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

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 307 230 151
Rank change year-on-year -77 -79 +42
Contract jobs citing XML 345 322 534
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.76% 1.17% 1.60%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.08% 5.22% 7.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 223 233 275
10th Percentile £325 £358 £363
25th Percentile £400 £415 £429
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £605
90th Percentile £713 £638 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -13.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 20 67
10th Percentile £28.60 £29.71 -
25th Percentile £29.30 £31.25 -
Median hourly rate £39.50 £42.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.95% -2.33% -38.57%
75th Percentile £45.85 £43.75 £51.25
90th Percentile £59.50 £66.25 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £39.50 £41.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year -4.82% -3.49% -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 8,465 6,169 7,332
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.59% 22.33% 21.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,546 4,244 5,071
10th Percentile £365 £350 £360
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 £642 £675
90th Percentile £750 £763 £823
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 248 150 229
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.25 £23.96
25th Percentile £49.20 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% - -10.20%
75th Percentile £73.11 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £80.10 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.44 £50.00
% change year-on-year +19.40% +8.88% -16.67%

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 6 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 6 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 6 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 -49 172 £550 +4.76% 71
South East -49 57 £460 -3.16% 21
North of England -79 42 £390 -13.33% 12
Midlands -33 40 £415 -3.38% 15
North West -62 34 £390 -13.33% 5
West Midlands -43 29 £408 -12.37% 7
South West -43 15 £550 +46.67% 11
East Midlands -1 10 £494 +57.32% 8
East of England -33 9 £450 -18.18% 5
Yorkshire -45 8 £399 -24.05% 7
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 20 (5.80%) Confluence
2 12 (3.48%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.90%) Mule
3 10 (2.90%) Oracle Workflow
4 9 (2.61%) Anypoint
5 8 (2.32%) IIS
6 5 (1.45%) CMS
6 5 (1.45%) WebLogic
6 5 (1.45%) WebSphere
7 3 (0.87%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.58%) Apache
8 2 (0.58%) MQSeries
8 2 (0.58%) Mule ESB
8 2 (0.58%) Oracle Self-Service HR
9 1 (0.29%) CICS
9 1 (0.29%) JBoss
9 1 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.29%) Tomcat
Applications
1 35 (10.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.45%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.29%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.29%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 19 (5.51%) Oracle EBS
2 15 (4.35%) NetSuite
2 15 (4.35%) Oracle Payables
3 13 (3.77%) Oracle Receivables
4 8 (2.32%) Oracle General Ledger
5 7 (2.03%) Oracle Assets
6 6 (1.74%) Dynamics CRM
6 6 (1.74%) Maximo
6 6 (1.74%) Oracle FAH
7 5 (1.45%) Oracle Financials
7 5 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
8 4 (1.16%) Elite 3E
8 4 (1.16%) Oracle Cash Management
8 4 (1.16%) Oracle E-Business Tax
8 4 (1.16%) Oracle Internet Expenses
8 4 (1.16%) Oracle iProcurement
8 4 (1.16%) Summit
9 3 (0.87%) Findur
10 2 (0.58%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 2 (0.58%) Oracle Retail
Cloud Services
1 80 (23.19%) Azure
2 36 (10.43%) AWS
3 35 (10.14%) Azure DevOps
4 33 (9.57%) Boomi
5 22 (6.38%) GCP
6 20 (5.80%) GitHub
7 18 (5.22%) AtomSphere
8 17 (4.93%) SaaS
9 16 (4.64%) Azure Service Bus
10 13 (3.77%) Serverless
11 12 (3.48%) Azure Logic Apps
12 10 (2.90%) Azure Data Factory
12 10 (2.90%) GitHub Actions
12 10 (2.90%) Power Platform
13 9 (2.61%) Entra ID
13 9 (2.61%) iPaaS
14 8 (2.32%) Azure Functions
14 8 (2.32%) IaaS
14 8 (2.32%) PaaS
15 7 (2.03%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.64%) HTTP
2 6 (1.74%) FTP
2 6 (1.74%) SSL
3 4 (1.16%) 3GPP
3 4 (1.16%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.87%) Network Security
5 2 (0.58%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.58%) Internet
5 2 (0.58%) Intranet
5 2 (0.58%) RTCP
5 2 (0.58%) RTP
5 2 (0.58%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.58%) WAN
5 2 (0.58%) Wireless
5 2 (0.58%) XCAP
6 1 (0.29%) DNS
6 1 (0.29%) NAS
6 1 (0.29%) NFC
6 1 (0.29%) SAN
6 1 (0.29%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (9.57%) SQL Server
2 28 (8.12%) Relational Database
3 19 (5.51%) RDBMS
4 15 (4.35%) Oracle Database
5 12 (3.48%) MongoDB
5 12 (3.48%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 12 (3.48%) Oracle Reports
5 12 (3.48%) PostgreSQL
6 11 (3.19%) Metadata
6 11 (3.19%) NoSQL
7 8 (2.32%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (2.32%) Power BI
8 7 (2.03%) MySQL
8 7 (2.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (2.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (1.74%) DataStage
10 5 (1.45%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.87%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.87%) MS Access
11 3 (0.87%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 34 (9.86%) Git
2 32 (9.28%) JIRA
3 23 (6.67%) Postman
4 15 (4.35%) Team Foundation Server
4 15 (4.35%) Visual Studio
5 10 (2.90%) Oracle Forms
6 9 (2.61%) Jenkins
6 9 (2.61%) Selenium
7 8 (2.32%) GitLab
7 8 (2.32%) Maven
8 7 (2.03%) Gradle
8 7 (2.03%) JMeter
9 6 (1.74%) JDeveloper
9 6 (1.74%) REST Assured
9 6 (1.74%) SoapUI
10 5 (1.45%) Cypress.io
10 5 (1.45%) Eclipse
10 5 (1.45%) JUnit
11 4 (1.16%) TeamCity
11 4 (1.16%) WebDriver
General
1 119 (34.49%) Social Skills
2 80 (23.19%) Finance
3 68 (19.71%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (8.99%) Public Sector
5 28 (8.12%) Banking
6 12 (3.48%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (2.61%) Documentation Skills
7 9 (2.61%) Legal
8 8 (2.32%) General Ledger
8 8 (2.32%) Investment Banking
8 8 (2.32%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.03%) Retail
10 6 (1.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.74%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.16%) Advertising
11 4 (1.16%) Front Office
11 4 (1.16%) Marketing
11 4 (1.16%) Military
11 4 (1.16%) Publishing
12 3 (0.87%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 102 (29.57%) Developer
2 48 (13.91%) Consultant
3 38 (11.01%) Senior
4 37 (10.72%) Analyst
5 30 (8.70%) Architect
5 30 (8.70%) Implementation Consultant
6 20 (5.80%) Senior Developer
7 18 (5.22%) Business Analyst
8 16 (4.64%) Data Engineer
9 13 (3.77%) Payroll Consultant
9 13 (3.77%) Software Engineer
10 11 (3.19%) Oracle Developer
11 10 (2.90%) C# Developer
11 10 (2.90%) Integration Architect
11 10 (2.90%) Lead
12 9 (2.61%) Integration Developer
12 9 (2.61%) Integration Specialist
12 9 (2.61%) Software Developer
12 9 (2.61%) Technical Consultant
12 9 (2.61%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 172 (49.86%) JSON
2 122 (35.36%) REST
3 106 (30.72%) SOAP
4 46 (13.33%) Middleware
5 44 (12.75%) .NET
5 44 (12.75%) Web Services
6 32 (9.28%) OAuth
7 30 (8.70%) XSLT
8 25 (7.25%) Kafka
9 22 (6.38%) OAuth2
10 21 (6.09%) HTML
11 20 (5.80%) JWT
12 19 (5.51%) CSS
12 19 (5.51%) EDI
13 18 (5.22%) RESTful
14 14 (4.06%) Swagger
15 13 (3.77%) ActiveX
16 11 (3.19%) OpenAPI
17 10 (2.90%) GraphQL
17 10 (2.90%) XML Schema
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.93%) Product Ownership
2 14 (4.06%) Legacy Systems
3 13 (3.77%) Cloud Native
4 11 (3.19%) Data Structures
5 10 (2.90%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (2.61%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 8 (2.32%) CMDB
8 7 (2.03%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (2.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 6 (1.74%) Legacy Applications
9 6 (1.74%) Taxonomies
10 5 (1.45%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.45%) Credit Risk
10 5 (1.45%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.45%) Derivative
10 5 (1.45%) Market Risk
10 5 (1.45%) Onboarding
10 5 (1.45%) Public Cloud
11 4 (1.16%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 22 (6.38%) Linux
2 18 (5.22%) Unix
3 17 (4.93%) Windows
4 4 (1.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (0.87%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.58%) VMS
7 1 (0.29%) Android
7 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.29%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (27.54%) Problem-Solving
2 86 (24.93%) Agile
3 76 (22.03%) DevOps
4 73 (21.16%) CI/CD
5 58 (16.81%) Validation
6 56 (16.23%) Workflow
7 46 (13.33%) Migration
8 43 (12.46%) Integration Patterns
9 42 (12.17%) Data Modelling
10 35 (10.14%) Data Mapping
10 35 (10.14%) User Acceptance Testing
11 33 (9.57%) Scrum
11 33 (9.57%) Test Automation
12 32 (9.28%) API Management
12 32 (9.28%) Stakeholder Management
13 31 (8.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 30 (8.70%) Event-Driven
15 27 (7.83%) Continuous Improvement
15 27 (7.83%) ERP
16 26 (7.54%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 153 (44.35%) SQL
2 57 (16.52%) Java
2 57 (16.52%) JavaScript
3 51 (14.78%) Python
4 39 (11.30%) C#
5 37 (10.72%) T-SQL
6 28 (8.12%) PL/SQL
7 18 (5.22%) C++
7 18 (5.22%) Groovy
8 16 (4.64%) VB
8 16 (4.64%) VB6
9 15 (4.35%) VBA
10 12 (3.48%) PowerShell
11 10 (2.90%) VB.NET
12 7 (2.03%) Bicep
13 6 (1.74%) Shell Script
13 6 (1.74%) XPath
14 5 (1.45%) ABAP
14 5 (1.45%) R
15 4 (1.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 83 (24.06%) Security Cleared
2 64 (18.55%) SC Cleared
3 24 (6.96%) Degree
4 11 (3.19%) DV Cleared
4 11 (3.19%) ISTQB
5 10 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (2.90%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 6 (1.74%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.74%) DBS Check
7 5 (1.45%) ISEB
8 4 (1.16%) TOGAF Certification
9 3 (0.87%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.58%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.58%) CISSP
10 2 (0.58%) GIAC
10 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.58%) SSCP
11 1 (0.29%) CEH
11 1 (0.29%) CISM
11 1 (0.29%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (7.83%) QA
2 20 (5.80%) Data Quality
3 9 (2.61%) ISO 20022
4 7 (2.03%) Accessibility
4 7 (2.03%) GDPR
5 5 (1.45%) WCAG
6 4 (1.16%) GRC
6 4 (1.16%) HL7
7 3 (0.87%) ISO 15022
8 2 (0.58%) SLA
9 1 (0.29%) COREP
9 1 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.29%) DICOM
9 1 (0.29%) FINREP
9 1 (0.29%) IFRS
9 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.29%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.29%) PMO
9 1 (0.29%) SEPA
9 1 (0.29%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 9 (2.61%) Docker
2 4 (1.16%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.29%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.29%) RACF
Systems Management
1 11 (3.19%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.61%) Ansible
2 9 (2.61%) Single Sign-On
3 8 (2.32%) Terraform
4 3 (0.87%) WMI
5 2 (0.58%) Grafana
5 2 (0.58%) QRadar
6 1 (0.29%) Apache Ranger
6 1 (0.29%) CloudHub
6 1 (0.29%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.29%) vRealize
6 1 (0.29%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 98 (28.41%) Oracle
2 75 (21.74%) Microsoft
3 32 (9.28%) ServiceNow
4 27 (7.83%) SAP
5 23 (6.67%) MuleSoft
6 22 (6.38%) IBM
7 21 (6.09%) Salesforce
8 15 (4.35%) Workday
9 14 (4.06%) Google
10 10 (2.90%) webMethods
11 8 (2.32%) Databricks
12 6 (1.74%) TIBCO
13 5 (1.45%) Informatica
13 5 (1.45%) Kronos
13 5 (1.45%) WSO2
14 4 (1.16%) Atlassian
14 4 (1.16%) Dell
14 4 (1.16%) Intapp
14 4 (1.16%) Okta
14 4 (1.16%) Pega