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 12 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 310 229 159
Rank change year-on-year -81 -70 +33
Contract jobs citing XML 351 313 524
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.77% 1.13% 1.57%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.16% 5.11% 7.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 232 224 267
10th Percentile £316 £358 £363
25th Percentile £400 £415 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% -5.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £625 £568 £601
90th Percentile £713 £638 £664
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -10.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 22 67
10th Percentile £28.13 £30.13 -
25th Percentile £29.07 £31.25 -
Median hourly rate £39.50 £42.50 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.06% -1.16% -38.57%
75th Percentile £43.00 £43.75 £51.25
90th Percentile £49.34 £61.75 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £39.50 £42.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year -5.95% -2.33% -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 8,441 6,124 7,335
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.52% 22.12% 22.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,532 4,201 5,039
10th Percentile £363 £350 £359
25th Percentile £431 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
75th Percentile £638 £644 £675
90th Percentile £750 £756 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £501 £550
% change year-on-year +4.90% -9.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 245 154 226
10th Percentile £28.65 £31.25 £24.09
25th Percentile £46.25 £42.63 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.75
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -3.08% -5.42%
75th Percentile £73.00 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £80.71 £74.22
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +20.37% -1.82% -8.33%

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 12 August 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 12 August 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 12 August 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 -45 180 £540 +2.86% 179
South East -58 56 £460 -3.16% 41
North of England -82 42 £390 -13.33% 32
Midlands -33 37 £416 -3.08% 21
North West -57 34 £390 -13.33% 17
West Midlands -34 27 £411 -11.56% 11
South West -37 17 £550 +46.67% 16
East Midlands -2 9 £494 +57.32% 10
East of England -35 9 £450 -18.18% 8
Yorkshire -41 8 £399 -24.05% 12
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 19 (5.41%) Confluence
2 15 (4.27%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.56%) Anypoint
3 9 (2.56%) Mule
3 9 (2.56%) Oracle Workflow
4 8 (2.28%) IIS
5 5 (1.42%) CMS
5 5 (1.42%) WebLogic
5 5 (1.42%) WebSphere
6 4 (1.14%) Apache
7 3 (0.85%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.57%) MQSeries
9 1 (0.28%) CICS
9 1 (0.28%) JBoss
9 1 (0.28%) Mule ESB
9 1 (0.28%) Oracle Self-Service HR
9 1 (0.28%) Tomcat
Applications
1 35 (9.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.71%) MS Visio
3 5 (1.42%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.28%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.28%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 19 (5.41%) Oracle EBS
2 15 (4.27%) NetSuite
3 14 (3.99%) Oracle Payables
4 12 (3.42%) Oracle Receivables
5 8 (2.28%) Oracle General Ledger
6 7 (1.99%) Dynamics CRM
7 6 (1.71%) Maximo
7 6 (1.71%) Oracle Assets
7 6 (1.71%) Oracle FAH
8 5 (1.42%) Oracle Financials
8 5 (1.42%) SAP S/4HANA
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
11 2 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 83 (23.65%) Azure
2 37 (10.54%) AWS
2 37 (10.54%) Azure DevOps
3 33 (9.40%) Boomi
4 23 (6.55%) GCP
5 19 (5.41%) GitHub
6 18 (5.13%) AtomSphere
7 17 (4.84%) Azure Service Bus
8 16 (4.56%) SaaS
9 13 (3.70%) Azure Logic Apps
9 13 (3.70%) Serverless
10 10 (2.85%) Power Platform
11 9 (2.56%) Azure Data Factory
11 9 (2.56%) Entra ID
11 9 (2.56%) GitHub Actions
11 9 (2.56%) iPaaS
12 8 (2.28%) Azure Functions
12 8 (2.28%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (2.28%) IaaS
12 8 (2.28%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.99%) HTTP
2 7 (1.99%) FTP
3 6 (1.71%) SSL
4 4 (1.14%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.85%) Network Security
6 2 (0.57%) 3GPP
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
6 2 (0.57%) Wireless
7 1 (0.28%) Bluetooth
7 1 (0.28%) DNS
7 1 (0.28%) NFC
7 1 (0.28%) RTCP
7 1 (0.28%) RTP
7 1 (0.28%) SAN
7 1 (0.28%) VPN
7 1 (0.28%) XCAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (9.97%) SQL Server
2 30 (8.55%) Relational Database
3 19 (5.41%) RDBMS
4 18 (5.13%) Oracle Database
5 13 (3.70%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (3.42%) MongoDB
6 12 (3.42%) Oracle Reports
7 11 (3.13%) Metadata
7 11 (3.13%) NoSQL
7 11 (3.13%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 8 (2.28%) MySQL
9 7 (1.99%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (1.99%) Power BI
9 7 (1.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (1.71%) DataStage
10 6 (1.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (1.14%) Parquet
12 3 (0.85%) SAP HANA
12 3 (0.85%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 37 (10.54%) Git
2 32 (9.12%) JIRA
3 25 (7.12%) Postman
4 16 (4.56%) Visual Studio
5 15 (4.27%) Team Foundation Server
6 13 (3.70%) Selenium
7 11 (3.13%) Jenkins
8 10 (2.85%) JMeter
8 10 (2.85%) Oracle Forms
9 9 (2.56%) SoapUI
10 8 (2.28%) GitLab
11 7 (1.99%) Gradle
11 7 (1.99%) Maven
12 6 (1.71%) JDeveloper
12 6 (1.71%) WebDriver
13 5 (1.42%) Cypress.io
13 5 (1.42%) REST Assured
14 4 (1.14%) Newman
14 4 (1.14%) SonarQube
14 4 (1.14%) TeamCity
General
1 118 (33.62%) Social Skills
2 79 (22.51%) Finance
3 71 (20.23%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (8.55%) Banking
4 30 (8.55%) Public Sector
5 12 (3.42%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (2.85%) Legal
7 9 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (2.56%) Manufacturing
8 8 (2.28%) Investment Banking
9 7 (1.99%) General Ledger
9 7 (1.99%) Retail
10 6 (1.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.42%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.14%) Advertising
12 4 (1.14%) Front Office
12 4 (1.14%) Marketing
12 4 (1.14%) Publishing
13 3 (0.85%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.85%) Military
Job Titles
1 104 (29.63%) Developer
2 50 (14.25%) Consultant
3 43 (12.25%) Senior
4 36 (10.26%) Analyst
5 31 (8.83%) Architect
6 30 (8.55%) Implementation Consultant
7 21 (5.98%) Senior Developer
8 18 (5.13%) Business Analyst
9 17 (4.84%) Data Engineer
10 13 (3.70%) Lead
10 13 (3.70%) Payroll Consultant
11 12 (3.42%) Software Engineer
12 11 (3.13%) Oracle Developer
13 10 (2.85%) C# Developer
13 10 (2.85%) Integration Architect
13 10 (2.85%) Test Analyst
14 9 (2.56%) Integration Specialist
14 9 (2.56%) Software Developer
14 9 (2.56%) Solutions Architect
14 9 (2.56%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 174 (49.57%) JSON
2 122 (34.76%) REST
3 108 (30.77%) SOAP
4 48 (13.68%) .NET
4 48 (13.68%) Middleware
5 47 (13.39%) Web Services
6 33 (9.40%) Kafka
7 32 (9.12%) OAuth
7 32 (9.12%) XSLT
8 25 (7.12%) HTML
9 22 (6.27%) OAuth2
10 20 (5.70%) CSS
10 20 (5.70%) JWT
11 19 (5.41%) EDI
11 19 (5.41%) RESTful
12 13 (3.70%) ActiveX
12 13 (3.70%) Swagger
13 11 (3.13%) XSD
14 10 (2.85%) EDIFACT
14 10 (2.85%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (5.41%) Product Ownership
2 15 (4.27%) Legacy Systems
3 14 (3.99%) Cloud Native
4 13 (3.70%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (3.13%) Data Structures
6 9 (2.56%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 8 (2.28%) CMDB
8 7 (1.99%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.71%) Legacy Applications
9 6 (1.71%) Taxonomies
10 5 (1.42%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.42%) Credit Risk
10 5 (1.42%) Derivative
10 5 (1.42%) Market Risk
10 5 (1.42%) Onboarding
10 5 (1.42%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.14%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.14%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 23 (6.55%) Linux
2 21 (5.98%) Unix
3 17 (4.84%) Windows
4 4 (1.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.85%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.57%) VMS
7 1 (0.28%) Android
7 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.28%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (28.21%) Problem-Solving
2 85 (24.22%) Agile
3 80 (22.79%) DevOps
4 76 (21.65%) CI/CD
5 61 (17.38%) Validation
6 54 (15.38%) Workflow
7 44 (12.54%) Migration
8 42 (11.97%) Integration Patterns
8 42 (11.97%) Test Automation
9 41 (11.68%) Data Modelling
10 36 (10.26%) User Acceptance Testing
11 35 (9.97%) Data Mapping
12 34 (9.69%) Scrum
13 33 (9.40%) Stakeholder Management
14 32 (9.12%) API Management
15 31 (8.83%) Event-Driven
15 31 (8.83%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 29 (8.26%) Continuous Improvement
17 26 (7.41%) ERP
18 25 (7.12%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 157 (44.73%) SQL
2 66 (18.80%) JavaScript
3 64 (18.23%) Java
4 59 (16.81%) Python
5 38 (10.83%) C#
6 36 (10.26%) T-SQL
7 26 (7.41%) PL/SQL
8 18 (5.13%) C++
8 18 (5.13%) Groovy
9 16 (4.56%) VB
9 16 (4.56%) VB6
10 15 (4.27%) VBA
11 11 (3.13%) PowerShell
11 11 (3.13%) VB.NET
12 6 (1.71%) Bicep
12 6 (1.71%) Shell Script
12 6 (1.71%) XPath
13 5 (1.42%) ABAP
13 5 (1.42%) R
13 5 (1.42%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 88 (25.07%) Security Cleared
2 68 (19.37%) SC Cleared
3 24 (6.84%) Degree
4 12 (3.42%) ISTQB
5 11 (3.13%) DV Cleared
6 10 (2.85%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (2.85%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 6 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (1.71%) DBS Check
7 6 (1.71%) ISEB
8 4 (1.14%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (0.85%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.57%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.57%) CISSP
10 2 (0.57%) GIAC
10 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.57%) SSCP
11 1 (0.28%) CISM
11 1 (0.28%) CTC Cleared
11 1 (0.28%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (7.69%) QA
2 21 (5.98%) Data Quality
3 11 (3.13%) ISO 20022
4 7 (1.99%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.99%) GDPR
5 5 (1.42%) WCAG
6 4 (1.14%) GRC
6 4 (1.14%) HL7
7 3 (0.85%) ISO 15022
8 2 (0.57%) SLA
9 1 (0.28%) COREP
9 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.28%) DICOM
9 1 (0.28%) FINREP
9 1 (0.28%) IFRS
9 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.28%) NIST
9 1 (0.28%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.28%) SEPA
9 1 (0.28%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 10 (2.85%) Docker
2 4 (1.14%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.28%) RACF
Systems Management
1 12 (3.42%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.56%) Ansible
2 9 (2.56%) Single Sign-On
3 8 (2.28%) Terraform
4 3 (0.85%) HP Fortify
4 3 (0.85%) WMI
5 2 (0.57%) Control-M
5 2 (0.57%) Grafana
5 2 (0.57%) QRadar
6 1 (0.28%) Apache Ranger
6 1 (0.28%) CloudHub
6 1 (0.28%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.28%) vRealize
6 1 (0.28%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 101 (28.77%) Oracle
2 76 (21.65%) Microsoft
3 32 (9.12%) ServiceNow
4 31 (8.83%) SAP
5 27 (7.69%) IBM
6 24 (6.84%) MuleSoft
7 22 (6.27%) Salesforce
8 16 (4.56%) Workday
9 14 (3.99%) Google
10 11 (3.13%) Databricks
11 10 (2.85%) webMethods
12 6 (1.71%) TIBCO
13 5 (1.42%) Informatica
13 5 (1.42%) Kronos
13 5 (1.42%) WSO2
14 4 (1.14%) Dell
14 4 (1.14%) Intapp
14 4 (1.14%) Okta
14 4 (1.14%) Pega
15 3 (0.85%) OpenLink