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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 307 237 156
Rank change year-on-year -70 -81 +36
Contract jobs citing XML 353 309 523
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.77% 1.12% 1.57%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.18% 5.08% 7.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 232 220 266
10th Percentile £316 £358 £363
25th Percentile £400 £414 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £625 £568 £602
90th Percentile £713 £638 £666
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 8,445 6,082 7,333
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.53% 22.00% 21.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,525 4,168 5,030
10th Percentile £365 £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 £763 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £501 £550
% change year-on-year +4.90% -9.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 245 155 228
10th Percentile £28.65 £31.25 £24.13
25th Percentile £46.25 £42.75 £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 £80.61 £74.44
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 13 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 13 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 13 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 -51 183 £548 +4.29% 180
South East -51 57 £460 -3.16% 39
North of England -73 41 £390 -13.33% 33
Midlands -36 36 £415 -3.38% 20
North West -56 33 £390 -13.33% 18
West Midlands -32 26 £408 -12.37% 10
South West -33 17 £550 +46.67% 17
East Midlands -11 9 £494 +57.32% 10
East of England -37 9 £450 -18.18% 8
Yorkshire -38 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 (5.38%) Confluence
2 17 (4.82%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.55%) Anypoint
3 9 (2.55%) Mule
3 9 (2.55%) Oracle Workflow
4 8 (2.27%) IIS
5 5 (1.42%) CMS
5 5 (1.42%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (1.42%) WebLogic
5 5 (1.42%) WebSphere
6 4 (1.13%) Apache
7 3 (0.85%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.85%) MQSeries
8 1 (0.28%) CICS
8 1 (0.28%) JBoss
8 1 (0.28%) Mule ESB
8 1 (0.28%) Oracle Self-Service HR
8 1 (0.28%) Tomcat
Applications
1 35 (9.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.70%) 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 (5.38%) Oracle EBS
2 15 (4.25%) NetSuite
2 15 (4.25%) Oracle Payables
3 12 (3.40%) Oracle Receivables
4 8 (2.27%) Oracle General Ledger
5 7 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
6 6 (1.70%) Maximo
6 6 (1.70%) Oracle Assets
6 6 (1.70%) Oracle FAH
7 5 (1.42%) Oracle Financials
7 5 (1.42%) SAP S/4HANA
8 4 (1.13%) Elite 3E
8 4 (1.13%) Oracle E-Business Tax
8 4 (1.13%) Oracle Internet Expenses
8 4 (1.13%) Oracle iProcurement
8 4 (1.13%) Summit
9 3 (0.85%) Findur
9 3 (0.85%) Oracle Cash Management
9 3 (0.85%) SAP FI
10 2 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 81 (22.95%) Azure
2 37 (10.48%) AWS
2 37 (10.48%) Azure DevOps
3 32 (9.07%) Boomi
4 23 (6.52%) GCP
5 19 (5.38%) GitHub
6 17 (4.82%) AtomSphere
6 17 (4.82%) Azure Service Bus
7 16 (4.53%) SaaS
8 13 (3.68%) Azure Logic Apps
8 13 (3.68%) Serverless
9 9 (2.55%) Azure Data Factory
9 9 (2.55%) Entra ID
9 9 (2.55%) GitHub Actions
9 9 (2.55%) iPaaS
9 9 (2.55%) Power Platform
10 8 (2.27%) Azure Functions
10 8 (2.27%) IaaS
10 8 (2.27%) PaaS
11 7 (1.98%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.68%) HTTP
2 7 (1.98%) FTP
3 6 (1.70%) SSL
4 4 (1.13%) Network Security
4 4 (1.13%) 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%) 3GPP
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
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (9.35%) SQL Server
2 30 (8.50%) Relational Database
3 20 (5.67%) Oracle Database
4 19 (5.38%) RDBMS
5 13 (3.68%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (3.40%) MongoDB
6 12 (3.40%) Oracle Reports
7 11 (3.12%) Metadata
7 11 (3.12%) NoSQL
7 11 (3.12%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 8 (2.27%) MySQL
9 6 (1.70%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (1.70%) DataStage
9 6 (1.70%) Power BI
9 6 (1.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (1.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (1.42%) Tableau
11 4 (1.13%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (1.13%) Parquet
12 3 (0.85%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 36 (10.20%) Git
2 32 (9.07%) JIRA
3 26 (7.37%) Postman
4 16 (4.53%) Visual Studio
5 15 (4.25%) Team Foundation Server
6 13 (3.68%) Selenium
7 12 (3.40%) JMeter
8 11 (3.12%) Jenkins
9 10 (2.83%) Oracle Forms
9 10 (2.83%) SoapUI
10 8 (2.27%) GitLab
11 7 (1.98%) Gradle
11 7 (1.98%) Maven
12 6 (1.70%) JDeveloper
12 6 (1.70%) LoadRunner
12 6 (1.70%) SonarQube
12 6 (1.70%) WebDriver
13 5 (1.42%) Cypress.io
13 5 (1.42%) eggPlant
13 5 (1.42%) REST Assured
General
1 119 (33.71%) Social Skills
2 80 (22.66%) Finance
3 73 (20.68%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (8.78%) Banking
5 30 (8.50%) Public Sector
6 12 (3.40%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (2.83%) Legal
8 9 (2.55%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (2.27%) Investment Banking
10 7 (1.98%) General Ledger
10 7 (1.98%) Retail
11 6 (1.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.70%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.13%) Advertising
12 4 (1.13%) Front Office
12 4 (1.13%) Marketing
12 4 (1.13%) Publishing
13 3 (0.85%) Aerospace
13 3 (0.85%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 102 (28.90%) Developer
2 50 (14.16%) Consultant
3 43 (12.18%) Senior
4 37 (10.48%) Analyst
5 31 (8.78%) Architect
6 30 (8.50%) Implementation Consultant
7 21 (5.95%) Senior Developer
8 18 (5.10%) Business Analyst
9 16 (4.53%) Data Engineer
10 15 (4.25%) Lead
11 13 (3.68%) Payroll Consultant
12 12 (3.40%) Software Engineer
13 11 (3.12%) Oracle Developer
14 10 (2.83%) C# Developer
14 10 (2.83%) Integration Architect
14 10 (2.83%) Test Analyst
15 9 (2.55%) Integration Specialist
15 9 (2.55%) Software Developer
15 9 (2.55%) Solutions Architect
15 9 (2.55%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 173 (49.01%) JSON
2 122 (34.56%) REST
3 109 (30.88%) SOAP
4 50 (14.16%) Middleware
5 48 (13.60%) .NET
5 48 (13.60%) Web Services
6 35 (9.92%) Kafka
7 32 (9.07%) OAuth
7 32 (9.07%) XSLT
8 26 (7.37%) HTML
9 22 (6.23%) OAuth2
10 20 (5.67%) CSS
10 20 (5.67%) JWT
11 19 (5.38%) EDI
11 19 (5.38%) RESTful
12 13 (3.68%) ActiveX
12 13 (3.68%) Swagger
13 10 (2.83%) GraphQL
13 10 (2.83%) OpenAPI
13 10 (2.83%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 19 (5.38%) Product Ownership
2 15 (4.25%) Legacy Systems
3 14 (3.97%) Cloud Native
4 13 (3.68%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (3.12%) Data Structures
6 9 (2.55%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 8 (2.27%) CMDB
8 7 (1.98%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.70%) Legacy Applications
9 6 (1.70%) Taxonomies
10 5 (1.42%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
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 (1.13%) Fixed Income
11 4 (1.13%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 26 (7.37%) Linux
2 23 (6.52%) Unix
3 17 (4.82%) Windows
4 4 (1.13%) 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 (28.05%) Problem-Solving
2 83 (23.51%) Agile
3 79 (22.38%) DevOps
4 75 (21.25%) CI/CD
5 62 (17.56%) Validation
6 54 (15.30%) Workflow
7 44 (12.46%) Migration
7 44 (12.46%) Test Automation
8 42 (11.90%) Integration Patterns
9 40 (11.33%) Data Modelling
10 36 (10.20%) User Acceptance Testing
11 35 (9.92%) Data Mapping
11 35 (9.92%) Stakeholder Management
12 34 (9.63%) Scrum
13 31 (8.78%) API Management
13 31 (8.78%) Event-Driven
13 31 (8.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 30 (8.50%) Continuous Improvement
15 27 (7.65%) Technical Leadership
16 26 (7.37%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 158 (44.76%) SQL
2 67 (18.98%) JavaScript
3 65 (18.41%) Java
4 61 (17.28%) Python
5 35 (9.92%) C#
5 35 (9.92%) T-SQL
6 26 (7.37%) PL/SQL
7 17 (4.82%) C++
7 17 (4.82%) Groovy
8 16 (4.53%) VB
8 16 (4.53%) VB6
9 15 (4.25%) VBA
10 13 (3.68%) VB.NET
11 10 (2.83%) PowerShell
12 6 (1.70%) Shell Script
12 6 (1.70%) XPath
13 5 (1.42%) ABAP
13 5 (1.42%) Bicep
13 5 (1.42%) R
13 5 (1.42%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 88 (24.93%) Security Cleared
2 68 (19.26%) SC Cleared
3 25 (7.08%) Degree
4 14 (3.97%) ISTQB
5 12 (3.40%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 11 (3.12%) DV Cleared
7 10 (2.83%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (2.27%) ISEB
9 6 (1.70%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.70%) DBS Check
10 4 (1.13%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.57%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.57%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.57%) CISSP
11 2 (0.57%) GIAC
11 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.57%) SSCP
12 1 (0.28%) CISM
12 1 (0.28%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.28%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.93%) QA
2 21 (5.95%) Data Quality
3 11 (3.12%) ISO 20022
4 7 (1.98%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.98%) GDPR
5 5 (1.42%) WCAG
6 4 (1.13%) GRC
6 4 (1.13%) 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%) PMO
9 1 (0.28%) SEPA
9 1 (0.28%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 10 (2.83%) Docker
2 4 (1.13%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.28%) RACF
5 1 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 12 (3.40%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.83%) Ansible
3 9 (2.55%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (2.27%) Terraform
5 5 (1.42%) HP Fortify
6 4 (1.13%) Control-M
7 3 (0.85%) WMI
8 2 (0.57%) Grafana
8 2 (0.57%) QRadar
9 1 (0.28%) Apache Ranger
9 1 (0.28%) CloudHub
9 1 (0.28%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.28%) vRealize
9 1 (0.28%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 102 (28.90%) Oracle
2 75 (21.25%) Microsoft
3 34 (9.63%) SAP
4 32 (9.07%) ServiceNow
5 30 (8.50%) IBM
6 24 (6.80%) MuleSoft
7 22 (6.23%) Salesforce
8 16 (4.53%) Workday
9 14 (3.97%) Google
10 11 (3.12%) Databricks
11 10 (2.83%) webMethods
12 6 (1.70%) TIBCO
13 5 (1.42%) Informatica
13 5 (1.42%) Kronos
13 5 (1.42%) WSO2
14 4 (1.13%) Intapp
14 4 (1.13%) Okta
14 4 (1.13%) Pega
14 4 (1.13%) Splunk
15 3 (0.85%) Dell