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 23 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 134 77 92
Rank change year-on-year -57 +15 -9
Permanent jobs citing REST 316 650 657
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.07% 3.77% 3.34%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 11.52% 12.28% 10.94%
Number of salaries quoted 216 261 581
10th Percentile £41,500 £42,238 £46,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -14.29% +7.69%
75th Percentile £87,500 £82,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £87,500 £102,500
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 2,743 5,294 6,006
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.95% 30.70% 30.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,179 3,458 5,094
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,750 £50,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.85% -
75th Percentile £86,250 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £112,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - - -1.89%

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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 23 December 2025.

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 12 (3.80%) JBoss
2 10 (3.16%) WebSphere
3 5 (1.58%) Anypoint
3 5 (1.58%) Apache Pulsar
3 5 (1.58%) IIS
4 4 (1.27%) Confluence
4 4 (1.27%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.95%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.63%) Mendix
6 2 (0.63%) nginx
7 1 (0.32%) Alfresco
7 1 (0.32%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.32%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.32%) NServiceBus
7 1 (0.32%) SugarCRM
7 1 (0.32%) WordPress
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 13 (4.11%) Shopify
2 12 (3.80%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (2.53%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (2.53%) Workday HCM
4 5 (1.58%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (1.27%) Magento
6 3 (0.95%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.95%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.63%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.63%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.63%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.63%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 124 (39.24%) Azure
2 87 (27.53%) AWS
3 49 (15.51%) SaaS
4 41 (12.97%) GitHub
5 38 (12.03%) Azure DevOps
6 31 (9.81%) GitHub Copilot
7 24 (7.59%) GCP
8 22 (6.96%) Azure Logic Apps
9 19 (6.01%) Boomi
10 18 (5.70%) Power Automate
11 17 (5.38%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 17 (5.38%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 16 (5.06%) Serverless
13 15 (4.75%) Entra ID
14 13 (4.11%) Dynamics 365
14 13 (4.11%) Power Platform
15 12 (3.80%) Azure Service Bus
15 12 (3.80%) Salesforce Einstein
16 11 (3.48%) Microsoft 365
17 10 (3.16%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 27 (8.54%) Broadband
2 12 (3.80%) HTTP
3 3 (0.95%) PuTTY
4 2 (0.63%) AMQP
4 2 (0.63%) IP Telephony
4 2 (0.63%) PSTN
4 2 (0.63%) VoIP
5 1 (0.32%) FTP
5 1 (0.32%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.32%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (11.39%) SQL Server
2 22 (6.96%) Relational Database
3 21 (6.65%) PostgreSQL
4 19 (6.01%) NoSQL
5 18 (5.70%) MySQL
6 14 (4.43%) MongoDB
7 6 (1.90%) Power BI
7 6 (1.90%) Redis
8 5 (1.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (1.27%) Amazon RDS
9 4 (1.27%) RDBMS
10 3 (0.95%) DynamoDB
10 3 (0.95%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.63%) Big Data
11 2 (0.63%) DocumentDB
11 2 (0.63%) Hadoop
11 2 (0.63%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 2 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
12 1 (0.32%) Cloud Spanner
Development Applications
1 39 (12.34%) Git
2 33 (10.44%) Jenkins
3 21 (6.65%) GitLab
4 20 (6.33%) JIRA
5 15 (4.75%) SonarQube
6 7 (2.22%) Maven
6 7 (2.22%) Selenium
7 6 (1.90%) TeamCity
8 5 (1.58%) Cypress.io
9 4 (1.27%) Browser DevTools
9 4 (1.27%) JMeter
9 4 (1.27%) JUnit
9 4 (1.27%) Postman
9 4 (1.27%) WebDriver
10 3 (0.95%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 3 (0.95%) CircleCI
10 3 (0.95%) git-flow
10 3 (0.95%) Sonatype Nexus
10 3 (0.95%) Subversion
10 3 (0.95%) Visual Studio
General
1 110 (34.81%) Social Skills
2 101 (31.96%) Finance
3 43 (13.61%) Games
4 33 (10.44%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (10.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 30 (9.49%) Marketing
7 20 (6.33%) Public Sector
8 17 (5.38%) Law
9 14 (4.43%) Banking
9 14 (4.43%) Retail
10 12 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
10 12 (3.80%) Telecoms
11 8 (2.53%) Back Office
11 8 (2.53%) Financial Institution
11 8 (2.53%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (1.90%) Legal
13 5 (1.58%) Automotive
14 4 (1.27%) Polish Language
15 3 (0.95%) Aviation
16 2 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 126 (39.87%) Developer
2 92 (29.11%) Senior
3 30 (9.49%) Architect
4 25 (7.91%) Software Engineer
5 24 (7.59%) Full-Stack Developer
6 22 (6.96%) Integration Developer
7 21 (6.65%) Lead
8 20 (6.33%) Senior Developer
9 16 (5.06%) C# Developer
10 15 (4.75%) Integration Engineer
11 14 (4.43%) Salesforce Architect
12 13 (4.11%) Senior Software Engineer
13 12 (3.80%) .NET Developer
13 12 (3.80%) Analyst
13 12 (3.80%) Development Engineer
14 11 (3.48%) SAP Developer
15 10 (3.16%) Java Developer
15 10 (3.16%) Technical Architect
16 8 (2.53%) Senior Development Engineer
16 8 (2.53%) Software Development Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 144 (45.57%) SOAP
2 51 (16.14%) .NET
3 49 (15.51%) React
4 45 (14.24%) Lightning Web Components
5 43 (13.61%) Middleware
6 42 (13.29%) Web Services
7 40 (12.66%) JSON
8 38 (12.03%) GraphQL
9 33 (10.44%) OAuth
9 33 (10.44%) SAML
10 32 (10.13%) CSS
11 31 (9.81%) XML
12 30 (9.49%) Spring
13 26 (8.23%) HTML
14 24 (7.59%) Node.js
15 23 (7.28%) RESTful
16 22 (6.96%) AngularJS
16 22 (6.96%) Visualforce
17 20 (6.33%) Kafka
18 19 (6.01%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 55 (17.41%) Product Ownership
2 27 (8.54%) Cloud Native
3 21 (6.65%) Distributed Systems
4 17 (5.38%) Enterprise Software
5 12 (3.80%) Cyber Threat
5 12 (3.80%) Cyberattack
6 10 (3.16%) DataPower
6 10 (3.16%) Low-Code
7 8 (2.53%) Public Cloud
8 7 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (2.22%) Mobile App
9 6 (1.90%) Onboarding
10 5 (1.58%) AI Agents
10 5 (1.58%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.58%) Educational Technology
10 5 (1.58%) Management Information System
10 5 (1.58%) Mobile Games
11 4 (1.27%) Algorithms
11 4 (1.27%) Client/Server
11 4 (1.27%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 19 (6.01%) Linux
2 14 (4.43%) Android
3 9 (2.85%) Apple iOS
4 6 (1.90%) Unix
5 1 (0.32%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (44.30%) Agile
2 101 (31.96%) CI/CD
3 93 (29.43%) DevOps
4 83 (26.27%) Roadmaps
5 75 (23.73%) AI
6 68 (21.52%) Mentoring
7 55 (17.41%) Event-Driven
8 53 (16.77%) Microservices
9 50 (15.82%) Continuous Improvement
10 48 (15.19%) Problem-Solving
11 45 (14.24%) Test Automation
12 43 (13.61%) Data Modelling
12 43 (13.61%) Software Engineering
12 43 (13.61%) User Experience
13 39 (12.34%) Clean Code
14 38 (12.03%) Scrum
15 34 (10.76%) API Integration
15 34 (10.76%) Coaching
16 33 (10.44%) Full-Stack Development
16 33 (10.44%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 99 (31.33%) SQL
2 87 (27.53%) JavaScript
3 64 (20.25%) Java
4 52 (16.46%) C#
4 52 (16.46%) Python
5 46 (14.56%) Apex Code
6 32 (10.13%) PowerShell
7 30 (9.49%) TypeScript
8 23 (7.28%) T-SQL
9 20 (6.33%) PHP
10 16 (5.06%) SOQL
11 15 (4.75%) Bash
11 15 (4.75%) SOSL
12 12 (3.80%) Go
13 9 (2.85%) Kotlin
14 8 (2.53%) Shell Script
15 7 (2.22%) C++
16 5 (1.58%) ABAP
17 3 (0.95%) Ruby
18 2 (0.63%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 38 (12.03%) Degree
2 24 (7.59%) 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 20 (6.33%) GDPR
2 12 (3.80%) NCSC
2 12 (3.80%) NIST
2 12 (3.80%) QA
3 5 (1.58%) Accessibility
3 5 (1.58%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.95%) HL7
4 3 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.63%) WCAG
6 1 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.32%) SLA
6 1 (0.32%) SOC 2
System Software
1 45 (14.24%) Docker
2 12 (3.80%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 33 (10.44%) Kubernetes
2 17 (5.38%) Terraform
3 12 (3.80%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (2.53%) Ansible
5 1 (0.32%) Grafana
5 1 (0.32%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.32%) QRadar
Vendors
1 56 (17.72%) Salesforce
2 43 (13.61%) Microsoft
3 28 (8.86%) MuleSoft
4 24 (7.59%) Oracle
5 21 (6.65%) ServiceNow
6 17 (5.38%) SAP
7 16 (5.06%) 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%) Infor
12 5 (1.58%) Informatica
12 5 (1.58%) Jitterbit
12 5 (1.58%) Nokia
12 5 (1.58%) Software AG
12 5 (1.58%) TIBCO