XML Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

XML
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Oxfordshire requiring XML skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 28 22
Rank change year-on-year -27 -6 +6
Contract jobs citing XML 3 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 0.66% 1.27% 0.54%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.92% 20.00% 3.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £255
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £330 - £260
Median % change year-on-year - - +116.67%
75th Percentile - - £265
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £460 £475 £375
% change year-on-year -3.16% +26.67% -23.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
Median hourly rate £29.07 £21.90 -
Median % change year-on-year +32.74% - -
South East median hourly rate £29.07 £21.90 -
% change year-on-year +32.74% - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 61 10 26
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 13.41% 6.33% 14.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 4 23
10th Percentile £407 £401 £333
25th Percentile £513 £413 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £444 £475
Median % change year-on-year +21.69% -6.58% +5.56%
75th Percentile £650 £477 £519
90th Percentile £902 £513 £595
South East median daily rate £530 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +11.53% -9.52% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 0
10th Percentile £29.07 - -
25th Percentile £40.16 £20.85 -
Median hourly rate £52.50 £21.90 -
Median % change year-on-year +139.73% - -
75th Percentile £77.50 £22.95 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £69.11 £50.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year +38.22% -18.83% +5.14%

XML
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing XML relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

XML job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

XML
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing XML.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing XML

XML
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing XML.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing XML

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Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 21 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
Carterton - 2 - - 1
Kidlington - 1 £330 - 1
XML
South East

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Google Sheets
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) MS Access
2 1 (33.33%) MySQL
2 1 (33.33%) Relational Database
2 1 (33.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (66.67%) Aerospace
1 2 (66.67%) Aviation
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Administrator
2 1 (33.33%) Applications Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Applications Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) .NET
1 1 (33.33%) Web Services
1 1 (33.33%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
1 1 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
1 2 (66.67%) Data Entry
1 2 (66.67%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Change Control
2 1 (33.33%) Lean Software Development
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Google
3 1 (33.33%) MuleSoft
3 1 (33.33%) Oracle
3 1 (33.33%) Salesforce