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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 312 237 159
Rank change year-on-year -75 -78 +39
Contract jobs citing XML 356 312 521
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.78% 1.12% 1.57%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.22% 5.10% 7.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 234 222 266
10th Percentile £318 £358 £363
25th Percentile £400 £415 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £618 £567 £605
90th Percentile £709 £638 £666
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 23 65
10th Percentile £27.66 £30.25 -
25th Percentile £29.07 £31.25 -
Median hourly rate £34.75 £42.50 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.24% -1.16% -38.57%
75th Percentile £42.06 £43.75 £51.25
90th Percentile £44.14 £83.75 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £34.75 £42.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year -18.24% -1.16% -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 8,439 6,123 7,331
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.47% 22.03% 22.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,519 4,186 5,028
10th Percentile £366 £350 £360
25th Percentile £431 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £514 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.14% -6.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 244 158 220
10th Percentile £28.58 £31.25 £24.16
25th Percentile £45.94 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.75
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -3.08% -5.42%
75th Percentile £73.11 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £82.03 £81.01 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.88 £52.50
% change year-on-year +18.45% +4.52% -12.50%

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 17 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 17 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 17 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 -43 183 £548 +4.29% 142
South East -50 59 £460 -3.16% 40
North of England -79 41 £390 -13.33% 35
Midlands -30 35 £415 -3.38% 18
North West -50 33 £390 -13.33% 19
West Midlands -42 25 £408 -12.37% 10
South West -38 17 £550 +46.67% 14
East of England -35 11 £450 -18.18% 12
East Midlands -11 9 £494 +57.32% 8
Yorkshire -32 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 (5.34%) SharePoint
2 18 (5.06%) Confluence
3 9 (2.53%) Anypoint
3 9 (2.53%) Mule
3 9 (2.53%) Oracle Workflow
4 8 (2.25%) IIS
5 7 (1.97%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 5 (1.40%) CMS
6 5 (1.40%) WebLogic
6 5 (1.40%) WebSphere
7 4 (1.12%) Apache
8 3 (0.84%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.84%) 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 36 (10.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.69%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.40%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.56%) Windchill
7 1 (0.28%) FrameMaker
7 1 (0.28%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 19 (5.34%) Oracle EBS
2 16 (4.49%) NetSuite
3 15 (4.21%) Oracle Payables
4 12 (3.37%) Oracle Receivables
5 8 (2.25%) Oracle General Ledger
6 7 (1.97%) Dynamics CRM
7 6 (1.69%) Maximo
7 6 (1.69%) Oracle Assets
7 6 (1.69%) Oracle FAH
8 5 (1.40%) Oracle Financials
8 5 (1.40%) SAP S/4HANA
9 4 (1.12%) Elite 3E
9 4 (1.12%) Oracle E-Business Tax
9 4 (1.12%) Oracle Internet Expenses
9 4 (1.12%) Oracle iProcurement
9 4 (1.12%) Summit
10 3 (0.84%) Findur
10 3 (0.84%) Oracle Cash Management
10 3 (0.84%) SAP FI
11 2 (0.56%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 82 (23.03%) Azure
2 38 (10.67%) AWS
3 37 (10.39%) Azure DevOps
4 34 (9.55%) Boomi
5 24 (6.74%) GCP
6 19 (5.34%) GitHub
7 18 (5.06%) AtomSphere
8 17 (4.78%) Azure Service Bus
9 16 (4.49%) SaaS
10 13 (3.65%) Azure Logic Apps
10 13 (3.65%) Serverless
11 9 (2.53%) Azure Data Factory
11 9 (2.53%) Entra ID
11 9 (2.53%) GitHub Actions
11 9 (2.53%) iPaaS
11 9 (2.53%) Power Platform
12 8 (2.25%) Azure Functions
13 7 (1.97%) Dynamics 365
13 7 (1.97%) IaaS
13 7 (1.97%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.65%) HTTP
2 7 (1.97%) FTP
3 6 (1.69%) SSL
4 4 (1.12%) Network Security
4 4 (1.12%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.84%) Wireless
6 2 (0.56%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.56%) Internet
6 2 (0.56%) Intranet
6 2 (0.56%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.56%) 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
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (9.27%) SQL Server
2 30 (8.43%) Relational Database
3 20 (5.62%) Oracle Database
4 19 (5.34%) RDBMS
5 13 (3.65%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (3.37%) MongoDB
6 12 (3.37%) Oracle Reports
7 11 (3.09%) Metadata
7 11 (3.09%) NoSQL
7 11 (3.09%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 8 (2.25%) MySQL
9 6 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (1.69%) DataStage
9 6 (1.69%) Power BI
9 6 (1.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (1.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (1.40%) Tableau
11 4 (1.12%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (1.12%) Parquet
12 3 (0.84%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 36 (10.11%) Git
2 32 (8.99%) JIRA
3 25 (7.02%) Postman
4 16 (4.49%) Visual Studio
5 15 (4.21%) Selenium
5 15 (4.21%) Team Foundation Server
6 12 (3.37%) JMeter
7 11 (3.09%) Jenkins
8 10 (2.81%) Oracle Forms
9 9 (2.53%) SoapUI
10 8 (2.25%) GitLab
11 7 (1.97%) eggPlant
11 7 (1.97%) Gradle
11 7 (1.97%) Maven
12 6 (1.69%) JDeveloper
12 6 (1.69%) LoadRunner
12 6 (1.69%) SonarQube
12 6 (1.69%) WebDriver
13 5 (1.40%) Cypress.io
13 5 (1.40%) REST Assured
General
1 121 (33.99%) Social Skills
2 81 (22.75%) Finance
3 73 (20.51%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (9.27%) Banking
5 30 (8.43%) Public Sector
6 11 (3.09%) Organisational Skills
7 10 (2.81%) Legal
8 9 (2.53%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.25%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (2.25%) Investment Banking
10 7 (1.97%) General Ledger
10 7 (1.97%) Retail
11 6 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.40%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.12%) Advertising
13 4 (1.12%) Front Office
13 4 (1.12%) Marketing
13 4 (1.12%) Publishing
14 3 (0.84%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.84%) Military
Job Titles
1 103 (28.93%) Developer
2 50 (14.04%) Consultant
3 45 (12.64%) Senior
4 36 (10.11%) Analyst
5 32 (8.99%) Architect
6 30 (8.43%) Implementation Consultant
7 21 (5.90%) Senior Developer
8 17 (4.78%) Business Analyst
9 16 (4.49%) Data Engineer
10 15 (4.21%) Lead
11 13 (3.65%) Payroll Consultant
12 11 (3.09%) Oracle Developer
12 11 (3.09%) Software Engineer
13 10 (2.81%) C# Developer
13 10 (2.81%) Integration Developer
13 10 (2.81%) Solutions Architect
13 10 (2.81%) Test Analyst
14 9 (2.53%) Integration Architect
14 9 (2.53%) Software Developer
14 9 (2.53%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 173 (48.60%) JSON
2 122 (34.27%) REST
3 111 (31.18%) SOAP
4 52 (14.61%) Middleware
5 49 (13.76%) .NET
5 49 (13.76%) Web Services
6 35 (9.83%) Kafka
7 32 (8.99%) XSLT
8 31 (8.71%) OAuth
9 28 (7.87%) HTML
10 21 (5.90%) OAuth2
11 20 (5.62%) CSS
11 20 (5.62%) EDI
11 20 (5.62%) JWT
12 19 (5.34%) RESTful
13 13 (3.65%) ActiveX
14 12 (3.37%) SAML
14 12 (3.37%) Swagger
15 11 (3.09%) GraphQL
16 10 (2.81%) EDIFACT
Miscellaneous
1 19 (5.34%) Product Ownership
2 15 (4.21%) Cloud Native
3 14 (3.93%) Legacy Systems
4 13 (3.65%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (3.09%) Data Structures
6 9 (2.53%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 8 (2.25%) CMDB
7 8 (2.25%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.97%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.69%) Legacy Applications
9 6 (1.69%) Taxonomies
10 5 (1.40%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.40%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.40%) Credit Risk
10 5 (1.40%) Derivative
10 5 (1.40%) Market Risk
10 5 (1.40%) Onboarding
11 4 (1.12%) Fixed Income
11 4 (1.12%) Mobile App
11 4 (1.12%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 28 (7.87%) Linux
2 25 (7.02%) Unix
3 17 (4.78%) Windows
4 4 (1.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.84%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.56%) VMS
7 1 (0.28%) Android
7 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.28%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (28.37%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (24.44%) Agile
3 80 (22.47%) DevOps
4 77 (21.63%) CI/CD
5 62 (17.42%) Validation
6 54 (15.17%) Workflow
7 46 (12.92%) Test Automation
8 44 (12.36%) Migration
9 43 (12.08%) Integration Patterns
10 40 (11.24%) Data Modelling
11 39 (10.96%) User Acceptance Testing
12 37 (10.39%) Scrum
13 35 (9.83%) Data Mapping
13 35 (9.83%) Stakeholder Management
14 32 (8.99%) API Management
14 32 (8.99%) Event-Driven
15 31 (8.71%) Continuous Improvement
16 30 (8.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
17 28 (7.87%) ERP
18 27 (7.58%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 160 (44.94%) SQL
2 69 (19.38%) Java
3 68 (19.10%) JavaScript
4 61 (17.13%) Python
5 35 (9.83%) T-SQL
6 34 (9.55%) C#
7 26 (7.30%) PL/SQL
8 17 (4.78%) C++
8 17 (4.78%) Groovy
9 16 (4.49%) VB
9 16 (4.49%) VB6
10 15 (4.21%) VB.NET
10 15 (4.21%) VBA
11 10 (2.81%) PowerShell
12 6 (1.69%) Shell Script
12 6 (1.69%) XPath
13 5 (1.40%) ABAP
13 5 (1.40%) Bicep
13 5 (1.40%) R
13 5 (1.40%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 91 (25.56%) Security Cleared
2 71 (19.94%) SC Cleared
3 26 (7.30%) Degree
4 14 (3.93%) ISTQB
5 12 (3.37%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 11 (3.09%) DV Cleared
7 10 (2.81%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (2.25%) ISEB
9 6 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.69%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.84%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.56%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.56%) CISSP
11 2 (0.56%) GIAC
11 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.56%) SSCP
12 1 (0.28%) CISM
12 1 (0.28%) GCIA
12 1 (0.28%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.28%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.87%) QA
2 21 (5.90%) Data Quality
3 11 (3.09%) ISO 20022
4 7 (1.97%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.97%) GDPR
5 5 (1.40%) WCAG
6 4 (1.12%) GRC
6 4 (1.12%) HL7
7 3 (0.84%) ISO 15022
8 2 (0.56%) SLA
9 1 (0.28%) COREP
9 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.28%) DICOM
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%) PMO
9 1 (0.28%) SEPA
9 1 (0.28%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 10 (2.81%) Docker
2 4 (1.12%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.28%) RACF
5 1 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 12 (3.37%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.81%) Ansible
3 9 (2.53%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (2.25%) Terraform
5 5 (1.40%) HP Fortify
6 4 (1.12%) Control-M
7 3 (0.84%) WMI
8 2 (0.56%) Grafana
8 2 (0.56%) 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
1 105 (29.49%) Oracle
2 77 (21.63%) Microsoft
3 37 (10.39%) SAP
4 33 (9.27%) ServiceNow
5 31 (8.71%) IBM
6 25 (7.02%) MuleSoft
7 23 (6.46%) Salesforce
8 17 (4.78%) Workday
9 16 (4.49%) Google
10 11 (3.09%) Databricks
11 10 (2.81%) webMethods
12 7 (1.97%) TIBCO
13 6 (1.69%) Informatica
13 6 (1.69%) WSO2
14 5 (1.40%) Kronos
15 4 (1.12%) Intapp
15 4 (1.12%) Okta
15 4 (1.12%) Pega
15 4 (1.12%) Splunk
16 3 (0.84%) Confluent