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 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 130 121
Rank change year-on-year -22 -9 -17
Permanent jobs citing REST 419 403 557
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.67% 2.44% 2.65%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 9.30% 10.75% 8.52%
Number of salaries quoted 268 228 276
10th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,238
25th Percentile £55,000 £54,688 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% +16.67% -11.11%
75th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £105,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £71,500 £70,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.14% +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 4,503 3,748 6,537
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.96% 22.68% 31.14%
Number of salaries quoted 3,276 2,435 4,397
10th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% - +3.29%
75th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,750 £120,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £69,750 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.23% +7.31% -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 14 October 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 20 (4.77%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 7 (1.67%) Confluence
3 7 (1.67%) WebLogic
4 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.95%) Camunda
6 3 (0.72%) CMS
6 3 (0.72%) Headless CMS
6 3 (0.72%) nginx
7 2 (0.48%) WordPress
8 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.24%) Documentum
8 1 (0.24%) IIS
8 1 (0.24%) JBoss
8 1 (0.24%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 7 (1.67%) Moqups
2 3 (0.72%) Chatbot
2 3 (0.72%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (2.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.43%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.72%) Carpe Diem
3 3 (0.72%) Dynamics GP
3 3 (0.72%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.48%) Magento
4 2 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.48%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.48%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.48%) Oracle SCM
4 2 (0.48%) Sage 200
4 2 (0.48%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.24%) SAP CAR
5 1 (0.24%) SAP Hybris
5 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 192 (45.82%) AWS
2 189 (45.11%) Azure
3 60 (14.32%) SaaS
4 44 (10.50%) Azure DevOps
5 41 (9.79%) GitHub
6 40 (9.55%) GCP
6 40 (9.55%) Power Platform
7 31 (7.40%) Serverless
8 25 (5.97%) Azure Service Bus
8 25 (5.97%) Microsoft 365
9 24 (5.73%) Power Automate
10 23 (5.49%) GitHub Actions
11 22 (5.25%) PowerApps
12 20 (4.77%) Microsoft Copilot
13 19 (4.53%) Entra ID
14 18 (4.30%) Azure Functions
15 17 (4.06%) Azure Monitor
16 16 (3.82%) Azure Key Vault
17 13 (3.10%) Azure Cosmos DB
17 13 (3.10%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 33 (7.88%) HTTP
2 5 (1.19%) Network Security
3 4 (0.95%) Broadband
3 4 (0.95%) Firewall
3 4 (0.95%) Kerberos
4 3 (0.72%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.72%) VPN
5 2 (0.48%) MQTT
5 2 (0.48%) OpenVPN
5 2 (0.48%) X.509
6 1 (0.24%) 5G
6 1 (0.24%) BGP
6 1 (0.24%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (0.24%) Ethernet VPN
6 1 (0.24%) LAN
6 1 (0.24%) LTE
6 1 (0.24%) NX-OS
6 1 (0.24%) OSPF
6 1 (0.24%) VXLAN
6 1 (0.24%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (15.04%) SQL Server
2 60 (14.32%) PostgreSQL
3 40 (9.55%) Relational Database
4 20 (4.77%) MySQL
5 19 (4.53%) Power BI
6 16 (3.82%) NoSQL
7 15 (3.58%) Elasticsearch
8 11 (2.63%) Redis
9 10 (2.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (2.15%) MongoDB
11 8 (1.91%) Amazon RDS
12 6 (1.43%) Azure SQL Database
13 5 (1.19%) Oracle Database
14 4 (0.95%) Ataccama
14 4 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
14 4 (0.95%) DynamoDB
14 4 (0.95%) IBM InfoSphere
14 4 (0.95%) MariaDB
14 4 (0.95%) Metadata
14 4 (0.95%) TIBCO EBX
Development Applications
1 95 (22.67%) Git
2 23 (5.49%) JUnit
3 22 (5.25%) JIRA
4 21 (5.01%) Mockito
5 15 (3.58%) GitLab
6 14 (3.34%) Cypress.io
6 14 (3.34%) Maven
7 11 (2.63%) Postman
7 11 (2.63%) Selenium
8 10 (2.39%) Jenkins
9 9 (2.15%) Claude Code
10 7 (1.67%) IntelliJ
11 6 (1.43%) Storybook
12 2 (0.48%) Mocha
12 2 (0.48%) Subversion
12 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
13 1 (0.24%) Gradle
13 1 (0.24%) Karma Test Runner
13 1 (0.24%) Servoy
13 1 (0.24%) TeamCity
General
1 138 (32.94%) Social Skills
2 114 (27.21%) Finance
3 43 (10.26%) Banking
4 36 (8.59%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (8.11%) Public Sector
6 33 (7.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 20 (4.77%) Legal
8 18 (4.30%) Law
9 14 (3.34%) Manufacturing
10 9 (2.15%) Financial Institution
10 9 (2.15%) Retail
11 8 (1.91%) Back Office
11 8 (1.91%) Legal Technology
12 6 (1.43%) Front Office
12 6 (1.43%) Investment Banking
12 6 (1.43%) Marketing
13 5 (1.19%) Billing
13 5 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.19%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.19%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 145 (34.61%) Developer
2 111 (26.49%) Senior
3 89 (21.24%) Lead
4 69 (16.47%) Software Engineer
5 41 (9.79%) Senior Developer
6 33 (7.88%) .NET Developer
7 31 (7.40%) Architect
8 30 (7.16%) Full-Stack Developer
9 29 (6.92%) Lead Software Engineer
10 27 (6.44%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 26 (6.21%) Development Engineer
11 26 (6.21%) Software Development Engineer
12 24 (5.73%) Java Engineer
13 23 (5.49%) Technical Leader
14 19 (4.53%) Java Developer
15 18 (4.30%) Consultant
16 15 (3.58%) Software Developer
17 14 (3.34%) Lead Developer
17 14 (3.34%) React Developer
17 14 (3.34%) Senior React Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 106 (25.30%) React
2 100 (23.87%) .NET
3 58 (13.84%) Spring
4 48 (11.46%) SOAP
5 44 (10.50%) Terraform
6 39 (9.31%) Spring Boot
7 37 (8.83%) Node.js
8 32 (7.64%) Kafka
9 31 (7.40%) AngularJS
10 30 (7.16%) .NET Core
11 29 (6.92%) CSS
12 28 (6.68%) ASP.NET
13 24 (5.73%) GraphQL
13 24 (5.73%) OAuth
14 22 (5.25%) Blazor
15 20 (4.77%) RESTful
16 17 (4.06%) Playwright
17 15 (3.58%) HTML
17 15 (3.58%) Tailwind CSS
18 14 (3.34%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 51 (12.17%) Distributed Systems
2 48 (11.46%) Product Ownership
3 41 (9.79%) Enterprise Software
4 38 (9.07%) Cloud Native
5 29 (6.92%) Public Cloud
6 18 (4.30%) AI Agents
7 16 (3.82%) Onboarding
8 15 (3.58%) Mobile App
9 13 (3.10%) Legacy Systems
10 12 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
11 11 (2.63%) CMDB
12 10 (2.39%) Data Structures
13 9 (2.15%) Greenfield Project
13 9 (2.15%) Management Information System
14 8 (1.91%) IoT
15 6 (1.43%) Low-Code
16 5 (1.19%) Reference Data
16 5 (1.19%) Video\Live Streaming
17 4 (0.95%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 4 (0.95%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 21 (5.01%) Linux
2 10 (2.39%) Android
3 9 (2.15%) Apple iOS
4 7 (1.67%) Windows
5 1 (0.24%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (0.24%) OpenWrt
5 1 (0.24%) Unix
5 1 (0.24%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (51.55%) CI/CD
2 141 (33.65%) Agile
2 141 (33.65%) Software Engineering
3 132 (31.50%) AI
4 120 (28.64%) DevOps
5 112 (26.73%) Mentoring
6 106 (25.30%) Problem-Solving
7 97 (23.15%) Continuous Improvement
7 97 (23.15%) Microservices
8 96 (22.91%) Full-Stack Development
8 96 (22.91%) Technical Leadership
9 81 (19.33%) Test Automation
10 74 (17.66%) Event-Driven
11 69 (16.47%) Roadmaps
12 63 (15.04%) TDD
13 58 (13.84%) Event-Driven Architecture
14 55 (13.13%) Stakeholder Management
15 54 (12.89%) SDLC
16 52 (12.41%) Code Quality
17 51 (12.17%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 121 (28.88%) Java
2 114 (27.21%) SQL
3 99 (23.63%) C#
4 91 (21.72%) JavaScript
5 72 (17.18%) Python
5 72 (17.18%) TypeScript
6 24 (5.73%) PowerShell
7 14 (3.34%) Go
8 13 (3.10%) PL/SQL
9 12 (2.86%) Apex Code
9 12 (2.86%) T-SQL
10 11 (2.63%) Bash
11 7 (1.67%) Bicep
11 7 (1.67%) SOQL
12 6 (1.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 6 (1.43%) PHP
12 6 (1.43%) Ruby
13 3 (0.72%) C
13 3 (0.72%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.72%) Rust
Qualifications
1 68 (16.23%) Security Cleared
2 46 (10.98%) SC Cleared
3 25 (5.97%) Degree
4 17 (4.06%) DV Cleared
5 15 (3.58%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.19%) Azure Certification
7 4 (0.95%) AWS Certification
7 4 (0.95%) CISSP
8 3 (0.72%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (0.72%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (0.48%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.48%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.48%) PhD
10 1 (0.24%) CCIE
10 1 (0.24%) CCNP
10 1 (0.24%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.24%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 1 (0.24%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (12.65%) QA
2 24 (5.73%) Accessibility
3 18 (4.30%) Data Quality
3 18 (4.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.43%) GDPR
4 6 (1.43%) NIST
5 5 (1.19%) WCAG
6 4 (0.95%) SOC 2
7 3 (0.72%) NCSC
8 1 (0.24%) GRC
8 1 (0.24%) SLA
System Software
1 124 (29.59%) Docker
2 14 (3.34%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.24%) Firmware
4 1 (0.24%) Slurm Workload Manager
4 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 63 (15.04%) Kubernetes
2 14 (3.34%) Grafana
3 11 (2.63%) Ansible
4 5 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.72%) Argo
5 3 (0.72%) Kibana
5 3 (0.72%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.24%) Consul
6 1 (0.24%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.24%) logstash
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.24%) Podman
Vendors
1 86 (20.53%) Microsoft
2 35 (8.35%) Oracle
3 17 (4.06%) Salesforce
3 17 (4.06%) ServiceNow
4 12 (2.86%) Google
4 12 (2.86%) Informatica
4 12 (2.86%) OpenAI
5 9 (2.15%) MuleSoft
5 9 (2.15%) Sage
6 6 (1.43%) Intapp
7 5 (1.19%) CyberArk
7 5 (1.19%) Dynatrace
7 5 (1.19%) Foundry
7 5 (1.19%) IBM
7 5 (1.19%) SAP
7 5 (1.19%) TIBCO
8 3 (0.72%) Aderant
8 3 (0.72%) Adobe
8 3 (0.72%) Databricks
8 3 (0.72%) iManage