eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring XBRL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited XBRL over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 539 | 631 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +92 | +134 |
| Contract jobs citing XBRL | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | - | 0.005% | 0.028% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | - | 0.027% | 0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £420 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -19.35% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | - | - | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -19.35% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England
XBRL 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 | 5,373 | 7,465 | 11,329 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 22.27% | 20.42% | 23.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,722 | 5,297 | 8,398 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £350 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £431 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £560 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -1.79% | -0.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £788 | £788 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £535 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.87% | -2.73% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 99 | 226 | 139 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.25 | £22.12 | £29.15 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.88 | £43.00 | £50.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £47.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.84% | -26.92% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £65.02 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.50 | £75.00 | £80.25 |
| UK median hourly rate | £65.00 | £47.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.84% | -26.92% | +30.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing XBRL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing XBRL in England.