HTTP & APIs developer demand
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How many developer roles ask for HTTP & APIs and what those roles pay — tracked from live job postings.
What do roles requiring HTTP & APIs pay in 2026?
As of November 2026, the typical advertised salary is £77,500 (≈ $98k) a year, with most postings between £61,000 and £100,000.
That's about 3% more than a typical developer role advertises across the postings we track.
| 25th percentile | £61,000 |
|---|---|
| Median (50th percentile) | £77,500 |
| 75th percentile | £100,000 |
Advertised base salary, from 671 job postings with pay data, as of November 2026.
How strong is hiring demand for HTTP & APIs in 2026?
Tarmac tracked 2,889 postings in October 2026, the most recent month we tracked from start to finish.
We're not publishing a month-by-month series yet: the number of postings Tarmac collects each month is still growing, so a month-on-month change would measure our coverage rather than the job market.
Job titles that ask for HTTP & APIs
In United States postings, these titles require HTTP & APIs in at least a fifth of their openings, the same bar Tarmac counts you against when you pick one of them as a destination.
| Job title | Postings requiring it | Prep |
|---|---|---|
| Full Stack Engineer | 44% | — |
| Backend Engineer | 44% | — |
| Frontend Engineer | 29% | — |
| Mobile Engineer | 27% | — |
| QA Engineer | 23% | — |
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