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 22 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 490 351 281
Rank change year-on-year -139 -70 +8
Permanent jobs citing XML 247 346 966
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.27% 0.81% 0.99%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.71% 4.14% 4.73%
Number of salaries quoted 155 286 619
10th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -0.86% -10.77%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £79,336 £87,500 £84,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £67,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +35.00% -9.09% -3.08%

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 9,125 8,363 20,404
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.87% 19.48% 20.98%
Number of salaries quoted 6,716 5,683 15,727
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,219 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.84% +10.37% -11.11%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £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 22 May 2026.

Salary histogram for XML in the UK

XML
Top 15 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 22 May 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 -155 213 £65,000 +13.04% 84
UK excluding London -85 161 £67,500 +35.00% 65
Work from Home -13 109 £62,500 -7.41% 47
South East -69 65 £67,500 - 27
London -84 54 £66,000 +1.54% 31
North of England -40 36 £73,500 +53.13% 10
Midlands -33 23 £80,000 +45.45% 9
North West -9 22 £73,500 +46.84% 5
East of England -18 22 £55,000 +15.79% 5
Yorkshire -42 14 £73,420 +95.79% 4
East Midlands -31 12 - - 6
West Midlands -27 11 £80,000 +49.01% 3
South West -74 8 £31,500 -14.86% 8
Scotland -2 6 £72,500 - 2
Wales - 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 (6.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.43%) JBoss
2 6 (2.43%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.02%) Confluence
4 3 (1.21%) Apache
5 2 (0.81%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.81%) Oracle Application Server
5 2 (0.81%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.40%) CMS
6 1 (0.40%) IIS
6 1 (0.40%) SAS
6 1 (0.40%) Tomcat
Applications
1 11 (4.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.43%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.81%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.40%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.40%) MadCap Flare
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (2.02%) Oracle ERP
1 5 (2.02%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.21%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (1.21%) Oracle Retail
3 2 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.81%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.40%) Magento
4 1 (0.40%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 74 (29.96%) Azure
2 47 (19.03%) Power Platform
3 46 (18.62%) AWS
4 23 (9.31%) SaaS
5 19 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
6 18 (7.29%) GitHub
7 17 (6.88%) Boomi
8 16 (6.48%) Dynamics 365
9 15 (6.07%) Serverless
10 13 (5.26%) Entra ID
11 10 (4.05%) Amazon ECS
12 9 (3.64%) Apigee
12 9 (3.64%) Microsoft 365
13 8 (3.24%) Amazon EC2
14 7 (2.83%) Amazon EKS
14 7 (2.83%) GCP
15 6 (2.43%) Amazon S3
15 6 (2.43%) AWS Lambda
15 6 (2.43%) Kong
15 6 (2.43%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.05%) Firewall
2 6 (2.43%) Cisco ASA
3 4 (1.62%) DNS
4 3 (1.21%) AMQP
4 3 (1.21%) SSL
5 2 (0.81%) FTP
5 2 (0.81%) PuTTY
5 2 (0.81%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.81%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.40%) Asterisk PBX
6 1 (0.40%) HTTP
6 1 (0.40%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.40%) Multicast
6 1 (0.40%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (17.41%) Power BI
2 34 (13.77%) SQL Server
3 29 (11.74%) Relational Database
4 24 (9.72%) PostgreSQL
4 24 (9.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 18 (7.29%) OLTP
6 13 (5.26%) Metadata
6 13 (5.26%) RDBMS
7 12 (4.86%) MySQL
8 10 (4.05%) Oracle Database
9 7 (2.83%) GIS
10 3 (1.21%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (1.21%) DynamoDB
10 3 (1.21%) Electronic Patient Records
10 3 (1.21%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.81%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.81%) Oracle BI EE
11 2 (0.81%) Oracle ODI
11 2 (0.81%) Snowflake Schema
11 2 (0.81%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 30 (12.15%) JIRA
2 19 (7.69%) Jenkins
3 11 (4.45%) Git
3 11 (4.45%) GitLab
4 10 (4.05%) JUnit
4 10 (4.05%) Selenium
5 7 (2.83%) ERwin
5 7 (2.83%) JMeter
5 7 (2.83%) Moq
6 6 (2.43%) Maven
7 5 (2.02%) Mockito
7 5 (2.02%) Oracle Forms
7 5 (2.02%) SpecFlow
7 5 (2.02%) WebDriver
8 4 (1.62%) Postman
8 4 (1.62%) SoapUI
9 3 (1.21%) Cypress.io
9 3 (1.21%) Ranorex
9 3 (1.21%) SonarQube
9 3 (1.21%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 90 (36.44%) Social Skills
2 75 (30.36%) Analytical Skills
3 54 (21.86%) Finance
4 21 (8.50%) Retail
5 17 (6.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (5.26%) Marketing
7 12 (4.86%) Financial Institution
8 9 (3.64%) Manufacturing
8 9 (3.64%) Public Sector
9 8 (3.24%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (3.24%) Telecoms
10 7 (2.83%) Aerospace
10 7 (2.83%) Automotive
10 7 (2.83%) Banking
10 7 (2.83%) Electronics
10 7 (2.83%) Law
11 6 (2.43%) German Language
12 5 (2.02%) Front Office
13 4 (1.62%) Back Office
14 3 (1.21%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 82 (33.20%) Developer
2 52 (21.05%) Senior
3 33 (13.36%) Senior Developer
4 27 (10.93%) Consultant
5 26 (10.53%) Analyst
6 23 (9.31%) Architect
7 19 (7.69%) Software Engineer
8 18 (7.29%) Oracle Developer
8 18 (7.29%) Senior Oracle Developer
8 18 (7.29%) SQL Developer
9 16 (6.48%) PL/SQL Developer
9 16 (6.48%) Senior PL/SQL Developer
9 16 (6.48%) Senior SQL Developer
10 13 (5.26%) Lead
11 12 (4.86%) Applications Engineer
11 12 (4.86%) Java Developer
12 11 (4.45%) Applications Architect
12 11 (4.45%) C# Developer
13 10 (4.05%) Integration Architect
14 8 (3.24%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 150 (60.73%) JSON
2 73 (29.55%) REST
2 73 (29.55%) SOAP
3 54 (21.86%) HTML
4 31 (12.55%) Middleware
5 29 (11.74%) .NET
6 27 (10.93%) Web Services
7 19 (7.69%) EDI
8 18 (7.29%) CSS
8 18 (7.29%) Spring
9 16 (6.48%) RESTful
9 16 (6.48%) Spring Boot
10 15 (6.07%) XSLT
11 13 (5.26%) Regular Expression
12 12 (4.86%) Node.js
13 11 (4.45%) Hibernate
13 11 (4.45%) OAuth
13 11 (4.45%) WinForms
14 10 (4.05%) FIX Protocol
14 10 (4.05%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 34 (13.77%) Onboarding
2 25 (10.12%) Data Structures
3 18 (7.29%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (5.67%) Cloud Native
4 14 (5.67%) Linux Command Line
5 13 (5.26%) Distributed Systems
5 13 (5.26%) Legacy Systems
6 12 (4.86%) Product Ownership
7 11 (4.45%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (3.64%) Enterprise Cloud
9 8 (3.24%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (2.83%) Acoustics
10 7 (2.83%) e-Learning
10 7 (2.83%) Operational Technology
10 7 (2.83%) SCADA
11 3 (1.21%) Algorithms
11 3 (1.21%) Robotics
11 3 (1.21%) Security Posture
11 3 (1.21%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 3 (1.21%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 24 (9.72%) Linux
2 18 (7.29%) Windows
3 17 (6.88%) Unix
4 6 (2.43%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.21%) Android
6 3 (1.21%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.40%) Debian
7 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (28.74%) Problem-Solving
2 58 (23.48%) Agile
3 44 (17.81%) Data Modelling
4 39 (15.79%) DevOps
5 38 (15.38%) Business Intelligence
5 38 (15.38%) CI/CD
5 38 (15.38%) ERP
6 29 (11.74%) API Integration
6 29 (11.74%) CRM
6 29 (11.74%) Migration
6 29 (11.74%) Software Testing
7 28 (11.34%) Collaborative Working
7 28 (11.34%) Roadmaps
8 26 (10.53%) AI
8 26 (10.53%) Decision-Making
8 26 (10.53%) SDLC
8 26 (10.53%) Software Engineering
9 25 (10.12%) Continuous Improvement
9 25 (10.12%) Customer Service
9 25 (10.12%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 134 (54.25%) SQL
2 77 (31.17%) Python
3 55 (22.27%) Java
4 43 (17.41%) JavaScript
5 42 (17.00%) C#
6 23 (9.31%) PL/SQL
7 14 (5.67%) C++
7 14 (5.67%) Shell Script
8 13 (5.26%) PowerShell
9 11 (4.45%) Delphi
10 10 (4.05%) T-SQL
11 8 (3.24%) VB
11 8 (3.24%) XAML
12 7 (2.83%) Perl
12 7 (2.83%) TypeScript
13 4 (1.62%) ActionScript
13 4 (1.62%) ActionScript 2.0
13 4 (1.62%) Bash
14 3 (1.21%) Groovy
14 3 (1.21%) VBA
Qualifications
1 60 (24.29%) Degree
2 25 (10.12%) Security Cleared
3 15 (6.07%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (3.64%) SC Cleared
5 4 (1.62%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.21%) AWS Certification
6 3 (1.21%) AWS Certified Developer
6 3 (1.21%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 3 (1.21%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.40%) CISSP
8 1 (0.40%) GIAC
8 1 (0.40%) Numerate Degree
8 1 (0.40%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (12.96%) QA
2 12 (4.86%) TickIT
3 11 (4.45%) Data Quality
4 8 (3.24%) Accessibility
4 8 (3.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.21%) HL7
5 3 (1.21%) ISO 20022
5 3 (1.21%) SLA
6 2 (0.81%) EMIR
6 2 (0.81%) Software Quality Assurance
6 2 (0.81%) WCAG
System Software
1 26 (10.53%) Docker
2 17 (6.88%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.62%) vSphere
4 1 (0.40%) Apache Flume
Systems Management
1 20 (8.10%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.64%) Terraform
3 5 (2.02%) Kibana
3 5 (2.02%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.21%) HP Fortify
5 2 (0.81%) Ansible
6 1 (0.40%) QRadar
Vendors
1 59 (23.89%) Oracle
2 36 (14.57%) Microsoft
3 10 (4.05%) Palo Alto
4 9 (3.64%) Databricks
4 9 (3.64%) SAP
4 9 (3.64%) Splunk
5 7 (2.83%) Sparx
6 6 (2.43%) Cisco
6 6 (2.43%) Dynatrace
6 6 (2.43%) F5
6 6 (2.43%) Juniper
6 6 (2.43%) Red Hat
7 5 (2.02%) Ariba
7 5 (2.02%) IBM
7 5 (2.02%) Okta
8 4 (1.62%) MuleSoft
8 4 (1.62%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.62%) VMware
9 3 (1.21%) IBM Sterling
9 3 (1.21%) ServiceNow