XML Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

XML
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring XML skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 37 23
Rank change year-on-year - -14 +17
Contract jobs citing XML 0 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear - 0.46% 2.22%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category - 1.69% 8.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £410
25th Percentile - - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £575 £423
Median % change year-on-year - +35.93% -39.57%
75th Percentile - - £429
90th Percentile - - £430
North East median daily rate - £575 £423
% change year-on-year - +35.93% -34.92%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 71 59 50
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 21.39% 27.31% 27.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 41 37
10th Percentile £361 £335 £340
25th Percentile £406 £358 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -13.64% -
75th Percentile £575 £590 £625
90th Percentile £600 £650 £720
North East median daily rate £475 £470 £540
% change year-on-year +1.06% -12.96% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £46.53 - -
25th Percentile £49.56 - -
Median hourly rate £53.75 - -
75th Percentile £55.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median hourly rate £53.75 £46.18 £46.18
% change year-on-year +16.39% - -5.76%

XML
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

XML job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

XML
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing XML.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing XML

XML
Hourly Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing XML.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing XML