XML Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

XML
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring XML skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 81 106
Rank change year-on-year -25 +25 -20
Contract jobs citing XML 18 10 12
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.98% 0.85% 0.61%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.90% 4.12% 3.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 9
10th Percentile - £466 £189
25th Percentile - - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile - £566 £575
90th Percentile - £601 £623
South East median daily rate £525 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +31.25% -11.11% -10.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Berkshire

XML falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 305 243 302
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 16.55% 20.72% 15.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 207 158 178
10th Percentile £363 £350 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.05% -4.71% -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £619
90th Percentile £649 £654 £675
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 15
10th Percentile £56.01 £39.64 £56.56
25th Percentile £73.25 £53.72 £56.65
Median hourly rate £81.00 £77.19 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +4.94% +25.31% -21.78%
75th Percentile - £84.85 -
90th Percentile £81.50 £89.44 £61.84
South East median hourly rate £60.00 £57.50 £61.60
% change year-on-year +4.35% -6.66% -12.00%

XML
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing XML relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

XML job vacancy trend in Berkshire

XML
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing XML.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing XML

XML
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing XML.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing XML

XML
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 30 April 2026. 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
Reading -16 14 - - 2
Bracknell +1 4 £600 +0.84% 1
XML
South East

XML
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 11 (61.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (16.67%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (16.67%) Workday HCM
Communications & Networking
1 3 (16.67%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.11%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Eclipse
1 4 (22.22%) Maven
1 4 (22.22%) Subversion
2 3 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 9 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (27.78%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (11.11%) Advertising
3 2 (11.11%) Finance
3 2 (11.11%) Legal
3 2 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (77.78%) Consultant
2 11 (61.11%) Implementation Consultant
3 5 (27.78%) Payroll Consultant
4 4 (22.22%) Applications Developer
4 4 (22.22%) Developer
4 4 (22.22%) Workflow Consultant
5 3 (16.67%) Integration Consultant
5 3 (16.67%) Workday Consultant
5 3 (16.67%) Workday Integration Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (16.67%) Web Services
1 3 (16.67%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 4 (22.22%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (22.22%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (27.78%) Migration
2 4 (22.22%) Component Testing
2 4 (22.22%) Root Cause Analysis
2 4 (22.22%) Workflow
3 3 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 15 (83.33%) SQL
2 11 (61.11%) T-SQL
3 4 (22.22%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (22.22%) SC Cleared
1 4 (22.22%) Security Cleared
2 2 (11.11%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 4 (22.22%) Atlassian
2 3 (16.67%) Workday
3 2 (11.11%) Microsoft