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 31 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 76 53
Rank change year-on-year -101 -23 -17
Permanent jobs citing HTML 1,070 1,653 4,328
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.15% 3.78% 4.29%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 11.48% 19.22% 20.81%
Number of salaries quoted 893 1,082 3,306
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £39,555
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £78,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -17.39% +15.00% -4.76%

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 9,324 8,600 20,793
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.01% 19.66% 20.59%
Number of salaries quoted 6,916 5,765 15,943
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,206 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +10.34% -11.11%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%

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 31 May 2026.

Salary histogram for HTML in the UK

HTML
Top 17 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 31 May 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 -90 998 £50,000 -18.20% 345
UK excluding London -87 787 £47,500 -17.39% 335
Work from Home -73 414 £55,000 -15.38% 140
London -100 228 £59,773 -14.61% 83
North of England -58 224 £43,250 -8.95% 81
South East -31 222 £50,000 -20.00% 86
Midlands -68 121 £45,000 - 58
North West -45 120 £45,000 -14.29% 47
East of England -45 106 £48,760 -26.36% 47
South West -57 85 £45,000 -21.74% 33
Yorkshire -26 71 £37,500 - 23
West Midlands -55 66 £45,000 -5.26% 19
East Midlands -55 55 £55,000 +37.50% 39
North East -26 33 £47,500 -9.52% 11
Scotland -73 15 £30,500 -44.55% 16
Wales -48 11 £45,000 -25.00% 15
Northern Ireland -36 3 £60,000 - 3

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
1 101 (9.44%) WordPress
2 55 (5.14%) CMS
3 47 (4.39%) SharePoint
4 16 (1.50%) IIS
5 15 (1.40%) Confluence
6 11 (1.03%) Apache
6 11 (1.03%) Drupal
6 11 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
7 7 (0.65%) nginx
8 6 (0.56%) Umbraco
9 5 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.28%) govService
10 3 (0.28%) Headless CMS
10 3 (0.28%) JBoss
10 3 (0.28%) Liferay
11 2 (0.19%) CICS
11 2 (0.19%) NServiceBus
11 2 (0.19%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.093%) Moodle
12 1 (0.093%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 26 (2.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 19 (1.78%) Photoshop
3 15 (1.40%) Adobe XD
4 14 (1.31%) Adobe Illustrator
4 14 (1.31%) Microsoft Office
5 11 (1.03%) InDesign
6 9 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
6 9 (0.84%) Sketch
7 8 (0.75%) Adobe After Effects
7 8 (0.75%) Chatbot
8 7 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
9 5 (0.47%) InVision
10 4 (0.37%) MS Visio
11 3 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
12 2 (0.19%) Trello
13 1 (0.093%) Adobe Premiere
13 1 (0.093%) Elementor
13 1 (0.093%) Siemens NX
13 1 (0.093%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 25 (2.34%) Shopify
2 14 (1.31%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.56%) Magento
4 4 (0.37%) Line 50
5 3 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.19%) Eloqua
7 1 (0.093%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.093%) CiviCRM
7 1 (0.093%) FIS Private Capital Suite
7 1 (0.093%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.093%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.093%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 401 (37.48%) Azure
2 323 (30.19%) AWS
3 252 (23.55%) GitHub
4 113 (10.56%) Azure DevOps
5 69 (6.45%) Figma
6 68 (6.36%) Power Platform
7 51 (4.77%) Serverless
8 49 (4.58%) SaaS
9 45 (4.21%) GCP
9 45 (4.21%) Microsoft 365
10 42 (3.93%) PowerApps
11 41 (3.83%) Power Automate
12 36 (3.36%) Azure Logic Apps
13 32 (2.99%) GitHub Copilot
14 30 (2.80%) Google Analytics
15 29 (2.71%) GitHub Actions
16 28 (2.62%) Azure AI
17 22 (2.06%) AWS Lambda
17 22 (2.06%) Azure Data Factory
18 21 (1.96%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 175 (16.36%) Internet
2 9 (0.84%) HTTP
3 7 (0.65%) Network Security
4 5 (0.47%) Intranet
4 5 (0.47%) VoIP
5 4 (0.37%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.37%) Wireshark
6 3 (0.28%) HTTPS
6 3 (0.28%) SSL
7 2 (0.19%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (0.19%) DNS
7 2 (0.19%) Firewall
7 2 (0.19%) FTP
7 2 (0.19%) SMS
8 1 (0.093%) iSCSI
8 1 (0.093%) NAS
8 1 (0.093%) RTSP
8 1 (0.093%) SCTP
8 1 (0.093%) VoLTE
8 1 (0.093%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (11.68%) SQL Server
2 94 (8.79%) MySQL
3 86 (8.04%) Azure SQL Database
4 63 (5.89%) MongoDB
5 59 (5.51%) Power BI
6 49 (4.58%) Relational Database
7 45 (4.21%) PostgreSQL
8 20 (1.87%) NoSQL
8 20 (1.87%) OLTP
9 19 (1.78%) Elasticsearch
10 12 (1.12%) Amazon Redshift
10 12 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 10 (0.93%) BigQuery
12 9 (0.84%) MariaDB
12 9 (0.84%) Tableau
13 8 (0.75%) Amazon RDS
14 7 (0.65%) DB2
14 7 (0.65%) GIS
14 7 (0.65%) Metadata
15 6 (0.56%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 294 (27.48%) Git
2 68 (6.36%) JIRA
3 41 (3.83%) Jenkins
4 36 (3.36%) Selenium
5 27 (2.52%) Postman
6 23 (2.15%) Team Foundation Server
7 22 (2.06%) SoapUI
8 17 (1.59%) WebDriver
9 15 (1.40%) webpack
10 13 (1.21%) Axure RP
10 13 (1.21%) GitLab
11 12 (1.12%) Cypress.io
11 12 (1.12%) JUnit
12 10 (0.93%) Bitbucket
12 10 (0.93%) Vite
13 9 (0.84%) Balsamiq
14 8 (0.75%) Mockito
15 7 (0.65%) JMeter
15 7 (0.65%) Subversion
16 6 (0.56%) TeamCity
General
1 286 (26.73%) Social Skills
2 157 (14.67%) Multimedia
3 130 (12.15%) Analytical Skills
4 106 (9.91%) Marketing
5 81 (7.57%) Finance
6 51 (4.77%) Law
7 48 (4.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 44 (4.11%) Public Sector
9 40 (3.74%) Organisational Skills
10 34 (3.18%) Advertising
11 33 (3.08%) Legal
12 32 (2.99%) Retail
13 13 (1.21%) Games
14 12 (1.12%) Banking
15 8 (0.75%) Local Government
15 8 (0.75%) Manufacturing
16 7 (0.65%) Health Technology
17 6 (0.56%) Aerospace
17 6 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (0.56%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 607 (56.73%) Developer
2 159 (14.86%) Senior
3 155 (14.49%) Trainee
4 130 (12.15%) Senior Developer
5 121 (11.31%) Full-Stack Developer
6 119 (11.12%) .NET Developer
7 111 (10.37%) Software Developer
8 68 (6.36%) Designer
9 60 (5.61%) Administrator
10 56 (5.23%) Software Engineer
11 55 (5.14%) Trainee Developer
11 55 (5.14%) Web Developer
12 54 (5.05%) Web Administrator
13 49 (4.58%) Lead
13 49 (4.58%) Trainee Administrator
14 46 (4.30%) Trainee Software Developer
15 44 (4.11%) Analyst
16 41 (3.83%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
17 37 (3.46%) C# Developer
17 37 (3.46%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 922 (86.17%) CSS
2 282 (26.36%) .NET
3 247 (23.08%) React
4 120 (11.21%) .NET Core
5 117 (10.93%) HTML5
6 108 (10.09%) Vue
7 106 (9.91%) jQuery
7 106 (9.91%) Node.js
8 104 (9.72%) ASP.NET
9 102 (9.53%) AngularJS
10 96 (8.97%) RESTful
11 92 (8.60%) CSS3
12 85 (7.94%) JSON
13 77 (7.20%) ASP.NET Core
14 63 (5.89%) REST
15 56 (5.23%) Entity Framework
15 56 (5.23%) SOAP
16 51 (4.77%) XML
17 49 (4.58%) Laravel
18 42 (3.93%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 37 (3.46%) Self-Motivation
2 35 (3.27%) Product Ownership
3 31 (2.90%) Greenfield Project
4 30 (2.80%) Management Information System
5 28 (2.62%) Onboarding
6 25 (2.34%) Cloud Native
6 25 (2.34%) Legacy Systems
6 25 (2.34%) Mobile App
6 25 (2.34%) Social Media
7 24 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
8 18 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
9 17 (1.59%) Algorithms
10 14 (1.31%) Graphic Design
11 12 (1.12%) Distributed Systems
12 11 (1.03%) Marketing Technology
13 10 (0.93%) Data Structures
13 10 (0.93%) Linux Command Line
14 9 (0.84%) Digital TV
15 8 (0.75%) Driving Licence
16 7 (0.65%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 45 (4.21%) Linux
2 44 (4.11%) Windows
3 25 (2.34%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.84%) Unix
5 6 (0.56%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (0.47%) Android
7 4 (0.37%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.28%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.19%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.093%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.093%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 327 (30.56%) Agile
2 302 (28.22%) Full-Stack Development
3 225 (21.03%) CI/CD
4 224 (20.93%) Mentoring
4 224 (20.93%) Problem-Solving
5 202 (18.88%) User Experience
6 170 (15.89%) DevOps
7 162 (15.14%) Web Development
8 156 (14.58%) AI
9 127 (11.87%) Continuous Improvement
10 121 (11.31%) Cybersecurity
11 112 (10.47%) Front End Development
12 109 (10.19%) Computer Science
12 109 (10.19%) Software Engineering
13 103 (9.63%) Scrum
14 84 (7.85%) Analytics
15 82 (7.66%) Microservices
16 81 (7.57%) UX Design
17 79 (7.38%) Clean Code
18 77 (7.20%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 714 (66.73%) JavaScript
2 393 (36.73%) SQL
3 289 (27.01%) Python
4 262 (24.49%) C#
5 155 (14.49%) TypeScript
6 143 (13.36%) PHP
7 98 (9.16%) Java
8 96 (8.97%) R
9 36 (3.36%) PowerShell
10 27 (2.52%) PL/SQL
11 22 (2.06%) C++
12 14 (1.31%) T-SQL
13 13 (1.21%) VBA
14 10 (0.93%) Shell Script
15 8 (0.75%) C
16 7 (0.65%) VBScript
17 5 (0.47%) Apex Code
17 5 (0.47%) Bash
17 5 (0.47%) Bicep
17 5 (0.47%) VB
Qualifications
1 200 (18.69%) Degree
2 152 (14.21%) AWS Certification
2 152 (14.21%) Microsoft Certification
3 150 (14.02%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 150 (14.02%) Azure Certification
4 75 (7.01%) Computer Science Degree
5 46 (4.30%) Security Cleared
6 35 (3.27%) SC Cleared
7 18 (1.68%) ISTQB
8 16 (1.50%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 9 (0.84%) DBS Check
10 6 (0.56%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.47%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.28%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.28%) Numerate Degree
13 3 (0.28%) PMI Certification
14 2 (0.19%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 2 (0.19%) PhD
14 2 (0.19%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 125 (11.68%) Accessibility
2 51 (4.77%) QA
3 46 (4.30%) WCAG
4 37 (3.46%) GDPR
5 16 (1.50%) Data Quality
6 11 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (1.03%) SLA
7 7 (0.65%) GRC
7 7 (0.65%) PERC
8 5 (0.47%) ISO 9001
8 5 (0.47%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.37%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.19%) NIST
11 1 (0.093%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 100 (9.35%) Docker
2 17 (1.59%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.47%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 56 (5.23%) Kubernetes
2 17 (1.59%) Terraform
3 8 (0.75%) Kibana
4 3 (0.28%) Plesk
5 2 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.19%) Nagios
5 2 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.093%) Grafana
6 1 (0.093%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 338 (31.59%) Microsoft
2 79 (7.38%) Adobe
3 45 (4.21%) Google
4 41 (3.83%) Oracle
5 28 (2.62%) Salesforce
6 14 (1.31%) Splunk
7 13 (1.21%) Facebook
8 9 (0.84%) Dynatrace
8 9 (0.84%) HubSpot
8 9 (0.84%) iManage
8 9 (0.84%) YouTube
9 8 (0.75%) ServiceNow
10 7 (0.65%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 7 (0.65%) SAP
11 6 (0.56%) TikTok
12 5 (0.47%) Apple
12 5 (0.47%) Atlassian
12 5 (0.47%) Hotjar
12 5 (0.47%) Pinterest
12 5 (0.47%) Sage