Unified Modeling Language (UML)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring UML skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited UML over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 160 515 542
Rank change year-on-year +355 +27 +46
Permanent jobs citing UML 1,082 429 499
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.96% 0.43% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.09% 0.51% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 908 338 324
10th Percentile £37,574 £31,500 £46,250
25th Percentile - £46,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £55,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.30% -21.43% +7.69%
75th Percentile £59,081 £65,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £85,375 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,683 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.18% -4.55% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

UML falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,770 84,704 95,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.86% 85.53% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 26,375 59,701 56,503
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -9.09% +4.76%

UML
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing UML as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for UML in the UK

UML
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing UML.

Salary trend for UML in the UK

UML
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing UML over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for UML in the UK

UML
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing UML within the UK over the 6 months to 15 May 2025. 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
UK excluding London +314 986 £47,683 -9.18% 235
England +284 850 £47,683 -13.30% 279
Work from Home +374 575 £47,683 -17.07% 178
South East +305 363 £55,000 +0.92% 71
North of England +165 165 £47,683 -13.30% 38
Scotland +200 133 £47,683 -26.64% 9
South West +57 112 £47,683 -4.63% 54
North West +52 97 £50,055 -8.99% 18
East of England +85 77 £47,683 -26.64% 28
Midlands +83 74 £47,683 +0.39% 39
Yorkshire +126 66 £47,683 - 16
East Midlands +70 65 £47,683 +12.20% 14
Wales +91 64 £52,611 - 6
London +90 57 £60,000 -25.00% 60
West Midlands +37 8 £60,000 +9.09% 22
North East - 2 £43,000 - 4

UML
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 26 (2.40%) Apache
2 7 (0.65%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.37%) Confluence
4 2 (0.18%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.18%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 148 (13.68%) Simulink
2 7 (0.65%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.18%) Windchill
6 1 (0.092%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 145 (13.40%) Teamcenter
2 13 (1.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.18%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 35 (3.23%) Azure
2 29 (2.68%) AWS
3 23 (2.13%) SaaS
4 20 (1.85%) GCP
5 7 (0.65%) PaaS
6 5 (0.46%) GitHub
6 5 (0.46%) GitHub Actions
6 5 (0.46%) Power Platform
7 3 (0.28%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.18%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.18%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.092%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.092%) Azure Storage
9 1 (0.092%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.37%) 5G
1 4 (0.37%) SD-WAN
1 4 (0.37%) WAN
1 4 (0.37%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (0.18%) Internet
3 1 (0.092%) HTTP
3 1 (0.092%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (1.57%) SQL Server
2 10 (0.92%) NoSQL
3 5 (0.46%) MongoDB
3 5 (0.46%) MySQL
3 5 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (0.46%) Power BI
4 4 (0.37%) Oracle Database
5 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (0.28%) Tableau
6 2 (0.18%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.18%) DB2
6 2 (0.18%) IBM InfoSphere
6 2 (0.18%) Qlik Sense
6 2 (0.18%) QlikView
7 1 (0.092%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.092%) GIS
7 1 (0.092%) Kdb+
7 1 (0.092%) Metadata
7 1 (0.092%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 156 (14.42%) Rational DOORS
2 29 (2.68%) Eclipse
3 26 (2.40%) Eclipse RCP
4 19 (1.76%) Git
5 14 (1.29%) MagicDraw
6 7 (0.65%) ClearCase
6 7 (0.65%) JIRA
7 5 (0.46%) Gradle
7 5 (0.46%) Maven
8 4 (0.37%) NetBeans
8 4 (0.37%) Visual Studio
9 3 (0.28%) ERwin
9 3 (0.28%) JUnit
9 3 (0.28%) Rational Rhapsody
9 3 (0.28%) Subversion
10 1 (0.092%) GitLab
10 1 (0.092%) Jenkins
10 1 (0.092%) LabVIEW
General
1 515 (47.60%) Presentation Skills
2 216 (19.96%) Social Skills
3 150 (13.86%) Electronics
4 149 (13.77%) Aerospace
5 43 (3.97%) Finance
6 20 (1.85%) Avionics
7 14 (1.29%) Analytical Skills
7 14 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (0.92%) Games
9 8 (0.74%) Banking
10 7 (0.65%) Military
11 6 (0.55%) Public Sector
12 4 (0.37%) Back Office
12 4 (0.37%) Marketing
13 3 (0.28%) Advertising
13 3 (0.28%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.28%) Law
14 2 (0.18%) Legal
15 1 (0.092%) Automotive
15 1 (0.092%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 712 (65.80%) Systems Engineer
2 168 (15.53%) Junior
3 155 (14.33%) Software Engineer
4 145 (13.40%) Junior Systems Engineer
5 142 (13.12%) Senior
6 86 (7.95%) Principal Engineer
7 80 (7.39%) Principal Software Engineer
8 71 (6.56%) Architect
9 52 (4.81%) Lead
10 50 (4.62%) Senior Software Test Engineer
10 50 (4.62%) Senior Test Engineer
10 50 (4.62%) Software Test Engineer
10 50 (4.62%) Test Engineer
11 41 (3.79%) Senior Software Engineer
12 35 (3.23%) Software Architect
13 29 (2.68%) Solutions Architect
14 26 (2.40%) Developer
15 25 (2.31%) Lead Systems Engineer
16 23 (2.13%) Junior Software Engineer
17 20 (1.85%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (5.64%) Middleware
2 43 (3.97%) XML
3 28 (2.59%) HTML
4 26 (2.40%) CSS
4 26 (2.40%) JSP
5 23 (2.13%) .NET
6 14 (1.29%) .NET Core
6 14 (1.29%) ASP.NET
7 10 (0.92%) Kafka
7 10 (0.92%) RabbitMQ
8 7 (0.65%) XSD
9 6 (0.55%) SOAP
10 5 (0.46%) .NET Framework
10 5 (0.46%) Elastic Stack
10 5 (0.46%) OpenAPI
10 5 (0.46%) React
10 5 (0.46%) RESTful
10 5 (0.46%) Spring
11 4 (0.37%) Swagger
12 3 (0.28%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 24 (2.22%) Management Information System
2 20 (1.85%) Cloud Native
3 17 (1.57%) Embedded Systems
4 11 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
5 10 (0.92%) e-Learning
5 10 (0.92%) Mobile Games
6 7 (0.65%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 5 (0.46%) Mobile App
8 4 (0.37%) Derivative
8 4 (0.37%) GNSS
8 4 (0.37%) Self-Driving Car
9 3 (0.28%) Data Structures
9 3 (0.28%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.18%) DTCC
10 2 (0.18%) Product Ownership
10 2 (0.18%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 1 (0.092%) Credit Risk
11 1 (0.092%) Distributed Architecture
11 1 (0.092%) Distributed Systems
11 1 (0.092%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 40 (3.70%) Linux
2 29 (2.68%) Windows
3 5 (0.46%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (0.092%) Android
4 1 (0.092%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.092%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 799 (73.84%) Agile
2 737 (68.11%) SysML
3 707 (65.34%) Systems Engineering
4 522 (48.24%) MODAF
5 504 (46.58%) Cybersecurity
6 359 (33.18%) Computer Science
7 222 (20.52%) Software Engineering
8 216 (19.96%) Waterfall
9 199 (18.39%) Continuous Improvement
10 190 (17.56%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
11 175 (16.17%) Physics
12 174 (16.08%) Problem-Solving
13 172 (15.90%) Mathematics
14 159 (14.70%) Project Management
15 150 (13.86%) Configuration Management
15 150 (13.86%) Creative Problem-Solving
16 145 (13.40%) PLM
17 92 (8.50%) SDLC
18 83 (7.67%) Mentoring
19 80 (7.39%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 663 (61.28%) MATLAB
2 119 (11.00%) Ada
3 61 (5.64%) SQL
4 59 (5.45%) Java
5 51 (4.71%) C
6 46 (4.25%) C#
7 43 (3.97%) Python
8 29 (2.68%) C++
9 25 (2.31%) Ada 95
10 24 (2.22%) Rust
11 9 (0.83%) JavaScript
12 3 (0.28%) Embedded C++
13 2 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.092%) Bicep
14 1 (0.092%) Fortran
14 1 (0.092%) PHP
14 1 (0.092%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.092%) VB
Qualifications
1 950 (87.80%) Degree
2 877 (81.05%) BPSS Clearance
3 112 (10.35%) Chartered Engineer
4 45 (4.16%) Computer Science Degree
5 24 (2.22%) Security Cleared
6 22 (2.03%) SC Cleared
7 21 (1.94%) HND
8 7 (0.65%) AWS Certification
9 6 (0.55%) HNC
10 5 (0.46%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 4 (0.37%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.28%) TOGAF Certification
13 1 (0.092%) CITP
13 1 (0.092%) DBS Check
13 1 (0.092%) DV Cleared
13 1 (0.092%) Master's Degree
13 1 (0.092%) Six Sigma Black Belt
13 1 (0.092%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 141 (13.03%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 11 (1.02%) QA
3 4 (0.37%) Def Stans
3 4 (0.37%) PMO
4 3 (0.28%) IEC 61508
4 3 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.18%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.18%) EMIR
5 2 (0.18%) ISO 20022
5 2 (0.18%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.18%) MiFID
5 2 (0.18%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.18%) SEPA
6 1 (0.092%) COBIT
6 1 (0.092%) GDPR
6 1 (0.092%) MISRA
System Software
1 15 (1.39%) Virtual Machines
2 9 (0.83%) Docker
3 6 (0.55%) Embedded Firmware
3 6 (0.55%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (0.55%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.46%) Argo
2 5 (0.46%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.092%) Terraform
Vendors
1 155 (14.33%) IBM
2 23 (2.13%) Oracle
3 18 (1.66%) Google
4 13 (1.20%) Salesforce
4 13 (1.20%) Sparx
5 10 (0.92%) Microsoft
6 7 (0.65%) Atlassian
7 5 (0.46%) New Relic
8 4 (0.37%) Intel
9 3 (0.28%) SAP
10 2 (0.18%) Avaloq
10 2 (0.18%) Bloomberg
10 2 (0.18%) Calypso
10 2 (0.18%) Charles River
10 2 (0.18%) Cloudera
10 2 (0.18%) Curam
10 2 (0.18%) Currenex
10 2 (0.18%) Murex
10 2 (0.18%) PTC
10 2 (0.18%) Varonis