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

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 179 105 52
Rank change year-on-year -74 -53 +6
Permanent jobs citing HTML 1,168 1,439 3,416
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.07% 2.88% 4.09%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 9.79% 16.02% 19.59%
Number of salaries quoted 947 860 2,090
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,750 £85,000 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -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 11,930 8,982 17,438
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.90% 17.97% 20.89%
Number of salaries quoted 8,683 5,842 12,107
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,843 £38,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £86,000 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £108,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -8.33%

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 28 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 28 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 -70 1,091 £50,000 -9.09% 868
UK excluding London -46 895 £50,000 -4.76% 527
Work from Home -55 505 £55,000 - 349
South East -2 267 £50,000 -6.98% 131
North of England -33 236 £50,000 -1.96% 118
London -120 227 £59,773 -11.45% 459
East of England +2 134 £48,760 -11.35% 51
North West -55 126 £47,500 -11.63% 67
South West -31 119 £50,000 +15.61% 70
Midlands -82 101 £50,000 -5.66% 93
North East -7 56 £52,000 +9.47% 21
Yorkshire -29 54 £50,000 +19.05% 34
West Midlands -67 53 £47,500 -7.77% 42
East Midlands -75 48 £50,000 -9.09% 51
Wales -73 26 £38,500 -42.96% 14
Scotland -55 11 £31,500 -37.56% 44
Northern Ireland -82 1 £31,000 -1.59% 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 91 (7.79%) WordPress
2 67 (5.74%) SharePoint
3 49 (4.20%) CMS
4 34 (2.91%) IIS
5 32 (2.74%) Confluence
6 17 (1.46%) Apache
7 16 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
8 9 (0.77%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 8 (0.68%) Drupal
10 7 (0.60%) JBoss
11 5 (0.43%) nginx
11 5 (0.43%) Umbraco
12 4 (0.34%) Headless CMS
12 4 (0.34%) Moodle
13 2 (0.17%) CICS
13 2 (0.17%) Tomcat
14 1 (0.086%) PegaRULES
14 1 (0.086%) Red Hat Fuse
14 1 (0.086%) Sitecore CMS
14 1 (0.086%) WebLogic
Applications
1 24 (2.05%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 17 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (1.46%) Photoshop
3 16 (1.37%) Adobe XD
4 11 (0.94%) Adobe Illustrator
4 11 (0.94%) InDesign
5 9 (0.77%) Adobe After Effects
5 9 (0.77%) Microsoft Excel
5 9 (0.77%) Sketch
6 8 (0.68%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.26%) Elementor
7 3 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.26%) UserZoom
8 2 (0.17%) InVision
8 2 (0.17%) Trello
9 1 (0.086%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.086%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 30 (2.57%) Shopify
2 19 (1.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.60%) Magento
4 4 (0.34%) Line 50
4 4 (0.34%) NEC Housing
5 3 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.26%) Visualfiles
6 2 (0.17%) Eloqua
6 2 (0.17%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.086%) Adobe Campaign
Cloud Services
1 418 (35.79%) Azure
2 264 (22.60%) AWS
3 212 (18.15%) GitHub
4 161 (13.78%) Azure DevOps
5 90 (7.71%) Power Platform
6 85 (7.28%) GitHub Copilot
7 78 (6.68%) Azure AI
8 70 (5.99%) Figma
9 68 (5.82%) Microsoft 365
10 65 (5.57%) Power Automate
11 62 (5.31%) PowerApps
12 45 (3.85%) GCP
13 39 (3.34%) Serverless
14 37 (3.17%) SaaS
15 35 (3.00%) GitHub Actions
16 34 (2.91%) Google Analytics
17 31 (2.65%) Azure Logic Apps
18 26 (2.23%) OneDrive
19 22 (1.88%) Adobe Creative Cloud
20 21 (1.80%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 109 (9.33%) Internet
2 9 (0.77%) Intranet
3 8 (0.68%) SSL
4 7 (0.60%) HTTP
4 7 (0.60%) TCP/IP
5 6 (0.51%) SNMP
5 6 (0.51%) Wireshark
6 5 (0.43%) DNS
6 5 (0.43%) Network Security
6 5 (0.43%) SMS
6 5 (0.43%) VoIP
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%) RTP
9 1 (0.086%) RTSP
9 1 (0.086%) SS7
9 1 (0.086%) SSH
9 1 (0.086%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 176 (15.07%) Azure SQL Database
2 160 (13.70%) SQL Server
3 147 (12.59%) MongoDB
4 135 (11.56%) MySQL
5 88 (7.53%) Relational Database
6 64 (5.48%) PostgreSQL
6 64 (5.48%) Power BI
7 32 (2.74%) Elasticsearch
8 23 (1.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 17 (1.46%) Metadata
10 16 (1.37%) NoSQL
11 11 (0.94%) Amazon RDS
11 11 (0.94%) MariaDB
11 11 (0.94%) NonStop SQL
12 9 (0.77%) GIS
13 8 (0.68%) OLTP
13 8 (0.68%) Tableau
14 7 (0.60%) BigQuery
14 7 (0.60%) Geospatial Data
14 7 (0.60%) Redis
Development Applications
1 253 (21.66%) Git
2 60 (5.14%) JIRA
3 49 (4.20%) Jenkins
4 21 (1.80%) Selenium
5 14 (1.20%) Cypress.io
5 14 (1.20%) JUnit
6 13 (1.11%) Team Foundation Server
7 12 (1.03%) Claude Code
7 12 (1.03%) GitLab
7 12 (1.03%) Visual Studio
8 10 (0.86%) Axure RP
8 10 (0.86%) Oracle Forms
8 10 (0.86%) Postman
9 9 (0.77%) Bitbucket
9 9 (0.77%) Maven
10 8 (0.68%) Balsamiq
10 8 (0.68%) Mockito
10 8 (0.68%) PHPUnit
10 8 (0.68%) Storybook
11 7 (0.60%) webpack
General
1 343 (29.37%) Social Skills
2 144 (12.33%) Marketing
3 128 (10.96%) Analytical Skills
4 94 (8.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 90 (7.71%) Public Sector
6 84 (7.19%) Finance
7 79 (6.76%) Law
8 72 (6.16%) Multimedia
9 67 (5.74%) Advertising
10 43 (3.68%) Organisational Skills
11 36 (3.08%) Legal
11 36 (3.08%) Retail
12 27 (2.31%) Manufacturing
13 21 (1.80%) Games
14 14 (1.20%) Banking
15 13 (1.11%) Pharmaceutical
16 11 (0.94%) Health Technology
17 10 (0.86%) Aviation
18 9 (0.77%) Documentation Skills
18 9 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 720 (61.64%) Developer
2 215 (18.41%) .NET Developer
3 199 (17.04%) Senior
4 153 (13.10%) Senior Developer
5 123 (10.53%) Full-Stack Developer
6 79 (6.76%) Web Developer
7 76 (6.51%) Software Developer
8 65 (5.57%) Trainee
9 64 (5.48%) Designer
10 62 (5.31%) Software Engineer
11 61 (5.22%) PHP Developer
12 50 (4.28%) Administrator
12 50 (4.28%) Lead
13 49 (4.20%) Analyst
14 47 (4.02%) C# Developer
14 47 (4.02%) Web Administrator
15 43 (3.68%) Trainee Administrator
16 40 (3.42%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
17 35 (3.00%) .NET Software Developer
18 32 (2.74%) C# .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1,023 (87.59%) CSS
2 392 (33.56%) .NET
3 234 (20.03%) .NET Core
4 225 (19.26%) React
5 223 (19.09%) ASP.NET
6 179 (15.33%) ASP.NET Core
7 142 (12.16%) HTML5
8 135 (11.56%) Node.js
9 121 (10.36%) jQuery
10 115 (9.85%) Entity Framework
11 113 (9.67%) CSS3
12 107 (9.16%) Vue
13 97 (8.30%) RESTful
14 93 (7.96%) REST
15 90 (7.71%) AngularJS
15 90 (7.71%) JSON
16 74 (6.34%) ML.NET
17 68 (5.82%) .NET Framework
18 60 (5.14%) Laravel
19 58 (4.97%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 47 (4.02%) Product Ownership
2 45 (3.85%) Enterprise Software
3 44 (3.77%) Greenfield Project
4 39 (3.34%) Self-Motivation
5 37 (3.17%) Cloud Native
6 32 (2.74%) Legacy Systems
7 30 (2.57%) Onboarding
7 30 (2.57%) Social Media
8 25 (2.14%) Management Information System
9 24 (2.05%) Mobile App
10 23 (1.97%) Algorithms
11 21 (1.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 20 (1.71%) Digital TV
12 20 (1.71%) Distributed Systems
13 19 (1.63%) Marketing Technology
14 14 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
14 14 (1.20%) Graphic Design
15 12 (1.03%) Renewable Energy
16 11 (0.94%) Biopharmaceutical
17 10 (0.86%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 75 (6.42%) Windows
2 70 (5.99%) Linux
3 30 (2.57%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.60%) Unix
5 6 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (0.43%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.34%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.26%) AIX
8 3 (0.26%) Debian
9 2 (0.17%) Android
9 2 (0.17%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.086%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.086%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 429 (36.73%) Agile
2 401 (34.33%) Full-Stack Development
3 356 (30.48%) CI/CD
4 276 (23.63%) Problem-Solving
5 245 (20.98%) DevOps
6 236 (20.21%) AI
7 213 (18.24%) Web Development
8 209 (17.89%) User Experience
9 197 (16.87%) Continuous Improvement
10 136 (11.64%) Mentoring
11 126 (10.79%) Software Engineering
12 119 (10.19%) Machine Learning
13 106 (9.08%) Scrum
14 105 (8.99%) Front End Development
15 102 (8.73%) Analytics
16 98 (8.39%) Computer Science
17 97 (8.30%) Test Automation
18 93 (7.96%) Microservices
19 92 (7.88%) Clean Code
20 84 (7.19%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 726 (62.16%) JavaScript
2 469 (40.15%) SQL
3 386 (33.05%) C#
4 212 (18.15%) Python
5 180 (15.41%) TypeScript
6 172 (14.73%) PHP
7 82 (7.02%) Java
8 49 (4.20%) R
9 41 (3.51%) PowerShell
10 34 (2.91%) C++
11 15 (1.28%) Go
11 15 (1.28%) VBA
12 14 (1.20%) C
12 14 (1.20%) T-SQL
12 14 (1.20%) VB.NET
13 12 (1.03%) PL/SQL
13 12 (1.03%) Ruby
14 10 (0.86%) Bicep
15 9 (0.77%) Shell Script
16 7 (0.60%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 191 (16.35%) Degree
2 95 (8.13%) Security Cleared
3 80 (6.85%) SC Cleared
4 67 (5.74%) Computer Science Degree
5 64 (5.48%) AWS Certification
6 62 (5.31%) Microsoft Certification
7 60 (5.14%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
7 60 (5.14%) Azure Certification
8 22 (1.88%) Master's Degree
9 11 (0.94%) MBA
10 7 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (0.43%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.34%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.17%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.17%) Postgraduate
14 1 (0.086%) ISTQB
14 1 (0.086%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 1 (0.086%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 1 (0.086%) Numerate Degree
14 1 (0.086%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 180 (15.41%) Accessibility
2 77 (6.59%) WCAG
3 72 (6.16%) QA
4 43 (3.68%) GDPR
5 13 (1.11%) SLA
6 11 (0.94%) Data Quality
6 11 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (0.68%) PERC
8 7 (0.60%) GRC
8 7 (0.60%) ISO 9001
8 7 (0.60%) NCSC
9 4 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.34%) ISO 14001
9 4 (0.34%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.26%) WAI
10 3 (0.26%) WAI-ARIA
11 1 (0.086%) NIST
11 1 (0.086%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 177 (15.15%) Docker
2 25 (2.14%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.34%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 129 (11.04%) Kubernetes
2 11 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
3 7 (0.60%) Kibana
4 5 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 5 (0.43%) Nagios
5 4 (0.34%) Puppet
6 3 (0.26%) Plesk
7 2 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.086%) Ansible
8 1 (0.086%) Grafana
8 1 (0.086%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.086%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 383 (32.79%) Microsoft
2 82 (7.02%) Adobe
3 48 (4.11%) Google
4 42 (3.60%) Facebook
5 37 (3.17%) Oracle
6 28 (2.40%) Salesforce
7 23 (1.97%) YouTube
8 16 (1.37%) Splunk
9 15 (1.28%) ServiceNow
10 10 (0.86%) Sage
10 10 (0.86%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 9 (0.77%) HubSpot
12 8 (0.68%) Dynatrace
12 8 (0.68%) OneLogin
13 7 (0.60%) TikTok
14 6 (0.51%) iManage
15 5 (0.43%) Hotjar
15 5 (0.43%) New Relic
15 5 (0.43%) Pinterest
15 5 (0.43%) WooCommerce