XML Job Trends

XML
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring XML skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 419 276 256
Rank change year-on-year -143 -20 +6
Permanent jobs citing XML 258 521 878
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.38% 1.05% 1.17%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.41% 4.73% 5.03%
Number of salaries quoted 147 353 575
10th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,850 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +2.35% -11.54%
75th Percentile £72,250 £78,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £76,340 £86,878 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

XML 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 7,571 11,009 17,464
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.26% 22.19% 23.36%
Number of salaries quoted 5,575 6,631 14,354
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,200 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.81% +7.64% -8.89%
75th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%

XML
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing XML relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

XML job vacancy trend in the UK

XML
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing XML.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing XML

XML
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing XML over the 6 months to 15 February 2026.

Salary histogram for XML in the UK

XML
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the UK over the 6 months to 15 February 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 -129 207 £55,000 -8.33% 106
UK excluding London -132 161 £55,000 - 88
Work from Home -21 119 £55,000 -18.52% 53
London -51 75 £70,000 +9.38% 28
South East -77 57 £55,000 -15.38% 33
East of England +33 42 £55,000 +4.76% 9
Scotland +2 21 £47,750 +3.18% 6
North of England -60 20 £53,250 +24.56% 18
Midlands -35 17 £47,500 -9.52% 19
East Midlands -28 10 £50,750 -7.73% 3
North West -33 9 £55,000 +15.79% 12
West Midlands -6 7 £40,000 -5.88% 16
Yorkshire -43 7 £55,000 +46.67% 4
North East - 4 £45,000 - 2
South West -30 3 £60,000 -11.11% 7
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 1

XML
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 8 (3.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.33%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.94%) Anypoint
4 3 (1.16%) Confluence
4 3 (1.16%) JBoss
4 3 (1.16%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.78%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.78%) IIS
5 2 (0.78%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.78%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.78%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.39%) Apache
6 1 (0.39%) CICS
6 1 (0.39%) CMS
6 1 (0.39%) FileNet
Applications
1 9 (3.49%) MS Visio
2 8 (3.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.39%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.39%) MadCap Flare
5 1 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (7.36%) Oracle ERP
2 7 (2.71%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (1.94%) Shopify
4 3 (1.16%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.78%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.39%) Magento
6 1 (0.39%) Q-Pulse
6 1 (0.39%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 75 (29.07%) Azure
2 49 (18.99%) AWS
3 42 (16.28%) Power Platform
4 28 (10.85%) Entra ID
4 28 (10.85%) GitHub
5 27 (10.47%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (7.75%) OCI
7 18 (6.98%) Power Automate
8 16 (6.20%) Serverless
9 15 (5.81%) Boomi
10 14 (5.43%) Microsoft 365
10 14 (5.43%) SaaS
11 12 (4.65%) Amazon EC2
12 11 (4.26%) Amazon ECS
12 11 (4.26%) Amazon EKS
13 10 (3.88%) iPaaS
14 9 (3.49%) PowerApps
15 7 (2.71%) Azure Logic Apps
16 6 (2.33%) Miro
17 5 (1.94%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.71%) FTP
2 3 (1.16%) AMQP
2 3 (1.16%) HTTP
3 2 (0.78%) Cisco ASA
3 2 (0.78%) Firewall
3 2 (0.78%) HTTPS
3 2 (0.78%) PuTTY
4 1 (0.39%) DNS
4 1 (0.39%) Modbus
4 1 (0.39%) SSL
4 1 (0.39%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.39%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (17.83%) SQL Server
2 36 (13.95%) Power BI
3 34 (13.18%) Relational Database
4 23 (8.91%) PostgreSQL
5 14 (5.43%) MySQL
6 12 (4.65%) OLTP
7 11 (4.26%) RDBMS
8 9 (3.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 7 (2.71%) Metadata
9 7 (2.71%) NoSQL
10 6 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (1.94%) Oracle Database
12 4 (1.55%) Electronic Patient Records
12 4 (1.55%) Tableau
13 3 (1.16%) Amazon RDS
13 3 (1.16%) Crystal Reports
13 3 (1.16%) Data Mining
13 3 (1.16%) GIS
14 2 (0.78%) Data Vault
14 2 (0.78%) DataStage
Development Applications
1 35 (13.57%) Jenkins
2 19 (7.36%) Oracle Forms
3 17 (6.59%) JIRA
4 15 (5.81%) Git
5 12 (4.65%) JUnit
6 11 (4.26%) JMeter
7 9 (3.49%) Mockito
7 9 (3.49%) Selenium
8 8 (3.10%) Postman
9 7 (2.71%) PowerBuilder
10 6 (2.33%) Axure RP
10 6 (2.33%) SpecFlow
11 3 (1.16%) GitLab
11 3 (1.16%) Maven
11 3 (1.16%) NUnit
11 3 (1.16%) SoapUI
11 3 (1.16%) Team Foundation Server
11 3 (1.16%) Visual Studio
11 3 (1.16%) WebDriver
12 2 (0.78%) Subversion
General
1 75 (29.07%) Social Skills
2 51 (19.77%) Finance
3 42 (16.28%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (10.08%) Law
5 18 (6.98%) Public Sector
6 15 (5.81%) German Language
7 10 (3.88%) Retail
8 7 (2.71%) Legal
9 6 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (2.33%) Marketing
9 6 (2.33%) Telecoms
10 5 (1.94%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.55%) Advertising
11 4 (1.55%) Health Technology
11 4 (1.55%) Publishing
12 3 (1.16%) Banking
12 3 (1.16%) Billing
12 3 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.16%) Front Office
12 3 (1.16%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 99 (38.37%) Developer
2 58 (22.48%) Senior
3 26 (10.08%) Senior Developer
4 22 (8.53%) Analyst
5 19 (7.36%) Applications Engineer
5 19 (7.36%) Cloud Engineer
5 19 (7.36%) Senior Cloud Engineer
6 18 (6.98%) SQL Developer
7 16 (6.20%) Java Developer
8 12 (4.65%) Oracle Developer
8 12 (4.65%) PL/SQL Developer
8 12 (4.65%) Senior Oracle Developer
8 12 (4.65%) Senior PL/SQL Developer
8 12 (4.65%) Senior SQL Developer
9 11 (4.26%) Full-Stack Developer
9 11 (4.26%) Full-Stack Java Developer
9 11 (4.26%) Lead
10 10 (3.88%) Data Analyst
11 9 (3.49%) Consultant
11 9 (3.49%) Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 178 (68.99%) JSON
2 88 (34.11%) HTML
3 75 (29.07%) REST
4 63 (24.42%) SOAP
5 42 (16.28%) Web Services
6 29 (11.24%) Regular Expression
7 28 (10.85%) CSS
8 25 (9.69%) RESTful
9 21 (8.14%) Spring
10 20 (7.75%) .NET
11 15 (5.81%) Hibernate
11 15 (5.81%) Spring Boot
12 14 (5.43%) jQuery
13 12 (4.65%) XSLT
14 9 (3.49%) ActiveMQ
14 9 (3.49%) Apache Camel
14 9 (3.49%) Middleware
14 9 (3.49%) WireMock
15 8 (3.10%) React
15 8 (3.10%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 47 (18.22%) Onboarding
2 31 (12.02%) Linux Command Line
3 25 (9.69%) Cloud Native
4 22 (8.53%) Enterprise Software
5 18 (6.98%) Data Structures
6 14 (5.43%) Low-Code
7 12 (4.65%) Distributed Systems
7 12 (4.65%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.55%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.55%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (1.55%) Product Ownership
8 4 (1.55%) Reference Data
8 4 (1.55%) W3C
9 3 (1.16%) Distributed Computing
9 3 (1.16%) e-Learning
9 3 (1.16%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.16%) Operational Technology
9 3 (1.16%) SCADA
9 3 (1.16%) Semantic Web
10 2 (0.78%) DataPower
Operating Systems
1 38 (14.73%) Unix
2 11 (4.26%) Linux
3 5 (1.94%) Windows
4 1 (0.39%) Android
4 1 (0.39%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.39%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.39%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.39%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (32.56%) Agile
2 60 (23.26%) Problem-Solving
3 50 (19.38%) CI/CD
4 43 (16.67%) AI
4 43 (16.67%) ERP
5 38 (14.73%) Business Intelligence
5 38 (14.73%) DevOps
5 38 (14.73%) Test Automation
6 34 (13.18%) Data Analysis
6 34 (13.18%) LLM
6 34 (13.18%) SDLC
7 33 (12.79%) API Integration
8 31 (12.02%) Data Modelling
9 30 (11.63%) Mentoring
10 27 (10.47%) Data Governance
11 26 (10.08%) Migration
11 26 (10.08%) Translating Business Requirements
12 25 (9.69%) Continuous Improvement
12 25 (9.69%) Software Testing
13 24 (9.30%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 138 (53.49%) SQL
2 103 (39.92%) Python
3 62 (24.03%) Java
4 58 (22.48%) JavaScript
5 41 (15.89%) C#
6 39 (15.12%) PL/SQL
7 34 (13.18%) Shell Script
8 15 (5.81%) T-SQL
9 13 (5.04%) PowerShell
10 9 (3.49%) VB.NET
10 9 (3.49%) VBA
11 8 (3.10%) ActionScript
11 8 (3.10%) Delphi
12 6 (2.33%) C
12 6 (2.33%) C++
13 5 (1.94%) Perl
14 4 (1.55%) ActionScript 2.0
14 4 (1.55%) ActionScript 3.0
14 4 (1.55%) Objective-C
15 3 (1.16%) VB
Qualifications
1 67 (25.97%) Degree
2 27 (10.47%) Security Cleared
3 13 (5.04%) SC Cleared
4 11 (4.26%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (3.10%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (3.10%) ISTQB
6 3 (1.16%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.16%) ISEB
6 3 (1.16%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 2 (0.78%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.78%) HNC
7 2 (0.78%) HND
7 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.78%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.78%) PMP
8 1 (0.39%) A+ Certification
8 1 (0.39%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.39%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.39%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (0.39%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (10.08%) QA
2 18 (6.98%) Data Quality
3 16 (6.20%) Accessibility
4 10 (3.88%) GDPR
5 8 (3.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.55%) HL7
7 2 (0.78%) EMIR
7 2 (0.78%) Software Quality Assurance
7 2 (0.78%) WCAG
System Software
1 27 (10.47%) Active Directory
2 26 (10.08%) Docker
Systems Management
1 26 (10.08%) Kubernetes
2 22 (8.53%) Terraform
3 20 (7.75%) Single Sign-On
4 9 (3.49%) Kibana
5 3 (1.16%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.78%) Ansible
7 1 (0.39%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 71 (27.52%) Oracle
2 34 (13.18%) Microsoft
3 19 (7.36%) Okta
4 16 (6.20%) SAP
5 10 (3.88%) Dynatrace
6 9 (3.49%) MuleSoft
6 9 (3.49%) ServiceNow
6 9 (3.49%) Splunk
7 8 (3.10%) Dell
8 7 (2.71%) IBM
9 6 (2.33%) IFS
9 6 (2.33%) Informatica
9 6 (2.33%) SnapLogic
9 6 (2.33%) Talend
9 6 (2.33%) Workday
10 5 (1.94%) Epicor
10 5 (1.94%) Infor
10 5 (1.94%) Intapp
10 5 (1.94%) Jitterbit
10 5 (1.94%) TIBCO