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

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 321 239 171
Rank change year-on-year -82 -68 +29
Contract jobs citing XML 351 312 485
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.76% 1.12% 1.48%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.56% 4.48% 5.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 246 222 262
10th Percentile £313 £358 £363
25th Percentile £400 £421 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £494 £499 £504
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% -0.99% -12.39%
75th Percentile £624 £575 £619
90th Percentile £713 £687 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £486 £500
% change year-on-year +2.83% -2.75% -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 9,852 6,959 8,103
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.27% 25.04% 24.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,462 4,762 5,492
10th Percentile £380 £356 £363
25th Percentile £440 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -5.45% -0.09%
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 270 163 176
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.32 £27.38
25th Percentile £50.88 £42.05 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.49 £54.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +24.97% -13.60% -
75th Percentile £76.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.10 £71.60 £74.47
UK median hourly rate £67.00 £52.50 £61.60
% change year-on-year +27.62% -14.77% +0.57%

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 10 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 10 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 10 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 -39 194 £540 +2.86% 169
South East -59 48 £460 -3.16% 44
Midlands -34 39 £415 -3.49% 25
North of England -84 32 £375 -16.94% 18
West Midlands -27 31 £410 -11.83% 17
North West -69 23 £375 -16.67% 9
South West -38 18 £550 +46.67% 16
East of England -48 10 £480 -1.64% 11
Yorkshire -42 9 £375 -31.82% 7
East Midlands -14 7 £494 +82.96% 8
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 24 (6.84%) SharePoint
2 16 (4.56%) Confluence
3 10 (2.85%) Oracle Workflow
4 9 (2.56%) Anypoint
4 9 (2.56%) Mule
5 8 (2.28%) IIS
6 7 (1.99%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 6 (1.71%) Apache
7 6 (1.71%) WebSphere
8 5 (1.42%) WebLogic
9 3 (0.85%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.85%) CMS
9 3 (0.85%) MQSeries
10 1 (0.28%) CICS
10 1 (0.28%) JBoss
10 1 (0.28%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.28%) Mule ESB
10 1 (0.28%) Oracle Self-Service HR
10 1 (0.28%) Tomcat
Applications
1 12 (3.42%) 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
5 2 (0.57%) Windchill
6 1 (0.28%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.28%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 19 (5.41%) Oracle EBS
2 16 (4.56%) NetSuite
2 16 (4.56%) Oracle Payables
3 14 (3.99%) Dynamics CRM
4 13 (3.70%) Oracle Receivables
5 9 (2.56%) Oracle General Ledger
6 7 (1.99%) Oracle Assets
6 7 (1.99%) Oracle FAH
7 6 (1.71%) Maximo
7 6 (1.71%) Oracle Financials
7 6 (1.71%) SAP S/4HANA
8 5 (1.42%) Workday HCM
9 4 (1.14%) Elite 3E
9 4 (1.14%) Oracle E-Business Tax
9 4 (1.14%) Oracle Internet Expenses
9 4 (1.14%) Oracle iProcurement
9 4 (1.14%) Summit
10 3 (0.85%) Findur
10 3 (0.85%) Oracle Cash Management
10 3 (0.85%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 92 (26.21%) Azure
2 43 (12.25%) AWS
2 43 (12.25%) Azure DevOps
3 38 (10.83%) Boomi
4 24 (6.84%) GCP
5 21 (5.98%) GitHub
6 19 (5.41%) AtomSphere
6 19 (5.41%) Azure Service Bus
7 17 (4.84%) Azure Logic Apps
8 16 (4.56%) Power Platform
9 15 (4.27%) SaaS
10 14 (3.99%) Dynamics 365
11 13 (3.70%) Azure Functions
11 13 (3.70%) Serverless
12 12 (3.42%) iPaaS
13 11 (3.13%) Power Automate
14 10 (2.85%) GitHub Actions
15 9 (2.56%) Azure Data Factory
15 9 (2.56%) Entra ID
16 8 (2.28%) 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 38 (10.83%) SQL Server
2 30 (8.55%) Relational Database
3 20 (5.70%) Oracle Database
4 15 (4.27%) RDBMS
5 13 (3.70%) Metadata
6 12 (3.42%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 11 (3.13%) PostgreSQL
8 10 (2.85%) Oracle Reports
9 9 (2.56%) MySQL
9 9 (2.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 8 (2.28%) MongoDB
10 8 (2.28%) NoSQL
11 7 (1.99%) DataStage
12 6 (1.71%) Data Warehouse
12 6 (1.71%) Parquet
12 6 (1.71%) Power BI
12 6 (1.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 5 (1.42%) GIS
13 5 (1.42%) MS Access
13 5 (1.42%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 43 (12.25%) Git
2 34 (9.69%) JIRA
3 26 (7.41%) Postman
4 17 (4.84%) Selenium
4 17 (4.84%) Visual Studio
5 16 (4.56%) Team Foundation Server
6 14 (3.99%) Jenkins
7 12 (3.42%) Oracle Forms
8 11 (3.13%) JMeter
9 9 (2.56%) GitLab
9 9 (2.56%) SoapUI
10 8 (2.28%) eggPlant
10 8 (2.28%) SonarQube
10 8 (2.28%) WebDriver
11 7 (1.99%) Gradle
12 6 (1.71%) JDeveloper
12 6 (1.71%) LoadRunner
13 5 (1.42%) Cucumber
13 5 (1.42%) Cypress.io
13 5 (1.42%) Maven
General
1 128 (36.47%) Social Skills
2 84 (23.93%) Finance
3 77 (21.94%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (9.97%) Public Sector
5 33 (9.40%) Banking
6 11 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (2.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (2.85%) Legal
8 9 (2.56%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.28%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (2.28%) Investment Banking
10 7 (1.99%) General Ledger
10 7 (1.99%) Retail
11 5 (1.42%) Aerospace
11 5 (1.42%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.14%) Advertising
12 4 (1.14%) Aviation
12 4 (1.14%) Front Office
12 4 (1.14%) Marketing
12 4 (1.14%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 110 (31.34%) Developer
2 50 (14.25%) Senior
3 41 (11.68%) Architect
4 38 (10.83%) Analyst
5 27 (7.69%) Consultant
6 25 (7.12%) Senior Developer
7 18 (5.13%) Data Engineer
8 17 (4.84%) Business Analyst
8 17 (4.84%) Lead
9 14 (3.99%) Solutions Architect
10 12 (3.42%) Integration Developer
10 12 (3.42%) Software Engineer
11 11 (3.13%) Oracle Developer
11 11 (3.13%) Software Developer
11 11 (3.13%) Test Analyst
12 10 (2.85%) C# Developer
12 10 (2.85%) Integration Architect
13 9 (2.56%) Integration Engineer
14 8 (2.28%) Integration Specialist
14 8 (2.28%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 182 (51.85%) JSON
2 126 (35.90%) REST
3 119 (33.90%) SOAP
4 58 (16.52%) Middleware
5 56 (15.95%) .NET
6 53 (15.10%) Web Services
7 41 (11.68%) XSLT
8 35 (9.97%) OAuth
9 34 (9.69%) Kafka
10 32 (9.12%) HTML
11 23 (6.55%) EDI
11 23 (6.55%) RESTful
12 22 (6.27%) CSS
12 22 (6.27%) JWT
13 21 (5.98%) OAuth2
14 16 (4.56%) Swagger
15 14 (3.99%) ActiveX
15 14 (3.99%) SAML
16 13 (3.70%) GraphQL
17 12 (3.42%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.13%) Product Ownership
2 16 (4.56%) Cloud Native
3 15 (4.27%) Legacy Systems
4 13 (3.70%) Enterprise Software
5 12 (3.42%) Data Structures
6 11 (3.13%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 10 (2.85%) Distributed Systems
8 9 (2.56%) Taxonomies
9 8 (2.28%) CMDB
10 7 (1.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 6 (1.71%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.71%) Legacy Applications
11 6 (1.71%) Management Information System
11 6 (1.71%) Onboarding
12 5 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.42%) Credit Risk
12 5 (1.42%) Derivative
12 5 (1.42%) Market Risk
12 5 (1.42%) SCADA
12 5 (1.42%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 27 (7.69%) 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%) VMS
5 1 (0.28%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
2 90 (25.64%) Agile
3 83 (23.65%) DevOps
4 82 (23.36%) CI/CD
5 65 (18.52%) Validation
6 51 (14.53%) Test Automation
7 48 (13.68%) Workflow
8 46 (13.11%) Integration Patterns
9 44 (12.54%) Migration
10 43 (12.25%) Data Modelling
10 43 (12.25%) Stakeholder Management
11 38 (10.83%) User Acceptance Testing
12 37 (10.54%) Continuous Improvement
12 37 (10.54%) Scrum
13 36 (10.26%) API Management
13 36 (10.26%) Data Mapping
13 36 (10.26%) Event-Driven
14 34 (9.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 30 (8.55%) Technical Leadership
16 28 (7.98%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 147 (41.88%) SQL
2 76 (21.65%) Java
3 75 (21.37%) JavaScript
4 63 (17.95%) Python
5 44 (12.54%) C#
6 28 (7.98%) PL/SQL
7 18 (5.13%) 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 11 (3.13%) T-SQL
12 9 (2.56%) PowerShell
13 8 (2.28%) TypeScript
14 7 (1.99%) Shell Script
14 7 (1.99%) XPath
15 6 (1.71%) Bicep
16 5 (1.42%) ABAP
16 5 (1.42%) R
Qualifications
1 99 (28.21%) Security Cleared
2 78 (22.22%) SC Cleared
3 36 (10.26%) Degree
4 14 (3.99%) DV Cleared
4 14 (3.99%) ISTQB
5 12 (3.42%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (3.13%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 8 (2.28%) ISEB
8 7 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.71%) DBS Check
10 5 (1.42%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.42%) TOGAF Certification
11 4 (1.14%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.57%) CISSP
12 2 (0.57%) GIAC
12 2 (0.57%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.57%) SSCP
13 1 (0.28%) CEH
13 1 (0.28%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (9.12%) QA
2 23 (6.55%) Data Quality
3 13 (3.70%) ISO 20022
4 12 (3.42%) Accessibility
5 11 (3.13%) GDPR
6 10 (2.85%) WCAG
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%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.28%) DICOM
10 1 (0.28%) GMP
10 1 (0.28%) GxP
10 1 (0.28%) IFRS
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.28%) NIST
10 1 (0.28%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 10 (2.85%) Docker
2 4 (1.14%) 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 10 (2.85%) Ansible
1 10 (2.85%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.56%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.42%) HP Fortify
4 4 (1.14%) Control-M
5 3 (0.85%) WMI
6 2 (0.57%) QRadar
7 1 (0.28%) Apache Ranger
7 1 (0.28%) CloudHub
7 1 (0.28%) Grafana
7 1 (0.28%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.28%) Kibana
7 1 (0.28%) vRealize
7 1 (0.28%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 107 (30.48%) Oracle
2 84 (23.93%) Microsoft
3 38 (10.83%) SAP
4 36 (10.26%) IBM
5 29 (8.26%) ServiceNow
6 28 (7.98%) MuleSoft
7 23 (6.55%) Salesforce
8 22 (6.27%) Workday
9 21 (5.98%) Google
10 11 (3.13%) Databricks
11 10 (2.85%) webMethods
12 9 (2.56%) TIBCO
13 8 (2.28%) Informatica
13 8 (2.28%) WSO2
14 5 (1.42%) Kronos
15 4 (1.14%) Intapp
15 4 (1.14%) Okta
16 3 (0.85%) Confluent
16 3 (0.85%) Splunk
16 3 (0.85%) VMware