The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring XML Messaging skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
XML Messaging 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 Cambridge.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
65
58
21
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
31.25%
28.71%
9.42%
Number of daily rates quoted
32
32
12
10th Percentile
£351
£303
£368
25th Percentile
£400
£340
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£416
£498
Median % change year-on-year
+14.11%
-16.33%
-9.55%
75th Percentile
£558
£459
£550
90th Percentile
£642
£626
-
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£475
£416
£488
% change year-on-year
+14.11%
-14.62%
-11.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
0
2
10th Percentile
£42.48
-
£15.50
25th Percentile
£44.33
-
£15.51
Median hourly rate
£48.60
-
£15.76
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-69.98%
75th Percentile
£52.83
-
£16.26
90th Percentile
£54.64
-
£16.40
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£37.50
-
£15.76
% change year-on-year
-
-
-59.59%
XML Messaging Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing XML Messaging relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
XML Messaging Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing XML Messaging.
XML Messaging Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing XML Messaging also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridge region with a requirement for XML Messaging.
XML Messaging Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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:
