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

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 72 53
Rank change year-on-year -105 -19 -19
Permanent jobs citing HTML 1,058 1,700 4,255
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.18% 3.92% 4.41%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 11.84% 19.52% 20.91%
Number of salaries quoted 879 1,179 3,287
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,646 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -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 8,935 8,710 20,349
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.94% 20.06% 21.10%
Number of salaries quoted 6,566 6,131 15,719
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% -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 13 May 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 13 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 -88 982 £50,000 -16.67% 523
UK excluding London -81 772 £47,500 -13.64% 450
Work from Home -77 381 £55,000 -15.38% 233
North of England -42 226 £37,500 -16.67% 114
London -104 221 £60,000 -14.29% 145
South East -38 208 £50,000 -20.00% 124
Midlands -70 124 £45,000 - 65
North West -42 120 £40,000 -20.00% 56
East of England -40 103 £52,500 -20.71% 69
South West -54 83 £45,000 -25.00% 43
Yorkshire -40 75 £32,250 -14.00% 40
West Midlands -52 70 £42,500 -10.53% 23
East Midlands -57 54 £55,000 +37.50% 42
North East -23 31 £47,500 -9.52% 18
Scotland -77 17 £30,500 -44.55% 27
Wales -47 9 £42,000 -11.58% 11
Northern Ireland -36 3 £60,000 - 5
Channel Islands - 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
1 103 (9.74%) WordPress
2 53 (5.01%) CMS
3 45 (4.25%) SharePoint
4 12 (1.13%) Confluence
4 12 (1.13%) IIS
5 11 (1.04%) Drupal
6 9 (0.85%) Microsoft Exchange
6 9 (0.85%) nginx
7 8 (0.76%) Apache
8 5 (0.47%) Umbraco
9 3 (0.28%) govService
9 3 (0.28%) JBoss
9 3 (0.28%) Liferay
10 2 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.19%) CICS
10 2 (0.19%) Headless CMS
10 2 (0.19%) NServiceBus
10 2 (0.19%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.095%) Site Server
Applications
1 18 (1.70%) Adobe XD
2 16 (1.51%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 12 (1.13%) Photoshop
4 11 (1.04%) Microsoft Office
5 10 (0.95%) Sketch
6 9 (0.85%) Chatbot
6 9 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
7 8 (0.76%) Adobe Illustrator
8 7 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
9 6 (0.57%) InVision
10 5 (0.47%) MS Visio
11 4 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
12 3 (0.28%) InDesign
13 1 (0.095%) Elementor
13 1 (0.095%) Siemens NX
13 1 (0.095%) Trello
13 1 (0.095%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 19 (1.80%) Shopify
2 11 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.47%) Magento
4 4 (0.38%) Line 50
5 3 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.19%) Eloqua
7 1 (0.095%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.095%) CiviCRM
7 1 (0.095%) FIS Private Capital Suite
7 1 (0.095%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.095%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.095%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 409 (38.66%) Azure
2 345 (32.61%) AWS
3 266 (25.14%) GitHub
4 99 (9.36%) Azure DevOps
5 64 (6.05%) Figma
6 61 (5.77%) Power Platform
7 54 (5.10%) GCP
8 48 (4.54%) Serverless
9 41 (3.88%) SaaS
10 37 (3.50%) PowerApps
11 36 (3.40%) Microsoft 365
11 36 (3.40%) Power Automate
12 32 (3.02%) Azure Logic Apps
12 32 (3.02%) Google Analytics
13 27 (2.55%) GitHub Copilot
14 26 (2.46%) GitHub Actions
15 24 (2.27%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 24 (2.27%) AWS Lambda
15 24 (2.27%) Azure AI
16 23 (2.17%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 199 (18.81%) Internet
2 11 (1.04%) HTTP
3 7 (0.66%) Intranet
3 7 (0.66%) Network Security
4 4 (0.38%) VoIP
5 2 (0.19%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.19%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.19%) SMS
5 2 (0.19%) SSL
6 1 (0.095%) AMQP
6 1 (0.095%) Broadband
6 1 (0.095%) DNS
6 1 (0.095%) Firewall
6 1 (0.095%) FTP
6 1 (0.095%) iSCSI
6 1 (0.095%) NAS
6 1 (0.095%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.095%) Wireless
6 1 (0.095%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (10.30%) SQL Server
2 94 (8.88%) MySQL
3 75 (7.09%) Azure SQL Database
4 57 (5.39%) MongoDB
5 53 (5.01%) Power BI
6 43 (4.06%) Relational Database
7 41 (3.88%) PostgreSQL
8 25 (2.36%) NoSQL
9 21 (1.98%) OLTP
10 14 (1.32%) Elasticsearch
11 12 (1.13%) Amazon Redshift
12 10 (0.95%) BigQuery
12 10 (0.95%) DB2
13 9 (0.85%) MariaDB
14 8 (0.76%) Tableau
15 7 (0.66%) FileMaker
15 7 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
16 6 (0.57%) Metadata
17 5 (0.47%) GIS
17 5 (0.47%) Looker
Development Applications
1 312 (29.49%) Git
2 65 (6.14%) JIRA
3 43 (4.06%) Jenkins
4 40 (3.78%) Selenium
5 27 (2.55%) Postman
6 25 (2.36%) Team Foundation Server
7 24 (2.27%) SoapUI
8 19 (1.80%) WebDriver
9 17 (1.61%) webpack
10 15 (1.42%) Axure RP
11 12 (1.13%) Bitbucket
12 11 (1.04%) Balsamiq
12 11 (1.04%) JUnit
12 11 (1.04%) Vite
13 10 (0.95%) Cypress.io
13 10 (0.95%) GitLab
14 8 (0.76%) Cucumber
14 8 (0.76%) TeamCity
15 7 (0.66%) Subversion
16 6 (0.57%) Mockito
General
1 269 (25.43%) Social Skills
2 178 (16.82%) Multimedia
3 128 (12.10%) Analytical Skills
4 92 (8.70%) Marketing
5 88 (8.32%) Finance
6 53 (5.01%) Law
7 41 (3.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 40 (3.78%) Public Sector
9 31 (2.93%) Legal
10 27 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
11 26 (2.46%) Advertising
12 24 (2.27%) Retail
13 13 (1.23%) Banking
13 13 (1.23%) Games
14 11 (1.04%) German Language
15 8 (0.76%) Manufacturing
16 7 (0.66%) Electronics
16 7 (0.66%) Health Technology
17 6 (0.57%) Aerospace
17 6 (0.57%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 587 (55.48%) Developer
2 183 (17.30%) Trainee
3 164 (15.50%) Senior
4 128 (12.10%) Senior Developer
5 120 (11.34%) Full-Stack Developer
6 115 (10.87%) Software Developer
7 101 (9.55%) .NET Developer
8 71 (6.71%) Trainee Developer
9 62 (5.86%) Administrator
9 62 (5.86%) Designer
10 58 (5.48%) Trainee Software Developer
11 56 (5.29%) Web Administrator
12 53 (5.01%) Trainee Administrator
12 53 (5.01%) Web Developer
13 50 (4.73%) Software Engineer
14 48 (4.54%) Lead
15 42 (3.97%) Analyst
16 38 (3.59%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
17 37 (3.50%) React Developer
18 35 (3.31%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 900 (85.07%) CSS
2 259 (24.48%) React
3 258 (24.39%) .NET
4 113 (10.68%) HTML5
5 110 (10.40%) Node.js
6 106 (10.02%) .NET Core
7 99 (9.36%) AngularJS
8 96 (9.07%) Vue
9 95 (8.98%) jQuery
9 95 (8.98%) RESTful
10 92 (8.70%) ASP.NET
11 90 (8.51%) CSS3
11 90 (8.51%) JSON
12 62 (5.86%) ASP.NET Core
13 57 (5.39%) SOAP
13 57 (5.39%) XML
14 54 (5.10%) REST
15 47 (4.44%) Entity Framework
15 47 (4.44%) Laravel
16 38 (3.59%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 41 (3.88%) Self-Motivation
2 38 (3.59%) Onboarding
3 36 (3.40%) Product Ownership
4 30 (2.84%) Greenfield Project
5 26 (2.46%) Cloud Native
5 26 (2.46%) Management Information System
6 25 (2.36%) Mobile App
7 23 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
7 23 (2.17%) Linux Command Line
8 22 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
9 18 (1.70%) Social Media
10 15 (1.42%) Algorithms
10 15 (1.42%) Analytical Mindset
11 13 (1.23%) Distributed Systems
12 10 (0.95%) Data Structures
13 9 (0.85%) Digital TV
14 8 (0.76%) Low-Code
15 7 (0.66%) Data Centre
15 7 (0.66%) Podcast
15 7 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 33 (3.12%) Windows
2 32 (3.02%) Linux
3 22 (2.08%) Unix
4 17 (1.61%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.57%) Android
6 4 (0.38%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.38%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.19%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.095%) VMS
8 1 (0.095%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 313 (29.58%) Agile
2 283 (26.75%) Full-Stack Development
3 245 (23.16%) Mentoring
4 216 (20.42%) Problem-Solving
5 206 (19.47%) CI/CD
6 194 (18.34%) User Experience
7 159 (15.03%) Web Development
8 156 (14.74%) DevOps
9 154 (14.56%) AI
10 137 (12.95%) Cybersecurity
11 116 (10.96%) Continuous Improvement
12 109 (10.30%) Software Engineering
13 108 (10.21%) Front End Development
14 107 (10.11%) Scrum
15 106 (10.02%) Computer Science
16 92 (8.70%) Analytics
17 83 (7.84%) Clean Code
18 80 (7.56%) UX Design
19 79 (7.47%) Microservices
20 73 (6.90%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 728 (68.81%) JavaScript
2 364 (34.40%) SQL
3 322 (30.43%) Python
4 235 (22.21%) C#
5 160 (15.12%) TypeScript
6 134 (12.67%) PHP
7 108 (10.21%) R
8 101 (9.55%) Java
9 30 (2.84%) PowerShell
10 28 (2.65%) PL/SQL
11 15 (1.42%) C++
12 12 (1.13%) T-SQL
13 11 (1.04%) VBA
14 8 (0.76%) C
15 6 (0.57%) Bash
15 6 (0.57%) Shell Script
16 5 (0.47%) Apex Code
16 5 (0.47%) Bicep
16 5 (0.47%) VBScript
17 4 (0.38%) VB
Qualifications
1 209 (19.75%) Degree
2 180 (17.01%) Microsoft Certification
3 179 (16.92%) AWS Certification
4 178 (16.82%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 178 (16.82%) Azure Certification
5 75 (7.09%) Computer Science Degree
6 50 (4.73%) Security Cleared
7 38 (3.59%) SC Cleared
8 21 (1.98%) ISTQB
9 18 (1.70%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 11 (1.04%) DBS Check
11 7 (0.66%) DV Cleared
12 5 (0.47%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.28%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 3 (0.28%) Master's Degree
14 3 (0.28%) Numerate Degree
14 3 (0.28%) PMI Certification
15 2 (0.19%) PhD
15 2 (0.19%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 122 (11.53%) Accessibility
2 46 (4.35%) WCAG
3 43 (4.06%) QA
4 32 (3.02%) GDPR
5 13 (1.23%) Data Quality
6 11 (1.04%) SLA
7 9 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.66%) GRC
8 7 (0.66%) PERC
9 6 (0.57%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.47%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.38%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.19%) NIST
13 1 (0.095%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.095%) HL7
13 1 (0.095%) NCSC
System Software
1 90 (8.51%) Docker
2 15 (1.42%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.19%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 57 (5.39%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.51%) Terraform
3 5 (0.47%) Kibana
3 5 (0.47%) Plesk
4 2 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.19%) Ansible
4 2 (0.19%) Argo
4 2 (0.19%) cPanel
4 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.19%) Nagios
4 2 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.095%) Grafana
5 1 (0.095%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 342 (32.33%) Microsoft
2 74 (6.99%) Adobe
3 48 (4.54%) Google
4 37 (3.50%) Oracle
5 22 (2.08%) Salesforce
6 11 (1.04%) ServiceNow
7 10 (0.95%) Facebook
7 10 (0.95%) Splunk
8 7 (0.66%) HubSpot
8 7 (0.66%) iManage
8 7 (0.66%) YouTube
9 6 (0.57%) Atlassian
9 6 (0.57%) Dynatrace
9 6 (0.57%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 6 (0.57%) SAP
10 5 (0.47%) Apple
10 5 (0.47%) Hotjar
10 5 (0.47%) Pinterest
10 5 (0.47%) Red Hat
10 5 (0.47%) Sage