The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring XSD skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
XSD 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.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
7,755
8,047
10,642
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK
23.03%
21.99%
22.41%
Number of daily rates quoted
5,127
5,092
7,634
10th Percentile
£350
£350
£363
25th Percentile
£413
£425
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£505
£543
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-6.96%
-1.32%
-4.35%
75th Percentile
£625
£650
£672
90th Percentile
£725
£775
£763
UK excluding London median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
-4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
182
135
192
10th Percentile
£30.03
£25.21
£36.38
25th Percentile
£41.25
£42.50
£46.18
Median hourly rate
£54.00
£65.00
£55.78
Median % change year-on-year
-16.92%
+16.53%
-14.18%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£70.00
£70.00
90th Percentile
£75.00
£74.00
£78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£60.00
£65.00
£55.00
% change year-on-year
-7.69%
+18.18%
-15.38%
XSD Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing XSD relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
XSD Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing XSD.
XSD Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing XSD over the 6 months to 27 October 2025.
XSD Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing XSD.
XSD Top 7 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XSD within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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
For the 6 months to 27 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing XSD 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 with a requirement for XSD.
XSD Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
