The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring XML Messaging skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 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 Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
148
206
288
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
24.22%
25.09%
28.63%
Number of daily rates quoted
94
124
202
10th Percentile
£418
£380
£400
25th Percentile
£452
£413
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£472
£479
Median % change year-on-year
+5.93%
-1.51%
-0.67%
75th Percentile
£546
£538
£545
90th Percentile
£600
£682
£600
Scotland median daily rate
£498
£463
£485
% change year-on-year
+7.68%
-4.64%
-0.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£55.00
-
Scotland median hourly rate
£55.00
£55.00
£57.72
% change year-on-year
-
-4.70%
-3.29%
XML Messaging Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing XML Messaging relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
XML Messaging Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing XML Messaging.
XML Messaging Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing XML Messaging.
XML Messaging Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 5 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for XML Messaging.
XML Messaging Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
