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 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 318 226 153
Rank change year-on-year -92 -73 +38
Contract jobs citing XML 347 312 540
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.76% 1.13% 1.60%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.07% 5.09% 7.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 228 278
10th Percentile £325 £360 £363
25th Percentile £400 £429 £429
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £485 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% -3.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £602
90th Percentile £713 £638 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -13.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 17 67
10th Percentile £28.60 £28.84 -
25th Percentile £29.30 £31.25 -
Median hourly rate £39.50 £41.50 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.82% -3.49% -38.57%
75th Percentile £45.85 £43.75 £51.25
90th Percentile £59.50 £51.75 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £39.50 £37.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year +5.33% -12.79% -38.57%

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 8,530 6,128 7,317
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.74% 22.20% 21.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,584 4,228 5,077
10th Percentile £363 £350 £360
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 £649 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £824
UK median daily rate £525 £505 £550
% change year-on-year +3.96% -8.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 145 231
10th Percentile £29.00 £31.25 £24.00
25th Percentile £47.60 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.25
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -2.22% -6.25%
75th Percentile £73.94 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.36 £79.48 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £53.75
% change year-on-year +18.18% +2.33% -10.42%

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 1 August 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 1 August 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 1 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 -56 173 £550 +4.76% 70
South East -54 58 £460 -3.16% 19
North of England -78 42 £390 -13.33% 12
Midlands -29 41 £418 -10.22% 14
North West -61 34 £390 -13.33% 4
West Midlands -45 32 £415 -17.00% 9
South West -36 14 £550 +46.67% 13
East Midlands -9 9 £438 +39.49% 5
East of England -29 9 £450 -18.18% 5
Yorkshire -36 8 £399 -24.05% 8
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 (5.76%) Confluence
2 12 (3.46%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.88%) Mule
3 10 (2.88%) Oracle Workflow
4 9 (2.59%) Anypoint
5 8 (2.31%) IIS
6 5 (1.44%) CMS
6 5 (1.44%) WebLogic
7 4 (1.15%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.86%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.58%) Apache
9 2 (0.58%) MQSeries
9 2 (0.58%) Mule ESB
9 2 (0.58%) Oracle Self-Service HR
10 1 (0.29%) CICS
10 1 (0.29%) JBoss
10 1 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.29%) Tomcat
Applications
1 32 (9.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.73%) MS Visio
3 5 (1.44%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.86%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.29%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 19 (5.48%) Oracle EBS
2 15 (4.32%) NetSuite
2 15 (4.32%) Oracle Payables
3 13 (3.75%) Oracle Receivables
4 8 (2.31%) Oracle General Ledger
5 7 (2.02%) Oracle Assets
6 6 (1.73%) Dynamics CRM
6 6 (1.73%) Maximo
6 6 (1.73%) Oracle FAH
7 5 (1.44%) Oracle Financials
8 4 (1.15%) Elite 3E
8 4 (1.15%) Oracle Cash Management
8 4 (1.15%) Oracle E-Business Tax
8 4 (1.15%) Oracle Internet Expenses
8 4 (1.15%) Oracle iProcurement
8 4 (1.15%) Summit
9 3 (0.86%) Findur
10 2 (0.58%) Oracle Applications
10 2 (0.58%) Oracle ERP
10 2 (0.58%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 80 (23.05%) Azure
2 35 (10.09%) AWS
3 34 (9.80%) Azure DevOps
4 30 (8.65%) Boomi
5 20 (5.76%) GitHub
6 19 (5.48%) GCP
7 18 (5.19%) AtomSphere
8 17 (4.90%) SaaS
9 14 (4.03%) Serverless
10 13 (3.75%) Azure Service Bus
11 12 (3.46%) Azure Data Factory
11 12 (3.46%) Power Platform
12 11 (3.17%) Azure Logic Apps
13 10 (2.88%) GitHub Actions
14 9 (2.59%) Azure Functions
14 9 (2.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 8 (2.31%) Entra ID
16 7 (2.02%) Dynamics 365
16 7 (2.02%) IaaS
16 7 (2.02%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.03%) HTTP
2 7 (2.02%) FTP
3 6 (1.73%) SSL
4 4 (1.15%) 3GPP
4 4 (1.15%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.86%) Network Security
6 2 (0.58%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.58%) Internet
6 2 (0.58%) Intranet
6 2 (0.58%) RTCP
6 2 (0.58%) RTP
6 2 (0.58%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.58%) WAN
6 2 (0.58%) Wireless
6 2 (0.58%) XCAP
7 1 (0.29%) Bluetooth
7 1 (0.29%) DNS
7 1 (0.29%) NAS
7 1 (0.29%) SAN
7 1 (0.29%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (10.37%) SQL Server
2 30 (8.65%) Relational Database
3 19 (5.48%) RDBMS
4 17 (4.90%) Oracle Database
5 13 (3.75%) MongoDB
5 13 (3.75%) Oracle Reports
6 12 (3.46%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 12 (3.46%) PostgreSQL
7 11 (3.17%) Data Warehouse
7 11 (3.17%) Metadata
7 11 (3.17%) NoSQL
8 10 (2.88%) Power BI
8 10 (2.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 9 (2.59%) MySQL
9 9 (2.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (1.73%) Azure SQL Database
10 6 (1.73%) Data Lake
10 6 (1.73%) DataStage
11 4 (1.15%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 3 (0.86%) Db2
Development Applications
1 35 (10.09%) Git
2 33 (9.51%) JIRA
3 25 (7.20%) Postman
4 15 (4.32%) Team Foundation Server
4 15 (4.32%) Visual Studio
5 10 (2.88%) Oracle Forms
6 8 (2.31%) GitLab
6 8 (2.31%) Jenkins
6 8 (2.31%) Selenium
7 7 (2.02%) JMeter
7 7 (2.02%) Maven
8 6 (1.73%) Gradle
8 6 (1.73%) JDeveloper
8 6 (1.73%) REST Assured
8 6 (1.73%) SoapUI
9 5 (1.44%) Cypress.io
9 5 (1.44%) Eclipse
9 5 (1.44%) JUnit
10 4 (1.15%) Subversion
10 4 (1.15%) TeamCity
General
1 117 (33.72%) Social Skills
2 78 (22.48%) Finance
3 71 (20.46%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (8.93%) Public Sector
5 26 (7.49%) Banking
6 12 (3.46%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (2.88%) Legal
8 9 (2.59%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (2.31%) General Ledger
9 8 (2.31%) Investment Banking
9 8 (2.31%) Manufacturing
10 7 (2.02%) Retail
11 6 (1.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.73%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.15%) Advertising
12 4 (1.15%) Front Office
12 4 (1.15%) Marketing
12 4 (1.15%) Military
12 4 (1.15%) Publishing
13 3 (0.86%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 104 (29.97%) Developer
2 50 (14.41%) Consultant
3 38 (10.95%) Analyst
4 36 (10.37%) Senior
5 30 (8.65%) Implementation Consultant
6 28 (8.07%) Architect
7 20 (5.76%) Data Engineer
8 19 (5.48%) Business Analyst
8 19 (5.48%) Senior Developer
9 13 (3.75%) Payroll Consultant
10 12 (3.46%) Software Engineer
11 11 (3.17%) Oracle Developer
12 10 (2.88%) C# Developer
12 10 (2.88%) Integration Architect
12 10 (2.88%) Lead
12 10 (2.88%) Technical Consultant
13 9 (2.59%) Software Developer
13 9 (2.59%) Test Analyst
14 8 (2.31%) Applications Developer
14 8 (2.31%) Integration Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 175 (50.43%) JSON
2 116 (33.43%) REST
3 104 (29.97%) SOAP
4 46 (13.26%) Web Services
5 45 (12.97%) .NET
6 43 (12.39%) Middleware
7 30 (8.65%) OAuth
7 30 (8.65%) XSLT
8 22 (6.34%) Kafka
8 22 (6.34%) OAuth2
9 21 (6.05%) HTML
10 19 (5.48%) RESTful
11 18 (5.19%) CSS
11 18 (5.19%) JWT
12 17 (4.90%) EDI
13 14 (4.03%) Swagger
14 13 (3.75%) .NET Framework
14 13 (3.75%) ActiveX
15 11 (3.17%) ASP.NET
16 10 (2.88%) XML Schema
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.90%) Product Ownership
2 14 (4.03%) Legacy Systems
3 11 (3.17%) Cloud Native
3 11 (3.17%) Data Structures
4 9 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (2.31%) CMDB
6 7 (2.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 7 (2.02%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 6 (1.73%) Algorithms
7 6 (1.73%) Legacy Applications
7 6 (1.73%) Taxonomies
8 5 (1.44%) Credit Risk
8 5 (1.44%) Data Centre
8 5 (1.44%) Derivative
8 5 (1.44%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (1.44%) Market Risk
9 4 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.15%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (1.15%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.15%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 20 (5.76%) Linux
1 20 (5.76%) Unix
2 16 (4.61%) Windows
3 3 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 3 (0.86%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.58%) VMS
5 1 (0.29%) Android
5 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.29%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (27.67%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (25.07%) Agile
3 75 (21.61%) DevOps
4 72 (20.75%) CI/CD
5 56 (16.14%) Workflow
6 53 (15.27%) Validation
7 44 (12.68%) Migration
8 42 (12.10%) Data Modelling
9 41 (11.82%) Integration Patterns
10 33 (9.51%) Scrum
10 33 (9.51%) User Acceptance Testing
11 32 (9.22%) Data Mapping
11 32 (9.22%) Test Automation
12 31 (8.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 30 (8.65%) API Management
13 30 (8.65%) Continuous Improvement
14 28 (8.07%) Stakeholder Management
15 27 (7.78%) ERP
15 27 (7.78%) Event-Driven
15 27 (7.78%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 157 (45.24%) SQL
2 56 (16.14%) Java
2 56 (16.14%) JavaScript
3 51 (14.70%) Python
4 42 (12.10%) C#
5 39 (11.24%) T-SQL
6 28 (8.07%) PL/SQL
7 18 (5.19%) Groovy
8 16 (4.61%) C++
8 16 (4.61%) PowerShell
8 16 (4.61%) VB
8 16 (4.61%) VB6
9 15 (4.32%) VBA
10 10 (2.88%) VB.NET
11 8 (2.31%) Bicep
12 7 (2.02%) Shell Script
13 6 (1.73%) XPath
14 5 (1.44%) R
15 4 (1.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 4 (1.15%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 84 (24.21%) Security Cleared
2 65 (18.73%) SC Cleared
3 24 (6.92%) Degree
4 11 (3.17%) BPSS Clearance
4 11 (3.17%) DV Cleared
5 10 (2.88%) ISTQB
5 10 (2.88%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 6 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.73%) DBS Check
7 5 (1.44%) ISEB
8 4 (1.15%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.15%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (0.58%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.58%) CISSP
9 2 (0.58%) GIAC
9 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.58%) SSCP
10 1 (0.29%) CEH
10 1 (0.29%) CISM
10 1 (0.29%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (8.36%) QA
2 18 (5.19%) Data Quality
3 7 (2.02%) Accessibility
3 7 (2.02%) GDPR
3 7 (2.02%) ISO 20022
4 5 (1.44%) WCAG
5 4 (1.15%) GRC
5 4 (1.15%) HL7
6 2 (0.58%) FATCA
6 2 (0.58%) ISO 15022
6 2 (0.58%) SLA
7 1 (0.29%) COREP
7 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.29%) DICOM
7 1 (0.29%) FINREP
7 1 (0.29%) IFRS
7 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.29%) NIST
7 1 (0.29%) SEPA
7 1 (0.29%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 10 (2.88%) Docker
2 4 (1.15%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.29%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.29%) RACF
Systems Management
1 10 (2.88%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.59%) Ansible
2 9 (2.59%) Single Sign-On
3 8 (2.31%) Terraform
4 3 (0.86%) WMI
5 2 (0.58%) Grafana
5 2 (0.58%) QRadar
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Ranger
6 1 (0.29%) CloudHub
6 1 (0.29%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.29%) vRealize
6 1 (0.29%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 99 (28.53%) Oracle
2 73 (21.04%) Microsoft
3 30 (8.65%) ServiceNow
4 23 (6.63%) SAP
5 21 (6.05%) Salesforce
6 20 (5.76%) MuleSoft
7 19 (5.48%) IBM
8 16 (4.61%) Workday
9 12 (3.46%) Google
10 9 (2.59%) webMethods
11 8 (2.31%) Databricks
12 5 (1.44%) Kronos
13 4 (1.15%) Atlassian
13 4 (1.15%) Dell
13 4 (1.15%) Intapp
13 4 (1.15%) Okta
13 4 (1.15%) Pega
13 4 (1.15%) TIBCO
14 3 (0.86%) Duck Creek
14 3 (0.86%) Guidewire
128 XML jobs in England