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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 508 381 297
Rank change year-on-year -127 -84 -37
Permanent jobs citing XML 269 341 805
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.26% 0.69% 0.94%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.54% 3.91% 4.91%
Number of salaries quoted 182 251 530
10th Percentile £29,750 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -5.17% -7.20%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,940 £83,750 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,750 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.50% -9.09% -4.35%

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 10,576 8,719 16,406
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.25% 17.61% 19.09%
Number of salaries quoted 7,812 5,725 12,012
10th Percentile £40,775 £38,175 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +9.76% -8.89%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,979 £106,250
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 1 August 2026.

Salary histogram for XML in the UK

XML
Top 17 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 1 August 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 -127 238 £58,000 +5.45% 117
UK excluding London -107 191 £57,750 +15.50% 64
Work from Home -48 116 £55,000 -12.00% 54
South East -58 75 £60,000 -4.00% 18
London -85 53 £60,250 -13.93% 64
North of England -36 34 £73,500 +39.93% 9
Midlands -21 30 £47,500 -10.38% 13
South West -65 30 £31,500 -23.64% 12
North West 0 22 £71,750 +30.45% 3
West Midlands -20 22 £47,500 -21.16% 8
East of England -48 12 £52,500 +10.53% 5
Yorkshire -27 10 £76,919 +56.98% 6
East Midlands -27 8 £50,000 -0.50% 5
Wales - 7 £55,000 -
Scotland +9 2 £72,500 +45.00% 3
North East -53 2 £67,500 +92.86%
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 2

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 13 (4.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (4.09%) SharePoint
3 10 (3.72%) Confluence
4 8 (2.97%) Apache
5 6 (2.23%) CMS
6 4 (1.49%) SAS
7 3 (1.12%) JBoss
8 2 (0.74%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.74%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.37%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.37%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (2.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.23%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.86%) CorelDRAW
4 4 (1.49%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.37%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (4.09%) Oracle Retail
2 4 (1.49%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (1.49%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.12%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.74%) Elite 3E
4 2 (0.74%) SAP Business One
5 1 (0.37%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.37%) SystmOne
5 1 (0.37%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 80 (29.74%) Azure
2 40 (14.87%) AWS
3 36 (13.38%) Power Platform
4 21 (7.81%) Dynamics 365
5 20 (7.43%) SaaS
6 18 (6.69%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (5.58%) Boomi
8 14 (5.20%) GitHub
9 10 (3.72%) Azure Logic Apps
9 10 (3.72%) Microsoft 365
10 9 (3.35%) Apigee
10 9 (3.35%) Serverless
11 8 (2.97%) Amazon ECS
12 7 (2.60%) GCP
13 6 (2.23%) Azure Event Grid
13 6 (2.23%) Azure Service Bus
13 6 (2.23%) Kong
13 6 (2.23%) OpenShift
14 5 (1.86%) Amazon EC2
14 5 (1.86%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.83%) Firewall
2 9 (3.35%) TCP/IP
3 7 (2.60%) DNS
4 6 (2.23%) Cisco ASA
4 6 (2.23%) Wireshark
5 5 (1.86%) Intranet
6 3 (1.12%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (1.12%) SSL
7 1 (0.37%) Asterisk PBX
7 1 (0.37%) HTTP
7 1 (0.37%) Multicast
7 1 (0.37%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (15.61%) SQL Server
2 29 (10.78%) Power BI
3 28 (10.41%) Relational Database
4 23 (8.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 16 (5.95%) PostgreSQL
6 13 (4.83%) Metadata
6 13 (4.83%) RDBMS
7 12 (4.46%) OLTP
8 11 (4.09%) MySQL
9 9 (3.35%) Data Warehouse
10 7 (2.60%) Electronic Patient Records
10 7 (2.60%) GIS
10 7 (2.60%) Oracle Database
11 5 (1.86%) Data Lake
12 3 (1.12%) DynamoDB
13 2 (0.74%) Oracle BI EE
13 2 (0.74%) Oracle ODI
13 2 (0.74%) Oracle Reports
13 2 (0.74%) Spotfire
13 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 35 (13.01%) JIRA
2 19 (7.06%) Git
3 16 (5.95%) Jenkins
4 15 (5.58%) GitLab
5 12 (4.46%) Selenium
6 10 (3.72%) JMeter
7 9 (3.35%) JUnit
8 8 (2.97%) Cucumber
9 7 (2.60%) ERwin
9 7 (2.60%) Moq
10 6 (2.23%) Maven
10 6 (2.23%) Postman
10 6 (2.23%) WebDriver
11 5 (1.86%) Mockito
11 5 (1.86%) SoapUI
12 4 (1.49%) Cypress.io
12 4 (1.49%) SpecFlow
12 4 (1.49%) Zephyr
13 3 (1.12%) SonarQube
14 2 (0.74%) REST Assured
General
1 95 (35.32%) Social Skills
2 83 (30.86%) Analytical Skills
3 67 (24.91%) Finance
4 27 (10.04%) Retail
5 26 (9.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 18 (6.69%) Manufacturing
7 13 (4.83%) Marketing
8 11 (4.09%) Electronics
8 11 (4.09%) Financial Institution
8 11 (4.09%) Organisational Skills
8 11 (4.09%) Public Sector
9 9 (3.35%) Aerospace
9 9 (3.35%) Banking
9 9 (3.35%) Telecoms
10 7 (2.60%) Automotive
10 7 (2.60%) Health Technology
11 6 (2.23%) Law
12 5 (1.86%) Legal
12 5 (1.86%) Publishing
13 4 (1.49%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 78 (29.00%) Developer
2 47 (17.47%) Senior
3 46 (17.10%) Analyst
4 31 (11.52%) Senior Developer
5 29 (10.78%) Consultant
6 25 (9.29%) Architect
7 24 (8.92%) Support Analyst
8 21 (7.81%) Software Engineer
9 20 (7.43%) Lead
10 17 (6.32%) .NET Developer
11 15 (5.58%) Web Developer
12 14 (5.20%) SQL Developer
13 12 (4.46%) Oracle Developer
13 12 (4.46%) Senior Oracle Developer
14 11 (4.09%) Applications Engineer
14 11 (4.09%) Senior SQL Developer
15 10 (3.72%) .NET Web Developer
15 10 (3.72%) Integration Architect
15 10 (3.72%) Software Analyst
15 10 (3.72%) Software Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 154 (57.25%) JSON
2 64 (23.79%) HTML
3 59 (21.93%) REST
4 56 (20.82%) .NET
4 56 (20.82%) SOAP
5 38 (14.13%) CSS
6 31 (11.52%) .NET Framework
7 29 (10.78%) Middleware
8 28 (10.41%) Web Services
9 17 (6.32%) EDI
9 17 (6.32%) Entity Framework
10 16 (5.95%) ASP.NET
10 16 (5.95%) RESTful
10 16 (5.95%) XSLT
11 13 (4.83%) ASP.NET MVC
11 13 (4.83%) Node.js
12 12 (4.46%) Kafka
12 12 (4.46%) React
13 11 (4.09%) AngularJS
13 11 (4.09%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 22 (8.18%) Data Structures
2 21 (7.81%) Onboarding
3 13 (4.83%) Cloud Native
3 13 (4.83%) Distributed Systems
3 13 (4.83%) Product Ownership
4 12 (4.46%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (4.09%) Legacy Systems
6 10 (3.72%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (3.35%) Enterprise Cloud
7 9 (3.35%) Robotics
8 8 (2.97%) NHS
8 8 (2.97%) SCADA
9 7 (2.60%) Acoustics
9 7 (2.60%) e-Learning
9 7 (2.60%) Linux Command Line
10 6 (2.23%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (1.86%) Client/Server
11 5 (1.86%) Management Information System
11 5 (1.86%) Operational Technology
12 4 (1.49%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 41 (15.24%) Linux
2 39 (14.50%) Windows
3 20 (7.43%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (2.23%) Unix
6 3 (1.12%) Android
6 3 (1.12%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.37%) Debian
7 1 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (28.62%) Problem-Solving
2 75 (27.88%) Agile
3 43 (15.99%) DevOps
4 42 (15.61%) Data Modelling
5 36 (13.38%) CI/CD
6 32 (11.90%) Roadmaps
7 31 (11.52%) Continuous Improvement
7 31 (11.52%) Software Engineering
7 31 (11.52%) Validation
8 30 (11.15%) Business Intelligence
9 29 (10.78%) ERP
9 29 (10.78%) Stakeholder Management
10 26 (9.67%) CRM
10 26 (9.67%) Customer Service
10 26 (9.67%) Project Delivery
11 24 (8.92%) Collaborative Working
11 24 (8.92%) Computer Science
11 24 (8.92%) Integration Patterns
11 24 (8.92%) SDLC
11 24 (8.92%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 154 (57.25%) SQL
2 73 (27.14%) Python
3 68 (25.28%) JavaScript
4 60 (22.30%) C#
5 40 (14.87%) Java
6 24 (8.92%) C++
7 14 (5.20%) PowerShell
8 12 (4.46%) PL/SQL
8 12 (4.46%) Shell Script
9 11 (4.09%) PHP
9 11 (4.09%) T-SQL
10 8 (2.97%) XAML
11 6 (2.23%) VB
11 6 (2.23%) VB.NET
12 5 (1.86%) Bash
12 5 (1.86%) Perl
12 5 (1.86%) TypeScript
13 3 (1.12%) Delphi
13 3 (1.12%) Groovy
13 3 (1.12%) SAS Macro
Qualifications
1 70 (26.02%) Degree
2 23 (8.55%) Security Cleared
3 13 (4.83%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (2.97%) DV Cleared
5 5 (1.86%) HNC
5 5 (1.86%) HND
5 5 (1.86%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.49%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.49%) ISTQB
6 4 (1.49%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.12%) AWS Certification
7 3 (1.12%) AWS Certified Developer
7 3 (1.12%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 3 (1.12%) ISEB
8 2 (0.74%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.37%) CISSP
9 1 (0.37%) GIAC
9 1 (0.37%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.37%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (9.67%) QA
2 13 (4.83%) Data Quality
3 12 (4.46%) TickIT
4 11 (4.09%) Accessibility
5 7 (2.60%) HL7
6 4 (1.49%) ISO 20022
6 4 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.12%) CDISC
7 3 (1.12%) SLA
7 3 (1.12%) WCAG
8 2 (0.74%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.37%) EMIR
9 1 (0.37%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 25 (9.29%) Docker
2 11 (4.09%) Active Directory
3 7 (2.60%) vSphere
4 1 (0.37%) Apache Flume
Systems Management
1 13 (4.83%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.86%) Kibana
3 4 (1.49%) Terraform
4 3 (1.12%) HP Fortify
5 1 (0.37%) CloudHub
5 1 (0.37%) QRadar
Vendors
1 70 (26.02%) Microsoft
2 38 (14.13%) Oracle
3 13 (4.83%) Databricks
4 12 (4.46%) Google
4 12 (4.46%) IBM
5 11 (4.09%) IBM Sterling
5 11 (4.09%) SAP
6 10 (3.72%) Palo Alto
6 10 (3.72%) Red Hat
7 9 (3.35%) Splunk
8 7 (2.60%) Sparx
8 7 (2.60%) VMware
9 6 (2.23%) Cisco
9 6 (2.23%) Dynatrace
9 6 (2.23%) F5
9 6 (2.23%) Juniper
10 4 (1.49%) Ariba
10 4 (1.49%) MuleSoft
10 4 (1.49%) Salesforce
11 3 (1.12%) McAfee