The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring XML skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Sheffield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
182
74
82
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield
27.49%
20.44%
22.97%
Number of daily rates quoted
130
50
60
10th Percentile
£357
£469
£388
25th Percentile
£407
£509
£445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£490
£575
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-14.74%
+9.52%
-
75th Percentile
£538
£634
£650
90th Percentile
£675
£678
£720
South Yorkshire median daily rate
£497
£575
£525
% change year-on-year
-13.65%
+9.52%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
2
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£21.25
Median hourly rate
-
-
£22.50
75th Percentile
-
-
£23.75
90th Percentile
-
-
-
South Yorkshire median hourly rate
-
-
£22.50
XML Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing XML relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
XML Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing XML.
XML Hourly Rate Trend in Sheffield
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing XML.
XML Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 1 December 2025, contractor job vacancies citing XML also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Sheffield region with a requirement for XML.
XML Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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:
