mendix
5 2 (0.63%) nginx
6 1 (0.32%) Alfresco
6 1 (0.32%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.32%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.32%) NServiceBus
6 1 (0.32%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 4 (1.27%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.95%) Chatbot
2 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.32%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 14 (4.43%) Shopify
2 13 (4.11%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (2.85%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (2.53%) Workday HCM
5 6 (1.90%) Dynamics NAV
6 5 (1.58%) Magento
7 3 (0.95%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.95%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.63%) Oracle Cash Management
8 2 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.63%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.63%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.63%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 128 (40.51%) Azure
2 83 (26.27%) AWS
3 46 (14.56%) SaaS
4 43 (13.61%) GitHub
5 36 (11.39%) Azure DevOps
6 33 (10.44%) GitHub Copilot
7 27 (8.54%) Entra ID
8 22 (6.96%) Google Workspace
9 21 (6.65%) GCP
10 20 (6.33%) Azure Logic Apps
11 19 (6.01%) Boomi
12 17 (5.38%) Power Automate
12 17 (5.38%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 17 (5.38%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 16 (5.06%) Serverless
14 14 (4.43%) Dynamics 365
15 12 (3.80%) Salesforce Einstein
16 11 (3.48%) Microsoft 365
17 10 (3.16%) Azure Service Bus
17 10 (3.16%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 39 (12.34%) Broadband
2 13 (4.11%) HTTP
3 5 (1.58%) PuTTY
4 3 (0.95%) AMQP
5 2 (0.63%) IP Telephony
5 2 (0.63%) PSTN
5 2 (0.63%) VoIP
6 1 (0.32%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.32%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (11.39%) SQL Server
2 22 (6.96%) Relational Database
3 19 (6.01%) NoSQL
3 19 (6.01%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (5.38%) MySQL
5 10 (3.16%) MongoDB
6 6 (1.90%) Redis
7 4 (1.27%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (1.27%) Power BI
7 4 (1.27%) RDBMS
7 4 (1.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.95%) 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 (0.32%) Cloud Spanner
10 1 (0.32%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.32%) InfluxDB
10 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 33 (10.44%) Git
2 31 (9.81%) Jenkins
3 24 (7.59%) JIRA
4 18 (5.70%) GitLab
5 15 (4.75%) SonarQube
6 6 (1.90%) TeamCity
7 5 (1.58%) Cypress.io
7 5 (1.58%) Selenium
8 4 (1.27%) Browser DevTools
8 4 (1.27%) Maven
9 3 (0.95%) CircleCI
9 3 (0.95%) git-flow
9 3 (0.95%) JMeter
9 3 (0.95%) JUnit
9 3 (0.95%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.95%) WebDriver
10 2 (0.63%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.63%) Gradle
10 2 (0.63%) Postman
10 2 (0.63%) SpecFlow
General
1 114 (36.08%) Social Skills
2 96 (30.38%) Finance
3 51 (16.14%) Games
4 30 (9.49%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (9.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 30 (9.49%) Marketing
5 24 (7.59%) Organisational Skills
6 20 (6.33%) Public Sector
7 17 (5.38%) Law
8 15 (4.75%) Banking
9 14 (4.43%) Telecoms
10 11 (3.48%) Retail
11 10 (3.16%) Influencing Skills
12 9 (2.85%) Back Office
13 7 (2.22%) Financial Institution
14 6 (1.90%) Legal
15 5 (1.58%) Automotive
16 4 (1.27%) Polish Language
17 2 (0.63%) Billing
17 2 (0.63%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 129 (40.82%) Developer
2 99 (31.33%) Senior
3 30 (9.49%) Architect
4 27 (8.54%) Software Engineer
5 23 (7.28%) Full-Stack Developer
5 23 (7.28%) Integration Developer
6 21 (6.65%) Senior Developer
7 16 (5.06%) C# Developer
7 16 (5.06%) Lead
7 16 (5.06%) Senior Software Engineer
8 15 (4.75%) Integration Engineer
9 14 (4.43%) Development Engineer
9 14 (4.43%) Salesforce Architect
10 12 (3.80%) .NET Developer
10 12 (3.80%) Analyst
10 12 (3.80%) SAP Developer
11 11 (3.48%) IAM Developer
12 10 (3.16%) Java Developer
12 10 (3.16%) Senior Development Engineer
12 10 (3.16%) Software Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 156 (49.37%) SOAP
2 52 (16.46%) GraphQL
3 51 (16.14%) .NET
4 49 (15.51%) React
5 46 (14.56%) SAML
6 45 (14.24%) OAuth
7 44 (13.92%) Lightning Web Components
8 43 (13.61%) Web Services
9 42 (13.29%) Middleware
10 37 (11.71%) JSON
11 32 (10.13%) XML
12 31 (9.81%) CSS
13 26 (8.23%) Spring
14 25 (7.91%) Node.js
15 24 (7.59%) HTML
16 22 (6.96%) LDAP
16 22 (6.96%) OpenID
16 22 (6.96%) RESTful
16 22 (6.96%) Visualforce
17 20 (6.33%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 55 (17.41%) Product Ownership
2 25 (7.91%) Cloud Native
3 24 (7.59%) Cyber Threat
3 24 (7.59%) Cyberattack
4 21 (6.65%) Distributed Systems
5 18 (5.70%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (3.16%) DataPower
6 10 (3.16%) Low-Code
6 10 (3.16%) Public Cloud
7 7 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (1.90%) Linux Command Line
8 6 (1.90%) Onboarding
9 5 (1.58%) AI Agents
9 5 (1.58%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.58%) Educational Technology
9 5 (1.58%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.58%) Mobile Games
10 4 (1.27%) Client/Server
10 4 (1.27%) IoT
10 4 (1.27%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 17 (5.38%) Linux
2 13 (4.11%) Android
3 7 (2.22%) Apple iOS
4 6 (1.90%) Unix
5 1 (0.32%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (40.82%) Agile
2 98 (31.01%) CI/CD
3 97 (30.70%) Roadmaps
4 88 (27.85%) DevOps
5 79 (25.00%) Mentoring
6 75 (23.73%) AI
7 54 (17.09%) Event-Driven
8 50 (15.82%) Continuous Improvement
9 49 (15.51%) Microservices
10 46 (14.56%) Test Automation
10 46 (14.56%) User Experience
11 44 (13.92%) Problem-Solving
11 44 (13.92%) Software Engineering
12 41 (12.97%) Data Modelling
13 38 (12.03%) Clean Code
14 34 (10.76%) Scrum
15 33 (10.44%) Coaching
15 33 (10.44%) Full-Stack Development
15 33 (10.44%) Sprint Planning
16 32 (10.13%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 99 (31.33%) SQL
2 86 (27.22%) JavaScript
3 63 (19.94%) Java
4 53 (16.77%) C#
5 45 (14.24%) Apex Code
5 45 (14.24%) Python
6 42 (13.29%) PowerShell
7 36 (11.39%) T-SQL
8 31 (9.81%) TypeScript
9 26 (8.23%) Bash
10 19 (6.01%) PHP
11 15 (4.75%) SOQL
11 15 (4.75%) SOSL
12 12 (3.80%) Go
13 8 (2.53%) Kotlin
14 7 (2.22%) C++
15 5 (1.58%) ABAP
15 5 (1.58%) Shell Script
16 3 (0.95%) Ruby
17 2 (0.63%) XAML
Qualifications
1 34 (10.76%) Degree
2 23 (7.28%) Computer Science Degree
3 14 (4.43%) Security Cleared
4 13 (4.11%) SC Cleared
5 3 (0.95%) PhD
6 2 (0.63%) Azure Certification
6 2 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.63%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.32%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.59%) NCSC
1 24 (7.59%) NIST
2 18 (5.70%) GDPR
3 11 (3.48%) QA
4 9 (2.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.58%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.58%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.95%) HL7
7 2 (0.63%) Software Quality Assurance
7 2 (0.63%) WCAG
8 1 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.32%) SLA
8 1 (0.32%) SOC 2
System Software
1 42 (13.29%) Docker
2 24 (7.59%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 32 (10.13%) Kubernetes
2 17 (5.38%) Terraform
3 12 (3.80%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (1.58%) Ansible
5 1 (0.32%) Grafana
5 1 (0.32%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 55 (17.41%) Salesforce
2 40 (12.66%) Microsoft
3 28 (8.86%) MuleSoft
4 24 (7.59%) ServiceNow
5 21 (6.65%) Oracle
6 18 (5.70%) SAP
7 17 (5.38%) IBM
8 15 (4.75%) Splunk
9 13 (4.11%) Workday
10 7 (2.22%) Talend
11 6 (1.90%) Epicor
11 6 (1.90%) SnapLogic
12 5 (1.58%) Dell
12 5 (1.58%) Ericsson
12 5 (1.58%) Informatica
12 5 (1.58%) Jitterbit
12 5 (1.58%) Mavenir
12 5 (1.58%) Nokia
12 5 (1.58%) Software AG
12 5 (1.58%) TIBCO