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 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 328 243 187
Rank change year-on-year -85 -56 -1
Contract jobs citing XML 359 317 443
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.77% 1.13% 1.38%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.59% 4.41% 5.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 257 223 243
10th Percentile £314 £344 £324
25th Percentile £400 £418 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £613 £586 £575
90th Percentile £705 £698 £630
UK median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 24 24
10th Percentile - £31.25 -
25th Percentile - £38.38 -
Median hourly rate £29.07 £43.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.40% - -11.74%
75th Percentile £41.75 £43.75 -
90th Percentile £46.04 £93.13 £72.40
UK median hourly rate £29.07 £42.75 £43.00
% change year-on-year -32.00% -0.58% -11.74%

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 9,997 7,191 7,972
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.34% 25.54% 24.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,576 4,855 5,186
10th Percentile £381 £358 £361
25th Percentile £447 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £518 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.38% -5.91% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £663
90th Percentile £738 £738 £788
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 280 171 157
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.25 £32.10
25th Percentile £53.90 £41.42 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.37% -16.92% +10.94%
75th Percentile £77.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £72.00 £73.85
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £50.72 £65.00
% change year-on-year +28.15% -21.97% +10.11%

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 15 October 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 15 October 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 15 October 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 -50 188 £538 +2.38% 14
South East -62 49 £460 -3.16% 12
Midlands -20 46 £415 -3.26% 3
West Midlands -18 40 £410 -4.43% 3
North of England -82 25 £380 -30.91% 6
South West -30 23 £545 +45.33% 4
North West -61 16 £349 -28.43% 1
East of England -46 12 £525 +7.69% 2
Yorkshire -38 9 £380 -43.70% 3
East Midlands -10 5 £494 +82.96%
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 28 (7.80%) SharePoint
2 17 (4.74%) Confluence
3 9 (2.51%) Oracle Workflow
4 8 (2.23%) Anypoint
4 8 (2.23%) IIS
4 8 (2.23%) Mule
5 7 (1.95%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 6 (1.67%) Apache
6 6 (1.67%) WebLogic
7 5 (1.39%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.84%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.56%) MQSeries
10 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.28%) Apache Synapse
10 1 (0.28%) CICS
10 1 (0.28%) CMS
10 1 (0.28%) Jupyter
10 1 (0.28%) Oracle Service Bus
10 1 (0.28%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 10 (2.79%) MS Visio
2 8 (2.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 8 (2.23%) Windchill
3 6 (1.67%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.28%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 21 (5.85%) Oracle EBS
2 19 (5.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 18 (5.01%) NetSuite
4 15 (4.18%) Oracle Payables
5 12 (3.34%) Oracle Receivables
6 8 (2.23%) Oracle General Ledger
6 8 (2.23%) Workday HCM
7 7 (1.95%) Oracle FAH
8 6 (1.67%) Oracle Assets
8 6 (1.67%) Oracle Financials
8 6 (1.67%) SAP S/4HANA
9 4 (1.11%) Elite 3E
9 4 (1.11%) Maximo
9 4 (1.11%) Oracle E-Business Tax
9 4 (1.11%) Oracle Internet Expenses
9 4 (1.11%) Oracle iProcurement
9 4 (1.11%) SAP FI
10 3 (0.84%) Teamcenter
11 2 (0.56%) Oracle Retail
11 2 (0.56%) SAP CO
Cloud Services
1 108 (30.08%) Azure
2 55 (15.32%) AWS
3 45 (12.53%) Azure DevOps
4 42 (11.70%) Boomi
5 30 (8.36%) GCP
6 22 (6.13%) AtomSphere
6 22 (6.13%) Power Platform
7 21 (5.85%) Azure Service Bus
7 21 (5.85%) Dynamics 365
8 20 (5.57%) Azure Logic Apps
8 20 (5.57%) GitHub
9 19 (5.29%) Azure Functions
9 19 (5.29%) Serverless
10 17 (4.74%) Power Automate
11 15 (4.18%) SaaS
12 13 (3.62%) iPaaS
13 12 (3.34%) Azure Data Factory
14 9 (2.51%) PowerApps
15 8 (2.23%) Entra ID
15 8 (2.23%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 22 (6.13%) HTTP
2 8 (2.23%) FTP
3 6 (1.67%) SSL
4 4 (1.11%) Network Security
4 4 (1.11%) 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
6 2 (0.56%) X.509
7 1 (0.28%) Bluetooth
7 1 (0.28%) DNS
7 1 (0.28%) Firewall
7 1 (0.28%) MQTT
7 1 (0.28%) NAS
7 1 (0.28%) NFC
7 1 (0.28%) SAN
7 1 (0.28%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (12.26%) SQL Server
2 30 (8.36%) Relational Database
3 22 (6.13%) Oracle Database
4 17 (4.74%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (4.18%) MySQL
6 12 (3.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 11 (3.06%) MongoDB
7 11 (3.06%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 10 (2.79%) Oracle Reports
8 10 (2.79%) RDBMS
9 9 (2.51%) Metadata
9 9 (2.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 8 (2.23%) MS Access
10 8 (2.23%) NoSQL
11 6 (1.67%) Data Warehouse
12 5 (1.39%) DataStage
12 5 (1.39%) GIS
12 5 (1.39%) Parquet
12 5 (1.39%) Tableau
13 4 (1.11%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 56 (15.60%) Git
2 41 (11.42%) JIRA
3 26 (7.24%) Postman
4 21 (5.85%) Team Foundation Server
5 20 (5.57%) Jenkins
6 19 (5.29%) Visual Studio
7 16 (4.46%) Selenium
8 12 (3.34%) Gradle
8 12 (3.34%) SonarQube
9 11 (3.06%) JMeter
9 11 (3.06%) Oracle Forms
10 10 (2.79%) Maven
11 9 (2.51%) eggPlant
12 8 (2.23%) Cucumber
12 8 (2.23%) GitLab
12 8 (2.23%) JUnit
12 8 (2.23%) SoapUI
12 8 (2.23%) WebDriver
13 7 (1.95%) Toad
14 6 (1.67%) JDeveloper
General
1 127 (35.38%) Social Skills
2 88 (24.51%) Finance
3 74 (20.61%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (12.26%) Public Sector
5 32 (8.91%) Banking
6 13 (3.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (3.34%) Manufacturing
8 10 (2.79%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (2.51%) Aerospace
10 8 (2.23%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.95%) Aviation
11 7 (1.95%) Retail
12 6 (1.67%) General Ledger
12 6 (1.67%) Legal
12 6 (1.67%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.39%) Front Office
13 5 (1.39%) Investment Banking
14 4 (1.11%) Financial Institution
14 4 (1.11%) Law
14 4 (1.11%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 130 (36.21%) Developer
2 53 (14.76%) Senior
3 39 (10.86%) Architect
4 36 (10.03%) Analyst
5 26 (7.24%) Senior Developer
6 22 (6.13%) Consultant
7 21 (5.85%) Lead
8 17 (4.74%) Data Engineer
9 16 (4.46%) Integration Developer
10 15 (4.18%) Test Analyst
11 14 (3.90%) Solutions Architect
12 13 (3.62%) Business Analyst
12 13 (3.62%) Dynamics 365 Developer
13 12 (3.34%) Software Developer
14 11 (3.06%) C# Developer
14 11 (3.06%) Software Engineer
15 9 (2.51%) Java Developer
16 8 (2.23%) Integration Architect
16 8 (2.23%) Lead Developer
16 8 (2.23%) Oracle Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 195 (54.32%) JSON
2 135 (37.60%) REST
3 129 (35.93%) SOAP
4 62 (17.27%) Web Services
5 61 (16.99%) Middleware
6 57 (15.88%) .NET
7 47 (13.09%) XSLT
8 39 (10.86%) Kafka
9 38 (10.58%) HTML
10 36 (10.03%) OAuth
11 31 (8.64%) RESTful
12 24 (6.69%) CSS
13 23 (6.41%) Swagger
14 21 (5.85%) EDI
14 21 (5.85%) OAuth2
15 19 (5.29%) JWT
16 15 (4.18%) ActiveX
16 15 (4.18%) OpenAPI
16 15 (4.18%) SAML
17 14 (3.90%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 20 (5.57%) Enterprise Software
2 18 (5.01%) Cloud Native
3 16 (4.46%) Product Ownership
4 15 (4.18%) Legacy Systems
5 13 (3.62%) Distributed Systems
5 13 (3.62%) Taxonomies
6 12 (3.34%) Data Structures
6 12 (3.34%) Onboarding
7 11 (3.06%) Management Information System
7 11 (3.06%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 9 (2.51%) CMDB
9 8 (2.23%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 7 (1.95%) Legacy Applications
10 7 (1.95%) Virtual Team
11 5 (1.39%) AI Agents
11 5 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.39%) SCADA
11 5 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (1.11%) Greenfield Project
12 4 (1.11%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 35 (9.75%) Linux
2 24 (6.69%) Unix
3 20 (5.57%) Windows
4 4 (1.11%) macOS
4 4 (1.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (1.11%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.28%) Android
5 1 (0.28%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (31.20%) Problem-Solving
2 96 (26.74%) DevOps
3 95 (26.46%) Agile
4 91 (25.35%) CI/CD
5 67 (18.66%) Validation
6 60 (16.71%) Test Automation
7 45 (12.53%) Continuous Improvement
8 44 (12.26%) Data Modelling
8 44 (12.26%) Integration Patterns
9 43 (11.98%) Stakeholder Management
9 43 (11.98%) Workflow
10 42 (11.70%) Event-Driven
10 42 (11.70%) Migration
11 36 (10.03%) Scrum
11 36 (10.03%) User Acceptance Testing
12 35 (9.75%) API Management
13 34 (9.47%) Data Mapping
14 33 (9.19%) ERP
15 32 (8.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 31 (8.64%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 146 (40.67%) SQL
2 90 (25.07%) JavaScript
3 86 (23.96%) Java
4 69 (19.22%) Python
5 51 (14.21%) C#
6 27 (7.52%) PL/SQL
7 20 (5.57%) Groovy
8 19 (5.29%) C++
8 19 (5.29%) VB
8 19 (5.29%) VB6
9 17 (4.74%) VBA
10 15 (4.18%) VB.NET
11 14 (3.90%) PowerShell
11 14 (3.90%) Shell Script
12 13 (3.62%) TypeScript
13 11 (3.06%) T-SQL
14 8 (2.23%) XPath
15 7 (1.95%) C
16 6 (1.67%) Bicep
16 6 (1.67%) Go
Qualifications
1 113 (31.48%) Security Cleared
2 90 (25.07%) SC Cleared
3 44 (12.26%) Degree
4 22 (6.13%) DV Cleared
5 17 (4.74%) ISTQB
6 16 (4.46%) BPSS Clearance
7 14 (3.90%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 13 (3.62%) Computer Science Degree
9 11 (3.06%) ISEB
9 11 (3.06%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (1.67%) Azure Certification
11 5 (1.39%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.84%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.56%) CISSP
13 2 (0.56%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.56%) GIAC
13 2 (0.56%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.56%) SSCP
14 1 (0.28%) CEH
14 1 (0.28%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (10.03%) QA
2 25 (6.96%) Data Quality
3 17 (4.74%) Accessibility
4 14 (3.90%) GDPR
4 14 (3.90%) WCAG
5 13 (3.62%) ISO 20022
6 4 (1.11%) GRC
6 4 (1.11%) HL7
6 4 (1.11%) ISO 15022
7 2 (0.56%) NCSC
7 2 (0.56%) SLA
8 1 (0.28%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 1 (0.28%) COREP
8 1 (0.28%) DICOM
8 1 (0.28%) GMP
8 1 (0.28%) GxP
8 1 (0.28%) IFRS
8 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 1 (0.28%) PMO
8 1 (0.28%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 15 (4.18%) Docker
2 4 (1.11%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.28%) RACF
4 1 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 19 (5.29%) Kubernetes
2 14 (3.90%) Ansible
3 11 (3.06%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (1.39%) HP Fortify
5 4 (1.11%) Control-M
6 3 (0.84%) WMI
7 2 (0.56%) Netcool
7 2 (0.56%) Netcool/OMNIbus
7 2 (0.56%) QRadar
7 2 (0.56%) Tivoli
7 2 (0.56%) Tivoli Monitoring
8 1 (0.28%) Apache Ranger
8 1 (0.28%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.28%) Grafana
8 1 (0.28%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.28%) Kibana
8 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.28%) vRealize
8 1 (0.28%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 106 (29.53%) Oracle
2 92 (25.63%) Microsoft
3 40 (11.14%) IBM
4 38 (10.58%) SAP
5 30 (8.36%) MuleSoft
6 29 (8.08%) Google
7 26 (7.24%) Salesforce
7 26 (7.24%) ServiceNow
8 22 (6.13%) Workday
9 11 (3.06%) webMethods
10 10 (2.79%) Databricks
11 9 (2.51%) Informatica
11 9 (2.51%) TIBCO
11 9 (2.51%) WSO2
12 8 (2.23%) PTC
13 5 (1.39%) Kronos
14 4 (1.11%) Intapp
15 3 (0.84%) Okta
15 3 (0.84%) Splunk
15 3 (0.84%) VMware