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 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 51 50
Rank change year-on-year -66 -1 -19
Permanent jobs citing HTML 1,133 2,612 2,751
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.91% 4.88% 4.91%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 16.26% 22.71% 19.84%
Number of salaries quoted 938 1,320 2,307
10th Percentile - £31,250 £36,250
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 £87,500
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 6,968 11,502 13,864
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.75% 21.51% 24.73%
Number of salaries quoted 5,180 6,761 11,335
10th Percentile £35,500 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.70%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £84,056
90th Percentile £110,000 £108,750 £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 12 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 12 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 -58 1,035 £49,200 -10.55% 691
UK excluding London -68 785 £40,000 -23.81% 652
Work from Home -78 338 £52,500 -8.70% 361
London -78 283 £62,500 -7.41% 125
North of England -32 254 £30,500 -35.79% 140
South East -64 197 £50,000 -16.67% 191
North West -26 117 £30,500 -35.79% 67
Midlands -65 109 £40,000 -15.79% 93
East of England -30 102 £55,000 +10.00% 94
Yorkshire -21 100 £30,500 -28.24% 52
South West -68 71 £37,250 -35.22% 78
West Midlands -51 60 £30,500 -40.49% 38
East Midlands -47 50 £47,500 +26.67% 55
Scotland -63 39 £30,500 -40.78% 26
North East -7 37 £30,500 -39.00% 21
Wales -47 11 £42,000 +29.23% 36
Northern Ireland -29 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 (6.35%) WordPress
2 58 (5.12%) CMS
3 26 (2.29%) Confluence
4 22 (1.94%) SharePoint
5 13 (1.15%) Umbraco
6 9 (0.79%) nginx
7 8 (0.71%) Drupal
8 7 (0.62%) Apache
9 5 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
10 3 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.26%) govService
10 3 (0.26%) IIS
10 3 (0.26%) Joomla!
10 3 (0.26%) 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 24 (2.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 15 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.32%) MS Visio
4 14 (1.24%) Adobe Illustrator
4 14 (1.24%) Photoshop
4 14 (1.24%) Sketch
5 10 (0.88%) InVision
5 10 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 8 (0.71%) Chatbot
7 7 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
8 5 (0.44%) Adobe After Effects
8 5 (0.44%) Adobe Premiere
9 3 (0.26%) InDesign
9 3 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
10 2 (0.18%) Adobe Captivate
10 2 (0.18%) Elementor
10 2 (0.18%) Windchill
11 1 (0.088%) Siemens NX
11 1 (0.088%) Trello
Business Applications
1 19 (1.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (1.50%) Shopify
3 5 (0.44%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.26%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.18%) Adobe Campaign
5 2 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.18%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.088%) Magento
6 1 (0.088%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 470 (41.48%) Azure
2 416 (36.72%) AWS
3 362 (31.95%) GitHub
4 80 (7.06%) Serverless
5 70 (6.18%) Figma
6 48 (4.24%) GCP
7 46 (4.06%) Power Platform
8 45 (3.97%) Azure DevOps
9 34 (3.00%) Power Automate
10 33 (2.91%) SaaS
11 31 (2.74%) Google Analytics
12 25 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
13 22 (1.94%) Entra ID
13 22 (1.94%) PowerApps
14 21 (1.85%) AWS Lambda
15 18 (1.59%) Amazon S3
16 16 (1.41%) Azure Functions
17 15 (1.32%) Amazon ECS
17 15 (1.32%) Azure Logic Apps
17 15 (1.32%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 273 (24.10%) Internet
2 9 (0.79%) FTP
3 8 (0.71%) HTTP
4 6 (0.53%) Intranet
5 3 (0.26%) AMQP
6 2 (0.18%) DNS
6 2 (0.18%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.18%) Network Security
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
1 107 (9.44%) SQL Server
2 77 (6.80%) MySQL
3 57 (5.03%) Relational Database
4 56 (4.94%) PostgreSQL
5 38 (3.35%) NoSQL
6 35 (3.09%) MongoDB
7 26 (2.29%) Power BI
8 25 (2.21%) Azure SQL Database
9 21 (1.85%) OLTP
10 14 (1.24%) DB2
11 12 (1.06%) RDBMS
12 11 (0.97%) Looker
13 8 (0.71%) GIS
14 6 (0.53%) Amazon Redshift
14 6 (0.53%) Metadata
14 6 (0.53%) 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
1 418 (36.89%) Git
2 90 (7.94%) JIRA
3 57 (5.03%) Jenkins
4 55 (4.85%) Selenium
5 40 (3.53%) Postman
6 37 (3.27%) Team Foundation Server
7 35 (3.09%) SoapUI
8 32 (2.82%) WebDriver
9 31 (2.74%) webpack
10 23 (2.03%) Axure RP
11 21 (1.85%) JUnit
12 17 (1.50%) Cypress.io
13 16 (1.41%) JMeter
13 16 (1.41%) Mockito
13 16 (1.41%) TeamCity
13 16 (1.41%) Visual Studio
14 14 (1.24%) Bitbucket
14 14 (1.24%) Cucumber
15 12 (1.06%) Balsamiq
16 11 (0.97%) Babel
General
1 297 (26.21%) Social Skills
2 280 (24.71%) Multimedia
3 119 (10.50%) Finance
4 110 (9.71%) Analytical Skills
5 99 (8.74%) Law
6 93 (8.21%) Marketing
7 59 (5.21%) Public Sector
8 38 (3.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 33 (2.91%) Banking
9 33 (2.91%) Legal
10 32 (2.82%) Retail
11 20 (1.77%) Advertising
12 19 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (1.32%) German Language
14 12 (1.06%) Publishing
15 10 (0.88%) Games
15 10 (0.88%) Manufacturing
16 7 (0.62%) Electronics
17 5 (0.44%) Local Government
17 5 (0.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 600 (52.96%) Developer
2 272 (24.01%) Trainee
3 175 (15.45%) Senior
4 172 (15.18%) Software Developer
5 129 (11.39%) Trainee Developer
6 120 (10.59%) Senior Developer
6 120 (10.59%) Trainee Software Developer
7 107 (9.44%) Full-Stack Developer
8 72 (6.35%) Analyst
9 63 (5.56%) .NET Developer
9 63 (5.56%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 57 (5.03%) Lead
11 54 (4.77%) Designer
12 38 (3.35%) React Developer
12 38 (3.35%) Software Engineer
13 37 (3.27%) Java Developer
14 32 (2.82%) Administrator
15 31 (2.74%) Web Administrator
15 31 (2.74%) Web Developer
16 29 (2.56%) PHP Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 908 (80.14%) CSS
2 298 (26.30%) React
3 208 (18.36%) .NET
4 127 (11.21%) Node.js
5 121 (10.68%) AngularJS
6 117 (10.33%) HTML5
7 109 (9.62%) RESTful
8 104 (9.18%) XML
9 100 (8.83%) JSON
10 83 (7.33%) CSS3
11 79 (6.97%) Vue
12 76 (6.71%) REST
13 69 (6.09%) ASP.NET
14 68 (6.00%) SOAP
15 67 (5.91%) .NET Core
16 58 (5.12%) jQuery
17 46 (4.06%) Web Services
18 42 (3.71%) .NET Framework
19 41 (3.62%) Spring
20 36 (3.18%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 52 (4.59%) Product Ownership
2 50 (4.41%) Self-Motivation
3 36 (3.18%) Onboarding
4 35 (3.09%) Mobile App
5 30 (2.65%) Linux Command Line
6 28 (2.47%) Cloud Native
7 22 (1.94%) Distributed Systems
8 21 (1.85%) Data Structures
8 21 (1.85%) Greenfield Project
9 18 (1.59%) Low-Code
10 12 (1.06%) Social Media
11 11 (0.97%) Enterprise Software
12 10 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
12 10 (0.88%) Legacy Systems
12 10 (0.88%) Motion Graphics
13 9 (0.79%) Management Information System
14 8 (0.71%) Cybercrime
14 8 (0.71%) e-Learning
14 8 (0.71%) W3C
15 7 (0.62%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 33 (2.91%) Unix
2 29 (2.56%) Windows
3 22 (1.94%) 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 (0.26%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.18%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 412 (36.36%) Agile
2 387 (34.16%) Mentoring
3 263 (23.21%) Cybersecurity
4 254 (22.42%) User Experience
5 245 (21.62%) Problem-Solving
6 223 (19.68%) Full-Stack Development
7 173 (15.27%) CI/CD
8 158 (13.95%) Front End Development
9 135 (11.92%) DevOps
10 110 (9.71%) Web Development
11 108 (9.53%) Scrum
12 103 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
13 95 (8.38%) UX Design
14 92 (8.12%) AI
15 90 (7.94%) Software Engineering
16 89 (7.86%) Microservices
17 85 (7.50%) MVC
18 81 (7.15%) Analytics
19 77 (6.80%) Clean Code
20 70 (6.18%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 877 (77.41%) JavaScript
2 418 (36.89%) Python
3 270 (23.83%) SQL
4 204 (18.01%) C#
5 165 (14.56%) TypeScript
6 143 (12.62%) R
7 141 (12.44%) Java
8 66 (5.83%) PHP
9 33 (2.91%) PL/SQL
10 17 (1.50%) Shell Script
11 13 (1.15%) T-SQL
12 11 (0.97%) Ruby
13 4 (0.35%) ActionScript
13 4 (0.35%) ActionScript 3.0
13 4 (0.35%) Apex Code
13 4 (0.35%) Objective-C
13 4 (0.35%) XAML
14 3 (0.26%) Bash
14 3 (0.26%) PowerShell
14 3 (0.26%) VB
Qualifications
1 277 (24.45%) Microsoft Certification
2 273 (24.10%) Azure Certification
3 272 (24.01%) AWS Certification
3 272 (24.01%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 199 (17.56%) Degree
5 85 (7.50%) Security Cleared
6 52 (4.59%) Computer Science Degree
7 43 (3.80%) SC Cleared
8 36 (3.18%) ISTQB
9 32 (2.82%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 18 (1.59%) DV Cleared
11 11 (0.97%) Master's Degree
12 8 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
13 6 (0.53%) DBS Check
14 5 (0.44%) A+ Certification
15 4 (0.35%) ISEB
15 4 (0.35%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 3 (0.26%) PhD
17 2 (0.18%) CCA
17 2 (0.18%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 156 (13.77%) Accessibility
2 53 (4.68%) QA
2 53 (4.68%) WCAG
3 30 (2.65%) GDPR
4 6 (0.53%) PERC
5 5 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (0.44%) SLA
6 3 (0.26%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.26%) Section 508
7 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.088%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.088%) HL7
8 1 (0.088%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.088%) NCSC
8 1 (0.088%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 102 (9.00%) Docker
2 14 (1.24%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.088%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 66 (5.83%) Kubernetes
2 29 (2.56%) Terraform
3 13 (1.15%) Kibana
4 6 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.35%) Argo
5 4 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.26%) cPanel
6 3 (0.26%) Grafana
6 3 (0.26%) Plesk
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
1 401 (35.39%) Microsoft
2 69 (6.09%) Adobe
3 53 (4.68%) Google
4 44 (3.88%) Oracle
5 28 (2.47%) ServiceNow
6 24 (2.12%) Salesforce
7 16 (1.41%) Dynatrace
8 14 (1.24%) Splunk
9 10 (0.88%) Atlassian
9 10 (0.88%) Cisco
10 9 (0.79%) Hotjar
10 9 (0.79%) SAP
11 8 (0.71%) Screaming Frog
12 7 (0.62%) YouTube
13 6 (0.53%) Ahrefs
13 6 (0.53%) Facebook
13 6 (0.53%) HubSpot
13 6 (0.53%) Red Hat
13 6 (0.53%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 5 (0.44%) Meraki