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 2 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 48 52
Rank change year-on-year -76 +4 -19
Permanent jobs citing HTML 1,120 3,010 2,551
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.06% 4.71% 5.04%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 15.95% 22.40% 19.05%
Number of salaries quoted 875 1,559 2,142
10th Percentile - £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £83,750 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £51,578 £52,500
% change year-on-year -17.60% -1.76% +5.00%

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 7,020 13,439 13,389
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.94% 21.03% 26.48%
Number of salaries quoted 5,139 8,149 11,052
10th Percentile £36,250 £38,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £66,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% -2.26% +2.31%
75th Percentile £86,250 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £108,750 £106,250
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 2 December 2025.

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 2 December 2025. 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 -72 1,005 £50,000 -9.09% 980
UK excluding London -71 751 £42,500 -17.60% 922
Work from Home -75 359 £55,000 - 305
London -73 308 £67,500 - 278
North of England -48 216 £37,500 -25.00% 217
South East -80 183 £47,500 -17.39% 291
East of England -33 112 £55,000 - 104
Midlands -63 106 £44,000 -9.74% 157
North West -39 105 £45,000 -5.26% 126
Yorkshire -32 85 £30,500 -44.55% 63
South West -72 74 £40,000 -27.27% 78
West Midlands -48 55 £32,500 -38.10% 92
East Midlands -32 52 £47,500 +20.25% 63
Scotland -58 38 £30,500 -41.06% 36
North East -12 26 £30,500 -41.90% 30
Wales -34 22 £60,000 +84.62% 42
Northern Ireland -27 3 £31,500 -21.25% 10
Channel Islands +5 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 74 (6.61%) WordPress
2 68 (6.07%) CMS
3 25 (2.23%) Confluence
4 24 (2.14%) SharePoint
5 13 (1.16%) Umbraco
6 10 (0.89%) Drupal
7 9 (0.80%) Headless CMS
7 9 (0.80%) IIS
8 7 (0.63%) Apache
9 6 (0.54%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 5 (0.45%) nginx
11 3 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
11 3 (0.27%) Joomla!
12 2 (0.18%) ArcGIS
12 2 (0.18%) EPiServer
12 2 (0.18%) Mendix
12 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
12 2 (0.18%) Sitecore CMS
13 1 (0.089%) FileNet
13 1 (0.089%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 30 (2.68%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 27 (2.41%) Adobe XD
3 24 (2.14%) Photoshop
4 17 (1.52%) Microsoft Office
5 16 (1.43%) Adobe Illustrator
6 15 (1.34%) Sketch
7 12 (1.07%) MS Visio
8 9 (0.80%) Microsoft Excel
8 9 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 8 (0.71%) Chatbot
10 7 (0.63%) Adobe Premiere
10 7 (0.63%) InDesign
10 7 (0.63%) InVision
11 5 (0.45%) Adobe After Effects
11 5 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
12 2 (0.18%) Adobe Captivate
12 2 (0.18%) Elementor
13 1 (0.089%) CapCut
13 1 (0.089%) Trello
13 1 (0.089%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 32 (2.86%) Shopify
2 17 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 11 (0.98%) Sprinklr
4 5 (0.45%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.27%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.18%) Adobe Campaign
6 2 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.089%) Magento
7 1 (0.089%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.089%) Sage 1000
7 1 (0.089%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 406 (36.25%) Azure
2 340 (30.36%) AWS
3 267 (23.84%) GitHub
4 94 (8.39%) Serverless
5 74 (6.61%) Figma
6 54 (4.82%) Google Analytics
7 50 (4.46%) GCP
8 45 (4.02%) Power Platform
9 41 (3.66%) Azure DevOps
10 36 (3.21%) SaaS
11 33 (2.95%) Amazon ECS
12 32 (2.86%) Power Automate
13 27 (2.41%) Amazon EC2
14 26 (2.32%) Azure Service Bus
15 24 (2.14%) AWS Lambda
16 23 (2.05%) Amazon EKS
16 23 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
16 23 (2.05%) Entra ID
17 22 (1.96%) Azure Functions
18 21 (1.88%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 189 (16.88%) Internet
2 10 (0.89%) FTP
3 9 (0.80%) HTTP
4 6 (0.54%) Intranet
5 3 (0.27%) AMQP
6 2 (0.18%) DNS
6 2 (0.18%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.089%) Firewall
7 1 (0.089%) Network Security
7 1 (0.089%) SSH
7 1 (0.089%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.089%) X.21
Database & Business Intelligence
1 121 (10.80%) SQL Server
2 93 (8.30%) MySQL
3 70 (6.25%) Relational Database
4 63 (5.63%) PostgreSQL
5 43 (3.84%) NoSQL
6 37 (3.30%) MongoDB
7 26 (2.32%) Azure SQL Database
7 26 (2.32%) Power BI
8 21 (1.88%) RDBMS
9 19 (1.70%) OLTP
10 12 (1.07%) Looker
11 10 (0.89%) DB2
11 10 (0.89%) GIS
12 9 (0.80%) Redis
13 8 (0.71%) Metadata
14 7 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
14 7 (0.63%) NonStop SQL
14 7 (0.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 6 (0.54%) DynamoDB
15 6 (0.54%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 366 (32.68%) Git
2 76 (6.79%) JIRA
3 57 (5.09%) Jenkins
4 41 (3.66%) webpack
5 39 (3.48%) Selenium
6 31 (2.77%) Cypress.io
7 30 (2.68%) JUnit
8 28 (2.50%) Team Foundation Server
9 25 (2.23%) Mockito
10 24 (2.14%) JMeter
11 23 (2.05%) Postman
12 21 (1.88%) Visual Studio
13 20 (1.79%) Axure RP
14 19 (1.70%) WebDriver
15 18 (1.61%) SoapUI
16 14 (1.25%) Babel
17 13 (1.16%) Vite
18 12 (1.07%) TeamCity
19 11 (0.98%) Balsamiq
19 11 (0.98%) Bitbucket
General
1 317 (28.30%) Social Skills
2 196 (17.50%) Multimedia
3 145 (12.95%) Finance
4 132 (11.79%) Marketing
5 129 (11.52%) Analytical Skills
6 128 (11.43%) Law
7 61 (5.45%) Public Sector
8 52 (4.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 46 (4.11%) Retail
10 36 (3.21%) Banking
11 32 (2.86%) Legal
12 22 (1.96%) Advertising
13 16 (1.43%) Organisational Skills
13 16 (1.43%) Publishing
14 11 (0.98%) German Language
15 9 (0.80%) Games
16 7 (0.63%) Manufacturing
17 6 (0.54%) Investment Banking
18 5 (0.45%) Documentation Skills
18 5 (0.45%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 576 (51.43%) Developer
2 193 (17.23%) Senior
3 187 (16.70%) Trainee
4 133 (11.88%) Software Developer
5 132 (11.79%) Full-Stack Developer
5 132 (11.79%) Senior Developer
6 91 (8.13%) Trainee Developer
7 86 (7.68%) Trainee Software Developer
8 72 (6.43%) .NET Developer
9 69 (6.16%) Analyst
10 64 (5.71%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 60 (5.36%) Lead
12 59 (5.27%) Software Engineer
13 55 (4.91%) Designer
14 46 (4.11%) Java Developer
14 46 (4.11%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
15 40 (3.57%) Web Developer
16 36 (3.21%) React Developer
17 34 (3.04%) C# Developer
18 32 (2.86%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 887 (79.20%) CSS
2 305 (27.23%) React
3 214 (19.11%) .NET
4 141 (12.59%) HTML5
5 132 (11.79%) JSON
5 132 (11.79%) RESTful
6 130 (11.61%) AngularJS
7 127 (11.34%) Node.js
8 118 (10.54%) XML
9 97 (8.66%) REST
10 93 (8.30%) CSS3
11 79 (7.05%) Vue
12 77 (6.88%) .NET Core
12 77 (6.88%) ASP.NET
13 61 (5.45%) jQuery
13 61 (5.45%) Web Services
14 56 (5.00%) .NET Framework
15 49 (4.38%) Spring
16 48 (4.29%) GraphQL
17 45 (4.02%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 48 (4.29%) Product Ownership
2 47 (4.20%) Self-Motivation
3 36 (3.21%) Onboarding
4 29 (2.59%) Cloud Native
4 29 (2.59%) Distributed Systems
4 29 (2.59%) Linux Command Line
5 28 (2.50%) Mobile App
6 22 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
7 18 (1.61%) Data Structures
7 18 (1.61%) Social Media
8 15 (1.34%) Greenfield Project
9 14 (1.25%) Algorithms
9 14 (1.25%) Low-Code
9 14 (1.25%) Motion Graphics
10 12 (1.07%) Data Protection Act
11 11 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
11 11 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (0.71%) Graphic Design
12 8 (0.71%) Legacy Code
12 8 (0.71%) W3C
Operating Systems
1 32 (2.86%) Unix
2 27 (2.41%) Windows
3 23 (2.05%) Linux
4 11 (0.98%) Apple iOS
5 10 (0.89%) Android
6 8 (0.71%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.45%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.27%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.18%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 440 (39.29%) Agile
2 302 (26.96%) Mentoring
3 280 (25.00%) User Experience
4 276 (24.64%) Problem-Solving
5 258 (23.04%) Full-Stack Development
6 187 (16.70%) Cybersecurity
7 177 (15.80%) CI/CD
8 165 (14.73%) Front End Development
9 155 (13.84%) DevOps
10 128 (11.43%) Web Development
11 112 (10.00%) Analytics
11 112 (10.00%) Microservices
11 112 (10.00%) UX Design
12 104 (9.29%) Software Engineering
13 100 (8.93%) AI
13 100 (8.93%) Scrum
14 98 (8.75%) Continuous Improvement
14 98 (8.75%) MVC
15 85 (7.59%) Clean Code
16 84 (7.50%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 872 (77.86%) JavaScript
2 337 (30.09%) Python
3 272 (24.29%) SQL
4 214 (19.11%) C#
5 184 (16.43%) TypeScript
6 133 (11.88%) Java
7 97 (8.66%) R
8 73 (6.52%) PHP
9 29 (2.59%) PL/SQL
10 23 (2.05%) Shell Script
11 15 (1.34%) T-SQL
12 11 (0.98%) Ruby
13 8 (0.71%) Go
14 7 (0.63%) Bicep
15 4 (0.36%) ActionScript 3.0
15 4 (0.36%) Apex Code
15 4 (0.36%) Objective-C
15 4 (0.36%) PowerShell
15 4 (0.36%) VB.NET
15 4 (0.36%) XAML
Qualifications
1 191 (17.05%) Microsoft Certification
2 189 (16.88%) AWS Certification
2 189 (16.88%) Azure Certification
3 187 (16.70%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 185 (16.52%) Degree
5 80 (7.14%) Security Cleared
6 52 (4.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (3.48%) SC Cleared
8 22 (1.96%) ISTQB
9 18 (1.61%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 16 (1.43%) DV Cleared
11 13 (1.16%) Master's Degree
12 9 (0.80%) DBS Check
13 6 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (0.45%) A+ Certification
15 4 (0.36%) ISEB
15 4 (0.36%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 3 (0.27%) ITIL Certification
17 2 (0.18%) CCA
17 2 (0.18%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 166 (14.82%) Accessibility
2 76 (6.79%) QA
3 50 (4.46%) WCAG
4 39 (3.48%) GDPR
5 6 (0.54%) PERC
5 6 (0.54%) SLA
6 5 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (0.45%) Data Quality
6 5 (0.45%) Section 508
7 2 (0.18%) HL7
7 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.089%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.089%) CDISC
8 1 (0.089%) DICOM
8 1 (0.089%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.089%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.089%) NCSC
8 1 (0.089%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.089%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 115 (10.27%) Docker
2 15 (1.34%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 86 (7.68%) Kubernetes
2 26 (2.32%) Terraform
3 21 (1.88%) Kibana
4 6 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.36%) Argo
5 4 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.27%) cPanel
6 3 (0.27%) Grafana
6 3 (0.27%) Plesk
7 2 (0.18%) Ansible
7 2 (0.18%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.089%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 321 (28.66%) Microsoft
2 85 (7.59%) Adobe
3 67 (5.98%) Google
4 44 (3.93%) Oracle
5 38 (3.39%) ServiceNow
6 29 (2.59%) Salesforce
7 24 (2.14%) Dynatrace
8 23 (2.05%) Splunk
9 12 (1.07%) Cisco
10 9 (0.80%) Apple
11 8 (0.71%) Ahrefs
11 8 (0.71%) Hotjar
11 8 (0.71%) YouTube
12 7 (0.63%) Facebook
12 7 (0.63%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 7 (0.63%) Screaming Frog
13 6 (0.54%) Atlassian
13 6 (0.54%) HubSpot
13 6 (0.54%) Pardot
13 6 (0.54%) SAP