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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 79 108
Rank change year-on-year -44 +29 -22
Permanent jobs citing REST 324 640 664
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.16% 3.91% 3.06%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 12.01% 12.66% 9.94%
Number of salaries quoted 201 251 588
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 £86,250 £83,750 £91,934
90th Percentile £105,000 £90,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £70,000 £61,250 £70,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% -12.50% -

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 2,697 5,056 6,682
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.94% 30.89% 30.77%
Number of salaries quoted 2,074 3,221 5,733
10th Percentile £40,634 £41,500 £41,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,500
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 13 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 13 (4.01%) JBoss
2 11 (3.40%) WebSphere
3 5 (1.54%) Anypoint
3 5 (1.54%) Apache Pulsar
3 5 (1.54%) Confluence
3 5 (1.54%) IIS
4 3 (0.93%) OpenStack
4 3 (0.93%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.62%) Mendix
5 2 (0.62%) 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
Applications
1 4 (1.23%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.93%) Chatbot
2 3 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.93%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.31%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 14 (4.32%) Shopify
2 12 (3.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (2.78%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (2.47%) Workday HCM
5 6 (1.85%) Dynamics NAV
6 5 (1.54%) Magento
7 3 (0.93%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.93%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.62%) Oracle Cash Management
8 2 (0.62%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.62%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.62%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.62%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 135 (41.67%) Azure
2 84 (25.93%) AWS
3 46 (14.20%) SaaS
4 43 (13.27%) GitHub
5 36 (11.11%) Entra ID
6 35 (10.80%) Azure DevOps
7 33 (10.19%) GitHub Copilot
8 32 (9.88%) Google Workspace
9 21 (6.48%) GCP
10 19 (5.86%) Azure Logic Apps
10 19 (5.86%) Boomi
11 17 (5.25%) Power Automate
11 17 (5.25%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 17 (5.25%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 15 (4.63%) Serverless
13 14 (4.32%) Dynamics 365
14 12 (3.70%) Salesforce Einstein
15 11 (3.40%) Microsoft 365
16 10 (3.09%) Azure Service Bus
16 10 (3.09%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 49 (15.12%) Broadband
2 13 (4.01%) HTTP
3 5 (1.54%) PuTTY
4 3 (0.93%) AMQP
5 2 (0.62%) IP Telephony
5 2 (0.62%) PSTN
5 2 (0.62%) VoIP
6 1 (0.31%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.31%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (10.80%) SQL Server
2 22 (6.79%) Relational Database
3 19 (5.86%) NoSQL
3 19 (5.86%) PostgreSQL
4 17 (5.25%) MySQL
5 10 (3.09%) MongoDB
6 6 (1.85%) Redis
7 4 (1.23%) Amazon RDS
7 4 (1.23%) Power BI
7 4 (1.23%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.62%) DocumentDB
9 2 (0.62%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.62%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 2 (0.62%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.31%) Cloud Spanner
10 1 (0.31%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.31%) InfluxDB
10 1 (0.31%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 32 (9.88%) Git
2 31 (9.57%) Jenkins
3 23 (7.10%) JIRA
4 18 (5.56%) GitLab
5 15 (4.63%) SonarQube
6 6 (1.85%) TeamCity
7 5 (1.54%) Cypress.io
7 5 (1.54%) Selenium
8 4 (1.23%) Browser DevTools
8 4 (1.23%) Maven
9 3 (0.93%) CircleCI
9 3 (0.93%) git-flow
9 3 (0.93%) JMeter
9 3 (0.93%) JUnit
9 3 (0.93%) Sonatype Nexus
9 3 (0.93%) WebDriver
10 2 (0.62%) Android Studio
10 2 (0.62%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.62%) SpecFlow
10 2 (0.62%) Xcode
General
1 117 (36.11%) Social Skills
2 98 (30.25%) Finance
3 55 (16.98%) Games
4 34 (10.49%) Organisational Skills
5 30 (9.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 30 (9.26%) Marketing
6 29 (8.95%) Analytical Skills
7 19 (5.86%) Public Sector
8 17 (5.25%) Law
9 15 (4.63%) Banking
10 14 (4.32%) Telecoms
11 10 (3.09%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (3.09%) Retail
12 9 (2.78%) Back Office
13 7 (2.16%) Financial Institution
14 5 (1.54%) Automotive
14 5 (1.54%) Legal
15 4 (1.23%) Polish Language
16 2 (0.62%) Billing
16 2 (0.62%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 128 (39.51%) Developer
2 106 (32.72%) Senior
3 31 (9.57%) Architect
4 30 (9.26%) Software Engineer
5 23 (7.10%) Full-Stack Developer
5 23 (7.10%) Senior Developer
6 22 (6.79%) Integration Developer
7 18 (5.56%) Senior Software Engineer
8 16 (4.94%) C# Developer
8 16 (4.94%) Lead
9 15 (4.63%) IAM Developer
9 15 (4.63%) Integration Engineer
10 14 (4.32%) Development Engineer
10 14 (4.32%) Salesforce Architect
11 12 (3.70%) .NET Developer
11 12 (3.70%) Analyst
12 11 (3.40%) SAP Developer
12 11 (3.40%) Senior Architect
13 10 (3.09%) Senior Development Engineer
13 10 (3.09%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 166 (51.23%) SOAP
2 64 (19.75%) GraphQL
3 55 (16.98%) SAML
4 54 (16.67%) OAuth
5 52 (16.05%) .NET
6 50 (15.43%) React
7 44 (13.58%) Lightning Web Components
8 42 (12.96%) Middleware
8 42 (12.96%) Web Services
9 37 (11.42%) JSON
10 32 (9.88%) LDAP
10 32 (9.88%) OpenID
10 32 (9.88%) XML
11 30 (9.26%) CSS
12 28 (8.64%) Spring
13 25 (7.72%) Node.js
14 23 (7.10%) HTML
15 22 (6.79%) RESTful
15 22 (6.79%) Visualforce
16 21 (6.48%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 55 (16.98%) Product Ownership
2 34 (10.49%) Cyber Threat
2 34 (10.49%) Cyberattack
3 26 (8.02%) Cloud Native
4 21 (6.48%) Distributed Systems
5 17 (5.25%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (3.40%) DataPower
7 10 (3.09%) Low-Code
7 10 (3.09%) Public Cloud
8 7 (2.16%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.85%) Linux Command Line
9 6 (1.85%) Onboarding
10 5 (1.54%) AI Agents
10 5 (1.54%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.54%) Educational Technology
10 5 (1.54%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.54%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.54%) Mobile Games
11 4 (1.23%) Client/Server
11 4 (1.23%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 17 (5.25%) Linux
2 14 (4.32%) Android
3 7 (2.16%) Apple iOS
4 6 (1.85%) Unix
5 1 (0.31%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (39.51%) Agile
2 108 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 100 (30.86%) CI/CD
4 88 (27.16%) DevOps
4 88 (27.16%) Mentoring
5 77 (23.77%) AI
6 54 (16.67%) Event-Driven
7 50 (15.43%) Continuous Improvement
7 50 (15.43%) Microservices
8 47 (14.51%) Software Engineering
9 46 (14.20%) Test Automation
10 45 (13.89%) User Experience
11 43 (13.27%) Problem-Solving
12 41 (12.65%) Data Modelling
13 38 (11.73%) Clean Code
14 34 (10.49%) Cybersecurity
14 34 (10.49%) Full-Stack Development
14 34 (10.49%) Programme Delivery
15 33 (10.19%) Coaching
15 33 (10.19%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 103 (31.79%) SQL
2 82 (25.31%) JavaScript
3 65 (20.06%) Java
4 52 (16.05%) PowerShell
5 51 (15.74%) C#
6 45 (13.89%) Apex Code
6 45 (13.89%) T-SQL
7 44 (13.58%) Python
8 36 (11.11%) Bash
9 32 (9.88%) TypeScript
10 19 (5.86%) PHP
11 15 (4.63%) SOQL
11 15 (4.63%) SOSL
12 12 (3.70%) Go
13 9 (2.78%) Kotlin
14 7 (2.16%) C++
15 5 (1.54%) Shell Script
16 4 (1.23%) ABAP
17 3 (0.93%) Ruby
18 2 (0.62%) XAML
Qualifications
1 33 (10.19%) Degree
2 22 (6.79%) Computer Science Degree
3 15 (4.63%) Security Cleared
4 14 (4.32%) SC Cleared
5 3 (0.93%) PhD
6 2 (0.62%) Azure Certification
6 2 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.62%) DV Cleared
6 2 (0.62%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (10.49%) NCSC
1 34 (10.49%) NIST
2 18 (5.56%) GDPR
3 14 (4.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (3.40%) QA
5 5 (1.54%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.54%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.93%) HL7
7 2 (0.62%) Software Quality Assurance
7 2 (0.62%) WCAG
8 1 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.31%) SLA
8 1 (0.31%) SOC 2
System Software
1 43 (13.27%) Docker
2 33 (10.19%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 32 (9.88%) Kubernetes
2 18 (5.56%) Terraform
3 12 (3.70%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (1.54%) Ansible
5 1 (0.31%) Grafana
5 1 (0.31%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 55 (16.98%) Salesforce
2 38 (11.73%) Microsoft
3 28 (8.64%) MuleSoft
4 24 (7.41%) ServiceNow
5 21 (6.48%) Oracle
6 17 (5.25%) SAP
7 16 (4.94%) IBM
8 15 (4.63%) Splunk
9 13 (4.01%) Workday
10 7 (2.16%) Talend
11 6 (1.85%) Epicor
11 6 (1.85%) SnapLogic
12 5 (1.54%) ConnectWise
12 5 (1.54%) Dell
12 5 (1.54%) Ericsson
12 5 (1.54%) IFS
12 5 (1.54%) Informatica
12 5 (1.54%) Nokia
12 5 (1.54%) Software AG
12 5 (1.54%) WooCommerce