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

As of 2026-11-07, REST APIs appears in 9,406 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning REST APIs, with demand share up 6.9% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-07

Postings · last 90 days
9,406
Demand vs prior month
up 6.9% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 32.2% of skill postings
Software Engineer
Top hiring metro
Bengaluru

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Frequently asked questions about REST APIs

+Is REST APIs in demand in 2026?

Yes. REST APIs appears in 9,406 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-07. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning REST APIs (32.2% of all postings mentioning REST APIs).

+What jobs require REST APIs?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-07, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning REST APIs are Back-end Developer (42.9% of that role’s postings mention REST APIs), AI Integration Engineer (40.9% of that role’s postings mention REST APIs), ServiceNow Developer (34.2% of that role’s postings mention REST APIs).

+What skills are commonly paired with REST APIs?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-11-07), REST APIs most often appears alongside Python, CI/CD, Java, SQL, TypeScript.

+Where is REST APIs most in demand?

As of 2026-11-07, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring REST APIs are Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, San Francisco, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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

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

+Which skills come before and after REST APIs?

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 APIs — last 90 days

Salary distribution

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

Career paths around REST APIs

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before REST APIs

Before REST APIspython → REST APIs: 128 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → REST APIs: 91 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → REST APIs: 83 observed employer moves with this skill pairJavaScript → REST APIs: 83 observed employer moves with this skill pairdocker → REST APIs: 65 observed employer moves with this skill pairReact → REST APIs: 62 observed employer moves with this skill pairJenkins → REST APIs: 60 observed employer moves with this skill pairSpring Boot → REST APIs: 59 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST APIspython: 128 movespython128 movesJava: 91 movesJava91 movessql: 83 movessql83 movesJavaScript: 83 movesJavaScript83 movesdocker: 65 movesdocker65 movesReact: 62 movesReact62 movesJenkins: 60 movesJenkins60 movesSpring Boot: 59 movesSpring Boot59 moves

Skills after REST APIs

After REST APIsREST APIs → docker: 77 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST APIs → python: 75 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST APIs → React: 56 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST APIs → Java: 55 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST APIs → sql: 55 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST APIs → AWS: 55 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST APIs → Jenkins: 53 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST APIs → PostgreSQL: 51 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST APIsdocker: 77 movesdocker77 movespython: 75 movespython75 movesReact: 56 movesReact56 movesJava: 55 movesJava55 movessql: 55 movessql55 movesAWS: 55 movesAWS55 movesJenkins: 53 movesJenkins53 movesPostgreSQL: 51 movesPostgreSQL51 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: python128
Before: Java91
Before: sql83
Before: JavaScript83
Before: docker65
Before: React62
Before: Jenkins60
Before: Spring Boot59
After: docker77
After: python75
After: React56
After: Java55
After: sql55
After: AWS55
After: Jenkins53
After: PostgreSQL51

Roles most likely to require REST APIs

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Back-end Developer1542.9%
AI Integration Engineer940.9%
ServiceNow Developer2634.2%
Security Automation Engineer1429.8%
Salesforce Engineer1629.1%
React Native Developer628.6%
Integration Developer2028.2%
Power Platform Developer1828.1%
UI Engineer728.0%
Java Backend Engineer726.9%

Roles with the most REST APIs postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer3,02732.2%
Full Stack Engineer2983.2%
Full Stack Developer2903.1%
Backend Engineer2402.6%
AI Engineer2132.3%
Data Engineer1751.9%
Software Developer1401.5%
Solution Architect1271.4%
Backend Developer1171.2%
Frontend Engineer1051.1%

Top companies posting jobs requiring REST APIs

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring REST APIs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Cisco170
Mastercard115
Encora77
Barclays62
Capco61
VY SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED51
Accenture47
Bosch45
U.S. Bank43
EPAM Systems42

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 APIs

NamePostingsShare
Bengaluru2622.8%
Pune2472.6%
Hyderabad1451.5%
San Francisco1421.5%
New York City1281.4%
London1111.2%
Toronto860.9%
Austin840.9%
Berlin610.6%

Skills commonly paired with REST APIs

Python (3,868)CI/CD (3,661)Java (2,852)SQL (2,754)TypeScript (2,639)Git (2,579)JavaScript (2,523)AWS (2,349)Docker (2,230)React (2,027)

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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 2026-11-07. 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 APIs by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s REST APIs postings by all REST APIs 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). Adjusted posting share: 2.7% to 2.9%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,471 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-05 and 2026-08-04 to 2026-11-02 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
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data_as_of
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window_days
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index