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

As of 2026-11-04, REST API appears in 1,562 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning REST API.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-04

Postings · last 90 days
1,562
Top role · 31.1% of skill postings
Software Engineer
Top hiring metro
Bengaluru

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Frequently asked questions about REST API

+Is REST API in demand in 2026?

Yes. REST API appears in 1,562 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-04. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning REST API (31.1% of all postings mentioning REST API).

+What jobs require REST API?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-04, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning REST API are WordPress Developer (27.6% of that role’s postings mention REST API), Salesforce Developer (16.5% of that role’s postings mention REST API), Salesforce Engineer (15.1% of that role’s postings mention REST API).

+What skills are commonly paired with REST API?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-11-04), REST API most often appears alongside Python, CI/CD, Java, SQL, JavaScript.

+Where is REST API most in demand?

As of 2026-11-04, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring REST API are Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Sunnyvale, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new REST API content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning REST API alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new REST API content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after REST API?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring REST API — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around REST API

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before REST API

Before REST APIpython → REST API: 70 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → REST API: 62 observed employer moves with this skill pairJavaScript → REST API: 50 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → REST API: 42 observed employer moves with this skill pairC# → REST API: 33 observed employer moves with this skill pairMYSQL → REST API: 28 observed employer moves with this skill pairHTML → REST API: 26 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSS → REST API: 24 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST APIpython: 70 movespython70 movesJava: 62 movesJava62 movesJavaScript: 50 movesJavaScript50 movessql: 42 movessql42 movesC#: 33 movesC#33 movesMYSQL: 28 movesMYSQL28 movesHTML: 26 movesHTML26 movesCSS: 24 movesCSS24 moves

Skills after REST API

After REST APIREST API → python: 42 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST API → Java: 32 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST API → React: 29 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST API → docker: 26 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST API → AWS: 26 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST API → sql: 24 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST API → Jira: 20 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST API → PostgreSQL: 20 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST APIpython: 42 movespython42 movesJava: 32 movesJava32 movesReact: 29 movesReact29 movesdocker: 26 movesdocker26 movesAWS: 26 movesAWS26 movessql: 24 movessql24 movesJira: 20 movesJira20 movesPostgreSQL: 20 movesPostgreSQL20 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: python70
Before: Java62
Before: JavaScript50
Before: sql42
Before: C#33
Before: MYSQL28
Before: HTML26
Before: CSS24
After: python42
After: Java32
After: React29
After: docker26
After: AWS26
After: sql24
After: Jira20
After: PostgreSQL20

Roles most likely to require REST API

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
WordPress Developer827.6%
Salesforce Developer4116.5%
Salesforce Engineer815.1%
SAP Developer413.3%
Salesforce Architect1111.8%
RPA Developer310.7%
Node.js Developer210.0%
Full-stack Developer49.5%
QA Tester29.1%
Salesforce Technical Architect58.1%

Roles with the most REST API postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer48631.1%
Full Stack Developer634.0%
Salesforce Developer412.6%
Solution Architect402.6%
Backend Engineer322.0%
Software Developer322.0%
Data Engineer301.9%
Solutions Architect301.9%
Full Stack Engineer291.9%
Backend Developer201.3%

Top companies posting jobs requiring REST API

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring REST API
CompanyPostings · 90 days
JDA23
Illumio22
EPAM Systems15
Spindle Ai (spindle.ai)15
VY SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED14
Cisco14
Capco12
Mastercard11
ALTEN11
Uvation11

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for REST API

NamePostingsShare
Bengaluru593.8%
Pune301.9%
Hyderabad271.7%
Sunnyvale231.5%
San Francisco151.0%
Toronto151.0%
New York City140.9%
San Jose140.9%
Mexico City130.8%

Skills commonly paired with REST API

Python (508)CI/CD (482)Java (448)SQL (442)JavaScript (436)Git (424)AWS (366)TypeScript (327)Docker (323)React (300)

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-04. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning REST API by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s REST API postings by all REST API postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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2026-11-04
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index