UML Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Unified Modeling Language (UML)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring UML skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 365 409 371
Rank change year-on-year +44 -38 -18
Permanent jobs citing UML 137 160 190
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.33% 0.44% 0.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.41% 0.49% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 66 94 160
10th Percentile £49,375 £37,574 £31,500
25th Percentile £54,793 £47,950 £43,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £57,836 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year +18.44% -5.57% +11.36%
75th Percentile £79,375 £68,750 £68,125
90th Percentile £85,700 £77,500 £86,625
UK median annual salary £72,250 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +20.42% -7.69% +4.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,150 32,442 28,807
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 79.27% 88.40% 90.15%
Number of salaries quoted 18,938 14,769 21,448
10th Percentile £27,707 £31,250 £28,290
25th Percentile £33,000 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,778
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

UML
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing UML relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

UML job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

UML
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing UML.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing UML

UML
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing UML in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for UML in the UK excluding London

UML
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UML within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 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
South East +42 52 £67,500 -3.57% 38
North of England +17 29 £63,000 +25.86% 25
North West +27 27 £63,000 +25.93% 16
Scotland +8 22 £85,700 +55.82% 4
East of England +21 12 £51,500 -18.90% 21
Midlands +8 9 £66,250 +20.45% 19
South West -24 8 £80,000 +18.52% 27
West Midlands +18 5 £62,500 +13.64% 11
Wales +11 5 £75,450 - 3
East Midlands +1 4 £85,700 +57.71% 7
Yorkshire -7 2 - - 7
UML
UK

UML
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.46%) Confluence
2 1 (0.73%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (5.11%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 20 (14.60%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 32 (23.36%) Azure
2 12 (8.76%) Snowflake
3 9 (6.57%) IaaS
3 9 (6.57%) PaaS
3 9 (6.57%) SaaS
4 4 (2.92%) AWS
5 2 (1.46%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (1.46%) iPaaS
6 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (0.73%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.73%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.73%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.46%) SpaceWire
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.65%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.92%) GIS
3 1 (0.73%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (0.73%) Geospatial Data
3 1 (0.73%) MySQL
3 1 (0.73%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.73%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 12 (8.76%) ER Studio
1 12 (8.76%) ERwin
2 4 (2.92%) Git
3 3 (2.19%) JIRA
3 3 (2.19%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (1.46%) Maven
4 2 (1.46%) Rational Rhapsody
4 2 (1.46%) Rational Statemate
5 1 (0.73%) Visual Studio
General
1 46 (33.58%) Finance
2 18 (13.14%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (10.95%) Social Skills
4 7 (5.11%) Military
5 5 (3.65%) Law
5 5 (3.65%) Legal
6 4 (2.92%) Health Technology
7 3 (2.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.46%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (1.46%) Online Betting
9 1 (0.73%) Avionics
9 1 (0.73%) Banking
9 1 (0.73%) Games
9 1 (0.73%) Retail
Job Titles
1 48 (35.04%) Architect
2 31 (22.63%) Systems Engineer
3 22 (16.06%) Software Architect
4 19 (13.87%) Solutions Architect
5 18 (13.14%) Software Engineer
6 17 (12.41%) Lead
7 14 (10.22%) Principal Engineer
7 14 (10.22%) Principal Software Engineer
8 12 (8.76%) Data Modeller
9 10 (7.30%) Lead Systems Engineer
9 10 (7.30%) Senior
10 8 (5.84%) Analyst
10 8 (5.84%) Business Analyst
11 6 (4.38%) Azure Architect
12 5 (3.65%) Developer
12 5 (3.65%) Software Team Leader
12 5 (3.65%) Team Leader
12 5 (3.65%) Technical Analyst
12 5 (3.65%) Technical Business Analyst
13 4 (2.92%) Software Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (17.52%) Middleware
2 7 (5.11%) XML
3 3 (2.19%) REST
4 2 (1.46%) .NET
4 2 (1.46%) .NET Framework
4 2 (1.46%) JavaFX
4 2 (1.46%) JSON
4 2 (1.46%) Qt
4 2 (1.46%) SOAP
5 1 (0.73%) Entity Framework
5 1 (0.73%) GraphQL
5 1 (0.73%) WinForms
5 1 (0.73%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 20 (14.60%) e-Learning
2 9 (6.57%) Greenfield Project
3 6 (4.38%) Driving Licence
3 6 (4.38%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (2.19%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (1.46%) Operational Technology
5 2 (1.46%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.73%) Cloud Native
6 1 (0.73%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (0.73%) PMI
6 1 (0.73%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.46%) Linux
1 2 (1.46%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (62.77%) Agile
2 49 (35.77%) Computer Science
3 42 (30.66%) Waterfall
4 41 (29.93%) Configuration Management
5 39 (28.47%) SDLC
6 35 (25.55%) DevOps
6 35 (25.55%) SysML
7 32 (23.36%) Software Engineering
7 32 (23.36%) Systems Engineering
8 29 (21.17%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
9 28 (20.44%) Design Patterns
10 24 (17.52%) Continuous Improvement
10 24 (17.52%) Problem-Solving
11 22 (16.06%) Mentoring
11 22 (16.06%) Open Source
12 20 (14.60%) DoDAF
12 20 (14.60%) Innovative Thinking
12 20 (14.60%) Scenario Testing
12 20 (14.60%) Trade-off Analysis
13 19 (13.87%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 18 (13.14%) SQL
2 16 (11.68%) Ada
3 14 (10.22%) Ada 95
3 14 (10.22%) Python
4 12 (8.76%) MATLAB
5 9 (6.57%) C
6 7 (5.11%) C#
6 7 (5.11%) C++
7 4 (2.92%) Java
8 2 (1.46%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.73%) VB
Qualifications
1 65 (47.45%) Degree
2 56 (40.88%) BPSS Clearance
3 36 (26.28%) Chartered Engineer
4 29 (21.17%) Computer Science Degree
4 29 (21.17%) Security Cleared
5 24 (17.52%) SC Cleared
6 4 (2.92%) Numerate Degree
7 2 (1.46%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.73%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.73%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.73%) CBAP
8 1 (0.73%) CISM
8 1 (0.73%) CISSP
8 1 (0.73%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.73%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.73%) PMP
8 1 (0.73%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (26.28%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 6 (4.38%) QA
3 2 (1.46%) ECSS
3 2 (1.46%) ISO 9001
3 2 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 2 (1.46%) NIST
4 1 (0.73%) COBIT
System Software
1 1 (0.73%) Docker
1 1 (0.73%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.46%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.73%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 20 (14.60%) Sparx
2 10 (7.30%) BiZZdesign
3 9 (6.57%) Microsoft
4 4 (2.92%) Salesforce
5 3 (2.19%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.46%) Atlassian
6 2 (1.46%) Green Hills
7 1 (0.73%) Blue Prism
7 1 (0.73%) Centrify
7 1 (0.73%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.73%) Oracle
7 1 (0.73%) Thycotic