XML Contract Job Trends in England

XML
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring XML skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 235 245 197
Rank change year-on-year +10 -48 +9
Contract jobs citing XML 369 288 449
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.17% 1.04% 1.23%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.24% 4.78% 5.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 248 180 288
10th Percentile £343 £282 £398
25th Percentile £400 £400 £480
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £638 £588 £613
90th Percentile £715 £639 £744
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £550
% change year-on-year -5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 1 32
10th Percentile £36.00 - £45.09
25th Percentile £41.25 £91.25 -
Median hourly rate £43.00 £92.50 £48.72
Median % change year-on-year -53.51% +89.86% -30.40%
75th Percentile £48.75 £93.75 £67.75
90th Percentile £88.25 - £78.63
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £92.50 £48.72
% change year-on-year -53.51% +89.86% -30.40%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 7,046 6,021 7,834
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.28% 21.78% 21.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,704 3,842 5,679
10th Percentile £356 £358 £363
25th Percentile £413 £431 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £675
90th Percentile £738 £783 £763
UK median daily rate £508 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -5.58% -2.27% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 191 70 165
10th Percentile £33.00 £26.25 £31.55
25th Percentile £45.00 £43.13 £46.18
Median hourly rate £61.00 £62.50 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.40% +19.05% -19.23%
75th Percentile £66.75 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £74.48 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £61.50 £62.50 £54.50
% change year-on-year -1.60% +14.68% -16.15%

XML
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

XML job vacancy trend in England

XML
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing XML

XML
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing XML in England over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for XML in England

XML
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing XML

XML
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing XML in England over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for XML in England

XML
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 XML within the England region over the 6 months to 3 January 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 -6 192 £520 -2.80% 39
North of England -32 51 £425 -15.25% 29
North West -1 42 £402 -9.15% 15
South East -30 38 £425 +21.43% 39
East of England +10 31 £550 - 19
Midlands -39 24 £429 -23.60% 27
West Midlands -33 21 £429 -24.34% 16
South West -2 13 £375 -15.49% 14
Yorkshire -46 9 £581 +2.51% 13
East Midlands -23 3 - - 10
XML
UK

XML
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 20 (5.42%) WebLogic
2 18 (4.88%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 14 (3.79%) Confluence
4 11 (2.98%) Apache
4 11 (2.98%) WebSphere
5 9 (2.44%) JBoss
6 7 (1.90%) Appian
6 7 (1.90%) MQSeries
7 6 (1.63%) Anypoint
7 6 (1.63%) Mule
7 6 (1.63%) nginx
8 5 (1.36%) Oracle Service Bus
9 4 (1.08%) Mule ESB
9 4 (1.08%) Oracle Workflow
10 3 (0.81%) Documentum
10 3 (0.81%) IIS
10 3 (0.81%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.27%) BizTalk Server
11 1 (0.27%) SAS
11 1 (0.27%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (2.98%) FrameMaker
2 9 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (1.90%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.54%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.27%) Siemens NX
5 1 (0.27%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 8 (2.17%) SAP Payroll
2 7 (1.90%) BusinessWorks
2 7 (1.90%) SAP HCM
3 5 (1.36%) Maximo
3 5 (1.36%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (1.36%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 4 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (1.08%) Oracle General Ledger
5 3 (0.81%) Oracle 11i
5 3 (0.81%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.81%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.81%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.54%) Fidessa
6 2 (0.54%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.54%) Oracle FAH
6 2 (0.54%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.54%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.54%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 80 (21.68%) Azure
2 64 (17.34%) AWS
3 22 (5.96%) GitHub
4 21 (5.69%) OCI
5 20 (5.42%) Azure DevOps
6 18 (4.88%) GCP
6 18 (4.88%) Power Platform
6 18 (4.88%) SaaS
7 16 (4.34%) Serverless
8 15 (4.07%) Cloud Computing
9 14 (3.79%) Tricentis Tosca
10 13 (3.52%) Apigee
10 13 (3.52%) Power Automate
11 12 (3.25%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (3.25%) PaaS
12 11 (2.98%) Azure Logic Apps
13 10 (2.71%) Boomi
13 10 (2.71%) IaaS
13 10 (2.71%) SuccessFactors
14 9 (2.44%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 30 (8.13%) HTTPS
2 27 (7.32%) HTTP
3 10 (2.71%) Firewall
4 8 (2.17%) SSL
5 4 (1.08%) NFC
5 4 (1.08%) PPP
6 3 (0.81%) VPN
7 2 (0.54%) 5G
7 2 (0.54%) BGP
7 2 (0.54%) DNS
7 2 (0.54%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
7 2 (0.54%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 2 (0.54%) FIX Connectivity
7 2 (0.54%) MPLS
7 2 (0.54%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.27%) FTP
8 1 (0.27%) NAS
8 1 (0.27%) Network Security
8 1 (0.27%) Radio Access Network
8 1 (0.27%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (14.91%) Relational Database
2 42 (11.38%) SQL Server
3 21 (5.69%) MongoDB
4 18 (4.88%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (3.79%) PostgreSQL
6 13 (3.52%) DataStage
7 12 (3.25%) RDBMS
8 11 (2.98%) Oracle Database
8 11 (2.98%) Oracle Reports
9 9 (2.44%) MySQL
9 9 (2.44%) NoSQL
9 9 (2.44%) Power BI
9 9 (2.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 8 (2.17%) Amazon QuickSight
10 8 (2.17%) Amazon Redshift
10 8 (2.17%) DB2
10 8 (2.17%) Elasticsearch
10 8 (2.17%) Metadata
11 6 (1.63%) Apache Cassandra
12 5 (1.36%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 51 (13.82%) JIRA
2 43 (11.65%) Git
3 38 (10.30%) Postman
4 28 (7.59%) Jenkins
5 26 (7.05%) Selenium
6 20 (5.42%) JUnit
7 19 (5.15%) Cucumber
8 13 (3.52%) Eclipse
9 9 (2.44%) GitLab
9 9 (2.44%) IntelliJ
9 9 (2.44%) SoapUI
10 8 (2.17%) Browser DevTools
10 8 (2.17%) Firebug
10 8 (2.17%) SonarQube
11 7 (1.90%) Maven
11 7 (1.90%) Robot Framework
11 7 (1.90%) Toad
12 6 (1.63%) SpecFlow
12 6 (1.63%) TestRail
12 6 (1.63%) Zephyr
General
1 122 (33.06%) Social Skills
2 84 (22.76%) Finance
3 54 (14.63%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (12.47%) Banking
5 40 (10.84%) Public Sector
6 15 (4.07%) Documentation Skills
6 15 (4.07%) Publishing
7 12 (3.25%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (2.98%) Telecoms
9 10 (2.71%) Aerospace
9 10 (2.71%) Back Office
9 10 (2.71%) Investment Banking
10 8 (2.17%) Private Banking
11 7 (1.90%) Financial Institution
12 6 (1.63%) Legal
13 5 (1.36%) Automotive
13 5 (1.36%) Digital Healthcare
13 5 (1.36%) Front Office
13 5 (1.36%) Retail
14 4 (1.08%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 122 (33.06%) Developer
2 53 (14.36%) Analyst
3 26 (7.05%) Senior
4 25 (6.78%) Business Analyst
4 25 (6.78%) Consultant
5 21 (5.69%) Software Engineer
6 19 (5.15%) Lead
7 18 (4.88%) Architect
8 17 (4.61%) Integration Developer
9 15 (4.07%) Data Engineer
10 14 (3.79%) Author
10 14 (3.79%) Technical Author
11 13 (3.52%) Java Developer
11 13 (3.52%) Support Engineer
11 13 (3.52%) webMethods Developer
12 10 (2.71%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (2.44%) Senior Developer
13 9 (2.44%) Technical Analyst
14 8 (2.17%) DBA
14 8 (2.17%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 199 (53.93%) JSON
2 116 (31.44%) SOAP
3 114 (30.89%) REST
4 46 (12.47%) OAuth
5 42 (11.38%) Web Services
6 41 (11.11%) XSLT
7 40 (10.84%) HTML
8 34 (9.21%) JMS
9 31 (8.40%) RESTful
10 22 (5.96%) .NET
10 22 (5.96%) Spring
11 21 (5.69%) JWT
12 20 (5.42%) XSD
13 19 (5.15%) CSS
13 19 (5.15%) J2EE
13 19 (5.15%) Oracle Fusion
14 18 (4.88%) OAuth2
15 17 (4.61%) Hibernate
15 17 (4.61%) Middleware
16 16 (4.34%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 14 (3.79%) Data Structures
2 13 (3.52%) Cloud Native
3 11 (2.98%) Replication
4 9 (2.44%) Data Protection Act
4 9 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (2.17%) Algorithms
5 8 (2.17%) AS400
5 8 (2.17%) Product Ownership
5 8 (2.17%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 7 (1.90%) Distributed Systems
6 7 (1.90%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (1.90%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.90%) Public Cloud
6 7 (1.90%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.63%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.36%) Low-Code
8 5 (1.36%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.08%) Fixed Income
9 4 (1.08%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 42 (11.38%) Linux
2 19 (5.15%) Unix
2 19 (5.15%) Windows
3 5 (1.36%) AIX
3 5 (1.36%) Ubuntu
4 3 (0.81%) Android
4 3 (0.81%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (35.77%) Agile
2 123 (33.33%) DevOps
3 79 (21.41%) Problem-Solving
4 78 (21.14%) CI/CD
5 53 (14.36%) Test Automation
6 49 (13.28%) Migration
7 46 (12.47%) Microservices
8 45 (12.20%) Validation
9 44 (11.92%) Scrum
10 42 (11.38%) ETL
11 41 (11.11%) Deployment Automation
11 41 (11.11%) ERP
12 38 (10.30%) Data Migration
13 37 (10.03%) Computer Science
14 36 (9.76%) Data Modelling
15 33 (8.94%) Software Engineering
16 31 (8.40%) API Management
17 28 (7.59%) Integration Patterns
17 28 (7.59%) SDLC
18 27 (7.32%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 140 (37.94%) SQL
2 111 (30.08%) Java
3 61 (16.53%) Python
4 57 (15.45%) JavaScript
5 55 (14.91%) C#
6 20 (5.42%) PowerShell
7 18 (4.88%) PL/SQL
8 14 (3.79%) XPath
9 11 (2.98%) T-SQL
10 10 (2.71%) C++
11 8 (2.17%) ABAP
11 8 (2.17%) RPG
11 8 (2.17%) Scala
12 7 (1.90%) Groovy
13 6 (1.63%) Korn
14 5 (1.36%) Perl
14 5 (1.36%) Shell Script
14 5 (1.36%) VBA
15 4 (1.08%) Kotlin
16 3 (0.81%) C
Qualifications
1 91 (24.66%) Security Cleared
2 74 (20.05%) SC Cleared
3 55 (14.91%) Degree
4 30 (8.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (3.52%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (3.25%) HNC
6 12 (3.25%) HND
7 10 (2.71%) ISTQB
8 9 (2.44%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 7 (1.90%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.36%) CCNP
10 5 (1.36%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.36%) ISEB
10 5 (1.36%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.36%) PMI Certification
10 5 (1.36%) PMP
11 4 (1.08%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.81%) CEH
12 3 (0.81%) GIAC
12 3 (0.81%) GWAPT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (7.05%) QA
2 22 (5.96%) Data Quality
3 4 (1.08%) GAAP
3 4 (1.08%) SEPA
4 3 (0.81%) IFRS
4 3 (0.81%) ISO 20022
4 3 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (0.54%) Basel III
5 2 (0.54%) EMIR
5 2 (0.54%) HL7
5 2 (0.54%) IFRS 17
5 2 (0.54%) IFRS 9
5 2 (0.54%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.54%) PSD2
5 2 (0.54%) SLA
6 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.27%) DICOM
6 1 (0.27%) GDPR
6 1 (0.27%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 40 (10.84%) Docker
2 2 (0.54%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (3.79%) Kubernetes
2 13 (3.52%) Control-M
3 10 (2.71%) Ansible
4 9 (2.44%) logstash
4 9 (2.44%) Puppet
5 8 (2.17%) Kibana
6 7 (1.90%) TIBCO Hawk
7 5 (1.36%) ITRS Geneos
8 3 (0.81%) CloudHub
8 3 (0.81%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.54%) Fluentd
9 2 (0.54%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.54%) QRadar
9 2 (0.54%) Terraform
10 1 (0.27%) Docker Swarm
10 1 (0.27%) Grafana
10 1 (0.27%) HP ALM
10 1 (0.27%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.27%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 89 (24.12%) Oracle
2 44 (11.92%) SAP
3 43 (11.65%) Microsoft
4 40 (10.84%) IBM
5 26 (7.05%) webMethods
6 15 (4.07%) MuleSoft
7 14 (3.79%) Workday
8 13 (3.52%) ServiceNow
9 12 (3.25%) TIBCO
10 11 (2.98%) Pega
10 11 (2.98%) Software AG
10 11 (2.98%) Splunk
11 9 (2.44%) Cisco
12 8 (2.17%) Axway
12 8 (2.17%) Informatica
12 8 (2.17%) Red Hat
13 7 (1.90%) BEA
13 7 (1.90%) Blue Prism
13 7 (1.90%) Veracode
14 5 (1.36%) Solace