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

 6 months to
22 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 330 232 172
Rank change year-on-year -98 -60 +26
Contract jobs citing XML 348 302 481
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.75% 1.10% 1.48%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.53% 4.32% 5.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 244 214 257
10th Percentile £317 £352 £334
25th Percentile £403 £425 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £508
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% -1.48% -11.74%
75th Percentile £621 £575 £600
90th Percentile £713 £688 £656
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -9.09%
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 9,845 6,989 8,078
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.27% 25.49% 24.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,472 4,751 5,384
10th Percentile £380 £354 £363
25th Percentile £442 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.88% -5.45% -1.79%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £669
90th Percentile £738 £738 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 276 168 180
10th Percentile £29.54 £31.50 £27.68
25th Percentile £53.90 £42.88 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.47 £55.00 £62.93
Median % change year-on-year +22.67% -12.60% +0.68%
75th Percentile £76.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £70.00 £74.54
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.35 £61.60
% change year-on-year +19.60% -11.77% +2.67%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 -42 189 £538 +2.38% 134
South East -57 47 £460 -3.16% 45
Midlands -30 42 £418 -2.79% 23
West Midlands -31 35 £415 -3.49% 16
North of England -77 27 £378 -24.50% 31
South West -33 18 £575 +53.33% 13
North West -61 18 £395 -16.76% 18
East of England -50 12 £509 +4.41% 15
Yorkshire -41 9 £378 -37.08% 10
East Midlands -12 6 £494 +82.96% 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 28 (8.05%) SharePoint
2 16 (4.60%) Confluence
3 9 (2.59%) Mule
3 9 (2.59%) Oracle Workflow
4 8 (2.30%) Anypoint
4 8 (2.30%) IIS
4 8 (2.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (1.72%) Apache
5 6 (1.72%) WebSphere
6 5 (1.44%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.86%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.86%) MQSeries
8 2 (0.57%) CMS
9 1 (0.29%) CICS
9 1 (0.29%) JBoss
9 1 (0.29%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.29%) Mule ESB
9 1 (0.29%) Oracle Service Bus
9 1 (0.29%) ThingWorx
9 1 (0.29%) Tomcat
Applications
1 8 (2.30%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (2.30%) MS Visio
2 7 (2.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (2.01%) Windchill
3 6 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.86%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.29%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.29%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 20 (5.75%) Oracle EBS
2 18 (5.17%) Dynamics CRM
3 17 (4.89%) NetSuite
4 15 (4.31%) Oracle Payables
5 12 (3.45%) Oracle Receivables
6 8 (2.30%) Oracle General Ledger
7 7 (2.01%) Oracle FAH
8 6 (1.72%) Maximo
8 6 (1.72%) Oracle Assets
8 6 (1.72%) Oracle Financials
8 6 (1.72%) SAP S/4HANA
8 6 (1.72%) Workday HCM
9 4 (1.15%) Elite 3E
9 4 (1.15%) Oracle E-Business Tax
9 4 (1.15%) Oracle Internet Expenses
9 4 (1.15%) Oracle iProcurement
10 3 (0.86%) SAP FI
11 2 (0.57%) Oracle Retail
11 2 (0.57%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
11 2 (0.57%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 99 (28.45%) Azure
2 47 (13.51%) AWS
3 44 (12.64%) Azure DevOps
4 40 (11.49%) Boomi
5 28 (8.05%) GCP
6 20 (5.75%) AtomSphere
6 20 (5.75%) Azure Service Bus
7 19 (5.46%) Power Platform
8 18 (5.17%) Dynamics 365
9 17 (4.89%) Azure Functions
9 17 (4.89%) Azure Logic Apps
9 17 (4.89%) Serverless
10 16 (4.60%) GitHub
10 16 (4.60%) SaaS
11 15 (4.31%) Power Automate
12 13 (3.74%) iPaaS
13 10 (2.87%) Entra ID
14 9 (2.59%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (2.01%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (2.01%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 20 (5.75%) HTTP
2 8 (2.30%) FTP
3 6 (1.72%) SSL
4 4 (1.15%) Network Security
4 4 (1.15%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.86%) 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 (0.29%) Bluetooth
7 1 (0.29%) DNS
7 1 (0.29%) Firewall
7 1 (0.29%) MQTT
7 1 (0.29%) NAS
7 1 (0.29%) NFC
7 1 (0.29%) SAN
7 1 (0.29%) VPN
7 1 (0.29%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (10.63%) SQL Server
2 26 (7.47%) Relational Database
3 20 (5.75%) Oracle Database
4 13 (3.74%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (3.16%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 11 (3.16%) RDBMS
6 10 (2.87%) Metadata
6 10 (2.87%) MySQL
6 10 (2.87%) Oracle Reports
7 9 (2.59%) MongoDB
7 9 (2.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 8 (2.30%) NoSQL
9 6 (1.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (1.44%) DataStage
10 5 (1.44%) GIS
10 5 (1.44%) MS Access
10 5 (1.44%) Parquet
10 5 (1.44%) Power BI
10 5 (1.44%) Tableau
11 4 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 52 (14.94%) Git
2 34 (9.77%) JIRA
3 24 (6.90%) Postman
4 18 (5.17%) Jenkins
5 17 (4.89%) Selenium
5 17 (4.89%) Visual Studio
6 16 (4.60%) Team Foundation Server
7 11 (3.16%) Oracle Forms
8 10 (2.87%) JMeter
8 10 (2.87%) SonarQube
9 9 (2.59%) eggPlant
9 9 (2.59%) Gradle
10 8 (2.30%) SoapUI
10 8 (2.30%) WebDriver
11 7 (2.01%) Cucumber
11 7 (2.01%) GitLab
11 7 (2.01%) Maven
12 6 (1.72%) JDeveloper
12 6 (1.72%) JUnit
12 6 (1.72%) LoadRunner
General
1 129 (37.07%) Social Skills
2 82 (23.56%) Finance
3 72 (20.69%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (11.21%) Public Sector
5 31 (8.91%) Banking
6 14 (4.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (3.45%) Manufacturing
8 9 (2.59%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (2.01%) Retail
10 6 (1.72%) Aerospace
10 6 (1.72%) General Ledger
10 6 (1.72%) Investment Banking
10 6 (1.72%) Legal
10 6 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.44%) Front Office
11 5 (1.44%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.15%) Aviation
12 4 (1.15%) Publishing
13 3 (0.86%) Marketing
13 3 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 118 (33.91%) Developer
2 52 (14.94%) Senior
3 41 (11.78%) Architect
4 32 (9.20%) Analyst
5 26 (7.47%) Senior Developer
6 25 (7.18%) Consultant
7 19 (5.46%) Lead
8 16 (4.60%) Data Engineer
9 15 (4.31%) Solutions Architect
10 13 (3.74%) Business Analyst
10 13 (3.74%) Integration Developer
11 12 (3.45%) Software Engineer
12 11 (3.16%) Dynamics 365 Developer
12 11 (3.16%) Software Developer
12 11 (3.16%) Test Analyst
13 10 (2.87%) C# Developer
14 9 (2.59%) Integration Architect
14 9 (2.59%) Oracle Developer
14 9 (2.59%) ServiceNow Developer
15 8 (2.30%) Integration Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 187 (53.74%) JSON
2 131 (37.64%) REST
3 125 (35.92%) SOAP
4 59 (16.95%) Middleware
5 57 (16.38%) Web Services
6 56 (16.09%) .NET
7 46 (13.22%) XSLT
8 36 (10.34%) Kafka
8 36 (10.34%) OAuth
9 32 (9.20%) HTML
10 25 (7.18%) RESTful
11 21 (6.03%) CSS
11 21 (6.03%) EDI
11 21 (6.03%) JWT
11 21 (6.03%) OAuth2
12 16 (4.60%) Swagger
13 15 (4.31%) SAML
14 14 (4.02%) ActiveX
14 14 (4.02%) GraphQL
15 12 (3.45%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.17%) Product Ownership
2 17 (4.89%) Cloud Native
3 16 (4.60%) Enterprise Software
4 15 (4.31%) Legacy Systems
5 13 (3.74%) Taxonomies
6 12 (3.45%) Distributed Systems
7 11 (3.16%) Data Structures
7 11 (3.16%) Management Information System
7 11 (3.16%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 9 (2.59%) CMDB
8 9 (2.59%) Onboarding
9 7 (2.01%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 7 (2.01%) Legacy Applications
9 7 (2.01%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.44%) AI Agents
10 5 (1.44%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.44%) SCADA
11 4 (1.15%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 29 (8.33%) Linux
2 23 (6.61%) Unix
3 17 (4.89%) Windows
4 4 (1.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (1.15%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.57%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.29%) Android
6 1 (0.29%) VMS
6 1 (0.29%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (32.18%) Problem-Solving
2 94 (27.01%) Agile
3 87 (25.00%) DevOps
4 83 (23.85%) CI/CD
5 61 (17.53%) Validation
6 51 (14.66%) Test Automation
7 46 (13.22%) Data Modelling
7 46 (13.22%) Integration Patterns
8 45 (12.93%) Workflow
9 44 (12.64%) Stakeholder Management
10 40 (11.49%) Continuous Improvement
10 40 (11.49%) Migration
11 38 (10.92%) Scrum
12 37 (10.63%) Event-Driven
12 37 (10.63%) User Acceptance Testing
13 36 (10.34%) API Management
13 36 (10.34%) Data Mapping
14 35 (10.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 32 (9.20%) ERP
15 32 (9.20%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 134 (38.51%) SQL
2 81 (23.28%) JavaScript
3 80 (22.99%) Java
4 64 (18.39%) Python
5 49 (14.08%) C#
6 27 (7.76%) PL/SQL
7 19 (5.46%) C++
7 19 (5.46%) Groovy
8 17 (4.89%) VB
8 17 (4.89%) VB6
9 16 (4.60%) VBA
10 15 (4.31%) VB.NET
11 11 (3.16%) PowerShell
12 9 (2.59%) TypeScript
13 7 (2.01%) Shell Script
13 7 (2.01%) T-SQL
13 7 (2.01%) XPath
14 6 (1.72%) Bicep
14 6 (1.72%) C
15 5 (1.44%) R
Qualifications
1 102 (29.31%) Security Cleared
2 81 (23.28%) SC Cleared
3 43 (12.36%) Degree
4 17 (4.89%) DV Cleared
5 14 (4.02%) ISTQB
6 13 (3.74%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (3.16%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 11 (3.16%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (2.30%) ISEB
10 6 (1.72%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.44%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.86%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.57%) CISSP
13 2 (0.57%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.57%) GIAC
13 2 (0.57%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.57%) SSCP
14 1 (0.29%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 1 (0.29%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (9.20%) QA
2 24 (6.90%) Data Quality
3 16 (4.60%) Accessibility
4 14 (4.02%) GDPR
4 14 (4.02%) WCAG
5 13 (3.74%) ISO 20022
6 5 (1.44%) GRC
7 4 (1.15%) HL7
7 4 (1.15%) ISO 15022
8 2 (0.57%) NCSC
8 2 (0.57%) SLA
9 1 (0.29%) COREP
9 1 (0.29%) DICOM
9 1 (0.29%) FINREP
9 1 (0.29%) IFRS
9 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 1 (0.29%) NIST
9 1 (0.29%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.29%) SEPA
9 1 (0.29%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 15 (4.31%) Docker
2 5 (1.44%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.29%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.29%) RACF
4 1 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 15 (4.31%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.16%) Ansible
3 10 (2.87%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (1.44%) HP Fortify
5 4 (1.15%) Control-M
6 3 (0.86%) WMI
7 2 (0.57%) QRadar
8 1 (0.29%) Apache Ranger
8 1 (0.29%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.29%) Grafana
8 1 (0.29%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.29%) Kibana
8 1 (0.29%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.29%) vRealize
8 1 (0.29%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 104 (29.89%) Oracle
2 85 (24.43%) Microsoft
3 38 (10.92%) IBM
3 38 (10.92%) SAP
4 31 (8.91%) ServiceNow
5 28 (8.05%) MuleSoft
6 24 (6.90%) Salesforce
7 23 (6.61%) Google
7 23 (6.61%) Workday
8 11 (3.16%) Databricks
9 10 (2.87%) TIBCO
9 10 (2.87%) webMethods
10 9 (2.59%) Informatica
10 9 (2.59%) WSO2
11 7 (2.01%) PTC
12 5 (1.44%) Kronos
13 4 (1.15%) Intapp
13 4 (1.15%) Okta
14 3 (0.86%) Confluent
14 3 (0.86%) Splunk
269 XML jobs in England