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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 330 242 165
Rank change year-on-year -88 -77 +16
Contract jobs citing XML 326 289 553
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.73% 1.07% 1.48%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.84% 4.80% 6.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 202 208 292
10th Percentile £341 £375 £375
25th Percentile £404 £435 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £486 £519
Median % change year-on-year +7.97% -6.27% -9.78%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £619
90th Percentile £715 £627 £723
UK median daily rate £525 £485 £513
% change year-on-year +8.25% -5.37% -6.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 8 68
10th Percentile £29.07 £25.23 -
25th Percentile £29.92 £29.28 -
Median hourly rate £39.50 £37.50 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.33% -12.79% -38.57%
75th Percentile £44.90 £70.00 £51.25
90th Percentile £59.50 £90.25 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £39.50 £34.75 £43.00
% change year-on-year +13.67% -19.19% -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 8,500 6,027 7,978
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.01% 22.34% 21.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,603 4,138 5,570
10th Percentile £363 £355 £350
25th Percentile £428 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £780 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.65% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 258 134 265
10th Percentile £30.35 £30.90 £23.80
25th Percentile £51.25 £50.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +7.20% -10.31%
75th Percentile £74.82 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £79.61 £74.48
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.50 £55.63
% change year-on-year +17.12% -0.22% -14.42%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 -66 158 £550 +1.85% 42
South East -48 54 £513 +7.89% 22
North of England -81 47 £391 -13.06% 9
North West -45 38 £390 -13.33% 8
Midlands -47 30 £425 -1.16% 11
West Midlands -56 22 £425 -15.00% 5
South West -31 14 £550 +46.67% 16
East of England -23 11 £450 -18.18% 3
Yorkshire -47 9 £463 -11.90%
East Midlands -8 8 £471 +50.08% 6
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 21 (6.44%) Confluence
2 11 (3.37%) SharePoint
3 10 (3.07%) Oracle Workflow
4 8 (2.45%) Mule
5 7 (2.15%) Anypoint
5 7 (2.15%) IIS
6 5 (1.53%) CMS
7 4 (1.23%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.92%) Oracle Self-Service HR
8 3 (0.92%) WebLogic
9 2 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.61%) Appian
9 2 (0.61%) MQSeries
9 2 (0.61%) Mule ESB
10 1 (0.31%) Apache
10 1 (0.31%) BizTalk Server
10 1 (0.31%) CICS
10 1 (0.31%) JBoss
10 1 (0.31%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.31%) Tomcat
Applications
1 31 (9.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.15%) MS Visio
3 4 (1.23%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.61%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 12 (3.68%) Oracle EBS
2 11 (3.37%) Oracle Payables
3 9 (2.76%) Oracle Receivables
4 7 (2.15%) NetSuite
4 7 (2.15%) Oracle Assets
5 6 (1.84%) Maximo
5 6 (1.84%) Oracle General Ledger
5 6 (1.84%) Summit
6 5 (1.53%) Dynamics CRM
6 5 (1.53%) Oracle Cash Management
6 5 (1.53%) Oracle ERP
6 5 (1.53%) Oracle FAH
6 5 (1.53%) Payment Gateway
7 4 (1.23%) Elite 3E
7 4 (1.23%) Oracle E-Business Tax
7 4 (1.23%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (1.23%) Oracle Internet Expenses
7 4 (1.23%) Oracle iProcurement
7 4 (1.23%) Workday HCM
8 3 (0.92%) Findur
Cloud Services
1 67 (20.55%) Azure
2 30 (9.20%) AWS
3 29 (8.90%) Azure DevOps
4 21 (6.44%) Boomi
5 18 (5.52%) GitHub
6 14 (4.29%) Power Platform
7 13 (3.99%) Serverless
8 12 (3.68%) Azure Data Factory
8 12 (3.68%) GCP
8 12 (3.68%) SaaS
9 10 (3.07%) AtomSphere
10 9 (2.76%) Azure Logic Apps
10 9 (2.76%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 9 (2.76%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (2.45%) Azure Functions
11 8 (2.45%) Azure Service Bus
12 7 (2.15%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 7 (2.15%) Dynamics 365
12 7 (2.15%) OCI
13 6 (1.84%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.45%) FTP
2 7 (2.15%) HTTP
3 4 (1.23%) 3GPP
3 4 (1.23%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.92%) Network Security
4 3 (0.92%) SSL
5 2 (0.61%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.61%) Internet
5 2 (0.61%) Intranet
5 2 (0.61%) RTCP
5 2 (0.61%) RTP
5 2 (0.61%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.61%) WAN
5 2 (0.61%) Wireless
5 2 (0.61%) XCAP
6 1 (0.31%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.31%) DNS
6 1 (0.31%) NFC
6 1 (0.31%) SAN
6 1 (0.31%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (10.74%) SQL Server
2 32 (9.82%) Relational Database
3 20 (6.13%) RDBMS
4 18 (5.52%) Oracle Database
5 15 (4.60%) NoSQL
6 14 (4.29%) MongoDB
6 14 (4.29%) PostgreSQL
7 13 (3.99%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (3.99%) Metadata
8 11 (3.37%) Oracle Reports
8 11 (3.37%) Power BI
9 10 (3.07%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 10 (3.07%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 9 (2.76%) MySQL
10 9 (2.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 8 (2.45%) Data Lake
12 5 (1.53%) Azure SQL Database
13 4 (1.23%) DataStage
13 4 (1.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 3 (0.92%) Db2
Development Applications
1 31 (9.51%) Git
2 29 (8.90%) Postman
3 28 (8.59%) JIRA
4 9 (2.76%) GitLab
4 9 (2.76%) Oracle Forms
5 8 (2.45%) Jenkins
5 8 (2.45%) Maven
5 8 (2.45%) SoapUI
6 7 (2.15%) Team Foundation Server
6 7 (2.15%) Visual Studio
7 6 (1.84%) JDeveloper
7 6 (1.84%) JMeter
7 6 (1.84%) Selenium
8 5 (1.53%) Eclipse
8 5 (1.53%) Gradle
8 5 (1.53%) JUnit
9 4 (1.23%) Bitbucket
9 4 (1.23%) Cypress.io
9 4 (1.23%) Subversion
9 4 (1.23%) TeamCity
General
1 112 (34.36%) Social Skills
2 72 (22.09%) Analytical Skills
3 67 (20.55%) Finance
4 30 (9.20%) Banking
5 27 (8.28%) Public Sector
6 12 (3.68%) Documentation Skills
6 12 (3.68%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (3.07%) Investment Banking
8 9 (2.76%) Legal
9 8 (2.45%) General Ledger
10 7 (2.15%) Military
10 7 (2.15%) Retail
11 6 (1.84%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.84%) Publishing
12 5 (1.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.53%) Marketing
13 4 (1.23%) Advertising
14 3 (0.92%) Front Office
15 2 (0.61%) Aerospace
15 2 (0.61%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 92 (28.22%) Developer
2 50 (15.34%) Consultant
3 40 (12.27%) Analyst
4 30 (9.20%) Implementation Consultant
5 29 (8.90%) Senior
6 24 (7.36%) Business Analyst
7 22 (6.75%) Data Engineer
8 18 (5.52%) Architect
9 15 (4.60%) Senior Developer
10 13 (3.99%) Payroll Consultant
11 12 (3.68%) Software Engineer
12 10 (3.07%) Lead
12 10 (3.07%) Oracle Developer
13 9 (2.76%) C# Developer
13 9 (2.76%) Technical Consultant
14 8 (2.45%) Applications Developer
14 8 (2.45%) Integration Architect
14 8 (2.45%) Integration Engineer
14 8 (2.45%) Integration Specialist
14 8 (2.45%) Workflow Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 160 (49.08%) JSON
2 102 (31.29%) REST
3 91 (27.91%) SOAP
4 46 (14.11%) Web Services
5 42 (12.88%) .NET
6 36 (11.04%) Middleware
7 31 (9.51%) XSLT
8 22 (6.75%) OAuth
9 20 (6.13%) HTML
10 19 (5.83%) Kafka
11 17 (5.21%) CSS
12 16 (4.91%) RESTful
13 14 (4.29%) EDI
13 14 (4.29%) JWT
13 14 (4.29%) OAuth2
14 13 (3.99%) Swagger
15 12 (3.68%) .NET Framework
16 10 (3.07%) AngularJS
16 10 (3.07%) Oracle Fusion
17 9 (2.76%) React
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.60%) Product Ownership
2 10 (3.07%) Data Structures
3 8 (2.45%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 8 (2.45%) Legacy Systems
4 7 (2.15%) Credit Risk
4 7 (2.15%) Derivative
4 7 (2.15%) Fixed Income
4 7 (2.15%) Market Risk
5 6 (1.84%) Algorithms
5 6 (1.84%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (1.84%) CMDB
5 6 (1.84%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 5 (1.53%) Cloud Native
6 5 (1.53%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.53%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.53%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.53%) Public Cloud
6 5 (1.53%) Taxonomies
7 4 (1.23%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 24 (7.36%) Unix
2 19 (5.83%) Linux
3 8 (2.45%) Windows
4 3 (0.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.61%) VMS
5 2 (0.61%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.31%) Android
6 1 (0.31%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.31%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (27.61%) Problem-Solving
2 86 (26.38%) Agile
3 66 (20.25%) DevOps
4 60 (18.40%) CI/CD
5 57 (17.48%) Workflow
6 49 (15.03%) Validation
7 40 (12.27%) Migration
8 38 (11.66%) Data Modelling
8 38 (11.66%) Integration Patterns
9 35 (10.74%) User Acceptance Testing
10 30 (9.20%) Data Mapping
11 29 (8.90%) ERP
11 29 (8.90%) Stakeholder Management
12 27 (8.28%) ETL
12 27 (8.28%) Scrum
12 27 (8.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 26 (7.98%) Software Engineering
14 24 (7.36%) AI
15 23 (7.06%) Business Intelligence
15 23 (7.06%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 156 (47.85%) SQL
2 49 (15.03%) Java
3 47 (14.42%) JavaScript
3 47 (14.42%) Python
4 41 (12.58%) C#
5 38 (11.66%) T-SQL
6 28 (8.59%) PL/SQL
7 15 (4.60%) PowerShell
8 14 (4.29%) C++
9 11 (3.37%) Groovy
10 9 (2.76%) VB
10 9 (2.76%) VB.NET
10 9 (2.76%) VB6
11 8 (2.45%) Shell Script
12 7 (2.15%) VBA
13 6 (1.84%) Bicep
14 5 (1.53%) XPath
15 4 (1.23%) C
16 3 (0.92%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 3 (0.92%) R
Qualifications
1 78 (23.93%) Security Cleared
2 59 (18.10%) SC Cleared
3 27 (8.28%) Degree
4 9 (2.76%) BPSS Clearance
4 9 (2.76%) DV Cleared
5 7 (2.15%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.53%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.23%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.23%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.23%) ISTQB
7 4 (1.23%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 4 (1.23%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (0.61%) CISSP
8 2 (0.61%) GIAC
8 2 (0.61%) HNC
8 2 (0.61%) HND
8 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.61%) SSCP
9 1 (0.31%) CISM
9 1 (0.31%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.36%) QA
2 19 (5.83%) Data Quality
3 8 (2.45%) GDPR
4 6 (1.84%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.84%) ISO 20022
5 5 (1.53%) HL7
6 4 (1.23%) WCAG
7 3 (0.92%) FATCA
7 3 (0.92%) GRC
7 3 (0.92%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.92%) PSD2
7 3 (0.92%) SLA
8 2 (0.61%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (0.61%) ISO 15022
8 2 (0.61%) ISO 8583
9 1 (0.31%) DICOM
9 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.31%) NIST
9 1 (0.31%) SEPA
9 1 (0.31%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 11 (3.37%) Docker
2 3 (0.92%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.31%) RACF
Systems Management
1 11 (3.37%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.45%) Ansible
3 7 (2.15%) Terraform
4 5 (1.53%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.61%) Grafana
5 2 (0.61%) QRadar
5 2 (0.61%) WMI
6 1 (0.31%) CloudHub
6 1 (0.31%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.31%) vRealize
6 1 (0.31%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 89 (27.30%) Oracle
2 63 (19.33%) Microsoft
3 26 (7.98%) ServiceNow
4 19 (5.83%) SAP
5 18 (5.52%) Workday
6 16 (4.91%) MuleSoft
7 14 (4.29%) IBM
8 11 (3.37%) Salesforce
9 9 (2.76%) Google
10 7 (2.15%) Databricks
11 6 (1.84%) Dell
11 6 (1.84%) webMethods
12 5 (1.53%) Guidewire
12 5 (1.53%) Kronos
13 4 (1.23%) Atlassian
13 4 (1.23%) Intapp
13 4 (1.23%) InterSystems
13 4 (1.23%) Pega
14 3 (0.92%) Citrix
14 3 (0.92%) OpenLink