UML Job Trends in the South West

Unified Modeling Language (UML)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring UML skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 169 147 133
Rank change year-on-year -22 -14 +61
Permanent jobs citing UML 8 42 85
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.16% 1.01% 1.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 1.18% 2.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 17 77
10th Percentile £70,050 £47,603 -
25th Percentile £72,000 £47,683 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £67,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.52% +22.73% +10.00%
75th Percentile £85,700 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,030 - £89,000
England median annual salary £72,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -7.69% +8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

UML falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,639 3,549 4,251
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 71.62% 85.58% 89.57%
Number of salaries quoted 2,498 1,776 3,216
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,454 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +2.94%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,627
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

UML
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing UML relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

UML job vacancy trend in the South West

UML
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing UML.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing UML

UML
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing UML in the South West over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for UML in the South West

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Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UML within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 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
Bristol +15 5 £76,250 +55.87% 6
Dorset -18 2 - - 3
Somerset - 1 £85,700 -
UML
England

UML
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) AWS
1 2 (25.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (50.00%) GIS
2 1 (12.50%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Git
1 2 (25.00%) Maven
2 1 (12.50%) Rational DOORS
General
1 3 (37.50%) Military
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
2 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Architect
2 3 (37.50%) Senior
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Software Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Software Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (12.50%) Lead
4 1 (12.50%) Project Leader
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Architect
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Technical Architect
4 1 (12.50%) Software Architect
4 1 (12.50%) Software Project Leader
4 1 (12.50%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) JavaFX
2 1 (12.50%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Agile
2 4 (50.00%) ArchiMate
3 3 (37.50%) DevOps
3 3 (37.50%) Project Management
3 3 (37.50%) Requirements Management
3 3 (37.50%) TOGAF
3 3 (37.50%) Validation
3 3 (37.50%) Verification and Validation
4 2 (25.00%) AI
4 2 (25.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (25.00%) Configuration Management
4 2 (25.00%) Containerisation
4 2 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 2 (25.00%) SDLC
4 2 (25.00%) Software Delivery
4 2 (25.00%) Software Engineering
4 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
4 2 (25.00%) Systems Thinking
4 2 (25.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) Java
2 1 (12.50%) C
2 1 (12.50%) C++
Qualifications
1 6 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (50.00%) Degree
3 3 (37.50%) SC Cleared
4 2 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (12.50%) AWS Certification
5 1 (12.50%) Azure Certification
5 1 (12.50%) Chartered Engineer
5 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
5 1 (12.50%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) ISO 9001
2 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Docker
1 1 (12.50%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Atlassian
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft