REST jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-05-02, REST appears in 2,422 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-02

Postings · last 90 days
2,422
Demand vs prior month
up 4% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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+Is REST in demand in 2026?

Yes. REST appears in 2,422 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-02, with demand up 4% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills are commonly paired with REST?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-02), REST most often appears alongside GraphQL, Python, TypeScript, Java, JavaScript.

+Where is REST most in demand?

As of 2026-05-02, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring REST are San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, London, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring REST — last 90 days

Top metros hiring for REST

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco10821.1%
New York City9518.6%
Bengaluru9318.2%
London5410.6%
Toronto448.6%
Pune326.3%
McLean316.1%
Atlanta275.3%
Singapore275.3%

Skills commonly paired with REST

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-02. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index