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

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 205 115 46
Rank change year-on-year -90 -69 +4
Permanent jobs citing HTML 1,090 1,328 3,212
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.92% 2.68% 4.30%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 9.08% 15.78% 19.94%
Number of salaries quoted 843 779 1,638
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,909 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% - -
75th Percentile £66,125 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -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 12,006 8,418 16,106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.18% 17.01% 21.54%
Number of salaries quoted 8,519 5,380 10,048
10th Percentile £42,500 £39,911 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £68,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.46% +5.38% -3.70%
75th Percentile £87,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £110,167
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%

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 October 2026.

Salary histogram for HTML in the UK

HTML
Top 16 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 October 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 1,020 £52,000 -5.45% 1,087
UK excluding London -68 809 £50,000 - 666
Work from Home -56 492 £52,500 -4.55% 466
South East -3 258 £50,000 - 159
London -112 235 £60,000 -7.69% 548
North of England -60 209 £51,000 +7.37% 163
East of England -13 117 £47,500 -13.64% 68
South West -33 107 £52,500 +31.25% 80
North West -74 104 £51,000 -2.86% 84
Midlands -104 85 £50,000 -9.09% 106
North East -17 65 £55,000 +35.47% 23
East Midlands -77 43 £50,000 -9.09% 43
West Midlands -86 42 £50,000 -2.91% 63
Yorkshire -39 40 £50,000 +29.03% 59
Wales -72 24 £38,500 -42.96% 23
Scotland -50 9 £37,500 -28.57% 55

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 70 (6.42%) SharePoint
2 55 (5.05%) CMS
3 43 (3.94%) WordPress
4 41 (3.76%) Confluence
4 41 (3.76%) IIS
5 18 (1.65%) Apache
6 15 (1.38%) Microsoft Exchange
7 11 (1.01%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 11 (1.01%) Drupal
8 7 (0.64%) JBoss
8 7 (0.64%) Umbraco
9 6 (0.55%) Moodle
9 6 (0.55%) nginx
10 5 (0.46%) Headless CMS
11 3 (0.28%) OpenStack
12 2 (0.18%) Tomcat
13 1 (0.092%) ExpressionEngine
13 1 (0.092%) Sitecore CMS
13 1 (0.092%) WebLogic
13 1 (0.092%) WebSphere
Applications
1 26 (2.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 21 (1.93%) Photoshop
3 18 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
4 15 (1.38%) Adobe Illustrator
5 14 (1.28%) Adobe XD
6 11 (1.01%) Adobe After Effects
7 10 (0.92%) Microsoft Excel
8 9 (0.83%) InDesign
8 9 (0.83%) Sketch
9 4 (0.37%) Elementor
10 3 (0.28%) Adobe Premiere
10 3 (0.28%) Chatbot
10 3 (0.28%) Trello
10 3 (0.28%) UserZoom
11 2 (0.18%) InVision
12 1 (0.092%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 29 (2.66%) Shopify
2 23 (2.11%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.64%) Magento
4 4 (0.37%) Line 50
4 4 (0.37%) NEC Housing
5 3 (0.28%) Adobe Campaign
5 3 (0.28%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (0.28%) Visualfiles
6 2 (0.18%) Sage 200
6 2 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.092%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.092%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 341 (31.28%) Azure
2 194 (17.80%) AWS
3 153 (14.04%) GitHub
4 144 (13.21%) Azure DevOps
5 103 (9.45%) Power Platform
6 81 (7.43%) GitHub Copilot
7 75 (6.88%) Azure AI
8 73 (6.70%) Power Automate
9 72 (6.61%) Microsoft 365
9 72 (6.61%) PowerApps
10 61 (5.60%) Figma
11 36 (3.30%) GitHub Actions
11 36 (3.30%) Serverless
12 34 (3.12%) Google Analytics
13 33 (3.03%) Microsoft Copilot
14 30 (2.75%) GCP
15 28 (2.57%) SaaS
16 25 (2.29%) OneDrive
17 22 (2.02%) Azure Logic Apps
18 20 (1.83%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 52 (4.77%) Internet
2 10 (0.92%) TCP/IP
3 9 (0.83%) HTTP
3 9 (0.83%) Intranet
3 9 (0.83%) SSL
4 7 (0.64%) DNS
4 7 (0.64%) Wireshark
5 6 (0.55%) SMS
5 6 (0.55%) SNMP
6 5 (0.46%) VoIP
7 4 (0.37%) 5G
7 4 (0.37%) Network Security
8 3 (0.28%) 4G
8 3 (0.28%) HTTPS
8 3 (0.28%) SSH
9 2 (0.18%) Cisco IOS
9 2 (0.18%) Firewall
10 1 (0.092%) RTP
10 1 (0.092%) SS7
10 1 (0.092%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 172 (15.78%) SQL Server
2 164 (15.05%) Azure SQL Database
3 142 (13.03%) MongoDB
4 117 (10.73%) MySQL
5 95 (8.72%) Relational Database
6 70 (6.42%) Power BI
7 62 (5.69%) PostgreSQL
8 33 (3.03%) Elasticsearch
9 26 (2.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 18 (1.65%) Metadata
11 12 (1.10%) Redis
12 11 (1.01%) Amazon RDS
12 11 (1.01%) GIS
12 11 (1.01%) NonStop SQL
12 11 (1.01%) NoSQL
13 8 (0.73%) MariaDB
14 7 (0.64%) Geospatial Data
14 7 (0.64%) RDBMS
15 6 (0.55%) OLTP
16 5 (0.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 194 (17.80%) Git
2 62 (5.69%) JIRA
3 48 (4.40%) Jenkins
4 17 (1.56%) Selenium
5 16 (1.47%) Claude Code
5 16 (1.47%) Team Foundation Server
5 16 (1.47%) Visual Studio
6 15 (1.38%) Cypress.io
6 15 (1.38%) GitLab
7 14 (1.28%) JUnit
8 13 (1.19%) Oracle Forms
9 10 (0.92%) Postman
10 9 (0.83%) Maven
10 9 (0.83%) Mockito
11 8 (0.73%) Axure RP
11 8 (0.73%) Bitbucket
11 8 (0.73%) JMeter
12 7 (0.64%) Storybook
12 7 (0.64%) Vite
12 7 (0.64%) webpack
General
1 352 (32.29%) Social Skills
2 159 (14.59%) Marketing
3 123 (11.28%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (8.81%) Public Sector
5 92 (8.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 87 (7.98%) Finance
7 83 (7.61%) Law
8 60 (5.50%) Advertising
9 39 (3.58%) Manufacturing
10 38 (3.49%) Organisational Skills
11 35 (3.21%) Retail
12 34 (3.12%) Legal
13 21 (1.93%) Pharmaceutical
14 20 (1.83%) Games
15 19 (1.74%) Multimedia
16 18 (1.65%) Banking
17 16 (1.47%) Publishing
18 12 (1.10%) Aviation
19 10 (0.92%) Documentation Skills
19 10 (0.92%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 692 (63.49%) Developer
2 211 (19.36%) .NET Developer
2 211 (19.36%) Senior
3 153 (14.04%) Senior Developer
4 117 (10.73%) Full-Stack Developer
5 74 (6.79%) Web Developer
6 68 (6.24%) Software Developer
7 54 (4.95%) Designer
7 54 (4.95%) PHP Developer
8 52 (4.77%) Software Engineer
9 50 (4.59%) Analyst
10 46 (4.22%) C# Developer
10 46 (4.22%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 46 (4.22%) Lead
11 33 (3.03%) Junior
12 32 (2.94%) Microsoft 365 Developer
13 31 (2.84%) C# .NET Developer
14 30 (2.75%) UX Designer
15 27 (2.48%) .NET Software Developer
16 26 (2.39%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 939 (86.15%) CSS
2 380 (34.86%) .NET
3 230 (21.10%) .NET Core
4 223 (20.46%) ASP.NET
5 205 (18.81%) React
6 177 (16.24%) ASP.NET Core
7 140 (12.84%) HTML5
8 138 (12.66%) Node.js
9 125 (11.47%) Entity Framework
10 122 (11.19%) jQuery
11 106 (9.72%) REST
12 105 (9.63%) CSS3
13 98 (8.99%) RESTful
14 91 (8.35%) Vue
15 90 (8.26%) JSON
16 83 (7.61%) AngularJS
17 81 (7.43%) .NET Framework
18 70 (6.42%) ML.NET
19 66 (6.06%) XML
20 53 (4.86%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 52 (4.77%) Product Ownership
2 45 (4.13%) Enterprise Software
2 45 (4.13%) Greenfield Project
3 43 (3.94%) Self-Motivation
4 37 (3.39%) Social Media
5 31 (2.84%) Cloud Native
6 27 (2.48%) Algorithms
6 27 (2.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 27 (2.48%) Legacy Systems
7 25 (2.29%) Mobile App
8 22 (2.02%) Management Information System
8 22 (2.02%) Marketing Technology
8 22 (2.02%) Onboarding
9 19 (1.74%) Biopharmaceutical
9 19 (1.74%) Digital TV
10 18 (1.65%) Distributed Systems
11 16 (1.47%) Robotics
12 13 (1.19%) Graphic Design
13 12 (1.10%) Renewable Energy
14 11 (1.01%) Animation
Operating Systems
1 80 (7.34%) Windows
2 74 (6.79%) Linux
3 33 (3.03%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.64%) Unix
5 6 (0.55%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (0.46%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.37%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.37%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (0.28%) AIX
8 3 (0.28%) Debian
9 2 (0.18%) Android
9 2 (0.18%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.092%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 430 (39.45%) Agile
2 369 (33.85%) Full-Stack Development
3 355 (32.57%) CI/CD
4 279 (25.60%) Problem-Solving
5 239 (21.93%) AI
6 232 (21.28%) DevOps
7 206 (18.90%) Continuous Improvement
8 204 (18.72%) User Experience
9 155 (14.22%) Web Development
10 127 (11.65%) Mentoring
11 116 (10.64%) Test Automation
12 111 (10.18%) Software Engineering
13 106 (9.72%) Analytics
14 104 (9.54%) Front End Development
14 104 (9.54%) Machine Learning
15 94 (8.62%) Computer Science
15 94 (8.62%) Scrum
16 89 (8.17%) UX Design
17 88 (8.07%) Microservices
18 85 (7.80%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 664 (60.92%) JavaScript
2 428 (39.27%) SQL
3 378 (34.68%) C#
4 193 (17.71%) TypeScript
5 155 (14.22%) Python
6 145 (13.30%) PHP
7 83 (7.61%) Java
8 34 (3.12%) PowerShell
9 29 (2.66%) C++
10 19 (1.74%) VBA
11 17 (1.56%) VB.NET
12 14 (1.28%) Go
13 13 (1.19%) C
13 13 (1.19%) Ruby
13 13 (1.19%) T-SQL
14 12 (1.10%) Shell Script
15 8 (0.73%) Bicep
16 7 (0.64%) PL/SQL
16 7 (0.64%) VBScript
17 6 (0.55%) VB
Qualifications
1 192 (17.61%) Degree
2 110 (10.09%) Security Cleared
3 94 (8.62%) SC Cleared
4 72 (6.61%) Computer Science Degree
5 29 (2.66%) Master's Degree
6 19 (1.74%) MBA
7 11 (1.01%) DBS Check
8 8 (0.73%) AWS Certification
9 7 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
10 6 (0.55%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.37%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 4 (0.37%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.18%) PhD
12 2 (0.18%) Postgraduate
13 1 (0.092%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 1 (0.092%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 199 (18.26%) Accessibility
2 89 (8.17%) WCAG
3 81 (7.43%) QA
4 42 (3.85%) GDPR
5 16 (1.47%) Data Quality
6 11 (1.01%) SLA
7 9 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.64%) ISO 9001
8 7 (0.64%) NCSC
9 6 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.37%) Cyber Essentials
10 4 (0.37%) ISO 14001
10 4 (0.37%) PERC
11 3 (0.28%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.28%) WAI
11 3 (0.28%) WAI-ARIA
12 2 (0.18%) GRC
13 1 (0.092%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 177 (16.24%) Docker
2 22 (2.02%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.37%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 125 (11.47%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.01%) Single Sign-On
3 8 (0.73%) Kibana
4 5 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 5 (0.46%) Nagios
5 4 (0.37%) Puppet
6 3 (0.28%) Grafana
6 3 (0.28%) Plesk
6 3 (0.28%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.092%) Ansible
8 1 (0.092%) Argo
8 1 (0.092%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 325 (29.82%) Microsoft
2 80 (7.34%) Adobe
3 47 (4.31%) Google
4 41 (3.76%) Facebook
5 36 (3.30%) Oracle
6 28 (2.57%) Salesforce
7 23 (2.11%) YouTube
8 16 (1.47%) Splunk
9 15 (1.38%) ServiceNow
10 12 (1.10%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 9 (0.83%) Dynatrace
11 9 (0.83%) Sage
12 8 (0.73%) OneLogin
13 7 (0.64%) TikTok
14 6 (0.55%) HubSpot
14 6 (0.55%) iManage
14 6 (0.55%) WooCommerce
15 5 (0.46%) Hotjar
15 5 (0.46%) New Relic
15 5 (0.46%) Pinterest