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

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 55 48
Rank change year-on-year -83 -7 -13
Permanent jobs citing HTML 1,119 2,304 3,605
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.62% 4.87% 4.77%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 14.56% 21.88% 20.46%
Number of salaries quoted 930 1,332 3,028
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 £41,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -24.55% +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 7,683 10,529 17,622
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.10% 22.25% 23.33%
Number of salaries quoted 5,644 6,551 14,334
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,206 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% +7.65% -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 24 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 24 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 -77 1,014 £47,500 -20.83% 600
UK excluding London -80 789 £41,500 -24.55% 545
Work from Home -95 330 £52,500 -19.23% 202
North of England -33 264 £30,500 -32.22% 150
London -93 255 £62,500 -7.41% 158
South East -63 203 £50,000 -16.67% 133
North West -36 123 £30,500 -32.79% 72
Midlands -63 116 £42,500 -10.53% 78
Yorkshire -26 103 £30,500 -23.75% 53
East of England -59 85 £55,000 -16.94% 63
South West -86 71 £40,000 -30.43% 78
West Midlands -55 62 £30,500 -41.90% 28
East Midlands -51 55 £55,000 +46.67% 50
Scotland -74 40 £30,500 -44.04% 30
North East -9 38 £30,500 -44.55% 26
Wales -45 8 £36,120 +11.14% 16
Northern Ireland -43 3 £60,000 +20.00% 4
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 75 (6.70%) WordPress
2 62 (5.54%) CMS
3 20 (1.79%) SharePoint
4 16 (1.43%) Confluence
5 12 (1.07%) nginx
6 9 (0.80%) Drupal
7 8 (0.71%) Apache
8 6 (0.54%) Umbraco
9 4 (0.36%) IIS
9 4 (0.36%) Joomla!
9 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
10 3 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.27%) govService
10 3 (0.27%) JBoss
10 3 (0.27%) Liferay
10 3 (0.27%) NServiceBus
11 2 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 2 (0.18%) ColdFusion
11 2 (0.18%) Mendix
11 2 (0.18%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 26 (2.32%) 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
3 13 (1.16%) Sketch
4 9 (0.80%) InVision
4 9 (0.80%) Microsoft Excel
4 9 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.71%) Chatbot
6 5 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.36%) InDesign
7 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Office
8 3 (0.27%) Adobe After Effects
8 3 (0.27%) Adobe Premiere
8 3 (0.27%) Elementor
9 2 (0.18%) Adobe Captivate
9 2 (0.18%) Trello
9 2 (0.18%) Windchill
10 1 (0.089%) 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 (0.089%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.089%) CiviCRM
6 1 (0.089%) FIS Private Capital Suite
6 1 (0.089%) Magento
6 1 (0.089%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 475 (42.45%) Azure
2 435 (38.87%) AWS
3 373 (33.33%) GitHub
4 78 (6.97%) Serverless
5 71 (6.34%) Figma
6 52 (4.65%) Azure DevOps
7 50 (4.47%) GCP
8 45 (4.02%) Power Platform
9 37 (3.31%) SaaS
10 35 (3.13%) Google Analytics
11 29 (2.59%) AWS Lambda
12 27 (2.41%) Amazon S3
13 26 (2.32%) Power Automate
14 23 (2.06%) GitHub Actions
15 20 (1.79%) Dynamics 365
15 20 (1.79%) Entra ID
16 19 (1.70%) PowerApps
17 18 (1.61%) Azure Logic Apps
18 16 (1.43%) Azure Functions
19 13 (1.16%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 285 (25.47%) Internet
2 12 (1.07%) HTTP
3 6 (0.54%) FTP
4 5 (0.45%) Intranet
5 3 (0.27%) AMQP
5 3 (0.27%) Network Security
6 2 (0.18%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.18%) SSL
7 1 (0.089%) iSCSI
7 1 (0.089%) NAS
7 1 (0.089%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 104 (9.29%) SQL Server
2 66 (5.90%) MySQL
3 50 (4.47%) PostgreSQL
4 47 (4.20%) Relational Database
5 33 (2.95%) NoSQL
6 32 (2.86%) Power BI
7 26 (2.32%) MongoDB
8 19 (1.70%) OLTP
9 15 (1.34%) Azure SQL Database
10 14 (1.25%) DB2
10 14 (1.25%) Looker
11 12 (1.07%) Amazon Redshift
12 9 (0.80%) RDBMS
13 5 (0.45%) Oracle Database
14 4 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
14 4 (0.36%) DynamoDB
14 4 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
15 3 (0.27%) FileMaker
15 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 3 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 427 (38.16%) Git
2 74 (6.61%) JIRA
3 55 (4.92%) Jenkins
4 48 (4.29%) Selenium
5 30 (2.68%) Postman
6 27 (2.41%) webpack
7 26 (2.32%) SoapUI
7 26 (2.32%) Team Foundation Server
8 23 (2.06%) WebDriver
9 22 (1.97%) Axure RP
10 18 (1.61%) Cypress.io
11 16 (1.43%) JUnit
12 15 (1.34%) TeamCity
12 15 (1.34%) Vite
13 14 (1.25%) Cucumber
14 13 (1.16%) Bitbucket
15 12 (1.07%) Visual Studio
16 11 (0.98%) Babel
16 11 (0.98%) Balsamiq
17 10 (0.89%) JMeter
General
1 283 (25.29%) Multimedia
2 269 (24.04%) Social Skills
3 122 (10.90%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (8.58%) Finance
5 85 (7.60%) Marketing
6 74 (6.61%) Law
7 55 (4.92%) Public Sector
8 37 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (2.50%) Retail
10 27 (2.41%) Banking
10 27 (2.41%) Legal
11 20 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (1.34%) Advertising
12 15 (1.34%) German Language
13 10 (0.89%) Publishing
14 8 (0.71%) Manufacturing
15 7 (0.63%) Electronics
15 7 (0.63%) Games
16 5 (0.45%) Back Office
16 5 (0.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 608 (54.33%) Developer
2 278 (24.84%) Trainee
3 180 (16.09%) Senior
4 176 (15.73%) Software Developer
5 134 (11.97%) Trainee Developer
6 133 (11.89%) Senior Developer
7 125 (11.17%) Trainee Software Developer
8 115 (10.28%) Full-Stack Developer
9 64 (5.72%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 59 (5.27%) .NET Developer
11 57 (5.09%) Designer
12 55 (4.92%) Analyst
13 53 (4.74%) Lead
14 42 (3.75%) React Developer
15 41 (3.66%) Software Engineer
16 36 (3.22%) Web Developer
17 35 (3.13%) Administrator
18 31 (2.77%) Web Administrator
19 29 (2.59%) Trainee Administrator
19 29 (2.59%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 922 (82.39%) CSS
2 308 (27.52%) React
3 203 (18.14%) .NET
4 123 (10.99%) Node.js
5 114 (10.19%) AngularJS
6 105 (9.38%) HTML5
7 99 (8.85%) RESTful
8 85 (7.60%) XML
9 84 (7.51%) Vue
10 79 (7.06%) CSS3
10 79 (7.06%) JSON
11 66 (5.90%) jQuery
12 64 (5.72%) REST
13 59 (5.27%) SOAP
14 57 (5.09%) ASP.NET
15 53 (4.74%) .NET Core
16 41 (3.66%) .NET Framework
16 41 (3.66%) Web Services
17 37 (3.31%) Laravel
18 35 (3.13%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 56 (5.00%) Product Ownership
2 46 (4.11%) Self-Motivation
3 40 (3.57%) Onboarding
4 36 (3.22%) Mobile App
5 31 (2.77%) Linux Command Line
6 26 (2.32%) Cloud Native
7 25 (2.23%) Greenfield Project
8 22 (1.97%) Data Structures
9 18 (1.61%) Distributed Systems
10 17 (1.52%) Low-Code
11 14 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
12 12 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
12 12 (1.07%) Social Media
13 11 (0.98%) Management Information System
14 10 (0.89%) Algorithms
14 10 (0.89%) Data Centre
14 10 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
15 9 (0.80%) Cybercrime
16 7 (0.63%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 6 (0.54%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 31 (2.77%) Unix
2 22 (1.97%) Windows
3 20 (1.79%) Linux
4 13 (1.16%) Android
4 13 (1.16%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.36%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.36%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.18%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 385 (34.41%) Mentoring
2 376 (33.60%) Agile
3 266 (23.77%) Cybersecurity
4 252 (22.52%) Problem-Solving
5 247 (22.07%) User Experience
6 224 (20.02%) Full-Stack Development
7 181 (16.18%) CI/CD
8 155 (13.85%) Front End Development
9 133 (11.89%) DevOps
10 110 (9.83%) AI
11 109 (9.74%) Continuous Improvement
12 105 (9.38%) Web Development
13 99 (8.85%) Software Engineering
14 96 (8.58%) Analytics
14 96 (8.58%) Scrum
14 96 (8.58%) UX Design
15 88 (7.86%) Computer Science
16 79 (7.06%) Clean Code
16 79 (7.06%) Microservices
17 69 (6.17%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 860 (76.85%) JavaScript
2 431 (38.52%) Python
3 269 (24.04%) SQL
4 183 (16.35%) C#
5 174 (15.55%) TypeScript
6 144 (12.87%) R
7 118 (10.55%) Java
8 81 (7.24%) PHP
9 30 (2.68%) PL/SQL
10 11 (0.98%) Shell Script
11 10 (0.89%) Ruby
11 10 (0.89%) T-SQL
12 8 (0.71%) 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%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 283 (25.29%) Microsoft Certification
2 279 (24.93%) Azure Certification
3 278 (24.84%) AWS Certification
3 278 (24.84%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 214 (19.12%) Degree
5 83 (7.42%) Security Cleared
6 72 (6.43%) Computer Science Degree
7 51 (4.56%) SC Cleared
8 28 (2.50%) ISTQB
9 23 (2.06%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 12 (1.07%) DV Cleared
11 9 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
12 8 (0.71%) DBS Check
12 8 (0.71%) 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%) ITIL Certification
15 3 (0.27%) PhD
15 3 (0.27%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 152 (13.58%) Accessibility
2 55 (4.92%) WCAG
3 50 (4.47%) QA
4 23 (2.06%) GDPR
5 9 (0.80%) 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
8 4 (0.36%) SLA
9 2 (0.18%) Section 508
10 1 (0.089%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.089%) HL7
10 1 (0.089%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.089%) NCSC
System Software
1 91 (8.13%) Docker
2 15 (1.34%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.089%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 50 (4.47%) Kubernetes
2 27 (2.41%) Terraform
3 10 (0.89%) Kibana
4 4 (0.36%) Argo
4 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.27%) cPanel
5 3 (0.27%) Grafana
5 3 (0.27%) Plesk
6 2 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.18%) Ansible
6 2 (0.18%) Nagios
6 2 (0.18%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 386 (34.50%) Microsoft
2 57 (5.09%) Google
3 54 (4.83%) Adobe
4 38 (3.40%) Oracle
5 26 (2.32%) Salesforce
6 13 (1.16%) Hotjar
7 11 (0.98%) Atlassian
7 11 (0.98%) Dynatrace
7 11 (0.98%) ServiceNow
7 11 (0.98%) Splunk
8 9 (0.80%) SAP
9 7 (0.63%) Red Hat
9 7 (0.63%) Screaming Frog
10 5 (0.45%) Ahrefs
10 5 (0.45%) iManage
10 5 (0.45%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 4 (0.36%) HubSpot
11 4 (0.36%) New Relic
11 4 (0.36%) Pardot
11 4 (0.36%) YouTube