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 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 80 112
Rank change year-on-year -34 +32 -22
Permanent jobs citing REST 373 630 749
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.34% 3.94% 2.74%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 13.12% 12.58% 9.22%
Number of salaries quoted 220 251 669
10th Percentile £41,975 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £50,000 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £80,313 £83,750 £88,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £90,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £66,778
% change year-on-year +7.69% -2.66% -4.60%

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 2,842 5,006 8,123
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.81% 31.34% 29.77%
Number of salaries quoted 2,145 3,245 7,067
10th Percentile £41,925 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,016 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £66,350 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.73% +7.89% -5.38%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +4.00% -7.41%

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 5 February 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 16 (4.29%) JBoss
2 13 (3.49%) WebSphere
3 5 (1.34%) Anypoint
3 5 (1.34%) Apache Pulsar
3 5 (1.34%) Confluence
4 4 (1.07%) IIS
4 4 (1.07%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.80%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.54%) Mendix
6 2 (0.54%) nginx
6 2 (0.54%) NServiceBus
7 1 (0.27%) Apache
7 1 (0.27%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.27%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.27%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 4 (1.07%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.80%) Chatbot
2 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.27%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 16 (4.29%) Shopify
2 11 (2.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (2.68%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (2.14%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (2.14%) Workday HCM
5 7 (1.88%) Magento
6 3 (0.80%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.80%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.54%) NetSuite
7 2 (0.54%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.54%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.54%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.54%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 152 (40.75%) Azure
2 84 (22.52%) AWS
3 55 (14.75%) Entra ID
4 51 (13.67%) Google Workspace
5 48 (12.87%) SaaS
6 47 (12.60%) GitHub
7 37 (9.92%) Azure DevOps
8 33 (8.85%) GitHub Copilot
9 24 (6.43%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 24 (6.43%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 19 (5.09%) Azure Logic Apps
10 19 (5.09%) GCP
11 18 (4.83%) Boomi
11 18 (4.83%) Power Automate
12 17 (4.56%) Serverless
13 16 (4.29%) Dynamics 365
14 12 (3.22%) Power Platform
14 12 (3.22%) Salesforce Einstein
15 11 (2.95%) Microsoft 365
16 10 (2.68%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 76 (20.38%) Broadband
2 16 (4.29%) HTTP
3 6 (1.61%) AMQP
4 5 (1.34%) PuTTY
4 5 (1.34%) VoIP
5 4 (1.07%) SMTP
6 3 (0.80%) IP Telephony
6 3 (0.80%) RTP
6 3 (0.80%) Unified Communications
6 3 (0.80%) Wireshark
7 2 (0.54%) PSTN
8 1 (0.27%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (0.27%) Firewall
8 1 (0.27%) HTTPS
8 1 (0.27%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (10.46%) SQL Server
2 21 (5.63%) PostgreSQL
3 20 (5.36%) NoSQL
4 19 (5.09%) MySQL
4 19 (5.09%) Relational Database
5 10 (2.68%) MongoDB
6 5 (1.34%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (1.34%) Redis
7 4 (1.07%) Power BI
7 4 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.80%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.54%) Big Data
9 2 (0.54%) DocumentDB
9 2 (0.54%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.54%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.54%) MariaDB
9 2 (0.54%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 2 (0.54%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.54%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 42 (11.26%) Git
2 37 (9.92%) Jenkins
3 25 (6.70%) GitLab
4 23 (6.17%) JIRA
4 23 (6.17%) SonarQube
5 8 (2.14%) Maven
6 7 (1.88%) Selenium
7 6 (1.61%) SpecFlow
7 6 (1.61%) TeamCity
7 6 (1.61%) WebDriver
8 4 (1.07%) Browser DevTools
8 4 (1.07%) Cucumber
8 4 (1.07%) Gradle
8 4 (1.07%) JMeter
8 4 (1.07%) Visual Studio
9 3 (0.80%) CircleCI
9 3 (0.80%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.80%) JUnit
9 3 (0.80%) Postman
9 3 (0.80%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 137 (36.73%) Social Skills
2 104 (27.88%) Finance
3 73 (19.57%) Games
4 53 (14.21%) Organisational Skills
5 49 (13.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 41 (10.99%) Marketing
7 27 (7.24%) Public Sector
8 25 (6.70%) Analytical Skills
9 22 (5.90%) Law
10 17 (4.56%) Banking
11 15 (4.02%) Telecoms
12 14 (3.75%) Back Office
13 10 (2.68%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (2.68%) Retail
14 8 (2.14%) Financial Institution
15 7 (1.88%) Polish Language
16 5 (1.34%) Legal
17 3 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
18 2 (0.54%) Billing
18 2 (0.54%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 147 (39.41%) Developer
2 123 (32.98%) Senior
3 46 (12.33%) Architect
4 32 (8.58%) Software Engineer
5 30 (8.04%) Senior Developer
6 22 (5.90%) Full-Stack Developer
7 21 (5.63%) IAM Developer
7 21 (5.63%) Salesforce Architect
8 20 (5.36%) Integration Developer
9 19 (5.09%) Java Developer
10 18 (4.83%) Senior Architect
10 18 (4.83%) Senior Software Engineer
11 17 (4.56%) C# Developer
12 16 (4.29%) Lead
13 15 (4.02%) Salesforce Developer
14 14 (3.75%) Analyst
14 14 (3.75%) Development Engineer
14 14 (3.75%) Integration Engineer
14 14 (3.75%) Systems Engineer
15 12 (3.22%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 198 (53.08%) SOAP
2 85 (22.79%) GraphQL
3 73 (19.57%) SAML
4 71 (19.03%) OAuth
5 62 (16.62%) .NET
6 60 (16.09%) Lightning Web Components
7 52 (13.94%) React
8 51 (13.67%) LDAP
8 51 (13.67%) Middleware
8 51 (13.67%) OpenID
9 43 (11.53%) Web Services
10 41 (10.99%) Spring
11 39 (10.46%) JSON
12 38 (10.19%) Visualforce
13 32 (8.58%) XML
14 30 (8.04%) CSS
15 29 (7.77%) Node.js
16 24 (6.43%) Spring Boot
17 23 (6.17%) AngularJS
17 23 (6.17%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 65 (17.43%) Product Ownership
2 53 (14.21%) Cyber Threat
2 53 (14.21%) Cyberattack
3 28 (7.51%) Cloud Native
4 25 (6.70%) Distributed Systems
5 16 (4.29%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (3.49%) DataPower
7 11 (2.95%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (2.68%) Low-Code
8 10 (2.68%) Public Cloud
9 7 (1.88%) Management Information System
10 6 (1.61%) Linux Command Line
11 5 (1.34%) AI Agents
11 5 (1.34%) Data Structures
11 5 (1.34%) Educational Technology
11 5 (1.34%) Mobile Games
11 5 (1.34%) Onboarding
12 4 (1.07%) Client/Server
12 4 (1.07%) IoT
12 4 (1.07%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 23 (6.17%) Linux
2 14 (3.75%) Android
3 7 (1.88%) Apple iOS
4 6 (1.61%) Unix
5 4 (1.07%) Ubuntu
5 4 (1.07%) Windows
6 1 (0.27%) CentOS
6 1 (0.27%) Debian
6 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (38.61%) Agile
2 138 (37.00%) Roadmaps
3 122 (32.71%) CI/CD
4 109 (29.22%) DevOps
4 109 (29.22%) Mentoring
5 84 (22.52%) AI
6 67 (17.96%) Event-Driven
7 62 (16.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 62 (16.62%) Microservices
8 53 (14.21%) Cybersecurity
8 53 (14.21%) Programme Delivery
9 52 (13.94%) Software Engineering
9 52 (13.94%) Test Automation
10 51 (13.67%) Identity Access Management
10 51 (13.67%) Regulatory Compliance
11 50 (13.40%) Data Modelling
12 47 (12.60%) User Experience
13 45 (12.06%) Problem-Solving
14 43 (11.53%) Scrum
15 40 (10.72%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 116 (31.10%) SQL
2 87 (23.32%) JavaScript
3 82 (21.98%) Java
4 72 (19.30%) PowerShell
5 67 (17.96%) T-SQL
6 61 (16.35%) Apex Code
7 54 (14.48%) Bash
7 54 (14.48%) Python
8 53 (14.21%) C#
9 34 (9.12%) TypeScript
10 25 (6.70%) SOQL
10 25 (6.70%) SOSL
11 20 (5.36%) PHP
12 12 (3.22%) Go
13 10 (2.68%) C++
14 9 (2.41%) Kotlin
15 5 (1.34%) Shell Script
16 3 (0.80%) ABAP
16 3 (0.80%) C
16 3 (0.80%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 42 (11.26%) Degree
2 30 (8.04%) Security Cleared
3 28 (7.51%) SC Cleared
4 24 (6.43%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (0.80%) DV Cleared
6 3 (0.80%) Master's Degree
6 3 (0.80%) PhD
7 2 (0.54%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.54%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.54%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (14.21%) NCSC
1 53 (14.21%) NIST
2 26 (6.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 18 (4.83%) GDPR
4 11 (2.95%) QA
5 8 (2.14%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.34%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.80%) HL7
7 3 (0.80%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.54%) Software Quality Assurance
8 2 (0.54%) WCAG
9 1 (0.27%) SOC 2
System Software
1 56 (15.01%) Active Directory
2 48 (12.87%) Docker
3 3 (0.80%) Kamailio
Systems Management
1 38 (10.19%) Kubernetes
2 22 (5.90%) Terraform
3 9 (2.41%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (1.34%) Ansible
5 3 (0.80%) Argo
6 1 (0.27%) Grafana
6 1 (0.27%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.27%) Puppet
Vendors
1 72 (19.30%) Salesforce
2 45 (12.06%) Microsoft
3 32 (8.58%) MuleSoft
4 25 (6.70%) Oracle
5 23 (6.17%) ServiceNow
5 23 (6.17%) Splunk
6 15 (4.02%) SAP
7 14 (3.75%) IBM
8 13 (3.49%) Workday
9 7 (1.88%) ConnectWise
9 7 (1.88%) WooCommerce
10 6 (1.61%) CyberArk
10 6 (1.61%) Epicor
10 6 (1.61%) SnapLogic
10 6 (1.61%) Talend
11 5 (1.34%) Ericsson
11 5 (1.34%) Infor
11 5 (1.34%) Informatica
11 5 (1.34%) Nokia
11 5 (1.34%) TIBCO