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

6 months to
1 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 319 250 165
Rank change year-on-year -69 -85 +22
Contract jobs citing XML 319 267 556
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.73% 1.04% 1.50%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.81% 4.63% 7.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 197 189 296
10th Percentile £347 £387 £381
25th Percentile £403 £438 £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £488 £525
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% -8.70%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £619
90th Percentile £713 £626 £731
UK median daily rate £525 £485 £523
% change year-on-year +8.25% -7.18% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 7 68
10th Percentile £29.07 £24.60 -
25th Percentile £29.92 £28.55 -
Median hourly rate £39.50 £37.50 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.33% -12.79% -38.57%
75th Percentile £44.90 £76.25 £51.25
90th Percentile £59.50 £90.75 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £39.50 £32.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year +23.44% -25.58% -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 8,366 5,767 7,895
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.09% 22.50% 21.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,514 3,979 5,497
10th Percentile £363 £356 £350
25th Percentile £425 £413 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £788 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.65% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 260 123 266
10th Percentile £30.45 £30.45 £23.80
25th Percentile £51.25 £48.13 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £60.00 £58.15
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +3.18% -10.54%
75th Percentile £74.45 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £82.63 £80.81 £74.47
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% - -15.38%

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 July 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 July 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 July 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 -68 150 £550 +2.82% 29
South East -55 54 £513 +7.89% 22
North of England -74 49 £391 -13.06% 11
North West -41 40 £390 -13.33% 7
Midlands -40 30 £425 -15.00% 12
West Midlands -39 22 £425 -22.73% 5
South West -24 13 £575 +21.05% 12
East of England -18 11 £450 -18.18% 4
Yorkshire -46 9 £463 -9.76% 4
East Midlands -7 8 £471 +50.08% 7
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 19 (5.96%) Confluence
2 11 (3.45%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.19%) IIS
3 7 (2.19%) Mule
4 6 (1.88%) Anypoint
4 6 (1.88%) Oracle Workflow
5 5 (1.57%) CMS
6 4 (1.25%) WebSphere
7 3 (0.94%) Oracle Self-Service HR
7 3 (0.94%) WebLogic
8 2 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.63%) Appian
8 2 (0.63%) MQSeries
8 2 (0.63%) Mule ESB
8 2 (0.63%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.31%) Apache
9 1 (0.31%) BizTalk Server
9 1 (0.31%) CICS
9 1 (0.31%) JBoss
9 1 (0.31%) Tomcat
Applications
1 29 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.19%) MS Visio
3 4 (1.25%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.63%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.88%) Maximo
1 6 (1.88%) Oracle Payables
1 6 (1.88%) Summit
2 5 (1.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.57%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.57%) Oracle Cash Management
2 5 (1.57%) Oracle EBS
2 5 (1.57%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (1.25%) Elite 3E
3 4 (1.25%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (1.25%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 4 (1.25%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (1.25%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.94%) Findur
4 3 (0.94%) Oracle Assets
4 3 (0.94%) Oracle General Ledger
4 3 (0.94%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.63%) Oracle Retail
5 2 (0.63%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 65 (20.38%) Azure
2 30 (9.40%) AWS
3 26 (8.15%) Azure DevOps
4 18 (5.64%) Boomi
5 17 (5.33%) GitHub
6 15 (4.70%) Power Platform
7 13 (4.08%) Azure Data Factory
7 13 (4.08%) Serverless
8 12 (3.76%) GCP
9 11 (3.45%) SaaS
10 10 (3.13%) OCI
11 9 (2.82%) Azure Logic Apps
11 9 (2.82%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 8 (2.51%) Azure Functions
12 8 (2.51%) Azure Service Bus
12 8 (2.51%) GitHub Actions
13 7 (2.19%) AtomSphere
13 7 (2.19%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 7 (2.19%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (1.88%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.51%) FTP
2 6 (1.88%) HTTP
3 4 (1.25%) 3GPP
3 4 (1.25%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.94%) Network Security
5 2 (0.63%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.63%) Internet
5 2 (0.63%) Intranet
5 2 (0.63%) RTCP
5 2 (0.63%) RTP
5 2 (0.63%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.63%) SSL
5 2 (0.63%) WAN
5 2 (0.63%) Wireless
5 2 (0.63%) XCAP
6 1 (0.31%) DNS
6 1 (0.31%) NAS
6 1 (0.31%) SAN
6 1 (0.31%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (10.97%) SQL Server
2 32 (10.03%) Relational Database
3 20 (6.27%) RDBMS
4 16 (5.02%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (5.02%) NoSQL
4 16 (5.02%) Oracle Database
5 14 (4.39%) MongoDB
5 14 (4.39%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (3.76%) Metadata
6 12 (3.76%) Power BI
7 10 (3.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 9 (2.82%) Data Lake
8 9 (2.82%) MySQL
8 9 (2.82%) Oracle Reports
8 9 (2.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (1.57%) Azure SQL Database
9 5 (1.57%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 4 (1.25%) DataStage
10 4 (1.25%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 3 (0.94%) Db2
Development Applications
1 30 (9.40%) Git
2 29 (9.09%) Postman
3 26 (8.15%) JIRA
4 9 (2.82%) GitLab
5 8 (2.51%) Maven
5 8 (2.51%) SoapUI
6 7 (2.19%) Jenkins
6 7 (2.19%) Team Foundation Server
6 7 (2.19%) Visual Studio
7 6 (1.88%) JMeter
7 6 (1.88%) Selenium
8 5 (1.57%) Eclipse
9 4 (1.25%) Bitbucket
9 4 (1.25%) Cypress.io
9 4 (1.25%) Gradle
9 4 (1.25%) JUnit
9 4 (1.25%) REST Assured
9 4 (1.25%) Subversion
9 4 (1.25%) TeamCity
10 3 (0.94%) Newman
General
1 109 (34.17%) Social Skills
2 70 (21.94%) Analytical Skills
3 64 (20.06%) Finance
4 32 (10.03%) Banking
5 25 (7.84%) Public Sector
6 12 (3.76%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (3.45%) Legal
8 9 (2.82%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (2.82%) Investment Banking
9 7 (2.19%) Military
10 6 (1.88%) Retail
11 5 (1.57%) General Ledger
11 5 (1.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.57%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.57%) Marketing
12 4 (1.25%) Advertising
12 4 (1.25%) Publishing
13 3 (0.94%) Financial Institution
13 3 (0.94%) Front Office
14 2 (0.63%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 85 (26.65%) Developer
2 50 (15.67%) Consultant
3 42 (13.17%) Analyst
4 30 (9.40%) Implementation Consultant
5 26 (8.15%) Business Analyst
6 23 (7.21%) Senior
7 22 (6.90%) Data Engineer
8 18 (5.64%) Architect
9 13 (4.08%) Payroll Consultant
10 12 (3.76%) Lead
11 11 (3.45%) Senior Developer
11 11 (3.45%) Software Engineer
12 10 (3.13%) C# Developer
13 9 (2.82%) Technical Consultant
14 8 (2.51%) Integration Architect
14 8 (2.51%) Integration Engineer
14 8 (2.51%) Integration Specialist
14 8 (2.51%) Workflow Consultant
15 7 (2.19%) Integration Developer
15 7 (2.19%) PostgreSQL DBA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 154 (48.28%) JSON
2 98 (30.72%) REST
3 89 (27.90%) SOAP
4 45 (14.11%) Web Services
5 42 (13.17%) .NET
6 38 (11.91%) Middleware
7 31 (9.72%) XSLT
8 21 (6.58%) HTML
8 21 (6.58%) OAuth
9 18 (5.64%) Kafka
10 17 (5.33%) CSS
11 15 (4.70%) JWT
11 15 (4.70%) RESTful
12 14 (4.39%) EDI
13 13 (4.08%) Oracle Fusion
14 12 (3.76%) .NET Framework
14 12 (3.76%) OAuth2
14 12 (3.76%) Swagger
15 10 (3.13%) AngularJS
16 9 (2.82%) React
Miscellaneous
1 14 (4.39%) Product Ownership
2 9 (2.82%) Data Structures
3 8 (2.51%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 7 (2.19%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (2.19%) Credit Risk
4 7 (2.19%) Derivative
4 7 (2.19%) Fixed Income
4 7 (2.19%) Market Risk
5 6 (1.88%) CMDB
5 6 (1.88%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (1.88%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 5 (1.57%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.57%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.57%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.57%) Public Cloud
6 5 (1.57%) Taxonomies
7 4 (1.25%) Algorithms
7 4 (1.25%) Cloud Native
8 3 (0.94%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 20 (6.27%) Unix
2 18 (5.64%) Linux
3 8 (2.51%) Windows
4 3 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.63%) VMS
5 2 (0.63%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.31%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.31%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
2 85 (26.65%) Agile
3 63 (19.75%) DevOps
4 60 (18.81%) CI/CD
5 49 (15.36%) Workflow
6 47 (14.73%) Validation
7 41 (12.85%) Integration Patterns
8 39 (12.23%) Migration
9 36 (11.29%) Data Modelling
10 33 (10.34%) User Acceptance Testing
11 32 (10.03%) ETL
12 30 (9.40%) ERP
13 29 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
14 28 (8.78%) Data Mapping
15 26 (8.15%) Scrum
16 25 (7.84%) Software Engineering
17 24 (7.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 23 (7.21%) AI
18 23 (7.21%) SDLC
19 22 (6.90%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 150 (47.02%) SQL
2 49 (15.36%) Java
3 45 (14.11%) JavaScript
3 45 (14.11%) Python
4 42 (13.17%) C#
5 38 (11.91%) T-SQL
6 22 (6.90%) PL/SQL
7 15 (4.70%) PowerShell
8 13 (4.08%) C++
9 9 (2.82%) VB
9 9 (2.82%) VB6
10 8 (2.51%) Groovy
10 8 (2.51%) VB.NET
11 7 (2.19%) VBA
12 6 (1.88%) Bicep
13 5 (1.57%) XPath
14 4 (1.25%) C
15 3 (0.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 3 (0.94%) Shell Script
16 2 (0.63%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 76 (23.82%) Security Cleared
2 57 (17.87%) SC Cleared
3 26 (8.15%) Degree
4 10 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
5 9 (2.82%) DV Cleared
6 6 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (1.57%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.25%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.25%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.25%) ISTQB
8 4 (1.25%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 4 (1.25%) TOGAF Certification
9 2 (0.63%) CISSP
9 2 (0.63%) GIAC
9 2 (0.63%) HNC
9 2 (0.63%) HND
9 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.63%) SSCP
10 1 (0.31%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.31%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (7.21%) QA
2 19 (5.96%) Data Quality
3 9 (2.82%) GDPR
4 6 (1.88%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.88%) ISO 20022
5 5 (1.57%) HL7
6 4 (1.25%) WCAG
7 3 (0.94%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 3 (0.94%) FATCA
7 3 (0.94%) GRC
7 3 (0.94%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.94%) PSD2
8 2 (0.63%) GAAP
8 2 (0.63%) ISO 15022
8 2 (0.63%) ISO 8583
8 2 (0.63%) SLA
9 1 (0.31%) DICOM
9 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.31%) SEPA
9 1 (0.31%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 11 (3.45%) Docker
2 3 (0.94%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.31%) RACF
Systems Management
1 11 (3.45%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.19%) Ansible
2 7 (2.19%) Terraform
3 5 (1.57%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (0.63%) Grafana
4 2 (0.63%) QRadar
4 2 (0.63%) WMI
5 1 (0.31%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.31%) vRealize
5 1 (0.31%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 84 (26.33%) Oracle
2 61 (19.12%) Microsoft
3 26 (8.15%) ServiceNow
4 22 (6.90%) SAP
5 21 (6.58%) Workday
6 16 (5.02%) MuleSoft
7 12 (3.76%) IBM
8 9 (2.82%) Salesforce
9 8 (2.51%) Google
10 7 (2.19%) Databricks
11 6 (1.88%) Dell
11 6 (1.88%) webMethods
12 5 (1.57%) Kronos
12 5 (1.57%) Pega
13 4 (1.25%) Atlassian
13 4 (1.25%) Intapp
13 4 (1.25%) InterSystems
14 3 (0.94%) Citrix
14 3 (0.94%) Guidewire
14 3 (0.94%) Okta