HTML Contract Job Trends in England

HTML (including XHTML, DHTML & HTML5)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring HTML skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 252 115 90
Rank change year-on-year -137 -25 -8
Contract jobs citing HTML 446 661 816
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.98% 2.39% 2.45%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.28% 10.79% 11.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 297 447 571
10th Percentile £336 £270 £310
25th Percentile £404 £356 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £435 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.20% -13.00% -
75th Percentile £585 £538 £619
90th Percentile £638 £660 £699
UK median daily rate £475 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 41 17
10th Percentile £21.13 £30.25 £40.50
25th Percentile £28.00 £33.91 £61.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £50.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -28.57% +89.19%
75th Percentile £46.25 £52.16 -
90th Percentile £64.68 £66.50 £72.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £50.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year -25.00% -28.57% +55.56%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

HTML 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 8,441 6,124 7,335
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.52% 22.12% 22.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,532 4,201 5,039
10th Percentile £363 £350 £359
25th Percentile £431 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
75th Percentile £638 £644 £675
90th Percentile £750 £756 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £501 £550
% change year-on-year +4.90% -9.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 245 154 226
10th Percentile £28.65 £31.25 £24.09
25th Percentile £46.25 £42.63 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.75
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -3.08% -5.42%
75th Percentile £73.00 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £80.71 £74.22
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +20.37% -1.82% -8.33%

HTML
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

HTML job vacancy trend in England

HTML
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing HTML.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing HTML

HTML
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HTML in England over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for HTML in England

HTML
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing HTML.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing HTML

HTML
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing HTML in England over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for HTML in England

HTML
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HTML within the England region over the 6 months to 12 August 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
London -96 262 £500 +5.26% 492
North of England -89 64 £475 +23.70% 142
South East -89 46 £525 +23.89% 145
Yorkshire -29 38 £501 +11.39% 45
South West -47 32 £413 +10.00% 75
Midlands -97 22 £425 +15.80% 91
North West -77 20 £447 +17.63% 80
West Midlands -65 14 £438 +2.94% 50
East Midlands -35 8 £425 +30.37% 41
East of England -45 8 £425 -10.53% 52
North East -42 6 £375 -21.88% 21
HTML
UK

HTML
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 43 (9.64%) CMS
2 28 (6.28%) Confluence
3 17 (3.81%) SharePoint
4 14 (3.14%) WordPress
5 12 (2.69%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 6 (1.35%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (1.35%) Apache Spark
7 5 (1.12%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.90%) IIS
8 4 (0.90%) Kentico
8 4 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.90%) Sitecore CMS
9 3 (0.67%) Camunda
9 3 (0.67%) Drupal
9 3 (0.67%) LiveCycle
9 3 (0.67%) Moodle
10 2 (0.45%) Apache
10 2 (0.45%) nginx
10 2 (0.45%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.45%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 6 (1.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.12%) Sketch
3 4 (0.90%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.90%) Photoshop
4 3 (0.67%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (2.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.35%) Shopify
3 2 (0.45%) Magento
4 1 (0.22%) Eloqua
4 1 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.22%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 119 (26.68%) Azure
2 96 (21.52%) AWS
3 38 (8.52%) GitHub
4 37 (8.30%) Azure DevOps
4 37 (8.30%) Power Platform
5 31 (6.95%) GCP
6 30 (6.73%) Figma
7 28 (6.28%) Serverless
8 20 (4.48%) Power Automate
9 18 (4.04%) Microsoft 365
9 18 (4.04%) PowerApps
10 13 (2.91%) AWS Lambda
11 12 (2.69%) GitHub Actions
12 10 (2.24%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (2.24%) Google Analytics
13 9 (2.02%) Adobe Analytics
14 8 (1.79%) Azure Functions
14 8 (1.79%) OpenShift
14 8 (1.79%) SaaS
15 7 (1.57%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.91%) HTTP
2 6 (1.35%) TCP/IP
2 6 (1.35%) VPN
3 5 (1.12%) Firewall
4 4 (0.90%) DNS
4 4 (0.90%) Network Security
5 3 (0.67%) 5G
5 3 (0.67%) SSH
5 3 (0.67%) VLAN
6 2 (0.45%) 4G
6 2 (0.45%) Broadband
6 2 (0.45%) Multicast
6 2 (0.45%) RTMP
6 2 (0.45%) SSL
6 2 (0.45%) TETRA
7 1 (0.22%) DHCP
7 1 (0.22%) Intranet
7 1 (0.22%) NAS
7 1 (0.22%) SAN
7 1 (0.22%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (10.09%) PostgreSQL
2 41 (9.19%) SQL Server
3 40 (8.97%) MySQL
4 29 (6.50%) Relational Database
5 23 (5.16%) NoSQL
6 19 (4.26%) Power BI
7 17 (3.81%) MongoDB
8 11 (2.47%) Geospatial Data
9 9 (2.02%) Azure SQL Database
9 9 (2.02%) Tableau
10 8 (1.79%) Apache Cassandra
11 7 (1.57%) Big Data
11 7 (1.57%) Couchbase
11 7 (1.57%) Oracle Database
11 7 (1.57%) Redis
11 7 (1.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 6 (1.35%) Amazon Aurora
12 6 (1.35%) GIS
13 5 (1.12%) Data Lake
13 5 (1.12%) Presto
Development Applications
1 104 (23.32%) Git
2 54 (12.11%) Jenkins
3 45 (10.09%) JIRA
4 24 (5.38%) Cypress.io
5 23 (5.16%) GitLab
6 13 (2.91%) JUnit
6 13 (2.91%) Maven
6 13 (2.91%) Storybook
7 12 (2.69%) Bitbucket
8 11 (2.47%) MSI
9 10 (2.24%) Cucumber
9 10 (2.24%) Selenium
10 9 (2.02%) SonarQube
11 8 (1.79%) Ant
12 7 (1.57%) Gradle
12 7 (1.57%) MSTest
12 7 (1.57%) Postman
12 7 (1.57%) Visual Studio Code
13 6 (1.35%) Eclipse
14 5 (1.12%) Mockito
General
1 135 (30.27%) Social Skills
2 73 (16.37%) Public Sector
3 59 (13.23%) Analytical Skills
4 54 (12.11%) Finance
5 42 (9.42%) Banking
6 35 (7.85%) Marketing
7 21 (4.71%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (4.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 18 (4.04%) Publishing
10 15 (3.36%) Retail
11 10 (2.24%) Telecoms
12 9 (2.02%) Legal
13 8 (1.79%) Investment Banking
14 7 (1.57%) Games
15 5 (1.12%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (1.12%) Front Office
15 5 (1.12%) Japanese Language
15 5 (1.12%) Local Government
16 3 (0.67%) Automotive
16 3 (0.67%) Military
Job Titles
1 239 (53.59%) Developer
2 66 (14.80%) Senior
3 44 (9.87%) Full-Stack Developer
4 42 (9.42%) Senior Developer
5 38 (8.52%) Java Developer
6 37 (8.30%) Lead
7 33 (7.40%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 32 (7.17%) React Developer
9 29 (6.50%) Designer
10 22 (4.93%) .NET Developer
11 21 (4.71%) Python Developer
12 20 (4.48%) Angular Developer
13 19 (4.26%) Software Developer
13 19 (4.26%) Software Engineer
14 18 (4.04%) Architect
14 18 (4.04%) Consultant
15 17 (3.81%) Technical Leader
16 16 (3.59%) Lead Developer
17 15 (3.36%) C# Developer
18 14 (3.14%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 345 (77.35%) CSS
2 143 (32.06%) React
3 127 (28.48%) REST
4 106 (23.77%) HTML5
5 82 (18.39%) .NET
5 82 (18.39%) AngularJS
5 82 (18.39%) RESTful
6 78 (17.49%) CSS3
7 46 (10.31%) Spring Boot
8 44 (9.87%) Spring
9 43 (9.64%) Node.js
10 39 (8.74%) Redux
11 32 (7.17%) Jest
12 29 (6.50%) Kafka
13 28 (6.28%) .NET Framework
13 28 (6.28%) OAuth
13 28 (6.28%) Vue
14 27 (6.05%) Web Services
15 25 (5.61%) .NET Core
15 25 (5.61%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 39 (8.74%) Product Ownership
2 30 (6.73%) Cloud Native
3 22 (4.93%) Onboarding
4 14 (3.14%) Legacy Systems
5 13 (2.91%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (2.24%) Data Structures
7 9 (2.02%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.79%) Mobile App
9 5 (1.12%) Client/Server
9 5 (1.12%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.12%) NHS
9 5 (1.12%) Web Conferencing
10 4 (0.90%) CMDB
10 4 (0.90%) Fixed Income
10 4 (0.90%) Graphic Design
10 4 (0.90%) Marketing Technology
11 3 (0.67%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.67%) Distributed Applications
11 3 (0.67%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (0.67%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.71%) Windows
2 18 (4.04%) Linux
3 10 (2.24%) Unix
4 3 (0.67%) Android
4 3 (0.67%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.45%) AIX
6 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.22%) Tizen
6 1 (0.22%) webOS
6 1 (0.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (51.57%) Agile
2 183 (41.03%) CI/CD
3 111 (24.89%) DevOps
4 95 (21.30%) Full-Stack Development
5 91 (20.40%) Problem-Solving
6 90 (20.18%) Microservices
7 86 (19.28%) Test Automation
8 79 (17.71%) User Experience
9 77 (17.26%) Front End Development
10 62 (13.90%) Continuous Improvement
11 58 (13.00%) Scrum
12 53 (11.88%) Code Quality
12 53 (11.88%) Containerisation
13 50 (11.21%) AI
14 48 (10.76%) Analytics
15 45 (10.09%) Software Engineering
15 45 (10.09%) Web Development
16 41 (9.19%) UX Design
17 40 (8.97%) Design Patterns
18 38 (8.52%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 329 (73.77%) JavaScript
2 154 (34.53%) SQL
3 93 (20.85%) Java
4 91 (20.40%) Python
4 91 (20.40%) TypeScript
5 76 (17.04%) C#
6 18 (4.04%) PL/SQL
7 13 (2.91%) PHP
7 13 (2.91%) T-SQL
8 12 (2.69%) Bicep
9 11 (2.47%) Kotlin
10 9 (2.02%) Shell Script
11 6 (1.35%) Apex Code
11 6 (1.35%) PowerShell
11 6 (1.35%) Ruby
11 6 (1.35%) Scala
11 6 (1.35%) SOQL
11 6 (1.35%) SOSL
12 5 (1.12%) Bash
12 5 (1.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 104 (23.32%) Security Cleared
2 82 (18.39%) SC Cleared
3 39 (8.74%) Degree
4 20 (4.48%) BPSS Clearance
5 15 (3.36%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (0.90%) AWS Certification
6 4 (0.90%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.67%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.45%) CCNA
8 2 (0.45%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.45%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.22%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.22%) CCA
9 1 (0.22%) CCNP
9 1 (0.22%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.22%) PhD
9 1 (0.22%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (21.52%) Accessibility
2 67 (15.02%) QA
3 56 (12.56%) WCAG
4 16 (3.59%) Data Quality
5 12 (2.69%) GDPR
6 11 (2.47%) NCSC
7 5 (1.12%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.67%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 2 (0.45%) GRC
10 1 (0.22%) DICOM
10 1 (0.22%) HL7
10 1 (0.22%) PMO
10 1 (0.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.22%) SLA
10 1 (0.22%) WAI
10 1 (0.22%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 77 (17.26%) Docker
2 2 (0.45%) KVM
2 2 (0.45%) Varnish
3 1 (0.22%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.22%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 42 (9.42%) Terraform
2 41 (9.19%) Kubernetes
3 19 (4.26%) Grafana
4 10 (2.24%) Kibana
5 8 (1.79%) Prometheus
6 7 (1.57%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 4 (0.90%) Argo
7 4 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.45%) Ansible
9 1 (0.22%) Amdocs OSS
9 1 (0.22%) Control-M
9 1 (0.22%) HP Fortify
Vendors
1 59 (13.23%) Microsoft
2 36 (8.07%) Oracle
3 34 (7.62%) ServiceNow
4 32 (7.17%) Adobe
5 24 (5.38%) Google
6 17 (3.81%) Salesforce
7 8 (1.79%) Braze
7 8 (1.79%) Optimizely
8 6 (1.35%) IBM
9 5 (1.12%) Splunk
10 4 (0.90%) Amplitude
10 4 (0.90%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.90%) Sitecore
10 4 (0.90%) Tealium
10 4 (0.90%) Workday
11 3 (0.67%) Marketo
11 3 (0.67%) Qualtrics
11 3 (0.67%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 3 (0.67%) SAP
12 2 (0.45%) Sybase