XML Job Trends in Dorset

XML
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring XML skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 44 41
Rank change year-on-year -1 -3 +42
Permanent jobs citing XML 2 5 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.44% 1.31% 1.64%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.65% 3.97% 4.51%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £47,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £50,000 £38,750
Median % change year-on-year - +29.03% -13.89%
75th Percentile - £52,500 £59,375
90th Percentile - - £64,375
South West median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +42.11% -5.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Dorset

XML falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 43 126 133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 9.37% 32.90% 36.34%
Number of salaries quoted 22 72 127
10th Percentile £40,125 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £44,625 £44,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,625 £56,563 £62,500
90th Percentile £74,875 £61,125 £67,500
South West median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +5.26% +3.86%

XML
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing XML relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

XML job vacancy trend in Dorset

XML
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing XML.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing XML

XML
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Poole -8 1 - - 1
Weymouth - 1 - -
XML
South West

XML
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Data Vault
General
1 2 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Author
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Technical Author
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Author
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Management
1 2 (100.00%) Document Management
1 2 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
1 2 (100.00%) HND