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

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 179 79 53
Rank change year-on-year -100 -26 -22
Permanent jobs citing HTML 1,071 1,582 4,267
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.15% 3.69% 4.34%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 11.64% 19.02% 20.81%
Number of salaries quoted 893 1,025 3,295
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,200 £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% -4.55%
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
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 9,203 8,319 20,500
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.91% 19.40% 20.87%
Number of salaries quoted 6,785 5,628 15,807
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,235 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.86% +10.39% -11.11%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £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 24 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 24 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 -86 997 £50,000 -20.00% 412
UK excluding London -81 783 £47,500 -17.39% 365
Work from Home -69 396 £55,000 -15.38% 201
London -98 231 £59,773 -14.61% 112
North of England -40 229 £40,000 -11.11% 89
South East -28 224 £50,000 -20.00% 99
North West -39 119 £40,750 -18.50% 49
Midlands -67 119 £45,000 - 58
East of England -50 98 £50,000 -24.49% 55
South West -62 84 £45,000 -21.74% 26
Yorkshire -20 77 £37,500 - 29
West Midlands -52 67 £45,000 -5.26% 23
East Midlands -58 52 £55,000 +37.50% 35
North East -20 33 £47,500 -11.63% 11
Scotland -83 17 £30,500 -42.72% 17
Wales -44 9 £45,000 -20.00% 10
Northern Ireland -36 3 £60,000 - 15

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
1 105 (9.80%) WordPress
2 55 (5.14%) CMS
3 45 (4.20%) SharePoint
4 16 (1.49%) IIS
5 14 (1.31%) Confluence
6 11 (1.03%) Drupal
6 11 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
7 9 (0.84%) Apache
8 8 (0.75%) nginx
9 5 (0.47%) Umbraco
10 4 (0.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 3 (0.28%) govService
11 3 (0.28%) JBoss
11 3 (0.28%) Liferay
12 2 (0.19%) CICS
12 2 (0.19%) Headless CMS
12 2 (0.19%) NServiceBus
12 2 (0.19%) Tomcat
13 1 (0.093%) Camunda
13 1 (0.093%) Site Server
Applications
1 24 (2.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 17 (1.59%) Photoshop
3 15 (1.40%) Adobe XD
4 13 (1.21%) Microsoft Office
5 12 (1.12%) Adobe Illustrator
6 9 (0.84%) Chatbot
6 9 (0.84%) InDesign
6 9 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
6 9 (0.84%) Sketch
7 7 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
8 6 (0.56%) Adobe After Effects
9 5 (0.47%) InVision
10 4 (0.37%) MS Visio
11 3 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
12 1 (0.093%) Adobe Premiere
12 1 (0.093%) Elementor
12 1 (0.093%) Siemens NX
12 1 (0.093%) Trello
12 1 (0.093%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 22 (2.05%) Shopify
2 13 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.47%) 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
1 404 (37.72%) Azure
2 348 (32.49%) AWS
3 263 (24.56%) GitHub
4 102 (9.52%) Azure DevOps
5 67 (6.26%) Figma
6 62 (5.79%) Power Platform
7 51 (4.76%) GCP
8 50 (4.67%) Serverless
9 49 (4.58%) SaaS
10 41 (3.83%) Microsoft 365
11 36 (3.36%) Power Automate
11 36 (3.36%) PowerApps
12 33 (3.08%) Azure Logic Apps
13 30 (2.80%) Google Analytics
14 28 (2.61%) GitHub Actions
15 27 (2.52%) GitHub Copilot
16 24 (2.24%) Azure AI
17 23 (2.15%) AWS Lambda
18 22 (2.05%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 22 (2.05%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 193 (18.02%) Internet
2 11 (1.03%) HTTP
3 7 (0.65%) Network Security
4 5 (0.47%) Intranet
5 4 (0.37%) VoIP
6 3 (0.28%) HTTPS
6 3 (0.28%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.28%) Wireshark
7 2 (0.19%) Cisco IOS
7 2 (0.19%) Firewall
7 2 (0.19%) SMS
7 2 (0.19%) SSL
8 1 (0.093%) AMQP
8 1 (0.093%) Broadband
8 1 (0.093%) DNS
8 1 (0.093%) FTP
8 1 (0.093%) iSCSI
8 1 (0.093%) NAS
8 1 (0.093%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 115 (10.74%) SQL Server
2 97 (9.06%) MySQL
3 74 (6.91%) Azure SQL Database
4 57 (5.32%) MongoDB
5 53 (4.95%) Power BI
6 46 (4.30%) PostgreSQL
6 46 (4.30%) Relational Database
7 23 (2.15%) NoSQL
8 21 (1.96%) OLTP
9 14 (1.31%) Elasticsearch
10 12 (1.12%) Amazon Redshift
11 10 (0.93%) BigQuery
11 10 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 9 (0.84%) DB2
12 9 (0.84%) MariaDB
12 9 (0.84%) Tableau
13 8 (0.75%) GIS
14 7 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
14 7 (0.65%) FileMaker
14 7 (0.65%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 309 (28.85%) Git
2 67 (6.26%) JIRA
3 44 (4.11%) Jenkins
4 39 (3.64%) Selenium
5 28 (2.61%) Postman
6 25 (2.33%) Team Foundation Server
7 24 (2.24%) SoapUI
8 19 (1.77%) WebDriver
9 16 (1.49%) webpack
10 14 (1.31%) JUnit
11 13 (1.21%) Axure RP
11 13 (1.21%) Cypress.io
12 12 (1.12%) GitLab
13 11 (1.03%) Bitbucket
14 10 (0.93%) Vite
15 9 (0.84%) Balsamiq
15 9 (0.84%) Mockito
16 7 (0.65%) Cucumber
16 7 (0.65%) Subversion
16 7 (0.65%) TeamCity
General
1 281 (26.24%) Social Skills
2 176 (16.43%) Multimedia
3 128 (11.95%) Analytical Skills
4 106 (9.90%) Marketing
5 86 (8.03%) Finance
6 48 (4.48%) Law
7 43 (4.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 42 (3.92%) Public Sector
9 36 (3.36%) Organisational Skills
10 30 (2.80%) Legal
11 28 (2.61%) Retail
12 27 (2.52%) Advertising
13 13 (1.21%) Games
14 12 (1.12%) Banking
15 8 (0.75%) Local Government
16 7 (0.65%) Health Technology
16 7 (0.65%) Manufacturing
17 6 (0.56%) Aerospace
17 6 (0.56%) Electronics
17 6 (0.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 604 (56.40%) Developer
2 176 (16.43%) Trainee
3 166 (15.50%) Senior
4 132 (12.32%) Senior Developer
5 127 (11.86%) Full-Stack Developer
6 114 (10.64%) Software Developer
7 106 (9.90%) .NET Developer
8 68 (6.35%) Trainee Developer
9 67 (6.26%) Designer
10 64 (5.98%) Administrator
11 58 (5.42%) Web Administrator
12 56 (5.23%) Software Engineer
12 56 (5.23%) Web Developer
13 55 (5.14%) Trainee Software Developer
14 53 (4.95%) Trainee Administrator
15 50 (4.67%) Lead
16 43 (4.01%) Analyst
17 41 (3.83%) Full-Stack Engineer
18 40 (3.73%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
19 35 (3.27%) C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 923 (86.18%) CSS
2 266 (24.84%) .NET
3 256 (23.90%) React
4 115 (10.74%) HTML5
5 108 (10.08%) .NET Core
6 106 (9.90%) Node.js
7 105 (9.80%) jQuery
8 104 (9.71%) Vue
9 103 (9.62%) AngularJS
10 99 (9.24%) RESTful
11 93 (8.68%) ASP.NET
12 90 (8.40%) CSS3
13 83 (7.75%) JSON
14 64 (5.98%) ASP.NET Core
15 61 (5.70%) REST
16 58 (5.42%) SOAP
17 49 (4.58%) XML
18 47 (4.39%) Entity Framework
18 47 (4.39%) Laravel
19 38 (3.55%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 41 (3.83%) Self-Motivation
2 36 (3.36%) Product Ownership
3 29 (2.71%) Management Information System
4 28 (2.61%) Greenfield Project
5 27 (2.52%) Onboarding
6 26 (2.43%) Mobile App
7 25 (2.33%) Legacy Systems
8 24 (2.24%) Cloud Native
8 24 (2.24%) Social Media
9 21 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
10 17 (1.59%) Algorithms
11 16 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
12 13 (1.21%) Distributed Systems
13 11 (1.03%) Graphic Design
14 10 (0.93%) Data Structures
15 9 (0.84%) Digital TV
15 9 (0.84%) Linux Command Line
15 9 (0.84%) Marketing Technology
16 8 (0.75%) Low-Code
17 7 (0.65%) Culture of Ownership
Operating Systems
1 40 (3.73%) Windows
2 38 (3.55%) Linux
3 21 (1.96%) Windows Server
4 8 (0.75%) Unix
5 6 (0.56%) Android
5 6 (0.56%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (0.37%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.37%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.19%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.093%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.093%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 319 (29.79%) Agile
2 292 (27.26%) Full-Stack Development
3 236 (22.04%) Mentoring
4 221 (20.63%) Problem-Solving
5 216 (20.17%) CI/CD
6 201 (18.77%) User Experience
7 169 (15.78%) Web Development
8 160 (14.94%) DevOps
9 149 (13.91%) AI
10 134 (12.51%) Cybersecurity
11 126 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
12 112 (10.46%) Front End Development
12 112 (10.46%) Software Engineering
13 108 (10.08%) Computer Science
14 106 (9.90%) Scrum
15 88 (8.22%) Analytics
16 87 (8.12%) Microservices
17 83 (7.75%) UX Design
18 82 (7.66%) Clean Code
19 75 (7.00%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 733 (68.44%) JavaScript
2 374 (34.92%) SQL
3 311 (29.04%) Python
4 241 (22.50%) C#
5 157 (14.66%) TypeScript
6 140 (13.07%) PHP
7 104 (9.71%) R
8 103 (9.62%) Java
9 34 (3.17%) PowerShell
10 28 (2.61%) PL/SQL
11 20 (1.87%) C++
12 13 (1.21%) T-SQL
12 13 (1.21%) VBA
13 9 (0.84%) Shell Script
14 8 (0.75%) C
15 7 (0.65%) VBScript
16 5 (0.47%) Apex Code
16 5 (0.47%) Bash
16 5 (0.47%) Bicep
17 4 (0.37%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 199 (18.58%) Degree
2 173 (16.15%) AWS Certification
2 173 (16.15%) Microsoft Certification
3 171 (15.97%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 171 (15.97%) Azure Certification
4 74 (6.91%) Computer Science Degree
5 47 (4.39%) Security Cleared
6 36 (3.36%) SC Cleared
7 20 (1.87%) ISTQB
8 18 (1.68%) 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
1 126 (11.76%) Accessibility
2 46 (4.30%) WCAG
3 45 (4.20%) QA
4 34 (3.17%) GDPR
5 15 (1.40%) 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 6 (0.56%) PCI DSS
9 5 (0.47%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.37%) ISO 14001
11 2 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.19%) NIST
12 1 (0.093%) NCSC
System Software
1 98 (9.15%) Docker
2 17 (1.59%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.28%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 58 (5.42%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.49%) 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
1 337 (31.47%) Microsoft
2 79 (7.38%) Adobe
3 46 (4.30%) Google
4 41 (3.83%) Oracle
5 25 (2.33%) Salesforce
6 14 (1.31%) Splunk
7 10 (0.93%) Facebook
8 9 (0.84%) Dynatrace
8 9 (0.84%) iManage
8 9 (0.84%) ServiceNow
9 8 (0.75%) HubSpot
9 8 (0.75%) YouTube
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