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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 316 254 157
Rank change year-on-year -62 -97 +30
Contract jobs citing XML 315 249 559
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.74% 1.01% 1.49%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.85% 4.47% 7.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 191 178 295
10th Percentile £350 £383 £400
25th Percentile £409 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £486 £534
Median % change year-on-year +6.94% -8.94% -2.91%
75th Percentile £623 £586 £622
90th Percentile £713 £638 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £480 £525
% change year-on-year +4.17% -8.57% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 4 69
10th Percentile £29.22 £22.73 -
25th Percentile £30.00 £25.54 -
Median hourly rate £41.50 £57.63 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.99% +34.02% -38.57%
75th Percentile £48.75 £90.00 £51.25
90th Percentile £57.35 £92.25 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £41.50 £27.38 £43.00
% change year-on-year +51.57% -36.33% -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 8,174 5,566 7,819
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.08% 22.54% 20.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,387 3,859 5,456
10th Percentile £363 £358 £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 £518 £535
% change year-on-year +1.45% -3.27% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 260 110 257
10th Percentile £30.45 £32.10 £22.75
25th Percentile £51.25 £50.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £61.25 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.12% +11.36% -15.38%
75th Percentile £73.46 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £81.05 £74.70
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £51.75
% change year-on-year +13.04% +11.11% -20.38%

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 16 June 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 16 June 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 16 June 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 -71 149 £550 +0.92% 48
South East -46 55 £525 +10.53% 27
North of England -67 47 £393 -12.78% 10
North West -37 40 £390 -13.33% 3
Midlands -39 28 £425 -15.00% 12
West Midlands -45 20 £425 -22.73% 4
South West -20 14 £575 +21.05% 9
East of England -26 9 £450 -18.18% 4
East Midlands -18 8 £471 +50.08% 8
Yorkshire -52 7 £463 -9.76% 3
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 17 (5.40%) Confluence
2 12 (3.81%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 10 (3.17%) SharePoint
4 8 (2.54%) Oracle Workflow
4 8 (2.54%) WebSphere
5 6 (1.90%) IIS
6 5 (1.59%) CMS
6 5 (1.59%) Mule
6 5 (1.59%) WebLogic
7 4 (1.27%) Anypoint
7 4 (1.27%) Oracle Service Bus
8 3 (0.95%) Oracle Self-Service HR
9 2 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.63%) Appian
9 2 (0.63%) MQSeries
9 2 (0.63%) Mule ESB
9 2 (0.63%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.32%) Apache
10 1 (0.32%) CICS
10 1 (0.32%) JBoss
Applications
1 29 (9.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.90%) MS Visio
3 4 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.63%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.63%) FrameMaker
4 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (2.86%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (2.22%) Oracle Receivables
2 7 (2.22%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 6 (1.90%) Maximo
3 6 (1.90%) Oracle ERP
3 6 (1.90%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 6 (1.90%) Summit
4 5 (1.59%) Oracle Cash Management
4 5 (1.59%) Oracle General Ledger
5 4 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (1.27%) Workday HCM
6 3 (0.95%) Findur
6 3 (0.95%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.95%) Oracle Assets
6 3 (0.95%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.95%) Payment Gateway
6 3 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.63%) BusinessWorks
7 2 (0.63%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.63%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 59 (18.73%) Azure
2 31 (9.84%) AWS
3 21 (6.67%) Azure DevOps
4 16 (5.08%) Boomi
4 16 (5.08%) GitHub
4 16 (5.08%) OCI
4 16 (5.08%) Power Platform
5 14 (4.44%) SaaS
6 12 (3.81%) Azure Data Factory
6 12 (3.81%) GCP
6 12 (3.81%) Serverless
7 9 (2.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 9 (2.86%) PaaS
8 8 (2.54%) GitHub Actions
8 8 (2.54%) IaaS
9 7 (2.22%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 7 (2.22%) Azure Functions
9 7 (2.22%) Azure Logic Apps
9 7 (2.22%) Azure Service Bus
10 6 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.54%) FTP
2 6 (1.90%) HTTP
3 4 (1.27%) 3GPP
4 2 (0.63%) FIX Connectivity
4 2 (0.63%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.63%) RTCP
4 2 (0.63%) RTP
4 2 (0.63%) SSL
4 2 (0.63%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.63%) XCAP
5 1 (0.32%) DNS
5 1 (0.32%) Firewall
5 1 (0.32%) Internet
5 1 (0.32%) Intranet
5 1 (0.32%) NAS
5 1 (0.32%) Network Security
5 1 (0.32%) SAN
5 1 (0.32%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (11.75%) SQL Server
2 32 (10.16%) Relational Database
3 21 (6.67%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (5.71%) RDBMS
5 17 (5.40%) Oracle Database
6 15 (4.76%) NoSQL
7 14 (4.44%) PostgreSQL
8 13 (4.13%) MongoDB
8 13 (4.13%) Power BI
9 11 (3.49%) Metadata
9 11 (3.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 10 (3.17%) Oracle Reports
11 9 (2.86%) Data Lake
11 9 (2.86%) MySQL
12 8 (2.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 5 (1.59%) Azure SQL Database
13 5 (1.59%) Oracle BI Publisher
14 4 (1.27%) DataStage
14 4 (1.27%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 3 (0.95%) Db2
Development Applications
1 27 (8.57%) Postman
2 26 (8.25%) Git
2 26 (8.25%) JIRA
3 9 (2.86%) GitLab
4 8 (2.54%) Maven
5 7 (2.22%) SoapUI
5 7 (2.22%) Team Foundation Server
5 7 (2.22%) Visual Studio
6 5 (1.59%) Eclipse
7 4 (1.27%) Gradle
7 4 (1.27%) Jenkins
7 4 (1.27%) JMeter
7 4 (1.27%) JUnit
7 4 (1.27%) Subversion
8 3 (0.95%) ClearCase
8 3 (0.95%) MSTest
8 3 (0.95%) Newman
8 3 (0.95%) REST Assured
8 3 (0.95%) Selenium
9 2 (0.63%) JDeveloper
General
1 111 (35.24%) Social Skills
2 68 (21.59%) Finance
3 65 (20.63%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (11.43%) Banking
5 23 (7.30%) Public Sector
6 13 (4.13%) Investment Banking
7 11 (3.49%) Legal
7 11 (3.49%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (3.17%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (2.22%) General Ledger
9 7 (2.22%) Military
10 5 (1.59%) Front Office
10 5 (1.59%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.59%) Marketing
10 5 (1.59%) Publishing
11 4 (1.27%) Advertising
11 4 (1.27%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (0.63%) Aviation
12 2 (0.63%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 80 (25.40%) Developer
2 51 (16.19%) Consultant
3 44 (13.97%) Analyst
4 30 (9.52%) Implementation Consultant
5 26 (8.25%) Business Analyst
6 24 (7.62%) Senior
7 21 (6.67%) Data Engineer
8 18 (5.71%) Lead
9 17 (5.40%) Architect
10 13 (4.13%) Payroll Consultant
11 11 (3.49%) Software Engineer
12 10 (3.17%) C# Developer
12 10 (3.17%) Senior Developer
13 8 (2.54%) Integration Architect
13 8 (2.54%) Integration Engineer
13 8 (2.54%) Technical Analyst
13 8 (2.54%) Technical Business Analyst
13 8 (2.54%) Technical Consultant
13 8 (2.54%) Workflow Consultant
14 7 (2.22%) PostgreSQL DBA
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 143 (45.40%) JSON
2 88 (27.94%) REST
3 87 (27.62%) SOAP
4 44 (13.97%) Web Services
5 37 (11.75%) .NET
5 37 (11.75%) Middleware
6 33 (10.48%) XSLT
7 22 (6.98%) HTML
7 22 (6.98%) OAuth
8 21 (6.67%) Oracle Fusion
9 17 (5.40%) Kafka
10 16 (5.08%) CSS
10 16 (5.08%) EDI
10 16 (5.08%) RESTful
11 15 (4.76%) JWT
12 14 (4.44%) Swagger
13 13 (4.13%) XSD
14 12 (3.81%) OAuth2
15 11 (3.49%) .NET Framework
16 10 (3.17%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (3.81%) Product Ownership
2 9 (2.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 8 (2.54%) Data Protection Act
3 8 (2.54%) Fixed Income
4 7 (2.22%) Credit Risk
4 7 (2.22%) Data Structures
4 7 (2.22%) Derivative
4 7 (2.22%) Market Risk
5 6 (1.90%) CMDB
6 5 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (1.59%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.59%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.59%) Public Cloud
6 5 (1.59%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 4 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.27%) Onboarding
8 3 (0.95%) Cloud Native
8 3 (0.95%) Digital Wallet
8 3 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 20 (6.35%) Linux
2 17 (5.40%) Unix
3 7 (2.22%) Windows
4 2 (0.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.63%) VMS
5 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.32%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (27.30%) Agile
2 85 (26.98%) Problem-Solving
3 59 (18.73%) DevOps
4 48 (15.24%) CI/CD
5 47 (14.92%) Validation
6 45 (14.29%) Integration Patterns
7 41 (13.02%) Workflow
8 38 (12.06%) ERP
8 38 (12.06%) Migration
9 36 (11.43%) Data Modelling
9 36 (11.43%) ETL
10 30 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
11 28 (8.89%) Data Mapping
12 27 (8.57%) Scrum
12 27 (8.57%) User Acceptance Testing
13 24 (7.62%) Requirements Gathering
13 24 (7.62%) SDLC
13 24 (7.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 23 (7.30%) AI
14 23 (7.30%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 139 (44.13%) SQL
2 48 (15.24%) Java
3 42 (13.33%) C#
4 41 (13.02%) JavaScript
5 38 (12.06%) Python
6 36 (11.43%) T-SQL
7 19 (6.03%) PL/SQL
8 11 (3.49%) PowerShell
9 9 (2.86%) C++
9 9 (2.86%) VB
9 9 (2.86%) VB6
10 7 (2.22%) VBA
11 6 (1.90%) Groovy
12 5 (1.59%) VB.NET
12 5 (1.59%) XPath
13 4 (1.27%) Bicep
14 3 (0.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 3 (0.95%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.63%) ActionScript
15 2 (0.63%) Korn
Qualifications
1 71 (22.54%) Security Cleared
2 54 (17.14%) SC Cleared
3 28 (8.89%) Degree
4 12 (3.81%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (3.17%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (2.54%) DV Cleared
7 5 (1.59%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.27%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.27%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.27%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (0.95%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.95%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 3 (0.95%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.63%) CCNP
10 2 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.63%) HNC
10 2 (0.63%) HND
10 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.63%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.63%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (6.03%) QA
2 17 (5.40%) Data Quality
3 8 (2.54%) GDPR
4 5 (1.59%) HL7
5 4 (1.27%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.27%) GAAP
5 4 (1.27%) ISO 20022
6 3 (0.95%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 3 (0.95%) FATCA
6 3 (0.95%) GRC
6 3 (0.95%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.95%) PSD2
6 3 (0.95%) WCAG
7 2 (0.63%) Basel III
7 2 (0.63%) IFRS
7 2 (0.63%) IFRS 17
7 2 (0.63%) IFRS 9
7 2 (0.63%) ISO 8583
7 2 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.63%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (3.49%) Docker
2 2 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.32%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.32%) RACF
Systems Management
1 9 (2.86%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.90%) Terraform
3 5 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.95%) Ansible
4 3 (0.95%) Control-M
5 2 (0.63%) Grafana
5 2 (0.63%) TIBCO Hawk
6 1 (0.32%) QRadar
6 1 (0.32%) vRealize
6 1 (0.32%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 88 (27.94%) Oracle
2 53 (16.83%) Microsoft
3 26 (8.25%) Workday
4 24 (7.62%) SAP
5 23 (7.30%) ServiceNow
6 15 (4.76%) MuleSoft
7 13 (4.13%) IBM
8 9 (2.86%) Pega
9 8 (2.54%) Google
10 7 (2.22%) Databricks
10 7 (2.22%) Dell
11 6 (1.90%) webMethods
12 5 (1.59%) Informatica
12 5 (1.59%) Salesforce
13 4 (1.27%) Atlassian
13 4 (1.27%) Bloomberg
13 4 (1.27%) Charles River
13 4 (1.27%) Citrix
13 4 (1.27%) InterSystems
13 4 (1.27%) Kronos