Unified Modeling Language (UML)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for UML skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited UML over the 6 months to 16 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 503 535 572
Rank change year-on-year +32 +37 -146
Permanent jobs citing UML 427 572 820
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.44% 0.53% 0.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.51% 0.55% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 336 363 571
10th Percentile £31,500 £46,250 £43,750
25th Percentile £45,750 £51,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% - -3.35%
75th Percentile £67,500 £88,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £86,875 £102,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £54,500 £57,250
% change year-on-year -3.67% -4.80% +14.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

UML is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 83,920 103,131 145,233
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 86.36% 95.65% 95.47%
Number of salaries quoted 59,805 60,258 83,543
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,456 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.51% +2.43% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.26% +3.81% +9.38%

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 16 April 2024.

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 16 April 2024. 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 +51 403 £55,000 -15.38% 105
UK excluding London +43 343 £52,500 -3.67% 87
South West +101 177 £50,000 -9.09% 32
Work from Home -39 101 £57,500 -11.54% 44
London +19 81 £80,000 - 24
Midlands -13 50 £42,500 -10.53% 14
North of England +45 42 £63,750 +21.43% 6
North West +34 39 £63,750 +21.43% 6
East Midlands +5 32 £42,500 - 2
East of England +18 30 £65,000 +23.81% 16
South East -31 22 £56,250 -4.26% 17
West Midlands -8 18 £47,500 - 12
Scotland - 18 £65,000 - 6
Yorkshire +68 3 - -
Wales +2 2 - - 3
Northern Ireland - 2 - -

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
1 125 (29.27%) Confluence
2 7 (1.64%) CMS
2 7 (1.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.94%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.47%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.23%) Drupal
5 1 (0.23%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.23%) Kinematics
5 1 (0.23%) Mule
Applications
1 33 (7.73%) MS Visio
2 21 (4.92%) Simulink
3 8 (1.87%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.23%) CATIA
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.23%) TargetLink
Business Applications
1 36 (8.43%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 2 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 75 (17.56%) Azure
2 34 (7.96%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (7.49%) Azure DevOps
4 27 (6.32%) AWS
5 23 (5.39%) Miro
6 19 (4.45%) PaaS
7 18 (4.22%) IaaS
7 18 (4.22%) Power Platform
8 16 (3.75%) SaaS
9 15 (3.51%) Serverless
10 14 (3.28%) AWS Lambda
11 7 (1.64%) GitHub
11 7 (1.64%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (1.64%) npm
11 7 (1.64%) Yarn
12 6 (1.41%) Azure API Management
12 6 (1.41%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 6 (1.41%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (1.41%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (1.41%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.04%) Ethernet
2 6 (1.41%) 5G
2 6 (1.41%) 5G NR
2 6 (1.41%) 802.11
2 6 (1.41%) LTE
2 6 (1.41%) Software-Defined Radio
2 6 (1.41%) Wireless
3 5 (1.17%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.94%) RS-232
5 3 (0.70%) Internet
6 1 (0.23%) HTTP
6 1 (0.23%) IPsec
6 1 (0.23%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.23%) RFID
6 1 (0.23%) SpaceWire
6 1 (0.23%) SSL
6 1 (0.23%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (8.90%) SQL Server
2 16 (3.75%) Power BI
3 13 (3.04%) Oracle Database
3 13 (3.04%) Redis
4 9 (2.11%) Elasticsearch
5 8 (1.87%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.94%) Data Vault
6 4 (0.94%) Geospatial Data
6 4 (0.94%) GIS
6 4 (0.94%) OLAP
7 3 (0.70%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.47%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.47%) Big Data
8 2 (0.47%) CouchDB
8 2 (0.47%) Data Hub
8 2 (0.47%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.47%) MariaDB
8 2 (0.47%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.47%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 134 (31.38%) JIRA
2 112 (26.23%) Visual Studio
3 104 (24.36%) Git
4 89 (20.84%) Bitbucket
5 59 (13.82%) Sourcetree
6 44 (10.30%) Rational Rhapsody
7 36 (8.43%) Rational DOORS
8 16 (3.75%) Team Foundation Server
9 11 (2.58%) LabVIEW
10 8 (1.87%) NetBeans
11 7 (1.64%) Moq
12 4 (0.94%) Subversion
13 3 (0.70%) Eclipse
13 3 (0.70%) Jenkins
13 3 (0.70%) Rational Team Concert
14 1 (0.23%) ERwin
General
1 94 (22.01%) Presentation Skills
2 88 (20.61%) Games
3 67 (15.69%) Social Skills
4 53 (12.41%) Finance
5 20 (4.68%) Military
5 20 (4.68%) Public Sector
6 18 (4.22%) Banking
6 18 (4.22%) Electronics
7 14 (3.28%) Marketing
8 12 (2.81%) Analytical Skills
8 12 (2.81%) Automotive
8 12 (2.81%) Law
8 12 (2.81%) Retail
9 10 (2.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (1.87%) Aerospace
11 7 (1.64%) Private Banking
12 5 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (1.17%) Legal
13 4 (0.94%) Publishing
14 3 (0.70%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 117 (27.40%) Developer
2 107 (25.06%) Architect
3 94 (22.01%) Senior
4 88 (20.61%) 3D Developer
4 88 (20.61%) Games Developer
4 88 (20.61%) Unity 3D Developer
5 70 (16.39%) Solutions Architect
6 68 (15.93%) Software Engineer
7 66 (15.46%) Analyst
8 60 (14.05%) Business Analyst
9 35 (8.20%) Senior Analyst
10 31 (7.26%) Senior Business Analyst
11 30 (7.03%) Senior Developer
11 30 (7.03%) Senior Games Developer
12 26 (6.09%) Systems Engineer
13 16 (3.75%) Principal Engineer
14 15 (3.51%) Consultant
15 14 (3.28%) Senior Software Engineer
15 14 (3.28%) Technical Architect
16 13 (3.04%) C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 88 (20.61%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 78 (18.27%) .NET
3 23 (5.39%) HTML
3 23 (5.39%) Web Services
4 21 (4.92%) ASP.NET
5 20 (4.68%) LINQ
5 20 (4.68%) Node.js
5 20 (4.68%) REST
6 17 (3.98%) WinForms
7 14 (3.28%) .NET Framework
7 14 (3.28%) JSON
8 13 (3.04%) Spring
9 10 (2.34%) XML
10 9 (2.11%) FIX Protocol
10 9 (2.11%) HTML5
10 9 (2.11%) RESTful
11 8 (1.87%) AngularJS
11 8 (1.87%) ASP.NET MVC
11 8 (1.87%) Swagger
11 8 (1.87%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 88 (20.61%) Virtual Reality
2 21 (4.92%) Legacy Systems
2 21 (4.92%) Management Information System
3 16 (3.75%) Cloud Native
4 15 (3.51%) Enterprise Software
5 13 (3.04%) Embedded Systems
6 11 (2.58%) Algorithms
7 9 (2.11%) PCIe
7 9 (2.11%) Product Ownership
8 8 (1.87%) PMI
8 8 (1.87%) Robotics
9 7 (1.64%) Distributed Systems
10 6 (1.41%) Distributed Architecture
11 3 (0.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 3 (0.70%) IoT
11 3 (0.70%) Reinsurance
11 3 (0.70%) Self-Motivation
12 2 (0.47%) Derivative
12 2 (0.47%) Semantic Web
12 2 (0.47%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 12 (2.81%) Linux
2 6 (1.41%) Windows
3 3 (0.70%) Embedded Linux
4 2 (0.47%) Android
4 2 (0.47%) CentOS
4 2 (0.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (0.47%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.23%) FreeRTOS
5 1 (0.23%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (47.07%) Software Engineering
2 134 (31.38%) Scrum
3 126 (29.51%) Agile
4 121 (28.34%) Design Patterns
5 117 (27.40%) DevOps
6 109 (25.53%) Use Case
7 58 (13.58%) ArchiMate
8 57 (13.35%) Analytics
8 57 (13.35%) TOGAF
9 56 (13.11%) Microservices
10 54 (12.65%) Architectural Patterns
11 53 (12.41%) BPMN
12 52 (12.18%) Problem-Solving
13 50 (11.71%) Business Case
14 49 (11.48%) Data Analytics
14 49 (11.48%) ITIL
15 45 (10.54%) Enterprise Architecture
15 45 (10.54%) Full Stack Development
15 45 (10.54%) Stakeholder Management
16 44 (10.30%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 141 (33.02%) C#
2 67 (15.69%) C
3 51 (11.94%) JavaScript
4 47 (11.01%) SQL
5 42 (9.84%) C++
6 35 (8.20%) Java
7 32 (7.49%) Ada
8 30 (7.03%) MATLAB
9 18 (4.22%) Python
10 13 (3.04%) Delphi
11 9 (2.11%) PowerShell
12 8 (1.87%) Bash
13 7 (1.64%) Go
13 7 (1.64%) T-SQL
14 6 (1.41%) Kusto Query Language
14 6 (1.41%) PL/SQL
15 5 (1.17%) Embedded C
15 5 (1.17%) Fortran
16 3 (0.70%) Rust
17 2 (0.47%) SHACL
Qualifications
1 228 (53.40%) Security Cleared
2 218 (51.05%) Degree
3 175 (40.98%) SC Cleared
4 154 (36.07%) BPSS Clearance
5 32 (7.49%) TOGAF Certification
6 11 (2.58%) PMI Certification
7 7 (1.64%) Chartered Engineer
7 7 (1.64%) Master's Degree
8 4 (0.94%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.70%) PMP
10 2 (0.47%) ISEB
11 1 (0.23%) CBAP
11 1 (0.23%) CISM
11 1 (0.23%) CISSP
11 1 (0.23%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.23%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.23%) MCSA
11 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.23%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (7.26%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 18 (4.22%) Def Stans
3 15 (3.51%) QA
4 12 (2.81%) IEC 61508
5 7 (1.64%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.41%) ISO 9000
6 6 (1.41%) ISO 9001
6 6 (1.41%) MISRA
6 6 (1.41%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.17%) PMO
7 5 (1.17%) TickIT
8 4 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 12207
9 3 (0.70%) DO-178B
10 2 (0.47%) GDPR
10 2 (0.47%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 27 (6.32%) Firmware
2 17 (3.98%) Docker
3 12 (2.81%) Embedded Firmware
4 2 (0.47%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.23%) RACF
5 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (2.58%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.47%) Functional Safety
3 2 (0.47%) Kibana
Vendors
1 147 (34.43%) Microsoft
2 36 (8.43%) Sparx
3 17 (3.98%) IBM
4 13 (3.04%) Oracle
5 8 (1.87%) Atlassian
6 4 (0.94%) ESRI
6 4 (0.94%) Informatica
6 4 (0.94%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.70%) SAP
8 2 (0.47%) Adobe
8 2 (0.47%) Interwoven
9 1 (0.23%) BiZZdesign
9 1 (0.23%) Coverity
9 1 (0.23%) EMC
9 1 (0.23%) ForgeRock
9 1 (0.23%) Google
9 1 (0.23%) Klocwork
9 1 (0.23%) Marketo
9 1 (0.23%) mParticle
9 1 (0.23%) Thales