XML Contracts in Northern Ireland

XML
UK > Northern Ireland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland 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 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 - 29
Rank change year-on-year - - -7
Contract jobs citing XML 5 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 3.38% - 0.99%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 22.73% - 3.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £475
75th Percentile - - £488
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £525
% change year-on-year - +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £16.12 - -
UK median hourly rate £45.00 £70.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -35.71% +47.37% -13.64%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland 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 22 34 52
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 14.86% 16.67% 25.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 18 29
10th Percentile £615 £396 £407
25th Percentile £638 - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £400 £475
Median % change year-on-year +62.50% -15.79% +10.34%
75th Percentile - £459 £500
90th Percentile - £536 £552
UK median daily rate £528 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £16.12 - -
UK median hourly rate £46.18 £65.00 £49.00
% change year-on-year -28.95% +32.65% +8.89%

XML
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for XML in Northern Ireland

XML
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Daily rate trend for XML in Northern Ireland

XML
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Hourly rate trend for XML in Northern Ireland

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Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
County Antrim - 5 - - 2
XML
UK

XML
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 4 (80.00%) SharePoint
2 3 (60.00%) Skype for Business
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (20.00%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) DNS
1 4 (80.00%) HTTP
1 4 (80.00%) TCP/IP
2 3 (60.00%) Skype
3 1 (20.00%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) GIS
1 1 (20.00%) Spatial Data
1 1 (20.00%) SQL Server
General
1 3 (60.00%) Electronics
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
1 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (60.00%) Marketing
1 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
1 3 (60.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) 1st/2nd Line Desktop Support
2 1 (20.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support
2 1 (20.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
2 1 (20.00%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) 2nd Line Support
2 1 (20.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Support
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) GIS Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (80.00%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) Digital Marketing
1 3 (60.00%) Incident Management
1 3 (60.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (20.00%) Java
2 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) MCSD
1 2 (40.00%) MCSE
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (60.00%) SAP
2 1 (20.00%) ESRI