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 22 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 52 48
Rank change year-on-year -83 -4 -13
Permanent jobs citing HTML 1,116 2,350 3,592
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.62% 4.85% 4.76%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 14.59% 21.82% 20.41%
Number of salaries quoted 924 1,349 3,021
10th Percentile - £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £41,620 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -24.33% +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 7,651 10,770 17,598
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.09% 22.24% 23.34%
Number of salaries quoted 5,622 6,644 14,355
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,209 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.83% +7.66% -8.89%
75th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £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 22 February 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 22 February 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 -74 1,010 £47,500 -20.83% 617
UK excluding London -79 786 £41,620 -24.33% 565
Work from Home -94 330 £52,500 -16.00% 215
North of England -31 265 £30,500 -32.22% 154
London -92 254 £62,500 -7.41% 157
South East -64 199 £50,000 -16.67% 137
North West -38 123 £30,500 -32.79% 73
Midlands -68 115 £42,500 -10.53% 80
Yorkshire -19 104 £30,500 -23.75% 55
East of England -53 86 £55,000 -16.94% 70
South West -87 71 £40,000 -30.43% 77
West Midlands -47 61 £30,500 -41.90% 30
East Midlands -50 55 £55,000 +46.67% 50
Scotland -61 40 £30,500 -44.55% 31
North East -13 38 £30,500 -44.55% 27
Wales -45 8 £36,120 +11.14% 20
Northern Ireland -38 3 £60,000 +20.00% 5
Channel Islands 0 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 76 (6.81%) WordPress
2 63 (5.65%) CMS
3 20 (1.79%) SharePoint
4 18 (1.61%) Confluence
5 12 (1.08%) nginx
6 10 (0.90%) Drupal
7 8 (0.72%) Apache
8 6 (0.54%) Umbraco
9 5 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
10 4 (0.36%) IIS
10 4 (0.36%) Joomla!
11 3 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
11 3 (0.27%) govService
11 3 (0.27%) JBoss
11 3 (0.27%) Liferay
11 3 (0.27%) NServiceBus
12 2 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 2 (0.18%) ColdFusion
12 2 (0.18%) Mendix
12 2 (0.18%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 26 (2.33%) Adobe XD
2 15 (1.34%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 15 (1.34%) MS Visio
3 13 (1.16%) Adobe Illustrator
3 13 (1.16%) Photoshop
4 12 (1.08%) Sketch
5 10 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
5 10 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 8 (0.72%) Chatbot
6 8 (0.72%) InVision
7 6 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.36%) InDesign
8 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
9 3 (0.27%) Adobe After Effects
9 3 (0.27%) Adobe Premiere
9 3 (0.27%) Elementor
10 2 (0.18%) Adobe Captivate
10 2 (0.18%) Trello
10 2 (0.18%) Windchill
11 1 (0.090%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 20 (1.79%) Shopify
2 16 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.36%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.27%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.18%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.090%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.090%) CiviCRM
6 1 (0.090%) FIS Private Capital Suite
6 1 (0.090%) Magento
6 1 (0.090%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 473 (42.38%) Azure
2 433 (38.80%) AWS
3 371 (33.24%) GitHub
4 78 (6.99%) Serverless
5 71 (6.36%) Figma
6 51 (4.57%) Azure DevOps
7 49 (4.39%) GCP
8 44 (3.94%) Power Platform
9 37 (3.32%) SaaS
10 36 (3.23%) Google Analytics
11 29 (2.60%) AWS Lambda
12 27 (2.42%) Amazon S3
12 27 (2.42%) Power Automate
13 22 (1.97%) Entra ID
13 22 (1.97%) GitHub Actions
14 20 (1.79%) Dynamics 365
15 19 (1.70%) PowerApps
16 18 (1.61%) Azure Logic Apps
17 16 (1.43%) Azure Functions
18 14 (1.25%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 284 (25.45%) Internet
2 12 (1.08%) HTTP
3 6 (0.54%) FTP
3 6 (0.54%) Intranet
4 3 (0.27%) AMQP
4 3 (0.27%) Network Security
5 2 (0.18%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.18%) SSL
6 1 (0.090%) Firewall
6 1 (0.090%) iSCSI
6 1 (0.090%) NAS
6 1 (0.090%) SSH
6 1 (0.090%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (9.23%) SQL Server
2 66 (5.91%) MySQL
3 49 (4.39%) PostgreSQL
4 47 (4.21%) Relational Database
5 32 (2.87%) NoSQL
5 32 (2.87%) Power BI
6 25 (2.24%) MongoDB
7 19 (1.70%) OLTP
8 15 (1.34%) Azure SQL Database
9 14 (1.25%) DB2
9 14 (1.25%) Looker
10 12 (1.08%) Amazon Redshift
11 9 (0.81%) RDBMS
12 5 (0.45%) Oracle Database
13 4 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
13 4 (0.36%) DynamoDB
13 4 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
14 3 (0.27%) FileMaker
14 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 3 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 425 (38.08%) Git
2 76 (6.81%) JIRA
3 53 (4.75%) Jenkins
4 48 (4.30%) Selenium
5 30 (2.69%) Postman
6 26 (2.33%) SoapUI
6 26 (2.33%) Team Foundation Server
6 26 (2.33%) webpack
7 23 (2.06%) WebDriver
8 22 (1.97%) Axure RP
9 18 (1.61%) Cypress.io
10 16 (1.43%) JUnit
11 15 (1.34%) TeamCity
11 15 (1.34%) Vite
12 14 (1.25%) Cucumber
13 13 (1.16%) Bitbucket
14 12 (1.08%) Balsamiq
14 12 (1.08%) Visual Studio
15 10 (0.90%) JMeter
15 10 (0.90%) Mockito
General
1 283 (25.36%) Multimedia
2 265 (23.75%) Social Skills
3 121 (10.84%) Analytical Skills
4 97 (8.69%) Finance
5 87 (7.80%) Marketing
6 75 (6.72%) Law
7 54 (4.84%) Public Sector
8 38 (3.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 29 (2.60%) Retail
10 27 (2.42%) Banking
11 26 (2.33%) Legal
12 20 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (1.34%) Advertising
13 15 (1.34%) German Language
14 10 (0.90%) Publishing
15 8 (0.72%) Manufacturing
16 7 (0.63%) Electronics
16 7 (0.63%) Games
17 5 (0.45%) Back Office
17 5 (0.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 602 (53.94%) Developer
2 278 (24.91%) Trainee
3 178 (15.95%) Senior
4 175 (15.68%) Software Developer
5 134 (12.01%) Trainee Developer
6 131 (11.74%) Senior Developer
7 125 (11.20%) Trainee Software Developer
8 114 (10.22%) Full-Stack Developer
9 63 (5.65%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 59 (5.29%) .NET Developer
11 58 (5.20%) Analyst
12 57 (5.11%) Designer
13 53 (4.75%) Lead
14 41 (3.67%) React Developer
14 41 (3.67%) Software Engineer
15 35 (3.14%) Administrator
15 35 (3.14%) Web Developer
16 31 (2.78%) Web Administrator
17 29 (2.60%) Trainee Administrator
17 29 (2.60%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 918 (82.26%) CSS
2 302 (27.06%) React
3 200 (17.92%) .NET
4 120 (10.75%) Node.js
5 113 (10.13%) AngularJS
6 103 (9.23%) HTML5
7 98 (8.78%) RESTful
8 84 (7.53%) Vue
8 84 (7.53%) XML
9 78 (6.99%) JSON
10 77 (6.90%) CSS3
11 64 (5.73%) jQuery
11 64 (5.73%) REST
12 59 (5.29%) SOAP
13 56 (5.02%) ASP.NET
14 53 (4.75%) .NET Core
15 41 (3.67%) .NET Framework
15 41 (3.67%) Web Services
16 37 (3.32%) Laravel
17 34 (3.05%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 58 (5.20%) Product Ownership
2 45 (4.03%) Self-Motivation
3 41 (3.67%) Onboarding
4 36 (3.23%) Mobile App
5 31 (2.78%) Linux Command Line
6 25 (2.24%) Cloud Native
6 25 (2.24%) Greenfield Project
7 22 (1.97%) Data Structures
8 18 (1.61%) Distributed Systems
9 17 (1.52%) Low-Code
10 14 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
11 13 (1.16%) Management Information System
12 12 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
12 12 (1.08%) Social Media
13 10 (0.90%) Algorithms
13 10 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
14 9 (0.81%) Cybercrime
14 9 (0.81%) Data Centre
15 7 (0.63%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
16 6 (0.54%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 33 (2.96%) Unix
2 25 (2.24%) Windows
3 20 (1.79%) Linux
4 14 (1.25%) Apple iOS
5 13 (1.16%) Android
6 7 (0.63%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.36%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.27%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.18%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 386 (34.59%) Mentoring
2 376 (33.69%) Agile
3 267 (23.92%) Cybersecurity
4 249 (22.31%) Problem-Solving
5 248 (22.22%) User Experience
6 221 (19.80%) Full-Stack Development
7 177 (15.86%) CI/CD
8 153 (13.71%) Front End Development
9 131 (11.74%) DevOps
10 108 (9.68%) AI
11 106 (9.50%) Continuous Improvement
12 105 (9.41%) Web Development
13 98 (8.78%) Software Engineering
14 97 (8.69%) Analytics
15 96 (8.60%) UX Design
16 95 (8.51%) Scrum
17 83 (7.44%) Computer Science
18 78 (6.99%) Clean Code
18 78 (6.99%) Microservices
19 70 (6.27%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 853 (76.43%) JavaScript
2 434 (38.89%) Python
3 267 (23.92%) SQL
4 182 (16.31%) C#
5 169 (15.14%) TypeScript
6 144 (12.90%) R
7 118 (10.57%) Java
8 81 (7.26%) PHP
9 30 (2.69%) PL/SQL
10 13 (1.16%) Shell Script
11 10 (0.90%) Ruby
11 10 (0.90%) T-SQL
12 8 (0.72%) Apex Code
13 6 (0.54%) Bash
14 5 (0.45%) C++
15 4 (0.36%) C
15 4 (0.36%) SOQL
15 4 (0.36%) SOSL
15 4 (0.36%) XAML
16 3 (0.27%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 283 (25.36%) Microsoft Certification
2 279 (25.00%) Azure Certification
3 278 (24.91%) AWS Certification
3 278 (24.91%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 211 (18.91%) Degree
5 81 (7.26%) Security Cleared
6 69 (6.18%) Computer Science Degree
7 49 (4.39%) SC Cleared
8 28 (2.51%) ISTQB
9 23 (2.06%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 12 (1.08%) DV Cleared
11 9 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (0.81%) DBS Check
12 8 (0.72%) Master's Degree
13 5 (0.45%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 4 (0.36%) A+ Certification
14 4 (0.36%) ISEB
15 3 (0.27%) Numerate Degree
15 3 (0.27%) PhD
15 3 (0.27%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 151 (13.53%) Accessibility
2 55 (4.93%) WCAG
3 52 (4.66%) QA
4 23 (2.06%) GDPR
5 9 (0.81%) Data Quality
6 6 (0.54%) PERC
7 5 (0.45%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.18%) Section 508
9 2 (0.18%) SLA
10 1 (0.090%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.090%) HL7
10 1 (0.090%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.090%) NCSC
System Software
1 90 (8.06%) Docker
2 16 (1.43%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.090%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 50 (4.48%) Kubernetes
2 26 (2.33%) Terraform
3 10 (0.90%) Kibana
4 5 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.36%) Argo
6 3 (0.27%) cPanel
6 3 (0.27%) Grafana
6 3 (0.27%) Plesk
7 2 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.18%) Ansible
7 2 (0.18%) Nagios
7 2 (0.18%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 389 (34.86%) Microsoft
2 59 (5.29%) Google
3 54 (4.84%) Adobe
4 38 (3.41%) Oracle
5 26 (2.33%) Salesforce
6 13 (1.16%) Hotjar
7 11 (0.99%) Atlassian
7 11 (0.99%) Dynatrace
7 11 (0.99%) ServiceNow
7 11 (0.99%) Splunk
8 9 (0.81%) SAP
9 7 (0.63%) Red Hat
9 7 (0.63%) Screaming Frog
10 5 (0.45%) Ahrefs
10 5 (0.45%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 4 (0.36%) HubSpot
11 4 (0.36%) iManage
11 4 (0.36%) New Relic
11 4 (0.36%) Pardot
11 4 (0.36%) YouTube