XML Messaging Contract Job Trends in Scotland

XML Messaging
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring XML Messaging skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 120 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing XML Messaging 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.063% - -
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.26% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £513 £450 £394
% change year-on-year +13.89% +14.29% +5.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Scotland

XML Messaging 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 Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 391 388 511
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 24.56% 20.82% 21.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 257 353
10th Percentile £365 £354 £388
25th Percentile £425 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £463 £485
Median % change year-on-year +7.68% -4.64% -0.51%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £549
90th Percentile £613 £685 £637
UK median daily rate £501 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -8.95% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 10
10th Percentile - - £26.07
25th Percentile £52.50 £52.50 £55.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £55.00 £57.72
Median % change year-on-year - -4.70% -3.29%
75th Percentile £57.50 £57.50 £70.07
90th Percentile - - £78.00
UK median hourly rate £54.00 £62.50 £58.55
% change year-on-year -13.60% +6.76% -7.44%

XML Messaging
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

XML Messaging job vacancy trend in Scotland

XML Messaging
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing XML Messaging.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing XML Messaging

XML Messaging
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing XML Messaging.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing XML Messaging

XML Messaging
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XML Messaging within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 5 October 2025. 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
Edinburgh - 1 £450 -
XML Messaging
UK

XML Messaging
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) UML
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) SQL