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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 324 241 164
Rank change year-on-year -83 -77 +37
Contract jobs citing XML 351 299 495
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.76% 1.09% 1.52%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.57% 4.36% 6.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 251 212 267
10th Percentile £315 £356 £363
25th Percentile £400 £419 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% -2.44% -10.87%
75th Percentile £616 £575 £612
90th Percentile £713 £688 £666
UK median daily rate £500 £494 £509
% change year-on-year +1.27% -2.95% -7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 24 44
10th Percentile £28.60 £31.25 -
25th Percentile £29.07 £38.38 -
Median hourly rate £29.54 £43.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.31% - -38.57%
75th Percentile £41.75 £43.75 -
90th Percentile £43.38 £93.13 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £29.54 £42.75 £43.00
% change year-on-year -30.91% -0.58% -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 9,824 6,855 8,125
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.25% 25.05% 24.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,456 4,670 5,469
10th Percentile £375 £353 £363
25th Percentile £440 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.02% -5.55% -1.79%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 271 161 177
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.25 £27.45
25th Percentile £51.25 £42.50 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.47 £54.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +24.94% -13.60% -3.85%
75th Percentile £76.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £70.00 £74.46
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £52.50 £61.60
% change year-on-year +23.81% -14.77% -2.99%

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 15 September 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 15 September 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 15 September 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 -41 192 £538 +2.38% 246
South East -58 46 £460 -3.16% 55
Midlands -21 42 £418 -2.91% 31
West Midlands -31 35 £415 -10.75% 20
North of England -83 29 £375 -21.05% 38
North West -58 21 £375 -16.67% 24
South West -43 19 £550 +46.67% 23
East of England -47 12 £509 +4.41% 16
Yorkshire -31 8 £378 -31.36% 12
East Midlands -9 6 £494 +82.96% 11
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 28 (7.98%) SharePoint
2 16 (4.56%) Confluence
3 9 (2.56%) Anypoint
3 9 (2.56%) Mule
3 9 (2.56%) Oracle Workflow
4 8 (2.28%) IIS
4 8 (2.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (1.71%) Apache
5 6 (1.71%) WebSphere
6 5 (1.42%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.85%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.85%) MQSeries
8 2 (0.57%) CMS
9 1 (0.28%) CICS
9 1 (0.28%) JBoss
9 1 (0.28%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.28%) Mule ESB
9 1 (0.28%) Oracle Service Bus
9 1 (0.28%) Tomcat
Applications
1 8 (2.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.99%) MS Visio
3 6 (1.71%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.85%) Windchill
5 1 (0.28%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.28%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 19 (5.41%) Oracle EBS
2 18 (5.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 16 (4.56%) NetSuite
4 15 (4.27%) Oracle Payables
5 12 (3.42%) Oracle Receivables
6 8 (2.28%) Oracle General Ledger
7 7 (1.99%) Oracle FAH
8 6 (1.71%) Maximo
8 6 (1.71%) Oracle Assets
8 6 (1.71%) Oracle Financials
8 6 (1.71%) SAP S/4HANA
9 5 (1.42%) Workday HCM
10 4 (1.14%) Elite 3E
10 4 (1.14%) Oracle E-Business Tax
10 4 (1.14%) Oracle Internet Expenses
10 4 (1.14%) Oracle iProcurement
11 3 (0.85%) SAP FI
11 3 (0.85%) Summit
12 2 (0.57%) Findur
12 2 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 98 (27.92%) Azure
2 45 (12.82%) AWS
2 45 (12.82%) Azure DevOps
3 38 (10.83%) Boomi
4 26 (7.41%) GCP
5 19 (5.41%) AtomSphere
5 19 (5.41%) Azure Service Bus
5 19 (5.41%) Power Platform
6 18 (5.13%) Dynamics 365
6 18 (5.13%) GitHub
7 17 (4.84%) Azure Functions
7 17 (4.84%) Azure Logic Apps
7 17 (4.84%) Serverless
8 16 (4.56%) SaaS
9 15 (4.27%) Power Automate
10 12 (3.42%) iPaaS
11 10 (2.85%) Entra ID
12 9 (2.56%) Azure Data Factory
12 9 (2.56%) GitHub Actions
13 7 (1.99%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.84%) HTTP
2 7 (1.99%) FTP
3 6 (1.71%) SSL
4 4 (1.14%) Network Security
4 4 (1.14%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.85%) Wireless
6 2 (0.57%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.57%) Internet
6 2 (0.57%) Intranet
6 2 (0.57%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.57%) WAN
7 1 (0.28%) Bluetooth
7 1 (0.28%) DNS
7 1 (0.28%) Firewall
7 1 (0.28%) NAS
7 1 (0.28%) NFC
7 1 (0.28%) SAN
7 1 (0.28%) VPN
7 1 (0.28%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (10.54%) SQL Server
2 29 (8.26%) Relational Database
3 20 (5.70%) Oracle Database
4 14 (3.99%) RDBMS
5 12 (3.42%) Metadata
5 12 (3.42%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (3.13%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 10 (2.85%) MySQL
7 10 (2.85%) Oracle Reports
8 9 (2.56%) MongoDB
8 9 (2.56%) NoSQL
8 9 (2.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (1.71%) DataStage
9 6 (1.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (1.42%) GIS
10 5 (1.42%) MS Access
10 5 (1.42%) Parquet
10 5 (1.42%) Power BI
10 5 (1.42%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 50 (14.25%) Git
2 34 (9.69%) JIRA
3 25 (7.12%) Postman
4 17 (4.84%) Selenium
4 17 (4.84%) Visual Studio
5 16 (4.56%) Jenkins
5 16 (4.56%) Team Foundation Server
6 12 (3.42%) Oracle Forms
7 11 (3.13%) JMeter
8 9 (2.56%) SonarQube
9 8 (2.28%) eggPlant
9 8 (2.28%) GitLab
9 8 (2.28%) Gradle
9 8 (2.28%) SoapUI
9 8 (2.28%) WebDriver
10 6 (1.71%) Cucumber
10 6 (1.71%) JDeveloper
10 6 (1.71%) LoadRunner
10 6 (1.71%) Maven
11 5 (1.42%) Cypress.io
General
1 128 (36.47%) Social Skills
2 82 (23.36%) Finance
3 72 (20.51%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (10.83%) Public Sector
5 32 (9.12%) Banking
6 14 (3.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (2.56%) Manufacturing
8 8 (2.28%) Investment Banking
9 7 (1.99%) Retail
10 6 (1.71%) General Ledger
10 6 (1.71%) Legal
10 6 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.42%) Aerospace
11 5 (1.42%) Front Office
11 5 (1.42%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.14%) Aviation
12 4 (1.14%) Marketing
12 4 (1.14%) Publishing
13 3 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 114 (32.48%) Developer
2 52 (14.81%) Senior
3 41 (11.68%) Architect
4 35 (9.97%) Analyst
5 26 (7.41%) Senior Developer
6 24 (6.84%) Consultant
7 20 (5.70%) Lead
8 17 (4.84%) Data Engineer
9 15 (4.27%) Business Analyst
10 14 (3.99%) Solutions Architect
11 12 (3.42%) Software Engineer
12 11 (3.13%) Dynamics 365 Developer
12 11 (3.13%) Integration Developer
12 11 (3.13%) Software Developer
12 11 (3.13%) Test Analyst
13 10 (2.85%) C# Developer
13 10 (2.85%) Integration Architect
14 9 (2.56%) Integration Engineer
14 9 (2.56%) Oracle Developer
15 8 (2.28%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 187 (53.28%) JSON
2 128 (36.47%) REST
3 120 (34.19%) SOAP
4 58 (16.52%) Middleware
5 56 (15.95%) .NET
6 55 (15.67%) Web Services
7 45 (12.82%) XSLT
8 36 (10.26%) OAuth
9 35 (9.97%) Kafka
10 32 (9.12%) HTML
11 24 (6.84%) RESTful
12 22 (6.27%) CSS
12 22 (6.27%) EDI
12 22 (6.27%) OAuth2
13 21 (5.98%) JWT
14 16 (4.56%) Swagger
15 14 (3.99%) ActiveX
15 14 (3.99%) SAML
16 13 (3.70%) GraphQL
17 12 (3.42%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.13%) Product Ownership
2 16 (4.56%) Cloud Native
3 15 (4.27%) Legacy Systems
4 14 (3.99%) Enterprise Software
5 13 (3.70%) Taxonomies
6 12 (3.42%) Data Structures
7 11 (3.13%) Distributed Systems
7 11 (3.13%) Management Information System
7 11 (3.13%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 8 (2.28%) CMDB
8 8 (2.28%) Onboarding
9 7 (1.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 7 (1.99%) Legacy Applications
9 7 (1.99%) Virtual Team
10 6 (1.71%) Algorithms
11 5 (1.42%) AI Agents
11 5 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.42%) Derivative
11 5 (1.42%) SCADA
12 4 (1.14%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 29 (8.26%) Linux
2 24 (6.84%) Unix
3 17 (4.84%) Windows
4 4 (1.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (1.14%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.28%) Android
5 1 (0.28%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.28%) VMS
5 1 (0.28%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (31.05%) Problem-Solving
2 95 (27.07%) Agile
3 87 (24.79%) DevOps
4 85 (24.22%) CI/CD
5 64 (18.23%) Validation
6 51 (14.53%) Test Automation
7 48 (13.68%) Data Modelling
8 47 (13.39%) Integration Patterns
8 47 (13.39%) Workflow
9 45 (12.82%) Stakeholder Management
10 41 (11.68%) Migration
11 39 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
11 39 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
12 38 (10.83%) Scrum
13 37 (10.54%) Event-Driven
14 36 (10.26%) API Management
15 35 (9.97%) Data Mapping
15 35 (9.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 32 (9.12%) Technical Leadership
17 30 (8.55%) AI
Programming Languages
1 141 (40.17%) SQL
2 80 (22.79%) Java
2 80 (22.79%) JavaScript
3 64 (18.23%) Python
4 49 (13.96%) C#
5 27 (7.69%) PL/SQL
6 19 (5.41%) C++
7 18 (5.13%) Groovy
8 17 (4.84%) VB
8 17 (4.84%) VB6
9 16 (4.56%) VBA
10 15 (4.27%) VB.NET
11 10 (2.85%) PowerShell
12 8 (2.28%) TypeScript
13 7 (1.99%) Shell Script
13 7 (1.99%) T-SQL
13 7 (1.99%) XPath
14 6 (1.71%) Bicep
14 6 (1.71%) C
15 5 (1.42%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 102 (29.06%) Security Cleared
2 81 (23.08%) SC Cleared
3 41 (11.68%) Degree
4 16 (4.56%) DV Cleared
5 14 (3.99%) ISTQB
6 12 (3.42%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (3.13%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 11 (3.13%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (2.28%) ISEB
9 6 (1.71%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.42%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (1.14%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.57%) CISSP
12 2 (0.57%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.57%) GIAC
12 2 (0.57%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.57%) SSCP
13 1 (0.28%) CISM
13 1 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (8.83%) QA
2 23 (6.55%) Data Quality
3 16 (4.56%) Accessibility
4 15 (4.27%) GDPR
5 14 (3.99%) WCAG
6 13 (3.70%) ISO 20022
7 5 (1.42%) GRC
7 5 (1.42%) HL7
8 4 (1.14%) ISO 15022
9 2 (0.57%) NCSC
9 2 (0.57%) SLA
10 1 (0.28%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 1 (0.28%) DICOM
10 1 (0.28%) GMP
10 1 (0.28%) GxP
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.28%) NIST
10 1 (0.28%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.28%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 14 (3.99%) Docker
2 5 (1.42%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.28%) RACF
4 1 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 14 (3.99%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.13%) Ansible
3 10 (2.85%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (1.42%) HP Fortify
5 4 (1.14%) Control-M
6 3 (0.85%) WMI
7 2 (0.57%) Grafana
7 2 (0.57%) QRadar
8 1 (0.28%) Apache Ranger
8 1 (0.28%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.28%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.28%) Kibana
8 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.28%) vRealize
8 1 (0.28%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 106 (30.20%) Oracle
2 85 (24.22%) Microsoft
3 38 (10.83%) SAP
4 35 (9.97%) IBM
5 30 (8.55%) ServiceNow
6 28 (7.98%) MuleSoft
7 23 (6.55%) Salesforce
8 22 (6.27%) Google
8 22 (6.27%) Workday
9 11 (3.13%) Databricks
10 10 (2.85%) webMethods
11 9 (2.56%) TIBCO
12 8 (2.28%) Informatica
12 8 (2.28%) WSO2
13 5 (1.42%) Kronos
14 4 (1.14%) Intapp
14 4 (1.14%) Okta
15 3 (0.85%) Confluent
15 3 (0.85%) Dell
15 3 (0.85%) Splunk