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

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 51 53
Rank change year-on-year -73 +2 -22
Permanent jobs citing HTML 1,123 2,576 2,865
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.84% 4.85% 4.80%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 15.81% 22.47% 19.81%
Number of salaries quoted 933 1,298 2,399
10th Percentile - £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £86,250
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 7,102 11,463 14,461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.65% 21.58% 24.25%
Number of salaries quoted 5,246 6,722 11,778
10th Percentile £36,000 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.70%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £108,375 £110,000 £105,000
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 19 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 19 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 -65 1,024 £47,500 -13.64% 851
UK excluding London -69 783 £40,000 -23.81% 819
Work from Home -85 336 £52,500 -8.70% 387
London -83 274 £62,500 -7.41% 148
North of England -36 255 £30,500 -34.33% 171
South East -60 196 £50,000 -16.67% 241
North West -34 117 £30,500 -35.79% 78
Midlands -64 113 £40,000 -11.11% 106
Yorkshire -28 100 £30,500 -28.24% 66
East of England -36 97 £55,000 +15.79% 131
South West -76 71 £39,250 -31.74% 100
West Midlands -52 62 £30,500 -39.00% 40
East Midlands -48 52 £51,000 +36.00% 65
Scotland -64 40 £30,500 -42.18% 35
North East -5 38 £30,500 -39.00% 29
Wales -45 10 £38,500 +18.46% 41
Northern Ireland -26 2 £31,500 -37.00% 13
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 72 (6.41%) WordPress
2 60 (5.34%) CMS
3 26 (2.32%) Confluence
4 22 (1.96%) SharePoint
5 13 (1.16%) Umbraco
6 10 (0.89%) nginx
7 9 (0.80%) Drupal
8 7 (0.62%) Apache
9 5 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
10 3 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.27%) govService
10 3 (0.27%) IIS
10 3 (0.27%) Joomla!
10 3 (0.27%) Liferay
11 2 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 2 (0.18%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.18%) EPiServer
11 2 (0.18%) JBoss
11 2 (0.18%) Mendix
11 2 (0.18%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 30 (2.67%) Adobe XD
2 22 (1.96%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 15 (1.34%) Adobe Illustrator
3 15 (1.34%) MS Visio
3 15 (1.34%) Photoshop
4 13 (1.16%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (1.16%) Sketch
5 10 (0.89%) InVision
5 10 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 8 (0.71%) Chatbot
6 8 (0.71%) Microsoft Excel
7 5 (0.45%) Adobe After Effects
7 5 (0.45%) Adobe Premiere
8 4 (0.36%) InDesign
9 2 (0.18%) Adobe Captivate
9 2 (0.18%) Elementor
9 2 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.18%) Windchill
10 1 (0.089%) Siemens NX
10 1 (0.089%) Trello
Business Applications
1 19 (1.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (1.51%) Shopify
3 5 (0.45%) 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%) Magento
6 1 (0.089%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 473 (42.12%) Azure
2 421 (37.49%) AWS
3 373 (33.21%) GitHub
4 83 (7.39%) Serverless
5 67 (5.97%) Figma
6 49 (4.36%) Azure DevOps
7 47 (4.19%) Power Platform
8 46 (4.10%) GCP
9 34 (3.03%) Power Automate
10 31 (2.76%) SaaS
11 30 (2.67%) Google Analytics
12 25 (2.23%) Dynamics 365
13 24 (2.14%) Entra ID
14 23 (2.05%) AWS Lambda
15 22 (1.96%) PowerApps
16 20 (1.78%) Amazon S3
17 18 (1.60%) Azure Functions
17 18 (1.60%) Azure Logic Apps
17 18 (1.60%) GitHub Actions
18 15 (1.34%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 280 (24.93%) Internet
2 9 (0.80%) FTP
3 8 (0.71%) HTTP
4 6 (0.53%) Intranet
5 3 (0.27%) AMQP
6 2 (0.18%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.18%) Network Security
7 1 (0.089%) DNS
7 1 (0.089%) Firewall
7 1 (0.089%) SSH
7 1 (0.089%) SSL
7 1 (0.089%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.089%) X.21
Database & Business Intelligence
1 107 (9.53%) SQL Server
2 74 (6.59%) MySQL
3 54 (4.81%) PostgreSQL
3 54 (4.81%) Relational Database
4 37 (3.29%) NoSQL
5 32 (2.85%) MongoDB
6 27 (2.40%) Power BI
7 22 (1.96%) Azure SQL Database
8 21 (1.87%) OLTP
9 14 (1.25%) DB2
10 12 (1.07%) Looker
10 12 (1.07%) RDBMS
11 8 (0.71%) Amazon Redshift
12 6 (0.53%) GIS
13 5 (0.45%) Metadata
13 5 (0.45%) NonStop SQL
14 4 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
14 4 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
14 4 (0.36%) Oracle Database
14 4 (0.36%) Redis
Development Applications
1 419 (37.31%) Git
2 86 (7.66%) JIRA
3 57 (5.08%) Jenkins
4 53 (4.72%) Selenium
5 38 (3.38%) Postman
6 35 (3.12%) Team Foundation Server
7 33 (2.94%) SoapUI
8 30 (2.67%) WebDriver
9 29 (2.58%) webpack
10 23 (2.05%) Axure RP
11 21 (1.87%) JUnit
12 18 (1.60%) Cypress.io
13 16 (1.42%) JMeter
13 16 (1.42%) Mockito
13 16 (1.42%) Visual Studio
14 15 (1.34%) TeamCity
15 14 (1.25%) Cucumber
16 13 (1.16%) Bitbucket
17 12 (1.07%) Balsamiq
18 11 (0.98%) Babel
General
1 286 (25.47%) Multimedia
2 284 (25.29%) Social Skills
3 114 (10.15%) Finance
4 110 (9.80%) Analytical Skills
5 90 (8.01%) Law
6 83 (7.39%) Marketing
7 58 (5.16%) Public Sector
8 37 (3.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 31 (2.76%) Legal
9 31 (2.76%) Retail
10 30 (2.67%) Banking
11 18 (1.60%) Advertising
11 18 (1.60%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (1.34%) German Language
13 10 (0.89%) Games
13 10 (0.89%) Publishing
14 9 (0.80%) Manufacturing
15 7 (0.62%) Electronics
16 5 (0.45%) Local Government
16 5 (0.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 599 (53.34%) Developer
2 278 (24.76%) Trainee
3 176 (15.67%) Software Developer
4 170 (15.14%) Senior
5 134 (11.93%) Trainee Developer
6 125 (11.13%) Trainee Software Developer
7 119 (10.60%) Senior Developer
8 100 (8.90%) Full-Stack Developer
9 72 (6.41%) Analyst
10 64 (5.70%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 62 (5.52%) .NET Developer
12 55 (4.90%) Lead
13 51 (4.54%) Designer
14 40 (3.56%) Software Engineer
15 39 (3.47%) React Developer
16 36 (3.21%) Java Developer
17 32 (2.85%) Administrator
18 31 (2.76%) Web Administrator
19 29 (2.58%) Trainee Administrator
20 28 (2.49%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 903 (80.41%) CSS
2 291 (25.91%) React
3 205 (18.25%) .NET
4 121 (10.77%) Node.js
5 115 (10.24%) HTML5
6 114 (10.15%) AngularJS
7 103 (9.17%) RESTful
8 100 (8.90%) XML
9 95 (8.46%) JSON
10 86 (7.66%) CSS3
11 79 (7.03%) Vue
12 75 (6.68%) REST
13 68 (6.06%) SOAP
14 65 (5.79%) ASP.NET
15 63 (5.61%) .NET Core
16 60 (5.34%) jQuery
17 44 (3.92%) Web Services
18 42 (3.74%) .NET Framework
19 40 (3.56%) Spring
20 36 (3.21%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 53 (4.72%) Product Ownership
2 48 (4.27%) Self-Motivation
3 37 (3.29%) Mobile App
4 36 (3.21%) Onboarding
5 30 (2.67%) Linux Command Line
6 27 (2.40%) Cloud Native
7 22 (1.96%) Distributed Systems
7 22 (1.96%) Greenfield Project
8 21 (1.87%) Data Structures
9 18 (1.60%) Low-Code
10 12 (1.07%) Social Media
11 10 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (0.89%) Management Information System
12 9 (0.80%) Legacy Systems
12 9 (0.80%) Motion Graphics
13 8 (0.71%) Cybercrime
13 8 (0.71%) Digital Media
13 8 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (0.71%) W3C
14 7 (0.62%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 33 (2.94%) Unix
2 28 (2.49%) Windows
3 20 (1.78%) Linux
4 11 (0.98%) Apple iOS
5 10 (0.89%) Android
6 6 (0.53%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.45%) Windows 10
8 3 (0.27%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.18%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 398 (35.44%) Agile
2 389 (34.64%) Mentoring
3 269 (23.95%) Cybersecurity
4 241 (21.46%) User Experience
5 239 (21.28%) Problem-Solving
6 212 (18.88%) Full-Stack Development
7 174 (15.49%) CI/CD
8 160 (14.25%) Front End Development
9 129 (11.49%) DevOps
10 105 (9.35%) Web Development
11 103 (9.17%) Scrum
12 101 (8.99%) Continuous Improvement
13 94 (8.37%) Software Engineering
14 92 (8.19%) AI
15 88 (7.84%) UX Design
16 86 (7.66%) Microservices
17 81 (7.21%) Analytics
17 81 (7.21%) MVC
18 80 (7.12%) Clean Code
19 68 (6.06%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 870 (77.47%) JavaScript
2 427 (38.02%) Python
3 271 (24.13%) SQL
4 199 (17.72%) C#
5 163 (14.51%) TypeScript
6 144 (12.82%) R
7 136 (12.11%) Java
8 65 (5.79%) PHP
9 33 (2.94%) PL/SQL
10 17 (1.51%) Shell Script
11 13 (1.16%) T-SQL
12 11 (0.98%) Ruby
13 6 (0.53%) Apex Code
14 4 (0.36%) ActionScript
14 4 (0.36%) ActionScript 3.0
14 4 (0.36%) Bash
14 4 (0.36%) Objective-C
14 4 (0.36%) VB
14 4 (0.36%) XAML
15 3 (0.27%) Go
Qualifications
1 283 (25.20%) Microsoft Certification
2 279 (24.84%) Azure Certification
3 278 (24.76%) AWS Certification
3 278 (24.76%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 203 (18.08%) Degree
5 86 (7.66%) Security Cleared
6 57 (5.08%) Computer Science Degree
7 44 (3.92%) SC Cleared
8 34 (3.03%) ISTQB
9 30 (2.67%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 16 (1.42%) DV Cleared
11 9 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
11 9 (0.80%) Master's Degree
12 7 (0.62%) DBS Check
13 5 (0.45%) A+ Certification
14 4 (0.36%) ISEB
14 4 (0.36%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 3 (0.27%) PhD
16 2 (0.18%) CCA
16 2 (0.18%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 153 (13.62%) Accessibility
2 53 (4.72%) WCAG
3 47 (4.19%) QA
4 30 (2.67%) GDPR
5 6 (0.53%) PERC
6 5 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 5 (0.45%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.36%) SLA
8 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.18%) Section 508
9 1 (0.089%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.089%) HL7
9 1 (0.089%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.089%) NCSC
9 1 (0.089%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 98 (8.73%) Docker
2 15 (1.34%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.089%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 61 (5.43%) Kubernetes
2 29 (2.58%) Terraform
3 13 (1.16%) Kibana
4 6 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.36%) Argo
5 4 (0.36%) Grafana
6 3 (0.27%) cPanel
6 3 (0.27%) Plesk
6 3 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.18%) Ansible
7 2 (0.18%) HP Quality Center
7 2 (0.18%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.089%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.089%) Nagios
Vendors
1 407 (36.24%) Microsoft
2 64 (5.70%) Adobe
3 53 (4.72%) Google
4 44 (3.92%) Oracle
5 23 (2.05%) Salesforce
6 22 (1.96%) ServiceNow
7 17 (1.51%) Dynatrace
8 14 (1.25%) Splunk
9 10 (0.89%) Atlassian
9 10 (0.89%) Hotjar
10 9 (0.80%) SAP
11 8 (0.71%) Screaming Frog
12 7 (0.62%) Cisco
13 6 (0.53%) Ahrefs
13 6 (0.53%) Red Hat
13 6 (0.53%) YouTube
14 5 (0.45%) Facebook
14 5 (0.45%) HubSpot
15 4 (0.36%) iManage
15 4 (0.36%) Meraki