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

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 50 52
Rank change year-on-year -65 +2 -21
Permanent jobs citing HTML 1,160 2,652 2,585
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.96% 4.89% 4.87%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 16.56% 22.80% 19.47%
Number of salaries quoted 950 1,358 2,147
10th Percentile - £31,250 £36,650
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £73,750
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 7,003 11,630 13,276
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.83% 21.44% 25.04%
Number of salaries quoted 5,216 6,850 10,784
10th Percentile £35,000 £39,250 £41,250
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 £85,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £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 5 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 5 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 -56 1,059 £47,500 -16.67% 1,037
UK excluding London -67 801 £40,000 -23.81% 985
Work from Home -76 347 £52,500 -8.70% 467
London -73 292 £62,500 -7.41% 175
North of England -30 256 £30,500 -39.00% 230
South East -63 206 £50,000 -16.67% 257
North West -31 119 £31,500 -35.38% 99
East of England -27 107 £55,000 +10.00% 150
Midlands -69 106 £40,000 -15.79% 182
Yorkshire -18 101 £30,500 -39.00% 106
South West -71 73 £39,250 -31.74% 102
West Midlands -52 61 £30,500 -41.90% 92
East Midlands -55 46 £46,250 +23.33% 83
Scotland -59 39 £30,500 -43.52% 45
North East -2 36 £30,500 -41.90% 28
Wales -44 12 £46,000 +41.54% 29
Northern Ireland -22 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 74 (6.38%) WordPress
2 60 (5.17%) CMS
3 26 (2.24%) Confluence
4 23 (1.98%) SharePoint
5 13 (1.12%) Umbraco
6 9 (0.78%) nginx
7 8 (0.69%) Drupal
8 7 (0.60%) Apache
9 4 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
10 3 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.26%) Headless CMS
10 3 (0.26%) IIS
10 3 (0.26%) Joomla!
10 3 (0.26%) Liferay
11 2 (0.17%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.17%) EPiServer
11 2 (0.17%) JBoss
11 2 (0.17%) Mendix
11 2 (0.17%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 30 (2.59%) Adobe XD
2 24 (2.07%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 15 (1.29%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (1.29%) MS Visio
3 15 (1.29%) Photoshop
3 15 (1.29%) Sketch
4 14 (1.21%) Adobe Illustrator
5 10 (0.86%) InVision
5 10 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 8 (0.69%) Chatbot
6 8 (0.69%) Microsoft Excel
7 5 (0.43%) Adobe After Effects
7 5 (0.43%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.26%) InDesign
10 2 (0.17%) Adobe Captivate
10 2 (0.17%) Elementor
10 2 (0.17%) Windchill
11 1 (0.086%) Siemens NX
11 1 (0.086%) Trello
Business Applications
1 20 (1.72%) Shopify
2 19 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.43%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.26%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.17%) Adobe Campaign
5 2 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.17%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.086%) Magento
6 1 (0.086%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 485 (41.81%) Azure
2 424 (36.55%) AWS
3 360 (31.03%) GitHub
4 82 (7.07%) Serverless
5 72 (6.21%) Figma
6 55 (4.74%) GCP
7 47 (4.05%) Power Platform
8 45 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
9 35 (3.02%) Google Analytics
10 34 (2.93%) Power Automate
11 33 (2.84%) SaaS
12 25 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
13 23 (1.98%) Entra ID
14 22 (1.90%) PowerApps
15 20 (1.72%) AWS Lambda
16 18 (1.55%) Amazon ECS
16 18 (1.55%) Azure Functions
17 17 (1.47%) Amazon S3
17 17 (1.47%) Azure Logic Apps
18 15 (1.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 273 (23.53%) Internet
2 11 (0.95%) FTP
3 9 (0.78%) HTTP
4 6 (0.52%) Intranet
5 3 (0.26%) AMQP
6 2 (0.17%) DNS
6 2 (0.17%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.17%) Network Security
7 1 (0.086%) Firewall
7 1 (0.086%) SSH
7 1 (0.086%) SSL
7 1 (0.086%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.086%) X.21
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (9.66%) SQL Server
2 82 (7.07%) MySQL
3 59 (5.09%) Relational Database
4 58 (5.00%) PostgreSQL
5 42 (3.62%) NoSQL
6 33 (2.84%) MongoDB
7 26 (2.24%) Power BI
8 23 (1.98%) Azure SQL Database
9 21 (1.81%) OLTP
10 14 (1.21%) DB2
11 13 (1.12%) RDBMS
12 11 (0.95%) Looker
13 8 (0.69%) GIS
14 7 (0.60%) Metadata
15 6 (0.52%) NonStop SQL
16 5 (0.43%) Amazon Redshift
16 5 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
16 5 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
17 4 (0.34%) Oracle Database
17 4 (0.34%) Redis
Development Applications
1 433 (37.33%) Git
2 92 (7.93%) JIRA
3 57 (4.91%) Jenkins
4 56 (4.83%) Selenium
5 40 (3.45%) Postman
6 38 (3.28%) Team Foundation Server
7 35 (3.02%) SoapUI
8 33 (2.84%) WebDriver
9 32 (2.76%) webpack
10 23 (1.98%) Axure RP
11 22 (1.90%) JUnit
12 19 (1.64%) Cypress.io
13 17 (1.47%) JMeter
13 17 (1.47%) Mockito
14 16 (1.38%) TeamCity
14 16 (1.38%) Visual Studio
15 14 (1.21%) Bitbucket
15 14 (1.21%) Cucumber
16 12 (1.03%) Babel
16 12 (1.03%) Balsamiq
General
1 311 (26.81%) Social Skills
2 280 (24.14%) Multimedia
3 125 (10.78%) Finance
4 114 (9.83%) Analytical Skills
5 109 (9.40%) Law
6 104 (8.97%) Marketing
7 60 (5.17%) Public Sector
8 38 (3.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 34 (2.93%) Legal
10 33 (2.84%) Banking
10 33 (2.84%) Retail
11 20 (1.72%) Advertising
12 19 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (1.29%) German Language
14 14 (1.21%) Publishing
15 11 (0.95%) Games
15 11 (0.95%) Manufacturing
16 7 (0.60%) Electronics
17 5 (0.43%) Pharmaceutical
17 5 (0.43%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 617 (53.19%) Developer
2 272 (23.45%) Trainee
3 189 (16.29%) Senior
4 173 (14.91%) Software Developer
5 131 (11.29%) Senior Developer
6 129 (11.12%) Trainee Developer
7 121 (10.43%) Full-Stack Developer
8 120 (10.34%) Trainee Software Developer
9 74 (6.38%) Analyst
10 65 (5.60%) .NET Developer
11 62 (5.34%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 56 (4.83%) Lead
13 54 (4.66%) Designer
14 39 (3.36%) Web Developer
15 38 (3.28%) Java Developer
15 38 (3.28%) Software Engineer
16 36 (3.10%) React Developer
17 32 (2.76%) Administrator
17 32 (2.76%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
18 31 (2.67%) Web Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 928 (80.00%) CSS
2 308 (26.55%) React
3 216 (18.62%) .NET
4 133 (11.47%) Node.js
5 125 (10.78%) AngularJS
6 123 (10.60%) RESTful
7 122 (10.52%) HTML5
8 108 (9.31%) JSON
8 108 (9.31%) XML
9 86 (7.41%) CSS3
10 82 (7.07%) REST
11 79 (6.81%) Vue
12 70 (6.03%) .NET Core
13 69 (5.95%) SOAP
14 68 (5.86%) ASP.NET
15 58 (5.00%) jQuery
16 52 (4.48%) Web Services
17 49 (4.22%) .NET Framework
18 42 (3.62%) Spring
19 37 (3.19%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 52 (4.48%) Product Ownership
1 52 (4.48%) Self-Motivation
2 37 (3.19%) Onboarding
3 34 (2.93%) Mobile App
4 31 (2.67%) Linux Command Line
5 29 (2.50%) Cloud Native
6 23 (1.98%) Distributed Systems
7 21 (1.81%) Data Structures
7 21 (1.81%) Greenfield Project
8 17 (1.47%) Low-Code
9 12 (1.03%) Social Media
10 11 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (0.86%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (0.86%) Motion Graphics
12 9 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (0.69%) Cybercrime
13 8 (0.69%) e-Learning
13 8 (0.69%) Management Information System
13 8 (0.69%) W3C
14 7 (0.60%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 34 (2.93%) Unix
2 29 (2.50%) Windows
3 23 (1.98%) Linux
4 11 (0.95%) Apple iOS
5 10 (0.86%) Android
6 6 (0.52%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.43%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.26%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.17%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 428 (36.90%) Agile
2 391 (33.71%) Mentoring
3 270 (23.28%) User Experience
4 265 (22.84%) Cybersecurity
5 261 (22.50%) Problem-Solving
6 236 (20.34%) Full-Stack Development
7 183 (15.78%) CI/CD
8 161 (13.88%) Front End Development
9 150 (12.93%) DevOps
10 123 (10.60%) Web Development
11 109 (9.40%) Scrum
12 107 (9.22%) UX Design
13 104 (8.97%) Continuous Improvement
14 95 (8.19%) AI
15 94 (8.10%) Microservices
16 90 (7.76%) Software Engineering
17 87 (7.50%) MVC
18 86 (7.41%) Analytics
19 81 (6.98%) Clean Code
20 72 (6.21%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 898 (77.41%) JavaScript
2 419 (36.12%) Python
3 274 (23.62%) SQL
4 212 (18.28%) C#
5 169 (14.57%) TypeScript
6 144 (12.41%) R
7 143 (12.33%) Java
8 69 (5.95%) PHP
9 33 (2.84%) PL/SQL
10 18 (1.55%) Shell Script
11 13 (1.12%) T-SQL
12 11 (0.95%) Ruby
13 4 (0.34%) ActionScript
13 4 (0.34%) ActionScript 3.0
13 4 (0.34%) Apex Code
13 4 (0.34%) Bash
13 4 (0.34%) Bicep
13 4 (0.34%) Go
13 4 (0.34%) Objective-C
13 4 (0.34%) XAML
Qualifications
1 277 (23.88%) Microsoft Certification
2 273 (23.53%) Azure Certification
3 272 (23.45%) AWS Certification
3 272 (23.45%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 202 (17.41%) Degree
5 87 (7.50%) Security Cleared
6 53 (4.57%) Computer Science Degree
7 44 (3.79%) SC Cleared
8 37 (3.19%) ISTQB
9 33 (2.84%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 18 (1.55%) DV Cleared
11 13 (1.12%) Master's Degree
12 8 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
13 6 (0.52%) DBS Check
14 5 (0.43%) A+ Certification
15 4 (0.34%) ISEB
15 4 (0.34%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
16 3 (0.26%) ITIL Certification
16 3 (0.26%) PhD
17 2 (0.17%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 159 (13.71%) Accessibility
2 65 (5.60%) QA
3 52 (4.48%) WCAG
4 32 (2.76%) GDPR
5 6 (0.52%) PERC
5 6 (0.52%) SLA
6 5 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 4 (0.34%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.34%) Section 508
8 2 (0.17%) HL7
8 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.086%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.086%) CDISC
9 1 (0.086%) DICOM
9 1 (0.086%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.086%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.086%) NCSC
9 1 (0.086%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.086%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 112 (9.66%) Docker
2 15 (1.29%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.086%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 76 (6.55%) Kubernetes
2 29 (2.50%) Terraform
3 14 (1.21%) Kibana
4 6 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.34%) Argo
5 4 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.26%) cPanel
6 3 (0.26%) Grafana
6 3 (0.26%) Plesk
7 2 (0.17%) Ansible
7 2 (0.17%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.086%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.086%) Nagios
8 1 (0.086%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 402 (34.66%) Microsoft
2 70 (6.03%) Adobe
3 55 (4.74%) Google
4 44 (3.79%) Oracle
5 31 (2.67%) ServiceNow
6 25 (2.16%) Salesforce
7 17 (1.47%) Dynatrace
8 15 (1.29%) Splunk
9 10 (0.86%) Atlassian
9 10 (0.86%) Cisco
10 9 (0.78%) Hotjar
11 8 (0.69%) HubSpot
11 8 (0.69%) SAP
11 8 (0.69%) Screaming Frog
12 7 (0.60%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 7 (0.60%) YouTube
13 6 (0.52%) Ahrefs
13 6 (0.52%) Facebook
13 6 (0.52%) Red Hat
14 5 (0.43%) Meraki