The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring XAML skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited XAML over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
XAML falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
9,965
12,846
20,898
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK
34.04%
29.49%
35.02%
Number of daily rates quoted
6,755
9,122
15,089
10th Percentile
£360
£350
£400
25th Percentile
£419
£425
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£525
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
-
75th Percentile
£638
£650
£675
90th Percentile
£768
£762
£777
UK excluding London median daily rate
£475
£490
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.06%
-2.00%
+3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted
245
487
471
10th Percentile
£22.49
£31.70
£26.25
25th Percentile
£33.91
£46.25
£50.00
Median hourly rate
£62.50
£60.50
£60.70
Median % change year-on-year
+3.31%
-0.33%
+21.40%
75th Percentile
£68.00
£70.00
£70.00
90th Percentile
£85.00
£78.75
£77.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£64.00
£62.50
£62.50
% change year-on-year
+2.40%
-
+26.21%
XAML Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing XAML as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
XAML Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing XAML.
XAML Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing XAML.
XAML Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing XAML 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 with a requirement for XAML.
XAML Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
