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 10 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 496 365 286
Rank change year-on-year -131 -79 -24
Permanent jobs citing XML 271 354 979
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.28% 0.72% 0.96%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.67% 3.95% 4.80%
Number of salaries quoted 184 265 625
10th Percentile £30,750 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.73%
75th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £79,265 £85,750 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +18.00% -9.09% -2.65%

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 10,152 8,960 20,389
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.37% 18.31% 19.98%
Number of salaries quoted 7,577 5,929 15,418
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +12.50% -9.13%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,750 £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 10 July 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 10 July 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 -141 235 £59,000 +2.61% 78
UK excluding London -107 182 £59,000 +18.00% 58
Work from Home -22 120 £55,000 -18.52% 33
South East -65 80 £61,250 -9.26% 20
London -73 57 £57,750 -20.34% 32
North of England -44 31 £73,500 +48.48% 8
Midlands -25 25 £55,000 - 10
South West -61 25 £31,500 -33.68% 10
North West -3 20 £73,500 +33.64% 7
West Midlands -11 16 £45,000 -25.31% 5
East of England -34 12 £52,500 +10.53% 4
East Midlands -20 9 £55,000 +9.45% 5
Yorkshire -35 9 £76,997 +105.33%
Wales - 7 £55,000 -
Scotland +12 2 £72,500 - 8
North East -47 2 £67,500 +92.86% 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 17 (6.27%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (4.06%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.58%) Apache
3 7 (2.58%) Confluence
4 6 (2.21%) CMS
5 4 (1.48%) SAS
6 3 (1.11%) JBoss
7 2 (0.74%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.37%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.37%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.37%) IIS
Applications
1 9 (3.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.85%) CorelDRAW
2 5 (1.85%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.11%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.37%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (4.06%) Oracle Retail
2 5 (1.85%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.48%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.74%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.37%) Magento
6 1 (0.37%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 79 (29.15%) Azure
2 44 (16.24%) Power Platform
3 40 (14.76%) AWS
4 23 (8.49%) SaaS
5 21 (7.75%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (5.90%) Boomi
7 15 (5.54%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (5.17%) Microsoft 365
9 13 (4.80%) GitHub
10 10 (3.69%) Serverless
11 9 (3.32%) Apigee
11 9 (3.32%) Azure Logic Apps
12 8 (2.95%) Amazon ECS
12 8 (2.95%) Entra ID
13 7 (2.58%) GCP
14 6 (2.21%) Amazon EC2
14 6 (2.21%) Azure Event Grid
14 6 (2.21%) Azure Service Bus
14 6 (2.21%) Kong
14 6 (2.21%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.80%) Firewall
2 7 (2.58%) DNS
2 7 (2.58%) TCP/IP
3 6 (2.21%) Cisco ASA
4 5 (1.85%) Intranet
4 5 (1.85%) Wireshark
5 3 (1.11%) Remote Desktop
5 3 (1.11%) SSL
6 1 (0.37%) AMQP
6 1 (0.37%) Asterisk PBX
6 1 (0.37%) HTTP
6 1 (0.37%) Multicast
6 1 (0.37%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (16.61%) SQL Server
2 36 (13.28%) Power BI
3 30 (11.07%) Relational Database
4 26 (9.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 21 (7.75%) PostgreSQL
6 15 (5.54%) MySQL
7 13 (4.80%) Metadata
7 13 (4.80%) OLTP
7 13 (4.80%) RDBMS
8 8 (2.95%) Oracle Database
9 7 (2.58%) Electronic Patient Records
9 7 (2.58%) GIS
10 6 (2.21%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (1.11%) Data Lake
11 3 (1.11%) DynamoDB
12 2 (0.74%) MongoDB
12 2 (0.74%) Oracle BI EE
12 2 (0.74%) Oracle ODI
12 2 (0.74%) Power Query
12 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 31 (11.44%) JIRA
2 17 (6.27%) Git
3 15 (5.54%) Jenkins
4 13 (4.80%) GitLab
5 11 (4.06%) Selenium
6 10 (3.69%) JUnit
7 8 (2.95%) JMeter
8 7 (2.58%) ERwin
8 7 (2.58%) Maven
8 7 (2.58%) Moq
9 5 (1.85%) Mockito
9 5 (1.85%) Postman
9 5 (1.85%) SpecFlow
9 5 (1.85%) WebDriver
10 4 (1.48%) Cucumber
10 4 (1.48%) SoapUI
11 3 (1.11%) Cypress.io
11 3 (1.11%) SonarQube
12 2 (0.74%) Bower
12 2 (0.74%) Oracle APEX
General
1 101 (37.27%) Social Skills
2 85 (31.37%) Analytical Skills
3 60 (22.14%) Finance
4 28 (10.33%) Retail
5 23 (8.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 16 (5.90%) Manufacturing
7 13 (4.80%) Marketing
8 11 (4.06%) Financial Institution
9 10 (3.69%) Electronics
9 10 (3.69%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (3.32%) Banking
10 9 (3.32%) Public Sector
11 8 (2.95%) Aerospace
11 8 (2.95%) Telecoms
12 7 (2.58%) Automotive
12 7 (2.58%) Health Technology
13 5 (1.85%) Publishing
14 4 (1.48%) Back Office
14 4 (1.48%) Front Office
14 4 (1.48%) Law
Job Titles
1 81 (29.89%) Developer
2 45 (16.61%) Senior
3 44 (16.24%) Analyst
4 29 (10.70%) Consultant
5 27 (9.96%) Senior Developer
6 26 (9.59%) Architect
7 23 (8.49%) Support Analyst
8 22 (8.12%) Software Engineer
9 18 (6.64%) Lead
10 14 (5.17%) .NET Developer
11 13 (4.80%) Oracle Developer
11 13 (4.80%) Senior Oracle Developer
11 13 (4.80%) SQL Developer
11 13 (4.80%) Web Developer
12 12 (4.43%) Integration Architect
13 11 (4.06%) Applications Engineer
14 10 (3.69%) PL/SQL Developer
14 10 (3.69%) Senior PL/SQL Developer
14 10 (3.69%) Senior SQL Developer
15 9 (3.32%) Applications Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 156 (57.56%) JSON
2 66 (24.35%) REST
3 62 (22.88%) SOAP
4 61 (22.51%) HTML
5 48 (17.71%) .NET
6 37 (13.65%) CSS
7 30 (11.07%) Middleware
8 26 (9.59%) .NET Framework
8 26 (9.59%) Web Services
9 16 (5.90%) EDI
10 15 (5.54%) Entity Framework
11 14 (5.17%) RESTful
11 14 (5.17%) XSLT
12 13 (4.80%) ASP.NET
12 13 (4.80%) Node.js
13 12 (4.43%) React
13 12 (4.43%) Spring
13 12 (4.43%) Spring Boot
14 11 (4.06%) ASP.NET MVC
14 11 (4.06%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 27 (9.96%) Data Structures
1 27 (9.96%) Onboarding
2 14 (5.17%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (4.80%) Legacy Systems
3 13 (4.80%) Product Ownership
4 12 (4.43%) Distributed Systems
5 11 (4.06%) Cloud Native
6 10 (3.69%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (3.32%) Enterprise Cloud
7 9 (3.32%) Robotics
8 8 (2.95%) SCADA
9 7 (2.58%) Acoustics
9 7 (2.58%) e-Learning
9 7 (2.58%) Linux Command Line
9 7 (2.58%) NHS
10 6 (2.21%) Operational Technology
11 4 (1.48%) Client/Server
11 4 (1.48%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 3 (1.11%) PKI
12 3 (1.11%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 40 (14.76%) Linux
2 36 (13.28%) Windows
3 18 (6.64%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.95%) Unix
5 7 (2.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.11%) Android
6 3 (1.11%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.37%) Debian
7 1 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (26.94%) Problem-Solving
2 67 (24.72%) Agile
3 46 (16.97%) Data Modelling
4 36 (13.28%) Business Intelligence
5 34 (12.55%) Continuous Improvement
5 34 (12.55%) DevOps
6 32 (11.81%) CI/CD
6 32 (11.81%) Roadmaps
6 32 (11.81%) Software Engineering
7 30 (11.07%) Validation
8 28 (10.33%) Collaborative Working
8 28 (10.33%) ERP
9 26 (9.59%) CRM
9 26 (9.59%) Customer Service
9 26 (9.59%) Integration Patterns
9 26 (9.59%) Software Testing
10 25 (9.23%) Computer Science
11 23 (8.49%) Migration
11 23 (8.49%) Stakeholder Management
12 22 (8.12%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 152 (56.09%) SQL
2 72 (26.57%) Python
3 67 (24.72%) JavaScript
4 58 (21.40%) C#
5 43 (15.87%) Java
6 22 (8.12%) C++
7 17 (6.27%) PowerShell
8 14 (5.17%) T-SQL
9 13 (4.80%) PL/SQL
10 12 (4.43%) Shell Script
11 8 (2.95%) PHP
11 8 (2.95%) XAML
12 7 (2.58%) TypeScript
12 7 (2.58%) VB
13 6 (2.21%) Delphi
13 6 (2.21%) Perl
14 5 (1.85%) Bash
15 4 (1.48%) VB.NET
16 3 (1.11%) Groovy
16 3 (1.11%) SAS Macro
Qualifications
1 68 (25.09%) Degree
2 27 (9.96%) Security Cleared
3 14 (5.17%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (2.95%) SC Cleared
5 7 (2.58%) DV Cleared
6 5 (1.85%) HNC
6 5 (1.85%) HND
6 5 (1.85%) Master's Degree
7 4 (1.48%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.11%) AWS Certification
8 3 (1.11%) AWS Certified Developer
8 3 (1.11%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.74%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.37%) CISSP
10 1 (0.37%) GIAC
10 1 (0.37%) ISEB
10 1 (0.37%) Numerate Degree
10 1 (0.37%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (9.96%) QA
2 13 (4.80%) Data Quality
3 12 (4.43%) TickIT
4 11 (4.06%) Accessibility
5 8 (2.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (2.58%) HL7
7 4 (1.48%) ISO 20022
8 3 (1.11%) CDISC
8 3 (1.11%) SLA
9 2 (0.74%) WCAG
10 1 (0.37%) EMIR
10 1 (0.37%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.37%) SOC 2
System Software
1 27 (9.96%) Docker
2 15 (5.54%) Active Directory
3 7 (2.58%) vSphere
4 1 (0.37%) Apache Flume
Systems Management
1 14 (5.17%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.85%) Kibana
3 4 (1.48%) Terraform
4 3 (1.11%) HP Fortify
5 1 (0.37%) CloudHub
5 1 (0.37%) QRadar
Vendors
1 65 (23.99%) Microsoft
2 45 (16.61%) Oracle
3 13 (4.80%) IBM
4 11 (4.06%) Databricks
4 11 (4.06%) IBM Sterling
5 10 (3.69%) Google
5 10 (3.69%) Palo Alto
5 10 (3.69%) Red Hat
5 10 (3.69%) SAP
6 9 (3.32%) Splunk
7 7 (2.58%) Sparx
7 7 (2.58%) VMware
8 6 (2.21%) Cisco
8 6 (2.21%) Dynatrace
8 6 (2.21%) F5
8 6 (2.21%) Juniper
9 5 (1.85%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.48%) Ariba
10 4 (1.48%) MuleSoft
11 3 (1.11%) McAfee