The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset requiring XML skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited XML over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Dorset.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
39
23
20
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset
39.80%
13.94%
9.26%
Number of daily rates quoted
30
15
10
10th Percentile
£381
£398
£404
25th Percentile
£437
£409
£505
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£438
£619
Median % change year-on-year
+25.71%
-29.29%
+30.26%
75th Percentile
£634
£653
£647
90th Percentile
£694
£769
£700
South West median daily rate
£548
£525
£525
% change year-on-year
+4.38%
-
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
1
Median hourly rate
-
£62.50
£50.05
Median % change year-on-year
-
+24.88%
-3.51%
South West median hourly rate
£65.00
£54.75
£57.50
% change year-on-year
+18.72%
-4.78%
-9.52%
XML Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing XML as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
XML Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing XML in Dorset.
XML Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing XML in Dorset.
XML Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing XML also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Dorset region with a requirement for XML.
XML Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:
