XML Contracts in London

XML
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for XML skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited XML over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 138 186 188
Rank change year-on-year +48 +2 -41
Contract jobs citing XML 329 378 608
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.86% 1.44% 1.59%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 7.31% 5.29% 5.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 216 269 473
10th Percentile £413 £400 £428
25th Percentile £463 £450 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £569 £600
Median % change year-on-year -3.78% -5.17% +14.29%
75th Percentile £626 £700 £700
90th Percentile £775 £806 £763
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - £43.23 -
25th Percentile - £53.27 £38.25
Median hourly rate - £70.00 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year - +77.22% -41.91%
75th Percentile - - £40.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £43.00 £72.50 £49.00
% change year-on-year -40.69% +47.96% -16.03%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
London

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 4,498 7,148 11,925
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 25.44% 27.22% 31.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,363 5,348 9,245
10th Percentile £375 £413 £425
25th Percentile £456 £500 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £700 £725 £700
90th Percentile £825 £810 £788
England median daily rate £550 £560 £565
% change year-on-year -1.79% -0.88% +13.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 40 69
10th Percentile £16.25 £30.68 £32.25
25th Percentile £23.80 £41.97 £35.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £67.25 £48.58
Median % change year-on-year -40.52% +38.43% -2.84%
75th Percentile £63.13 £75.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £72.60 £82.33 £78.90
England median hourly rate £47.50 £65.00 £49.75
% change year-on-year -26.92% +30.65% +10.56%

XML
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for XML in London

XML
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing XML in London.

Daily rate trend for XML in London

XML
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing XML in London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for XML in London

XML
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing XML in London.

Hourly rate trend for XML in London

XML
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the London region over the 6 months to 9 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +20 51 £538 +2.38% 10
East London +7 12 £550 - 3
West London +20 2 £375 - 1
South London -3 2 £430 -9.47% 1
XML
England

XML
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 18 (5.47%) Confluence
2 5 (1.52%) Apache
2 5 (1.52%) MQSeries
3 4 (1.22%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.91%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.61%) SAS
6 1 (0.30%) IIS
6 1 (0.30%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.30%) WebLogic
Applications
1 15 (4.56%) MS Visio
2 13 (3.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (3.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.61%) Mingle
Business Applications
1 6 (1.82%) Endur
1 6 (1.82%) ION MarketView
2 4 (1.22%) SAP CO
2 4 (1.22%) SAP FI
2 4 (1.22%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.91%) OpenLink RightAngle
3 3 (0.91%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.61%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.61%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.30%) BusinessWorks
5 1 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle FAH
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.30%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.30%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.30%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.30%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 160 (48.63%) Azure
2 125 (37.99%) Azure DevOps
3 71 (21.58%) Entra ID
4 31 (9.42%) Power Platform
5 26 (7.90%) Azure Logic Apps
6 24 (7.29%) GitHub
7 23 (6.99%) Azure Service Bus
8 22 (6.69%) Azure API Management
9 20 (6.08%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 20 (6.08%) Dynamics 365
9 20 (6.08%) PowerApps
10 19 (5.78%) Power Automate
11 17 (5.17%) Azure Key Vault
12 15 (4.56%) AWS
13 13 (3.95%) Microsoft 365
13 13 (3.95%) Serverless
14 12 (3.65%) Azure Functions
15 8 (2.43%) GCP
16 6 (1.82%) Azure Batch
16 6 (1.82%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 29 (8.81%) BGP
1 29 (8.81%) MPLS
2 20 (6.08%) RSVP
3 18 (5.47%) HSRP
3 18 (5.47%) SNMP
3 18 (5.47%) VPLS
4 17 (5.17%) Ethernet VPN
5 16 (4.86%) IPv4
5 16 (4.86%) VRRP
6 12 (3.65%) Cisco IOS
6 12 (3.65%) FIX Connectivity
6 12 (3.65%) IOS XR
7 9 (2.74%) Firewall
8 8 (2.43%) Network Security
9 7 (2.13%) 5G
9 7 (2.13%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
9 7 (2.13%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 6 (1.82%) SSH
11 4 (1.22%) VPN
12 3 (0.91%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 138 (41.95%) SQL Server
2 23 (6.99%) Power BI
3 21 (6.38%) MySQL
4 17 (5.17%) Data Warehouse
5 16 (4.86%) Oracle Reports
6 15 (4.56%) Redis
7 13 (3.95%) Relational Database
8 10 (3.04%) Azure SQL Database
9 8 (2.43%) NoSQL
10 7 (2.13%) Big Data
10 7 (2.13%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
10 7 (2.13%) Data Lake
10 7 (2.13%) Geospatial Data
10 7 (2.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 6 (1.82%) OLTP
11 6 (1.82%) RDBMS
12 5 (1.52%) MongoDB
13 4 (1.22%) Elasticsearch
13 4 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
13 4 (1.22%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 38 (11.55%) Git
2 32 (9.73%) JIRA
3 31 (9.42%) SpecFlow
4 22 (6.69%) Visual Studio
5 15 (4.56%) Selenium
6 14 (4.26%) TeamCity
7 11 (3.34%) WebDriver
8 9 (2.74%) Cucumber
8 9 (2.74%) Jenkins
9 8 (2.43%) JUnit
10 7 (2.13%) Visual Studio Team System
11 6 (1.82%) Maven
12 5 (1.52%) MSI
12 5 (1.52%) Postman
12 5 (1.52%) WiX
13 4 (1.22%) Gradle
13 4 (1.22%) JMeter
13 4 (1.22%) Team Foundation Server
14 3 (0.91%) Bitbucket
14 3 (0.91%) IntelliJ
General
1 86 (26.14%) Finance
2 60 (18.24%) Social Skills
3 41 (12.46%) Public Sector
4 39 (11.85%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (7.29%) Banking
6 19 (5.78%) Front Office
7 17 (5.17%) Financial Institution
8 12 (3.65%) Back Office
9 9 (2.74%) Local Government
10 8 (2.43%) Investment Banking
11 6 (1.82%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.22%) Telecoms
13 3 (0.91%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.91%) Marketing
13 3 (0.91%) Private Banking
13 3 (0.91%) Retail
14 2 (0.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 1 (0.30%) Arabic Language
15 1 (0.30%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.30%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 142 (43.16%) Developer
2 100 (30.40%) Senior
3 72 (21.88%) Senior Developer
4 41 (12.46%) Software Developer
5 36 (10.94%) Senior Software Developer
6 34 (10.33%) Analyst
6 34 (10.33%) Backend Developer
7 29 (8.81%) Azure Developer
8 27 (8.21%) Architect
9 24 (7.29%) Lead
10 23 (6.99%) Senior Backend Developer
11 18 (5.47%) Business Analyst
11 18 (5.47%) C# Developer
12 17 (5.17%) Software Engineer
13 16 (4.86%) Consultant
13 16 (4.86%) IP Expert
14 15 (4.56%) Java Developer
15 12 (3.65%) .NET Developer
15 12 (3.65%) Senior C# Developer
15 12 (3.65%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 118 (35.87%) JSON
2 109 (33.13%) .NET
3 68 (20.67%) HTML
4 50 (15.20%) SOAP
5 49 (14.89%) .NET Framework
6 47 (14.29%) REST
6 47 (14.29%) Web Services
7 42 (12.77%) AngularJS
8 40 (12.16%) CSS
9 35 (10.64%) .NET Core
10 29 (8.81%) NETCONF
10 29 (8.81%) YANG
11 25 (7.60%) LDAP
12 24 (7.29%) ASP.NET
12 24 (7.29%) JSP
12 24 (7.29%) React
12 24 (7.29%) Servlets
13 23 (6.99%) SailPoint
13 23 (6.99%) SPML
14 20 (6.08%) ARM Templates
Miscellaneous
1 43 (13.07%) Product Ownership
2 22 (6.69%) Distributed Architecture
3 19 (5.78%) Onboarding
4 17 (5.17%) Derivative
5 14 (4.26%) Fixed Income
6 13 (3.95%) Enterprise Software
7 11 (3.34%) Data Structures
8 8 (2.43%) Contactless
9 7 (2.13%) Mainframe
9 7 (2.13%) Mobile App
9 7 (2.13%) Reference Data
10 6 (1.82%) Algorithms
10 6 (1.82%) Client/Server
10 6 (1.82%) Linux Command Line
11 5 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.52%) Web 2.0
12 4 (1.22%) CMDB
12 4 (1.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 4 (1.22%) Mobile Payment
12 4 (1.22%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 29 (8.81%) Unix
2 19 (5.78%) Linux
3 18 (5.47%) Windows
4 1 (0.30%) Android
4 1 (0.30%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (48.02%) DevOps
2 150 (45.59%) Agile
3 119 (36.17%) Scrum
4 116 (35.26%) CI/CD
5 69 (20.97%) B2C
6 38 (11.55%) Data Modelling
7 36 (10.94%) Test Automation
8 34 (10.33%) Problem-Solving
9 29 (8.81%) Migration
10 28 (8.51%) Business Intelligence
11 27 (8.21%) Software Engineering
11 27 (8.21%) TDD
12 26 (7.90%) Microservices
12 26 (7.90%) SDLC
13 23 (6.99%) Mentoring
13 23 (6.99%) RBAC
13 23 (6.99%) Test Strategy
14 21 (6.38%) BDD
15 20 (6.08%) Kanban
15 20 (6.08%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 130 (39.51%) C#
2 116 (35.26%) PowerShell
3 107 (32.52%) SQL
4 75 (22.80%) JavaScript
5 63 (19.15%) Java
6 45 (13.68%) Bicep
7 29 (8.81%) Python
8 22 (6.69%) TypeScript
9 13 (3.95%) Perl
10 12 (3.65%) XPath
11 11 (3.34%) T-SQL
12 10 (3.04%) ABAP
13 9 (2.74%) PL/SQL
14 7 (2.13%) XQuery
15 4 (1.22%) AWK
16 3 (0.91%) Bash
16 3 (0.91%) C
16 3 (0.91%) RPG
17 2 (0.61%) VB.NET
17 2 (0.61%) VBA
Qualifications
1 34 (10.33%) Degree
2 18 (5.47%) Security Cleared
3 16 (4.86%) Cisco Certification
4 8 (2.43%) CCIE
4 8 (2.43%) CCIE Service Provider
4 8 (2.43%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.13%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.22%) CCNP
6 4 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.91%) CCNA
7 3 (0.91%) SAP Certification
8 1 (0.30%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 1 (0.30%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.30%) CISSP
8 1 (0.30%) ISEB
8 1 (0.30%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.30%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.30%) SANS
8 1 (0.30%) Siebel Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (15.20%) QA
2 9 (2.74%) Data Quality
2 9 (2.74%) Dodd-Frank
2 9 (2.74%) EMIR
2 9 (2.74%) MiFID
3 5 (1.52%) ISO 15022
4 4 (1.22%) GAAP
4 4 (1.22%) NCSC
5 3 (0.91%) GRC
5 3 (0.91%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.61%) HL7
6 2 (0.61%) NIST
7 1 (0.30%) COREP
7 1 (0.30%) GDPR
7 1 (0.30%) IFRS
7 1 (0.30%) IFRS 17
7 1 (0.30%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.30%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.30%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.30%) WCAG
System Software
1 94 (28.57%) Active Directory
2 23 (6.99%) IAG
3 22 (6.69%) ACF2
3 22 (6.69%) RACF
4 13 (3.95%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.61%) Docker
6 1 (0.30%) Cronacle
6 1 (0.30%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 11 (3.34%) Ansible
2 9 (2.74%) Terraform
3 8 (2.43%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (1.52%) FortiGate
5 4 (1.22%) Kibana
5 4 (1.22%) logstash
6 3 (0.91%) Control-M
6 3 (0.91%) ITRS Geneos
6 3 (0.91%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.30%) Forefront Identity Manager
7 1 (0.30%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.30%) SCOM
7 1 (0.30%) TIBCO Hawk
Vendors
1 134 (40.73%) Microsoft
2 38 (11.55%) Oracle
3 29 (8.81%) ServiceNow
4 27 (8.21%) Nokia
5 21 (6.38%) SAP
6 20 (6.08%) Cisco
7 17 (5.17%) Sybase
8 14 (4.26%) Fortinet
8 14 (4.26%) ION Trading
9 13 (3.95%) Bloomberg
10 12 (3.65%) MarketAxess
10 12 (3.65%) Tradeweb
11 8 (2.43%) CyberArk
11 8 (2.43%) IBM
12 7 (2.13%) BeyondTrust
12 7 (2.13%) F5
12 7 (2.13%) MuleSoft
13 6 (1.82%) Palo Alto
13 6 (1.82%) Salesforce
14 5 (1.52%) Murex