REST APIs jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-29, REST APIs appears in 6,438 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning REST APIs, with demand down 40% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-29
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+Is REST APIs in demand in 2026?
Yes. REST APIs appears in 6,438 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-29, with demand down 40% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning REST APIs (30.2% of all postings mentioning REST APIs).
+What jobs require REST APIs?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-29, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning REST APIs are Mobile Application Developer (87.2% of that role’s postings mention REST APIs), ServiceNow Developer (59.0% of that role’s postings mention REST APIs), Android Software Engineer (57.4% 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 2026-09-29), REST APIs most often appears alongside Python, CI/CD, SQL, Java, AWS.
+Where is REST APIs most in demand?
As of 2026-09-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring REST APIs are Bengaluru, Pune, London, New York City, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring REST APIs — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require REST APIs
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Application Developer | 41 | 87.2% |
| ServiceNow Developer | 36 | 59.0% |
| Android Software Engineer | 108 | 57.4% |
| iOS Software Engineer | 59 | 46.1% |
| Integration Developer | 8 | 38.1% |
| Salesforce Developer | 46 | 34.3% |
| Mobile Software Engineer | 26 | 32.9% |
| Backend Java Developer | 6 | 30.0% |
| Salesforce Engineer | 11 | 29.7% |
| Salesforce Architect | 16 | 27.1% |
Roles with the most REST APIs postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 1,947 | 30.2% |
| Backend Engineer | 150 | 2.3% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 137 | 2.1% |
| Full Stack Developer | 123 | 1.9% |
| Data Engineer | 122 | 1.9% |
| Android Software Engineer | 108 | 1.7% |
| AI Engineer | 101 | 1.6% |
| QA Engineer | 77 | 1.2% |
| Solution Architect | 65 | 1.0% |
| Android Engineer | 61 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for REST APIs
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 223 | 3.5% |
| Pune | 157 | 2.4% |
| London | 128 | 2.0% |
| New York City | 111 | 1.7% |
| Toronto | 100 | 1.6% |
| Hyderabad | 98 | 1.5% |
| San Francisco | 94 | 1.5% |
| Berlin | 58 | 0.9% |
| Austin | 56 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with REST APIs
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-29. 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).
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