HTML Job Trends

HTML (including XHTML, DHTML & HTML5)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring HTML skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 50 53
Rank change year-on-year -77 +3 -22
Permanent jobs citing HTML 1,131 2,591 2,865
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.86% 4.86% 4.85%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 15.80% 22.54% 19.88%
Number of salaries quoted 939 1,311 2,407
10th Percentile - £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.81% - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

HTML 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 7,157 11,496 14,408
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.74% 21.55% 24.37%
Number of salaries quoted 5,299 6,755 11,753
10th Percentile £35,971 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.70%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £109,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £57,500

HTML
Job Vacancy Trend

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

HTML job vacancy trend in the UK

HTML
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing HTML.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing HTML

HTML
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing HTML over the 6 months to 17 January 2026.

Salary histogram for HTML in the UK

HTML
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing HTML within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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
England -60 1,029 £47,500 -14.03% 737
UK excluding London -70 787 £40,000 -23.81% 693
Work from Home -79 340 £52,500 -8.70% 267
London -81 277 £61,250 -9.26% 142
North of England -31 256 £30,500 -35.79% 159
South East -59 196 £50,000 -16.67% 200
North West -36 118 £31,000 -38.00% 78
Midlands -63 113 £40,000 -13.51% 97
Yorkshire -29 100 £30,500 -28.24% 60
East of England -32 98 £55,000 +15.79% 98
South West -75 71 £39,250 -31.74% 87
West Midlands -44 62 £30,500 -40.49% 37
East Midlands -51 52 £51,000 +36.00% 60
Scotland -60 40 £30,500 -42.18% 27
North East -8 38 £30,500 -39.00% 23
Wales -46 11 £42,000 +29.23% 30
Northern Ireland -25 3 £31,500 -30.00% 8
Channel Islands +3 1 £90,000 -

HTML
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:

Application Platforms
1 72 (6.37%) WordPress
2 61 (5.39%) CMS
3 26 (2.30%) Confluence
4 22 (1.95%) SharePoint
5 13 (1.15%) Umbraco
6 10 (0.88%) nginx
7 9 (0.80%) Drupal
8 7 (0.62%) Apache
9 5 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
10 3 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.27%) govService
10 3 (0.27%) IIS
10 3 (0.27%) Joomla!
10 3 (0.27%) Liferay
11 2 (0.18%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.18%) EPiServer
11 2 (0.18%) JBoss
11 2 (0.18%) Mendix
11 2 (0.18%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 30 (2.65%) Adobe XD
2 23 (2.03%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 16 (1.41%) Photoshop
4 15 (1.33%) Adobe Illustrator
4 15 (1.33%) MS Visio
5 14 (1.24%) Microsoft Office
5 14 (1.24%) Sketch
6 10 (0.88%) InVision
6 10 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 9 (0.80%) Microsoft Excel
8 8 (0.71%) Chatbot
9 5 (0.44%) Adobe After Effects
9 5 (0.44%) Adobe Premiere
10 4 (0.35%) InDesign
11 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
12 2 (0.18%) Adobe Captivate
12 2 (0.18%) Elementor
12 2 (0.18%) Windchill
13 1 (0.088%) Siemens NX
13 1 (0.088%) Trello
Business Applications
1 19 (1.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (1.59%) Shopify
3 5 (0.44%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.27%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.18%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.088%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.088%) Magento
6 1 (0.088%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 474 (41.91%) Azure
2 420 (37.14%) AWS
3 374 (33.07%) GitHub
4 83 (7.34%) Serverless
5 68 (6.01%) Figma
6 49 (4.33%) Azure DevOps
7 47 (4.16%) Power Platform
8 45 (3.98%) GCP
9 34 (3.01%) Power Automate
10 32 (2.83%) Google Analytics
11 31 (2.74%) SaaS
12 25 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (2.12%) Entra ID
14 23 (2.03%) AWS Lambda
15 22 (1.95%) PowerApps
16 20 (1.77%) Amazon S3
17 18 (1.59%) Azure Functions
17 18 (1.59%) Azure Logic Apps
17 18 (1.59%) GitHub Actions
18 15 (1.33%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 280 (24.76%) Internet
2 9 (0.80%) FTP
3 8 (0.71%) HTTP
4 6 (0.53%) Intranet
5 3 (0.27%) AMQP
6 2 (0.18%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.18%) Network Security
7 1 (0.088%) DNS
7 1 (0.088%) Firewall
7 1 (0.088%) SSH
7 1 (0.088%) SSL
7 1 (0.088%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.088%) X.21
Database & Business Intelligence
1 108 (9.55%) SQL Server
2 75 (6.63%) MySQL
3 55 (4.86%) Relational Database
4 54 (4.77%) PostgreSQL
5 37 (3.27%) NoSQL
6 32 (2.83%) MongoDB
7 27 (2.39%) Power BI
8 22 (1.95%) Azure SQL Database
9 21 (1.86%) OLTP
10 14 (1.24%) DB2
11 12 (1.06%) Looker
11 12 (1.06%) RDBMS
12 8 (0.71%) Amazon Redshift
13 6 (0.53%) GIS
13 6 (0.53%) Metadata
14 5 (0.44%) NonStop SQL
15 4 (0.35%) DynamoDB
15 4 (0.35%) Elasticsearch
15 4 (0.35%) Oracle Database
15 4 (0.35%) Redis
Development Applications
1 420 (37.14%) Git
2 88 (7.78%) JIRA
3 57 (5.04%) Jenkins
4 53 (4.69%) Selenium
5 38 (3.36%) Postman
6 35 (3.09%) Team Foundation Server
7 33 (2.92%) SoapUI
8 30 (2.65%) WebDriver
9 29 (2.56%) webpack
10 23 (2.03%) Axure RP
11 21 (1.86%) JUnit
12 18 (1.59%) Cypress.io
13 16 (1.41%) JMeter
13 16 (1.41%) Mockito
13 16 (1.41%) Visual Studio
14 15 (1.33%) TeamCity
15 14 (1.24%) Bitbucket
15 14 (1.24%) Cucumber
16 12 (1.06%) Balsamiq
17 11 (0.97%) Babel
General
1 288 (25.46%) Social Skills
2 286 (25.29%) Multimedia
3 117 (10.34%) Finance
4 114 (10.08%) Analytical Skills
5 90 (7.96%) Law
6 85 (7.52%) Marketing
7 58 (5.13%) Public Sector
8 38 (3.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 32 (2.83%) Banking
9 32 (2.83%) Retail
10 31 (2.74%) Legal
11 19 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
12 18 (1.59%) Advertising
13 15 (1.33%) German Language
14 12 (1.06%) Publishing
15 10 (0.88%) Games
16 9 (0.80%) Manufacturing
17 7 (0.62%) Electronics
18 5 (0.44%) Local Government
18 5 (0.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 602 (53.23%) Developer
2 278 (24.58%) Trainee
3 176 (15.56%) Software Developer
4 173 (15.30%) Senior
5 134 (11.85%) Trainee Developer
6 125 (11.05%) Trainee Software Developer
7 120 (10.61%) Senior Developer
8 100 (8.84%) Full-Stack Developer
9 73 (6.45%) Analyst
10 64 (5.66%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 63 (5.57%) .NET Developer
12 56 (4.95%) Lead
13 52 (4.60%) Designer
14 40 (3.54%) Software Engineer
15 39 (3.45%) React Developer
16 37 (3.27%) Java Developer
17 32 (2.83%) Administrator
18 31 (2.74%) Web Administrator
19 29 (2.56%) Trainee Administrator
20 28 (2.48%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 910 (80.46%) CSS
2 293 (25.91%) React
3 206 (18.21%) .NET
4 121 (10.70%) Node.js
5 116 (10.26%) AngularJS
5 116 (10.26%) HTML5
6 103 (9.11%) RESTful
7 100 (8.84%) XML
8 95 (8.40%) JSON
9 86 (7.60%) CSS3
10 79 (6.98%) Vue
11 75 (6.63%) REST
12 68 (6.01%) SOAP
13 66 (5.84%) ASP.NET
14 64 (5.66%) .NET Core
15 60 (5.31%) jQuery
16 44 (3.89%) Web Services
17 42 (3.71%) .NET Framework
18 41 (3.63%) Spring
19 36 (3.18%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 53 (4.69%) Product Ownership
2 49 (4.33%) Self-Motivation
3 37 (3.27%) Mobile App
3 37 (3.27%) Onboarding
4 30 (2.65%) Linux Command Line
5 27 (2.39%) Cloud Native
6 22 (1.95%) Distributed Systems
6 22 (1.95%) Greenfield Project
7 21 (1.86%) Data Structures
8 18 (1.59%) Low-Code
9 12 (1.06%) Social Media
10 10 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
10 10 (0.88%) Management Information System
11 9 (0.80%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (0.80%) Motion Graphics
12 8 (0.71%) Cybercrime
12 8 (0.71%) Digital Media
12 8 (0.71%) e-Learning
12 8 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (0.71%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 33 (2.92%) Unix
2 28 (2.48%) Windows
3 20 (1.77%) Linux
4 11 (0.97%) Apple iOS
5 10 (0.88%) Android
6 6 (0.53%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.44%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.27%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.18%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 402 (35.54%) Agile
2 390 (34.48%) Mentoring
3 269 (23.78%) Cybersecurity
4 247 (21.84%) User Experience
5 242 (21.40%) Problem-Solving
6 212 (18.74%) Full-Stack Development
7 175 (15.47%) CI/CD
8 160 (14.15%) Front End Development
9 131 (11.58%) DevOps
10 105 (9.28%) Scrum
10 105 (9.28%) Web Development
11 104 (9.20%) Continuous Improvement
12 94 (8.31%) Software Engineering
13 93 (8.22%) AI
14 89 (7.87%) UX Design
15 86 (7.60%) Microservices
16 84 (7.43%) Analytics
17 81 (7.16%) MVC
18 80 (7.07%) Clean Code
19 69 (6.10%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 873 (77.19%) JavaScript
2 427 (37.75%) Python
3 271 (23.96%) SQL
4 200 (17.68%) C#
5 164 (14.50%) TypeScript
6 144 (12.73%) R
7 136 (12.02%) Java
8 65 (5.75%) PHP
9 33 (2.92%) PL/SQL
10 17 (1.50%) Shell Script
11 13 (1.15%) T-SQL
12 11 (0.97%) Ruby
13 6 (0.53%) Apex Code
14 4 (0.35%) ActionScript
14 4 (0.35%) ActionScript 3.0
14 4 (0.35%) Bash
14 4 (0.35%) Objective-C
14 4 (0.35%) VB
14 4 (0.35%) XAML
15 3 (0.27%) Go
Qualifications
1 283 (25.02%) Microsoft Certification
2 279 (24.67%) Azure Certification
3 278 (24.58%) AWS Certification
3 278 (24.58%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 204 (18.04%) Degree
5 86 (7.60%) Security Cleared
6 58 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
7 44 (3.89%) SC Cleared
8 34 (3.01%) ISTQB
9 30 (2.65%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 16 (1.41%) DV Cleared
11 10 (0.88%) Master's Degree
12 9 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
13 7 (0.62%) DBS Check
14 5 (0.44%) A+ Certification
15 4 (0.35%) ISEB
15 4 (0.35%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 3 (0.27%) PhD
17 2 (0.18%) CCA
17 2 (0.18%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 156 (13.79%) Accessibility
2 54 (4.77%) WCAG
3 49 (4.33%) QA
4 30 (2.65%) GDPR
5 6 (0.53%) PERC
6 5 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (0.44%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.35%) SLA
8 3 (0.27%) Section 508
9 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.088%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.088%) HL7
10 1 (0.088%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.088%) NCSC
10 1 (0.088%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 98 (8.66%) Docker
2 15 (1.33%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.088%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 61 (5.39%) Kubernetes
2 29 (2.56%) Terraform
3 13 (1.15%) Kibana
4 6 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.35%) Argo
6 3 (0.27%) cPanel
6 3 (0.27%) Grafana
6 3 (0.27%) Plesk
6 3 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.18%) Ansible
7 2 (0.18%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.088%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.088%) Nagios
8 1 (0.088%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 408 (36.07%) Microsoft
2 66 (5.84%) Adobe
3 54 (4.77%) Google
4 44 (3.89%) Oracle
5 24 (2.12%) Salesforce
6 23 (2.03%) ServiceNow
7 16 (1.41%) Dynatrace
8 14 (1.24%) Splunk
9 10 (0.88%) Atlassian
9 10 (0.88%) Hotjar
10 9 (0.80%) SAP
11 8 (0.71%) Screaming Frog
12 7 (0.62%) Cisco
13 6 (0.53%) Ahrefs
13 6 (0.53%) Red Hat
13 6 (0.53%) YouTube
14 5 (0.44%) Facebook
14 5 (0.44%) HubSpot
15 4 (0.35%) Meraki
15 4 (0.35%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud