XML
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for XML skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited XML over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 291 293 226
Rank change year-on-year +2 -67 -27
Permanent jobs citing XML 981 1,201 2,961
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.97% 1.22% 1.81%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.63% 4.03% 4.39%
Number of salaries quoted 617 892 1,679
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £35,450
25th Percentile £43,750 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £65,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.77% +14.04% +3.64%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,715 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £92,500 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,164 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.78% +14.33% +5.26%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

XML is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 21,177 29,778 67,445
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 20.98% 30.23% 41.17%
Number of salaries quoted 15,813 18,285 29,893
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,535 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £51,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £63,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +6.30% +15.45%
75th Percentile £78,750 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +10.00%

XML
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing XML as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for XML in the UK

XML
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing XML.

Salary trend for XML in the UK

XML
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing XML over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for XML in the UK

XML
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +1 791 £60,000 -4.00% 221
UK excluding London +12 697 £55,000 -3.78% 138
Work from Home -71 329 £60,000 -7.69% 106
London +29 264 £70,000 - 115
South East -18 205 £60,000 +4.35% 52
Scotland +13 145 £56,318 -18.91% 4
North of England +2 109 £52,500 -4.55% 20
Midlands +5 92 £55,000 -4.35% 23
South West +11 81 £47,500 -26.92% 17
West Midlands +21 75 £55,000 -8.33% 17
North West +17 68 £51,000 -7.27% 14
East of England +2 50 £40,000 -5.88% 18
Yorkshire +20 33 £57,500 +9.52% 5
East Midlands -6 16 £60,000 +33.33% 6
Wales +4 9 £50,000 - 6
North East -3 8 £51,250 -2.90% 1
Northern Ireland +14 6 £32,500 - 1

XML
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 72 (7.34%) IIS
2 45 (4.59%) CMS
3 28 (2.85%) OpenStack
4 22 (2.24%) Apache
5 19 (1.94%) SharePoint
6 16 (1.63%) Confluence
7 13 (1.33%) JBoss
7 13 (1.33%) Red Hat Fuse
8 11 (1.12%) SAS
9 10 (1.02%) EPiServer
9 10 (1.02%) Oracle Workflow
10 8 (0.82%) Apache Spark
10 8 (0.82%) Tomcat
11 7 (0.71%) ArcGIS
12 6 (0.61%) BizTalk Server
13 5 (0.51%) Drupal
13 5 (0.51%) Umbraco
13 5 (0.51%) WebSphere
14 4 (0.41%) ColdFusion
14 4 (0.41%) WordPress
Applications
1 27 (2.75%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (2.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (2.04%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.41%) Adobe Illustrator
4 4 (0.41%) FrameMaker
5 3 (0.31%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.31%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.10%) Notion
6 1 (0.10%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.10%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 27 (2.75%) Remedy ITSM
2 25 (2.55%) Dynamics CRM
3 16 (1.63%) SDL Web 8
4 14 (1.43%) Adobe Campaign
5 10 (1.02%) Shopify
6 7 (0.71%) Oracle EBS
6 7 (0.71%) Salesforce CRM
7 6 (0.61%) Elite 3E
8 5 (0.51%) SAP ERP
8 5 (0.51%) Teamcenter
9 4 (0.41%) Magento
10 3 (0.31%) Oracle EBS R12
10 3 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
10 3 (0.31%) Sage 200
10 3 (0.31%) Sage 300 ERP
11 2 (0.20%) Infor LN
11 2 (0.20%) Oracle FAH
11 2 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
11 2 (0.20%) Payment Gateway
11 2 (0.20%) SAP MII
Cloud Services
1 262 (26.71%) Azure
2 136 (13.86%) Azure DevOps
3 125 (12.74%) AWS
4 61 (6.22%) Power Platform
5 58 (5.91%) SaaS
6 46 (4.69%) Serverless
7 40 (4.08%) Amazon ECS
8 32 (3.26%) Amazon EKS
9 24 (2.45%) PaaS
10 20 (2.04%) Power Automate
11 19 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
12 18 (1.83%) Cloud Computing
13 16 (1.63%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 16 (1.63%) NuGet
13 16 (1.63%) PowerApps
14 14 (1.43%) GitHub
15 13 (1.33%) IaaS
16 12 (1.22%) Azure AKS
16 12 (1.22%) Azure Data Factory
17 10 (1.02%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 68 (6.93%) Kerberos
2 27 (2.75%) HTTP
3 26 (2.65%) TCP/IP
3 26 (2.65%) VPN
4 22 (2.24%) Internet
5 20 (2.04%) Firewall
5 20 (2.04%) SNMP
6 18 (1.83%) BGP
6 18 (1.83%) MPLS
6 18 (1.83%) SSL
7 16 (1.63%) SSH
8 14 (1.43%) DNS
9 11 (1.12%) Ethernet VPN
10 9 (0.92%) HTTPS
11 8 (0.82%) LAN
11 8 (0.82%) WAN
12 7 (0.71%) DHCP
12 7 (0.71%) DMVPN
12 7 (0.71%) DWDM
12 7 (0.71%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 258 (26.30%) SQL Server
2 113 (11.52%) NoSQL
3 98 (9.99%) Relational Database
4 87 (8.87%) MySQL
5 75 (7.65%) Metadata
6 72 (7.34%) PostgreSQL
7 39 (3.98%) Power BI
8 38 (3.87%) MongoDB
9 35 (3.57%) Data Warehouse
10 27 (2.75%) Data Vault
11 24 (2.45%) DynamoDB
12 23 (2.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 19 (1.94%) MS Access
14 16 (1.63%) Oracle Database
14 16 (1.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 15 (1.53%) Data Lake
16 14 (1.43%) OLTP
17 11 (1.12%) BusinessObjects
17 11 (1.12%) Tableau
18 10 (1.02%) Redis
Development Applications
1 233 (23.75%) Git
2 135 (13.76%) Jenkins
3 128 (13.05%) Visual Studio
4 88 (8.97%) JIRA
5 73 (7.44%) Bitbucket
6 65 (6.63%) Artifactory
7 32 (3.26%) Eclipse
8 31 (3.16%) NUnit
9 28 (2.85%) Jasmine
9 28 (2.85%) Karma Test Runner
9 28 (2.85%) Postman
10 27 (2.75%) Octopus Deploy
11 26 (2.65%) GitLab
12 23 (2.34%) Moq
13 21 (2.14%) Subversion
13 21 (2.14%) TeamCity
14 19 (1.94%) Oracle APEX
14 19 (1.94%) Selenium
14 19 (1.94%) SpecFlow
15 17 (1.73%) SoapUI
General
1 247 (25.18%) Finance
2 201 (20.49%) Social Skills
3 145 (14.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 135 (13.76%) Law
5 111 (11.31%) Marketing
6 85 (8.66%) Legal
7 77 (7.85%) Analytical Skills
8 66 (6.73%) Retail
9 51 (5.20%) Publishing
10 49 (4.99%) Public Sector
11 41 (4.18%) Aerospace
12 31 (3.16%) Banking
13 23 (2.34%) Military
14 21 (2.14%) Telecoms
15 20 (2.04%) Electronics
16 19 (1.94%) Manufacturing
17 10 (1.02%) Organisational Skills
18 8 (0.82%) Influencing Skills
18 8 (0.82%) Investment Banking
18 8 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 424 (43.22%) Developer
2 236 (24.06%) Senior
3 177 (18.04%) Software Engineer
4 133 (13.56%) Lead
5 93 (9.48%) Senior Developer
6 80 (8.15%) Lead Software Engineer
7 77 (7.85%) Senior Software Engineer
8 67 (6.83%) C# Developer
9 61 (6.22%) Java Engineer
9 61 (6.22%) Java Software Engineer
10 60 (6.12%) Analyst
11 56 (5.71%) .NET Developer
12 54 (5.50%) Java Developer
13 51 (5.20%) Architect
14 50 (5.10%) Consultant
14 50 (5.10%) Software Developer
15 49 (4.99%) Full Stack Developer
16 45 (4.59%) Full Stack Engineer
17 44 (4.49%) Full Stack Software Engineer
18 27 (2.75%) Oracle Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 551 (56.17%) JSON
2 435 (44.34%) Web Services
3 338 (34.45%) HTML
4 319 (32.52%) .NET
5 281 (28.64%) REST
6 239 (24.36%) SOAP
7 221 (22.53%) CSS
8 172 (17.53%) AngularJS
9 164 (16.72%) RESTful
10 157 (16.00%) ASP.NET
11 118 (12.03%) Spring
12 113 (11.52%) .NET Framework
13 92 (9.38%) LDAP
14 84 (8.56%) React
15 78 (7.95%) jQuery
16 71 (7.24%) .NET Core
17 69 (7.03%) OpenID
17 69 (7.03%) SAML
18 68 (6.93%) Node.js
19 66 (6.73%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 133 (13.56%) Management Information System
2 68 (6.93%) Enterprise Cloud
3 67 (6.83%) Algorithms
4 66 (6.73%) Reference Data
5 46 (4.69%) Onboarding
6 43 (4.38%) Product Ownership
7 34 (3.47%) CMDB
7 34 (3.47%) Data Structures
8 29 (2.96%) Distributed Systems
9 27 (2.75%) Enterprise Software
10 26 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
11 22 (2.24%) Mobile App
12 20 (2.04%) Greenfield Project
13 18 (1.83%) Linux Command Line
14 17 (1.73%) Legacy Code
15 13 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
15 13 (1.33%) NHS
16 11 (1.12%) EPoS
17 9 (0.92%) Data Centre
17 9 (0.92%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 141 (14.37%) Linux
2 95 (9.68%) Windows
3 50 (5.10%) Unix
4 11 (1.12%) CentOS
5 9 (0.92%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.61%) Android
7 5 (0.51%) Apple iOS
8 4 (0.41%) VMS
9 3 (0.31%) AIX
10 2 (0.20%) Oracle Linux
10 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.10%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.10%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.10%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 404 (41.18%) Agile
2 273 (27.83%) DevOps
3 201 (20.49%) Software Engineering
4 194 (19.78%) CI/CD
5 176 (17.94%) SDLC
6 174 (17.74%) Problem-Solving
7 164 (16.72%) Test Automation
8 143 (14.58%) Mentoring
9 141 (14.37%) Scrum
10 140 (14.27%) OO
11 128 (13.05%) Roadmaps
12 126 (12.84%) Full Stack Development
13 118 (12.03%) Continuous Improvement
14 112 (11.42%) MVC
15 109 (11.11%) Community of Practice
15 109 (11.11%) Operational Stability
16 105 (10.70%) Data Modelling
17 102 (10.40%) Computer Science
18 95 (9.68%) Unit Testing
19 93 (9.48%) Architectural Design
Programming Languages
1 494 (50.36%) SQL
2 355 (36.19%) JavaScript
3 293 (29.87%) C#
4 197 (20.08%) Java
5 167 (17.02%) Python
6 145 (14.78%) T-SQL
7 75 (7.65%) VB.NET
8 74 (7.54%) Go
9 69 (7.03%) PowerShell
10 68 (6.93%) VB
11 65 (6.63%) Prolog
11 65 (6.63%) SPARQL
12 56 (5.71%) TypeScript
13 46 (4.69%) PHP
13 46 (4.69%) XPath
14 45 (4.59%) PL/SQL
15 38 (3.87%) C++
16 28 (2.85%) VB6
17 27 (2.75%) C
17 27 (2.75%) Perl
Qualifications
1 155 (15.80%) Degree
2 114 (11.62%) Security Cleared
3 85 (8.66%) SC Cleared
4 56 (5.71%) Computer Science Degree
5 30 (3.06%) HNC
6 25 (2.55%) HND
7 19 (1.94%) Azure Certification
8 15 (1.53%) DV Cleared
9 14 (1.43%) AWS Certification
10 9 (0.92%) ISTQB
11 8 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (0.82%) Numerate Degree
12 7 (0.71%) CCNA
12 7 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (0.71%) Master's Degree
13 6 (0.61%) DBS Check
14 5 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (0.51%) ISEB
14 5 (0.51%) MCAD
14 5 (0.51%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (10.91%) QA
2 24 (2.45%) Accessibility
3 15 (1.53%) GDPR
4 14 (1.43%) Data Quality
5 10 (1.02%) CDISC
6 6 (0.61%) NCSC
7 5 (0.51%) SLA
8 4 (0.41%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.31%) Good Clinical Practice
9 3 (0.31%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.20%) SEPA
11 1 (0.10%) COREP
11 1 (0.10%) HL7
11 1 (0.10%) IFRS
11 1 (0.10%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.10%) IFRS 9
11 1 (0.10%) ISO 15022
11 1 (0.10%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.10%) ITGC
11 1 (0.10%) PMO
System Software
1 74 (7.54%) Active Directory
2 70 (7.14%) Docker
3 27 (2.75%) Hyper-V
4 6 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (0.41%) VMware Server
6 2 (0.20%) Firmware
6 2 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.20%) vSphere
7 1 (0.10%) RACF
7 1 (0.10%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 87 (8.87%) Kubernetes
2 62 (6.32%) Ansible
3 42 (4.28%) Terraform
4 17 (1.73%) Single Sign-On
5 13 (1.33%) WMI
6 12 (1.22%) Progress Chef
7 11 (1.12%) Puppet
8 6 (0.61%) CloudHub
8 6 (0.61%) Control-M
9 5 (0.51%) HP UCMDB
10 4 (0.41%) Grafana
10 4 (0.41%) vRealize
11 3 (0.31%) Kibana
12 2 (0.20%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.20%) Foglight
12 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Clustering
13 1 (0.10%) Oracle Identity Management
13 1 (0.10%) Plesk
13 1 (0.10%) SCCM
13 1 (0.10%) SCOM
Vendors
1 192 (19.57%) Microsoft
2 115 (11.72%) Oracle
3 60 (6.12%) ServiceNow
4 40 (4.08%) Adobe
5 29 (2.96%) BMC
5 29 (2.96%) HP
6 28 (2.85%) WSO2
7 27 (2.75%) Remedy
8 26 (2.65%) Salesforce
9 24 (2.45%) Google
10 23 (2.34%) Cisco
11 20 (2.04%) SAP
12 16 (1.63%) Cognizant
13 13 (1.33%) Splunk
13 13 (1.33%) Sybase
14 11 (1.12%) Atlassian
15 10 (1.02%) Databricks
15 10 (1.02%) VMware
16 9 (0.92%) MuleSoft
17 8 (0.82%) ESRI