The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southampton requiring XML skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited XML over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
19
23
22
Rank change year-on-year
+4
-1
+21
Contract jobs citing XML
1
2
4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southampton
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 Southampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
14
12
33
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton
12.96%
7.10%
21.43%
Number of daily rates quoted
5
4
23
10th Percentile
£350
£413
£413
25th Percentile
£401
£421
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£450
£510
Median % change year-on-year
+5.56%
-11.76%
+13.33%
75th Percentile
£588
£506
£550
90th Percentile
£610
£563
£660
Hampshire median daily rate
£513
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-2.38%
-4.55%
+6.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
3
2
10th Percentile
-
£66.50
£36.75
25th Percentile
-
£68.75
£37.88
Median hourly rate
-
£75.00
£39.75
Median % change year-on-year
-
+88.68%
-
75th Percentile
-
£78.75
£41.63
90th Percentile
-
£79.50
£42.75
Hampshire median hourly rate
£57.50
£62.50
£70.00
% change year-on-year
-8.00%
-10.71%
+55.56%
XML Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing XML as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
XML Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing XML in Southampton.
XML Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing XML in Southampton.
XML Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing XML also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Southampton region with a requirement for XML.
XML Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
