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

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 311 250 161
Rank change year-on-year -61 -89 +35
Contract jobs citing XML 313 250 563
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.73% 1.01% 1.49%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.81% 4.45% 7.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 196 176 296
10th Percentile £350 £400 £400
25th Percentile £407 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £493 £525
Median % change year-on-year +6.60% -6.19% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £586 £622
90th Percentile £713 £634 £738
UK median daily rate £520 £486 £525
% change year-on-year +6.94% -7.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 4 68
10th Percentile £29.15 £22.73 -
25th Percentile £29.96 £25.54 -
Median hourly rate £40.50 £57.63 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.72% +34.02% -38.57%
75th Percentile £47.29 £90.00 £51.25
90th Percentile £58.43 £92.25 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £40.50 £27.38 £43.00
% change year-on-year +47.92% -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 8,216 5,618 7,905
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.06% 22.59% 20.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,415 3,899 5,517
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 £514 £537
% change year-on-year +2.14% -4.22% -2.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 262 110 261
10th Percentile £30.55 £32.10 £22.75
25th Percentile £52.50 £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 £74.06 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £81.05 £74.50
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £56.25 £51.75
% change year-on-year +15.56% +8.70% -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 19 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 19 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 19 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 -59 148 £550 +0.92% 28
South East -52 54 £525 +10.53% 23
North of England -64 49 £390 -13.33% 9
North West -34 41 £383 -15.00% 5
Midlands -41 28 £425 -15.00% 8
West Midlands -49 20 £425 -22.73% 2
South West -17 13 £575 +21.05% 9
East of England -24 10 £450 -18.18% 5
East Midlands -12 8 £471 +50.08% 6
Yorkshire -56 8 £431 -15.85% 2
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 (5.43%) Confluence
2 10 (3.19%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.56%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 8 (2.56%) Oracle Workflow
3 8 (2.56%) WebSphere
4 7 (2.24%) Mule
5 6 (1.92%) Anypoint
5 6 (1.92%) IIS
6 5 (1.60%) CMS
6 5 (1.60%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.96%) Oracle Self-Service HR
8 2 (0.64%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.64%) Appian
8 2 (0.64%) MQSeries
8 2 (0.64%) Mule ESB
9 1 (0.32%) Apache
9 1 (0.32%) BizTalk Server
9 1 (0.32%) CICS
9 1 (0.32%) JBoss
9 1 (0.32%) Tomcat
Applications
1 29 (9.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.92%) MS Visio
3 4 (1.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.64%) FrameMaker
4 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (2.88%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (2.24%) Oracle Receivables
2 7 (2.24%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 6 (1.92%) Maximo
3 6 (1.92%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 6 (1.92%) Summit
4 5 (1.60%) Oracle Cash Management
4 5 (1.60%) Oracle ERP
4 5 (1.60%) Oracle General Ledger
5 4 (1.28%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (1.28%) NetSuite
5 4 (1.28%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (1.28%) Payment Gateway
5 4 (1.28%) Workday HCM
6 3 (0.96%) Elite 3E
6 3 (0.96%) Findur
6 3 (0.96%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.64%) BusinessWorks
7 2 (0.64%) Fidessa
7 2 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 60 (19.17%) Azure
2 30 (9.58%) AWS
3 22 (7.03%) Azure DevOps
4 17 (5.43%) Boomi
5 16 (5.11%) GitHub
5 16 (5.11%) Power Platform
6 13 (4.15%) Azure Data Factory
6 13 (4.15%) OCI
6 13 (4.15%) SaaS
7 12 (3.83%) Serverless
8 11 (3.51%) GCP
9 9 (2.88%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 8 (2.56%) Azure Logic Apps
10 8 (2.56%) GitHub Actions
10 8 (2.56%) IaaS
10 8 (2.56%) PaaS
11 7 (2.24%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 7 (2.24%) Azure Functions
11 7 (2.24%) Azure Service Bus
12 6 (1.92%) AtomSphere
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.56%) FTP
2 6 (1.92%) HTTP
3 4 (1.28%) 3GPP
4 2 (0.64%) FIX Connectivity
4 2 (0.64%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.64%) RTCP
4 2 (0.64%) RTP
4 2 (0.64%) SSL
4 2 (0.64%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.64%) XCAP
5 1 (0.32%) DNS
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 38 (12.14%) SQL Server
2 30 (9.58%) Relational Database
3 18 (5.75%) Data Warehouse
3 18 (5.75%) RDBMS
4 17 (5.43%) Oracle Database
5 15 (4.79%) NoSQL
6 14 (4.47%) PostgreSQL
7 13 (4.15%) MongoDB
7 13 (4.15%) Power BI
8 12 (3.83%) Metadata
9 11 (3.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 10 (3.19%) Oracle Reports
11 9 (2.88%) Data Lake
11 9 (2.88%) MySQL
11 9 (2.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 5 (1.60%) Azure SQL Database
12 5 (1.60%) Oracle BI Publisher
13 4 (1.28%) DataStage
13 4 (1.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 3 (0.96%) Db2
Development Applications
1 26 (8.31%) Git
1 26 (8.31%) JIRA
2 25 (7.99%) Postman
3 9 (2.88%) GitLab
4 8 (2.56%) Maven
5 7 (2.24%) SoapUI
5 7 (2.24%) Team Foundation Server
5 7 (2.24%) Visual Studio
6 5 (1.60%) Eclipse
7 4 (1.28%) Gradle
7 4 (1.28%) Jenkins
7 4 (1.28%) JMeter
7 4 (1.28%) JUnit
7 4 (1.28%) Selenium
7 4 (1.28%) Subversion
8 3 (0.96%) ClearCase
8 3 (0.96%) MSTest
8 3 (0.96%) Newman
8 3 (0.96%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.64%) Oracle Forms
General
1 107 (34.19%) Social Skills
2 70 (22.36%) Finance
3 65 (20.77%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (11.50%) Banking
5 23 (7.35%) Public Sector
6 13 (4.15%) Investment Banking
7 11 (3.51%) Legal
7 11 (3.51%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (2.24%) General Ledger
9 7 (2.24%) Military
10 5 (1.60%) Front Office
10 5 (1.60%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.60%) Marketing
11 4 (1.28%) Advertising
11 4 (1.28%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (1.28%) Publishing
12 3 (0.96%) Retail
13 2 (0.64%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 82 (26.20%) Developer
2 49 (15.65%) Consultant
3 41 (13.10%) Analyst
4 30 (9.58%) Implementation Consultant
5 26 (8.31%) Business Analyst
6 23 (7.35%) Senior
7 22 (7.03%) Data Engineer
8 18 (5.75%) Architect
9 15 (4.79%) Lead
10 13 (4.15%) Payroll Consultant
11 10 (3.19%) C# Developer
11 10 (3.19%) Senior Developer
11 10 (3.19%) Software Engineer
12 8 (2.56%) Integration Architect
12 8 (2.56%) Integration Engineer
12 8 (2.56%) Integration Specialist
12 8 (2.56%) Technical Analyst
12 8 (2.56%) Technical Business Analyst
12 8 (2.56%) Technical Consultant
12 8 (2.56%) Workflow Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 146 (46.65%) JSON
2 92 (29.39%) REST
3 87 (27.80%) SOAP
4 43 (13.74%) Web Services
5 39 (12.46%) Middleware
6 38 (12.14%) .NET
7 30 (9.58%) XSLT
8 22 (7.03%) OAuth
9 21 (6.71%) HTML
10 17 (5.43%) JWT
10 17 (5.43%) Kafka
10 17 (5.43%) Oracle Fusion
11 16 (5.11%) CSS
11 16 (5.11%) EDI
12 15 (4.79%) RESTful
13 14 (4.47%) Swagger
14 11 (3.51%) .NET Framework
14 11 (3.51%) OAuth2
15 10 (3.19%) XSD
16 9 (2.88%) XML Schema
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.15%) Product Ownership
2 9 (2.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 8 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
3 8 (2.56%) Derivative
3 8 (2.56%) Fixed Income
4 7 (2.24%) Credit Risk
4 7 (2.24%) Data Structures
4 7 (2.24%) Market Risk
5 6 (1.92%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (1.92%) CMDB
5 6 (1.92%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.60%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.60%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (1.60%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.28%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 4 (1.28%) Taxonomies
8 3 (0.96%) Algorithms
8 3 (0.96%) Mobile App
8 3 (0.96%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 19 (6.07%) Linux
2 17 (5.43%) Unix
3 9 (2.88%) Windows
4 3 (0.96%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.64%) VMS
6 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (27.48%) Agile
2 84 (26.84%) Problem-Solving
3 60 (19.17%) DevOps
4 54 (17.25%) CI/CD
5 46 (14.70%) Validation
6 45 (14.38%) Workflow
7 44 (14.06%) Integration Patterns
8 36 (11.50%) ETL
9 35 (11.18%) Migration
10 34 (10.86%) Data Modelling
10 34 (10.86%) ERP
11 31 (9.90%) Stakeholder Management
12 29 (9.27%) Data Mapping
12 29 (9.27%) User Acceptance Testing
13 26 (8.31%) Scrum
14 25 (7.99%) Requirements Gathering
15 24 (7.67%) AI
15 24 (7.67%) SDLC
16 23 (7.35%) Data Integration
17 22 (7.03%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 142 (45.37%) SQL
2 48 (15.34%) Java
3 43 (13.74%) JavaScript
4 42 (13.42%) C#
5 38 (12.14%) Python
6 37 (11.82%) T-SQL
7 19 (6.07%) PL/SQL
8 14 (4.47%) PowerShell
9 9 (2.88%) C++
9 9 (2.88%) VB
9 9 (2.88%) VB6
10 7 (2.24%) Groovy
10 7 (2.24%) VBA
11 6 (1.92%) VB.NET
11 6 (1.92%) XPath
12 5 (1.60%) Bicep
13 3 (0.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.96%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.64%) ActionScript
14 2 (0.64%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 72 (23.00%) Security Cleared
2 55 (17.57%) SC Cleared
3 27 (8.63%) Degree
4 12 (3.83%) BPSS Clearance
5 9 (2.88%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (2.88%) DV Cleared
6 5 (1.60%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.28%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.28%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.28%) TOGAF Certification
8 3 (0.96%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.96%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 3 (0.96%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.64%) CCNP
9 2 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.64%) HNC
9 2 (0.64%) HND
9 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.64%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.64%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.39%) QA
2 18 (5.75%) Data Quality
3 8 (2.56%) GDPR
4 5 (1.60%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.60%) HL7
5 4 (1.28%) GAAP
5 4 (1.28%) ISO 20022
6 3 (0.96%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 3 (0.96%) FATCA
6 3 (0.96%) GRC
6 3 (0.96%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.96%) PSD2
6 3 (0.96%) WCAG
7 2 (0.64%) Basel III
7 2 (0.64%) IFRS
7 2 (0.64%) IFRS 17
7 2 (0.64%) IFRS 9
7 2 (0.64%) ISO 8583
7 2 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.64%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (3.51%) Docker
2 3 (0.96%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.64%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.32%) RACF
Systems Management
1 10 (3.19%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.92%) Terraform
3 5 (1.60%) Ansible
3 5 (1.60%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.96%) Control-M
5 2 (0.64%) Grafana
5 2 (0.64%) TIBCO Hawk
5 2 (0.64%) WMI
6 1 (0.32%) QRadar
6 1 (0.32%) vRealize
6 1 (0.32%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 85 (27.16%) Oracle
2 54 (17.25%) Microsoft
3 25 (7.99%) ServiceNow
3 25 (7.99%) Workday
4 24 (7.67%) SAP
5 17 (5.43%) MuleSoft
6 13 (4.15%) IBM
7 8 (2.56%) Google
7 8 (2.56%) Pega
7 8 (2.56%) Salesforce
8 7 (2.24%) Databricks
9 6 (1.92%) Dell
9 6 (1.92%) webMethods
10 5 (1.60%) Informatica
10 5 (1.60%) Kronos
11 4 (1.28%) Atlassian
11 4 (1.28%) Bloomberg
11 4 (1.28%) Charles River
11 4 (1.28%) Citrix
11 4 (1.28%) InterSystems