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 11 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 303 253 156
Rank change year-on-year -50 -97 +37
Contract jobs citing XML 324 246 568
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.76% 1.01% 1.52%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.96% 4.46% 7.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 196 177 303
10th Percentile £361 £382 £401
25th Percentile £414 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £485 £535
Median % change year-on-year +8.25% -9.35% -2.73%
75th Percentile £625 £586 £624
90th Percentile £708 £638 £742
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £534
% change year-on-year +5.26% -11.05% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 4 69
10th Percentile £29.37 £22.73 -
25th Percentile £33.63 £25.54 -
Median hourly rate £42.00 £57.63 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.12% +34.02% -38.57%
75th Percentile £48.75 £90.00 £51.25
90th Percentile £55.20 £92.25 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £27.38 £43.00
% change year-on-year +53.40% -36.33% -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 8,182 5,520 7,812
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.21% 22.56% 20.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,392 3,835 5,486
10th Percentile £363 £360 £350
25th Percentile £425 £413 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £653 £675
90th Percentile £744 £788 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £520 £538
% change year-on-year +0.96% -3.26% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 260 109 248
10th Percentile £30.98 £31.90 £22.68
25th Percentile £51.25 £50.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £48.97
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +27.64% -24.67%
75th Percentile £73.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.00 £81.08 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £60.00 £49.50
% change year-on-year +8.33% +21.21% -23.85%

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 11 June 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 11 June 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 11 June 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 -60 154 £550 +0.92% 34
South East -40 60 £525 +10.53% 24
North of England -68 50 £397 -11.81% 13
North West -35 43 £393 -12.78% 6
Midlands -48 27 £425 -15.00% 8
West Midlands -47 19 £425 -22.73% 2
South West -17 13 £600 +26.32% 9
East of England -20 9 £450 -18.18% 5
East Midlands -22 8 £471 +50.08% 6
Yorkshire -50 7 £463 -9.76% 5
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 (5.86%) Confluence
2 12 (3.70%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 9 (2.78%) SharePoint
4 8 (2.47%) Oracle Workflow
4 8 (2.47%) WebSphere
5 6 (1.85%) IIS
6 5 (1.54%) CMS
6 5 (1.54%) Mule
6 5 (1.54%) WebLogic
7 4 (1.23%) Anypoint
7 4 (1.23%) Oracle Service Bus
8 3 (0.93%) Oracle Self-Service HR
9 2 (0.62%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.62%) Appian
9 2 (0.62%) MQSeries
9 2 (0.62%) Mule ESB
9 2 (0.62%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.31%) Apache
10 1 (0.31%) BizTalk Server
10 1 (0.31%) JBoss
Applications
1 29 (8.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.85%) MS Visio
3 4 (1.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.62%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.62%) FrameMaker
4 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 10 (3.09%) Oracle ERP
2 9 (2.78%) Oracle Payables
3 7 (2.16%) Oracle Receivables
3 7 (2.16%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 6 (1.85%) Maximo
4 6 (1.85%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 6 (1.85%) Summit
5 5 (1.54%) Oracle Cash Management
5 5 (1.54%) Oracle General Ledger
5 5 (1.54%) Payment Gateway
6 4 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
6 4 (1.23%) Workday HCM
7 3 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
7 3 (0.93%) Findur
7 3 (0.93%) Oracle Assets
8 2 (0.62%) BusinessWorks
8 2 (0.62%) Fidessa
8 2 (0.62%) NetSuite
8 2 (0.62%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.62%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 58 (17.90%) Azure
2 30 (9.26%) AWS
3 21 (6.48%) Azure DevOps
3 21 (6.48%) OCI
4 15 (4.63%) GitHub
4 15 (4.63%) Power Platform
4 15 (4.63%) SaaS
5 14 (4.32%) Boomi
6 13 (4.01%) PaaS
7 12 (3.70%) Azure Data Factory
7 12 (3.70%) Serverless
8 11 (3.40%) GCP
8 11 (3.40%) IaaS
9 9 (2.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 8 (2.47%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (2.16%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 7 (2.16%) Azure Functions
11 7 (2.16%) Azure Service Bus
12 6 (1.85%) Azure Logic Apps
12 6 (1.85%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.47%) FTP
2 6 (1.85%) HTTP
3 4 (1.23%) 3GPP
4 2 (0.62%) FIX Connectivity
4 2 (0.62%) HTTPS
4 2 (0.62%) RTCP
4 2 (0.62%) RTP
4 2 (0.62%) SSL
4 2 (0.62%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.62%) XCAP
5 1 (0.31%) DNS
5 1 (0.31%) Firewall
5 1 (0.31%) Internet
5 1 (0.31%) Intranet
5 1 (0.31%) NAS
5 1 (0.31%) Network Security
5 1 (0.31%) SAN
5 1 (0.31%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (10.80%) SQL Server
2 32 (9.88%) Relational Database
3 21 (6.48%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (5.56%) RDBMS
5 17 (5.25%) Oracle Database
6 15 (4.63%) NoSQL
7 14 (4.32%) PostgreSQL
8 13 (4.01%) MongoDB
9 12 (3.70%) Power BI
10 11 (3.40%) Metadata
11 10 (3.09%) Oracle Reports
11 10 (3.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 9 (2.78%) Data Lake
12 9 (2.78%) MySQL
13 8 (2.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 5 (1.54%) Azure SQL Database
14 5 (1.54%) Oracle BI Publisher
15 4 (1.23%) DataStage
15 4 (1.23%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 3 (0.93%) Db2
Development Applications
1 34 (10.49%) Postman
2 28 (8.64%) JIRA
3 26 (8.02%) Git
4 11 (3.40%) SoapUI
5 9 (2.78%) GitLab
6 8 (2.47%) Maven
7 7 (2.16%) Team Foundation Server
7 7 (2.16%) Visual Studio
8 5 (1.54%) Eclipse
9 4 (1.23%) Gradle
9 4 (1.23%) Jenkins
9 4 (1.23%) JMeter
9 4 (1.23%) JUnit
9 4 (1.23%) Subversion
10 3 (0.93%) ClearCase
10 3 (0.93%) MSTest
10 3 (0.93%) Newman
10 3 (0.93%) REST Assured
11 2 (0.62%) Cucumber
11 2 (0.62%) JDeveloper
General
1 113 (34.88%) Social Skills
2 69 (21.30%) Finance
3 64 (19.75%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (11.42%) Banking
5 23 (7.10%) Public Sector
6 13 (4.01%) Investment Banking
7 12 (3.70%) Legal
8 11 (3.40%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (3.40%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (2.47%) Military
10 7 (2.16%) General Ledger
11 5 (1.54%) Front Office
11 5 (1.54%) Marketing
12 4 (1.23%) Advertising
12 4 (1.23%) Financial Institution
12 4 (1.23%) Manufacturing
12 4 (1.23%) Publishing
13 3 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.62%) Aviation
14 2 (0.62%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 77 (23.77%) Developer
2 51 (15.74%) Consultant
3 44 (13.58%) Analyst
4 30 (9.26%) Implementation Consultant
5 27 (8.33%) Business Analyst
6 23 (7.10%) Senior
7 21 (6.48%) Data Engineer
8 18 (5.56%) Architect
8 18 (5.56%) Lead
9 13 (4.01%) Payroll Consultant
9 13 (4.01%) Software Engineer
10 11 (3.40%) Integration Specialist
11 10 (3.09%) C# Developer
12 9 (2.78%) Senior Developer
13 8 (2.47%) Integration Engineer
13 8 (2.47%) Technical Consultant
13 8 (2.47%) Workflow Consultant
14 7 (2.16%) Cloud Specialist
14 7 (2.16%) Oracle Specialist
14 7 (2.16%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 151 (46.60%) JSON
2 93 (28.70%) REST
3 92 (28.40%) SOAP
4 47 (14.51%) Web Services
5 36 (11.11%) .NET
5 36 (11.11%) XSLT
6 35 (10.80%) Middleware
7 28 (8.64%) OAuth
8 25 (7.72%) Oracle Fusion
9 23 (7.10%) HTML
10 21 (6.48%) JWT
11 17 (5.25%) CSS
11 17 (5.25%) Kafka
11 17 (5.25%) RESTful
12 16 (4.94%) Swagger
13 15 (4.63%) EDI
14 13 (4.01%) OAuth2
14 13 (4.01%) XSD
15 12 (3.70%) YAML
16 11 (3.40%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 14 (4.32%) Product Ownership
2 9 (2.78%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 8 (2.47%) Data Protection Act
3 8 (2.47%) Fixed Income
3 8 (2.47%) Public Cloud
4 7 (2.16%) Credit Risk
4 7 (2.16%) Data Structures
4 7 (2.16%) Derivative
4 7 (2.16%) Market Risk
5 6 (1.85%) CMDB
5 6 (1.85%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (1.54%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.54%) Digital Wallet
6 5 (1.54%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 4 (1.23%) Algorithms
7 4 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.23%) Onboarding
8 3 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (0.93%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 22 (6.79%) Linux
2 17 (5.25%) Unix
3 7 (2.16%) Windows
4 2 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.62%) VMS
5 1 (0.31%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.31%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.31%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (27.16%) Agile
2 83 (25.62%) Problem-Solving
3 64 (19.75%) DevOps
4 48 (14.81%) Validation
5 46 (14.20%) CI/CD
5 46 (14.20%) Integration Patterns
6 42 (12.96%) ERP
7 40 (12.35%) Workflow
8 37 (11.42%) Migration
9 36 (11.11%) Data Modelling
10 35 (10.80%) ETL
11 32 (9.88%) Stakeholder Management
12 28 (8.64%) Data Mapping
12 28 (8.64%) Scrum
12 28 (8.64%) User Acceptance Testing
13 26 (8.02%) Requirements Gathering
14 24 (7.41%) SDLC
14 24 (7.41%) Software Engineering
15 23 (7.10%) Unit Testing
16 22 (6.79%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 138 (42.59%) SQL
2 48 (14.81%) Java
3 43 (13.27%) C#
4 39 (12.04%) JavaScript
4 39 (12.04%) Python
5 35 (10.80%) T-SQL
6 19 (5.86%) PL/SQL
7 11 (3.40%) PowerShell
8 9 (2.78%) VB
8 9 (2.78%) VB6
9 8 (2.47%) C++
10 7 (2.16%) VBA
11 5 (1.54%) VB.NET
11 5 (1.54%) XPath
12 4 (1.23%) Bicep
12 4 (1.23%) Groovy
13 3 (0.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (0.93%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.62%) ActionScript
14 2 (0.62%) ActionScript 2.0
Qualifications
1 76 (23.46%) Security Cleared
2 57 (17.59%) SC Cleared
3 29 (8.95%) Degree
4 13 (4.01%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (3.40%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (2.47%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.23%) AWS Certification
7 4 (1.23%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.23%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.23%) TOGAF Certification
8 3 (0.93%) CCNP
8 3 (0.93%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.93%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.93%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.62%) HNC
9 2 (0.62%) HND
9 2 (0.62%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.62%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.62%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.48%) QA
2 17 (5.25%) Data Quality
3 7 (2.16%) GDPR
4 5 (1.54%) HL7
4 5 (1.54%) PCI DSS
4 5 (1.54%) PSD2
5 4 (1.23%) GAAP
5 4 (1.23%) ISO 20022
6 3 (0.93%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.93%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 3 (0.93%) FATCA
6 3 (0.93%) GRC
6 3 (0.93%) ISO 8583
7 2 (0.62%) Basel III
7 2 (0.62%) IFRS
7 2 (0.62%) IFRS 17
7 2 (0.62%) IFRS 9
7 2 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.62%) SLA
7 2 (0.62%) WCAG
System Software
1 11 (3.40%) Docker
2 2 (0.62%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (0.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.31%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (0.31%) RACF
Systems Management
1 9 (2.78%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.85%) Terraform
3 5 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.93%) Ansible
4 3 (0.93%) Control-M
5 2 (0.62%) Grafana
5 2 (0.62%) TIBCO Hawk
6 1 (0.31%) QRadar
6 1 (0.31%) vRealize
6 1 (0.31%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 92 (28.40%) Oracle
2 51 (15.74%) Microsoft
3 26 (8.02%) Workday
4 25 (7.72%) SAP
5 22 (6.79%) ServiceNow
6 14 (4.32%) MuleSoft
7 13 (4.01%) IBM
8 9 (2.78%) Pega
9 8 (2.47%) Databricks
10 7 (2.16%) Google
11 6 (1.85%) Dell
11 6 (1.85%) webMethods
12 5 (1.54%) Informatica
12 5 (1.54%) Red Hat
13 4 (1.23%) Bloomberg
13 4 (1.23%) Charles River
13 4 (1.23%) Citrix
13 4 (1.23%) InterSystems
13 4 (1.23%) Kronos
13 4 (1.23%) Salesforce