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 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 182 99 52
Rank change year-on-year -83 -47 +1
Permanent jobs citing HTML 1,158 1,545 3,416
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.12% 3.12% 3.98%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 10.95% 17.72% 20.82%
Number of salaries quoted 952 961 2,310
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £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 £65,000 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +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 10,576 8,719 16,406
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.25% 17.61% 19.09%
Number of salaries quoted 7,812 5,725 12,012
10th Percentile £40,775 £38,175 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +9.76% -8.89%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,979 £106,250
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 1 August 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 1 August 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 -71 1,077 £50,000 -16.67% 511
UK excluding London -54 887 £50,000 -9.09% 416
Work from Home -61 517 £55,000 -8.33% 234
South East -12 255 £50,000 -13.04% 117
North of England -35 232 £50,000 - 90
London -123 222 £59,886 -14.45% 181
East of England -17 129 £48,760 -11.35% 43
North West -37 125 £47,500 -9.52% 43
South West -34 120 £50,000 - 52
Midlands -75 113 £50,000 -5.66% 69
West Midlands -57 59 £45,000 -14.29% 35
Yorkshire -16 58 £50,000 +25.00% 36
East Midlands -66 54 £52,500 -4.55% 34
North East -15 49 £52,000 +4.00% 15
Wales -62 24 £43,370 -35.75% 16
Scotland -57 11 £31,500 -37.56% 28
Northern Ireland -72 3 £60,000 - 8

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 98 (8.46%) WordPress
2 62 (5.35%) SharePoint
3 53 (4.58%) CMS
4 27 (2.33%) IIS
5 24 (2.07%) Confluence
6 18 (1.55%) Apache
7 16 (1.38%) Microsoft Exchange
8 9 (0.78%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 9 (0.78%) Drupal
9 6 (0.52%) JBoss
9 6 (0.52%) nginx
10 5 (0.43%) Umbraco
11 4 (0.35%) Headless CMS
12 3 (0.26%) Moodle
13 2 (0.17%) CICS
13 2 (0.17%) NServiceBus
13 2 (0.17%) Tomcat
14 1 (0.086%) ExpressionEngine
14 1 (0.086%) Site Server
14 1 (0.086%) WebLogic
Applications
1 23 (1.99%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 17 (1.47%) Photoshop
3 16 (1.38%) Adobe XD
3 16 (1.38%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (0.95%) Adobe Illustrator
4 11 (0.95%) InDesign
4 11 (0.95%) Sketch
5 9 (0.78%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.69%) Chatbot
6 8 (0.69%) Microsoft Excel
7 5 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.26%) InVision
8 3 (0.26%) Trello
9 2 (0.17%) Elementor
10 1 (0.086%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.086%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.086%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 28 (2.42%) Shopify
2 11 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.52%) Magento
4 4 (0.35%) Line 50
4 4 (0.35%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.26%) NEC Housing
6 2 (0.17%) Eloqua
6 2 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.17%) Visualfiles
7 1 (0.086%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.086%) CiviCRM
7 1 (0.086%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.086%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 411 (35.49%) Azure
2 267 (23.06%) AWS
3 208 (17.96%) GitHub
4 156 (13.47%) Azure DevOps
5 84 (7.25%) Power Platform
6 82 (7.08%) GitHub Copilot
7 81 (6.99%) Figma
8 76 (6.56%) Azure AI
9 63 (5.44%) Microsoft 365
10 59 (5.09%) PowerApps
11 58 (5.01%) Power Automate
12 47 (4.06%) SaaS
13 42 (3.63%) GCP
14 41 (3.54%) Serverless
15 34 (2.94%) Google Analytics
16 32 (2.76%) GitHub Actions
17 31 (2.68%) Azure Logic Apps
18 26 (2.25%) OneDrive
19 22 (1.90%) Azure Cosmos DB
20 21 (1.81%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 105 (9.07%) Internet
2 10 (0.86%) Intranet
3 7 (0.60%) HTTP
3 7 (0.60%) SSL
4 6 (0.52%) Network Security
4 6 (0.52%) TCP/IP
4 6 (0.52%) Wireshark
5 5 (0.43%) VoIP
6 4 (0.35%) SMS
6 4 (0.35%) SNMP
7 3 (0.26%) DNS
7 3 (0.26%) HTTPS
8 2 (0.17%) Cisco IOS
8 2 (0.17%) Firewall
9 1 (0.086%) AMQP
9 1 (0.086%) iSCSI
9 1 (0.086%) NAS
9 1 (0.086%) RTSP
9 1 (0.086%) SCTP
9 1 (0.086%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 176 (15.20%) Azure SQL Database
2 148 (12.78%) MongoDB
3 147 (12.69%) SQL Server
4 126 (10.88%) MySQL
5 72 (6.22%) Relational Database
6 62 (5.35%) Power BI
7 58 (5.01%) PostgreSQL
8 32 (2.76%) Elasticsearch
9 21 (1.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 18 (1.55%) NoSQL
11 14 (1.21%) Metadata
12 12 (1.04%) OLTP
13 11 (0.95%) MariaDB
13 11 (0.95%) NonStop SQL
14 10 (0.86%) Amazon RDS
15 8 (0.69%) BigQuery
15 8 (0.69%) GIS
15 8 (0.69%) Tableau
16 7 (0.60%) Geospatial Data
17 6 (0.52%) Redis
Development Applications
1 249 (21.50%) Git
2 59 (5.09%) JIRA
3 45 (3.89%) Jenkins
4 22 (1.90%) Selenium
5 15 (1.30%) JUnit
5 15 (1.30%) webpack
6 13 (1.12%) Cypress.io
6 13 (1.12%) GitLab
7 11 (0.95%) Axure RP
7 11 (0.95%) Postman
8 10 (0.86%) Vite
9 9 (0.78%) Bitbucket
9 9 (0.78%) Maven
9 9 (0.78%) PHPUnit
9 9 (0.78%) Visual Studio
10 8 (0.69%) Balsamiq
10 8 (0.69%) Mockito
10 8 (0.69%) Storybook
10 8 (0.69%) Subversion
10 8 (0.69%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 323 (27.89%) Social Skills
2 132 (11.40%) Marketing
3 119 (10.28%) Analytical Skills
4 85 (7.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 83 (7.17%) Finance
6 75 (6.48%) Public Sector
7 70 (6.04%) Advertising
7 70 (6.04%) Multimedia
8 64 (5.53%) Law
9 42 (3.63%) Organisational Skills
10 36 (3.11%) Legal
11 31 (2.68%) Retail
12 19 (1.64%) Games
13 14 (1.21%) Banking
14 13 (1.12%) Manufacturing
15 11 (0.95%) Publishing
16 9 (0.78%) Health Technology
17 8 (0.69%) Aviation
17 8 (0.69%) Documentation Skills
17 8 (0.69%) Legal Technology
Job Titles
1 703 (60.71%) Developer
2 213 (18.39%) .NET Developer
3 185 (15.98%) Senior
4 144 (12.44%) Senior Developer
5 124 (10.71%) Full-Stack Developer
6 76 (6.56%) Designer
6 76 (6.56%) Web Developer
7 74 (6.39%) Software Developer
8 66 (5.70%) Software Engineer
9 64 (5.53%) Trainee
10 59 (5.09%) PHP Developer
11 52 (4.49%) Administrator
12 47 (4.06%) Analyst
12 47 (4.06%) Lead
12 47 (4.06%) Web Administrator
13 43 (3.71%) Trainee Administrator
14 40 (3.45%) C# Developer
15 39 (3.37%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
16 38 (3.28%) .NET Software Developer
16 38 (3.28%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1,017 (87.82%) CSS
2 385 (33.25%) .NET
3 233 (20.12%) React
4 227 (19.60%) .NET Core
5 210 (18.13%) ASP.NET
6 174 (15.03%) ASP.NET Core
7 142 (12.26%) HTML5
8 127 (10.97%) Node.js
9 115 (9.93%) jQuery
10 113 (9.76%) Vue
11 108 (9.33%) CSS3
11 108 (9.33%) Entity Framework
12 101 (8.72%) RESTful
13 99 (8.55%) AngularJS
14 91 (7.86%) JSON
15 85 (7.34%) REST
16 74 (6.39%) ML.NET
17 64 (5.53%) XML
18 61 (5.27%) .NET Framework
18 61 (5.27%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 46 (3.97%) Greenfield Project
2 42 (3.63%) Enterprise Software
3 37 (3.20%) Cloud Native
3 37 (3.20%) Product Ownership
4 36 (3.11%) Legacy Systems
5 33 (2.85%) Self-Motivation
6 30 (2.59%) Social Media
7 29 (2.50%) Onboarding
8 23 (1.99%) Algorithms
8 23 (1.99%) Management Information System
9 22 (1.90%) Mobile App
10 20 (1.73%) Digital TV
10 20 (1.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 16 (1.38%) Distributed Systems
11 16 (1.38%) Marketing Technology
12 15 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
13 14 (1.21%) Graphic Design
14 11 (0.95%) Renewable Energy
14 11 (0.95%) Virtual Team
15 10 (0.86%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 77 (6.65%) Windows
2 66 (5.70%) Linux
3 33 (2.85%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.52%) Unix
4 6 (0.52%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (0.43%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.35%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.26%) AIX
7 3 (0.26%) Debian
8 2 (0.17%) Android
8 2 (0.17%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.086%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.086%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 409 (35.32%) Agile
1 409 (35.32%) Full-Stack Development
2 353 (30.48%) CI/CD
3 259 (22.37%) Problem-Solving
4 238 (20.55%) DevOps
5 229 (19.78%) AI
6 206 (17.79%) User Experience
7 201 (17.36%) Web Development
8 169 (14.59%) Continuous Improvement
9 123 (10.62%) Mentoring
9 123 (10.62%) Software Engineering
10 119 (10.28%) Machine Learning
11 107 (9.24%) Front End Development
12 106 (9.15%) Computer Science
13 99 (8.55%) Analytics
14 97 (8.38%) Scrum
15 96 (8.29%) Microservices
16 87 (7.51%) Clean Code
17 86 (7.43%) Test Automation
18 85 (7.34%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 700 (60.45%) JavaScript
2 479 (41.36%) SQL
3 376 (32.47%) C#
4 207 (17.88%) Python
5 183 (15.80%) PHP
6 177 (15.28%) TypeScript
7 83 (7.17%) Java
8 48 (4.15%) R
9 43 (3.71%) PowerShell
10 33 (2.85%) C++
11 15 (1.30%) PL/SQL
11 15 (1.30%) T-SQL
12 13 (1.12%) VBA
13 11 (0.95%) C
14 10 (0.86%) Bicep
14 10 (0.86%) Ruby
15 9 (0.78%) Go
16 8 (0.69%) Shell Script
16 8 (0.69%) VB.NET
17 7 (0.60%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 183 (15.80%) Degree
2 79 (6.82%) Security Cleared
3 71 (6.13%) Computer Science Degree
4 68 (5.87%) SC Cleared
5 62 (5.35%) AWS Certification
6 61 (5.27%) Microsoft Certification
7 59 (5.09%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 59 (5.09%) Azure Certification
8 8 (0.69%) Master's Degree
9 6 (0.52%) DBS Check
10 5 (0.43%) DV Cleared
10 5 (0.43%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.35%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.17%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.17%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (0.17%) Postgraduate
13 1 (0.086%) FFIEC
13 1 (0.086%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 1 (0.086%) Numerate Degree
13 1 (0.086%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 173 (14.94%) Accessibility
2 71 (6.13%) WCAG
3 64 (5.53%) QA
4 45 (3.89%) GDPR
5 14 (1.21%) SLA
6 12 (1.04%) Data Quality
6 12 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (0.69%) PCI DSS
7 8 (0.69%) PERC
8 7 (0.60%) GRC
8 7 (0.60%) ISO 9001
8 7 (0.60%) NCSC
9 4 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.35%) ISO 14001
10 2 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.17%) NIST
10 2 (0.17%) WAI
10 2 (0.17%) WAI-ARIA
11 1 (0.086%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 174 (15.03%) Docker
2 24 (2.07%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.43%) Hyper-V
3 5 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 126 (10.88%) Kubernetes
2 31 (2.68%) Terraform
3 8 (0.69%) Kibana
3 8 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 5 (0.43%) Nagios
5 4 (0.35%) Puppet
6 3 (0.26%) Plesk
7 2 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.086%) Ansible
8 1 (0.086%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 371 (32.04%) Microsoft
2 79 (6.82%) Adobe
3 51 (4.40%) Google
4 42 (3.63%) Facebook
5 35 (3.02%) Oracle
6 30 (2.59%) Salesforce
7 23 (1.99%) YouTube
8 17 (1.47%) Splunk
9 12 (1.04%) ServiceNow
10 11 (0.95%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 9 (0.78%) Sage
12 8 (0.69%) Dynatrace
12 8 (0.69%) HubSpot
13 7 (0.60%) iManage
13 7 (0.60%) TikTok
14 6 (0.52%) Hotjar
14 6 (0.52%) New Relic
14 6 (0.52%) OneLogin
15 5 (0.43%) Red Hat
15 5 (0.43%) WooCommerce