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

6 months to
28 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 541 392 298
Rank change year-on-year -149 -94 -55
Permanent jobs citing XML 267 330 765
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.24% 0.66% 0.92%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.24% 3.67% 4.39%
Number of salaries quoted 185 238 499
10th Percentile £29,750 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -2.44%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £51,277 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.26% -6.77% -2.34%

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 11,930 8,982 17,438
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.90% 17.97% 20.89%
Number of salaries quoted 8,683 5,842 12,107
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,843 £38,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £86,000 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £108,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -8.33%

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 28 August 2026.

Salary histogram for XML in the UK

XML
Top 18 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 28 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 -146 237 £60,000 +9.09% 277
UK excluding London -109 196 £55,000 +7.26% 146
Work from Home -65 107 £55,000 - 123
South East -70 67 £60,000 +8.60% 32
London -92 53 £75,000 +13.21% 170
Midlands -12 37 £55,000 +10.00% 26
North of England -41 34 £73,500 +40.00% 27
South West -61 32 £31,500 +6.78% 20
West Midlands -10 31 £55,000 +10.00% 15
North West -19 21 £73,500 +33.64% 16
Yorkshire -37 11 £68,990 +40.79% 8
East of England -63 10 £40,500 -16.92% 12
Wales - 7 £55,000 - 6
East Midlands -29 6 £50,000 -0.50% 11
Isle of Man - 4 £38,500 - 1
Scotland +4 3 £63,750 +27.50% 19
North East -54 2 £67,500 +92.86% 4
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 7

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 12 (4.49%) Confluence
2 9 (3.37%) CMS
2 9 (3.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (3.37%) SharePoint
3 8 (3.00%) Apache
4 4 (1.50%) SAS
5 2 (0.75%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.75%) IIS
5 2 (0.75%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.37%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.37%) JBoss
Applications
1 11 (4.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.25%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.87%) CorelDRAW
4 4 (1.50%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.37%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (4.12%) Oracle Retail
2 10 (3.75%) Elite 3E
3 5 (1.87%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (1.50%) NEC Housing
4 4 (1.50%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (1.12%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.75%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.75%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.37%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.37%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.37%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 85 (31.84%) Azure
2 34 (12.73%) AWS
3 33 (12.36%) Power Platform
4 27 (10.11%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (8.24%) Dynamics 365
6 18 (6.74%) SaaS
7 15 (5.62%) Boomi
8 14 (5.24%) GitHub
9 12 (4.49%) Azure Logic Apps
10 10 (3.75%) Power Automate
11 9 (3.37%) Serverless
12 8 (3.00%) GCP
12 8 (3.00%) PowerApps
13 6 (2.25%) Amazon ECS
13 6 (2.25%) Azure Event Grid
13 6 (2.25%) Azure Service Bus
13 6 (2.25%) Microsoft 365
14 5 (1.87%) Amazon EC2
14 5 (1.87%) Amazon EKS
15 4 (1.50%) Apigee
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.87%) TCP/IP
2 10 (3.75%) Firewall
3 9 (3.37%) DNS
4 6 (2.25%) Wireshark
5 5 (1.87%) Intranet
6 3 (1.12%) Cisco ASA
6 3 (1.12%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (1.12%) SSL
7 2 (0.75%) FTP
7 2 (0.75%) VPN
8 1 (0.37%) Asterisk PBX
8 1 (0.37%) Multicast
8 1 (0.37%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (17.23%) SQL Server
2 25 (9.36%) Power BI
3 23 (8.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 20 (7.49%) Relational Database
5 11 (4.12%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (3.75%) Metadata
6 10 (3.75%) PostgreSQL
7 9 (3.37%) RDBMS
8 8 (3.00%) OLTP
9 7 (2.62%) Electronic Patient Records
9 7 (2.62%) MySQL
10 6 (2.25%) GIS
10 6 (2.25%) Oracle Database
11 5 (1.87%) Data Lake
12 4 (1.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 2 (0.75%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
13 2 (0.75%) NoSQL
13 2 (0.75%) QGIS
13 2 (0.75%) Spotfire
13 2 (0.75%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 35 (13.11%) JIRA
2 22 (8.24%) Git
3 15 (5.62%) Jenkins
4 12 (4.49%) JMeter
5 11 (4.12%) GitLab
6 9 (3.37%) JUnit
7 8 (3.00%) Cucumber
7 8 (3.00%) Postman
7 8 (3.00%) Selenium
8 7 (2.62%) Moq
8 7 (2.62%) SoapUI
9 6 (2.25%) Zephyr
10 5 (1.87%) Mockito
11 4 (1.50%) Maven
11 4 (1.50%) Visual Studio
12 3 (1.12%) ERwin
13 2 (0.75%) Bower
13 2 (0.75%) Cypress.io
13 2 (0.75%) REST Assured
13 2 (0.75%) WebDriver
General
1 89 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 76 (28.46%) Analytical Skills
3 74 (27.72%) Finance
4 31 (11.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 27 (10.11%) Retail
6 23 (8.61%) Manufacturing
7 17 (6.37%) Law
8 14 (5.24%) Marketing
8 14 (5.24%) Organisational Skills
8 14 (5.24%) Public Sector
9 13 (4.87%) Electronics
10 12 (4.49%) Legal
11 9 (3.37%) Aerospace
11 9 (3.37%) Banking
12 8 (3.00%) Telecoms
13 7 (2.62%) Automotive
13 7 (2.62%) Health Technology
14 6 (2.25%) Financial Institution
14 6 (2.25%) Publishing
15 4 (1.50%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 76 (28.46%) Developer
2 53 (19.85%) Senior
3 45 (16.85%) Analyst
4 33 (12.36%) Senior Developer
5 28 (10.49%) Support Analyst
6 27 (10.11%) Consultant
7 26 (9.74%) Architect
8 21 (7.87%) Lead
8 21 (7.87%) Software Engineer
9 18 (6.74%) .NET Developer
10 15 (5.62%) Web Developer
11 13 (4.87%) SQL Developer
12 11 (4.12%) Applications Engineer
13 10 (3.75%) .NET Web Developer
13 10 (3.75%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
13 10 (3.75%) Full-Stack Developer
13 10 (3.75%) Full-Stack Web Developer
13 10 (3.75%) Software Analyst
13 10 (3.75%) Software Support Analyst
13 10 (3.75%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 136 (50.94%) JSON
2 58 (21.72%) HTML
3 57 (21.35%) .NET
4 55 (20.60%) REST
5 54 (20.22%) SOAP
6 36 (13.48%) CSS
7 35 (13.11%) .NET Framework
8 32 (11.99%) Web Services
9 30 (11.24%) Middleware
10 26 (9.74%) XSLT
11 22 (8.24%) EDI
12 17 (6.37%) Entity Framework
13 14 (5.24%) ASP.NET
13 14 (5.24%) RESTful
14 13 (4.87%) ASP.NET MVC
15 11 (4.12%) jQuery
15 11 (4.12%) React
16 10 (3.75%) Classic ASP
16 10 (3.75%) Google Maps API
16 10 (3.75%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.74%) Onboarding
2 14 (5.24%) Cloud Native
3 13 (4.87%) Data Structures
3 13 (4.87%) Distributed Systems
4 12 (4.49%) Product Ownership
5 10 (3.75%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (3.37%) Enterprise Cloud
6 9 (3.37%) Robotics
6 9 (3.37%) SCADA
7 8 (3.00%) NHS
8 7 (2.62%) Acoustics
8 7 (2.62%) Client/Server
8 7 (2.62%) Linux Command Line
8 7 (2.62%) Management Information System
9 6 (2.25%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (2.25%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (2.25%) Taxonomies
10 4 (1.50%) AS400
10 4 (1.50%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 38 (14.23%) Windows
2 36 (13.48%) Linux
3 22 (8.24%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.12%) Android
5 3 (1.12%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.12%) Unix
6 2 (0.75%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.37%) Debian
7 1 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (30.34%) Problem-Solving
2 71 (26.59%) Agile
3 51 (19.10%) DevOps
4 38 (14.23%) Continuous Improvement
5 36 (13.48%) CI/CD
6 34 (12.73%) Roadmaps
7 33 (12.36%) Data Modelling
8 32 (11.99%) ERP
9 31 (11.61%) Customer Service
9 31 (11.61%) Software Engineering
9 31 (11.61%) Validation
10 30 (11.24%) CRM
11 29 (10.86%) Stakeholder Management
12 26 (9.74%) Project Delivery
13 25 (9.36%) User Acceptance Testing
14 24 (8.99%) Business Intelligence
14 24 (8.99%) Integration Patterns
14 24 (8.99%) SDLC
15 22 (8.24%) Computer Science
16 21 (7.87%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 149 (55.81%) SQL
2 66 (24.72%) JavaScript
3 59 (22.10%) Python
4 52 (19.48%) C#
5 37 (13.86%) Java
6 23 (8.61%) C++
7 12 (4.49%) Shell Script
7 12 (4.49%) VB.NET
8 11 (4.12%) PHP
9 10 (3.75%) PowerShell
10 9 (3.37%) T-SQL
10 9 (3.37%) XPath
11 8 (3.00%) PL/SQL
12 7 (2.62%) XAML
13 5 (1.87%) VB
14 4 (1.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 4 (1.50%) Perl
15 3 (1.12%) Bash
15 3 (1.12%) SAS Macro
16 2 (0.75%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 76 (28.46%) Degree
2 21 (7.87%) Security Cleared
3 11 (4.12%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (3.00%) DV Cleared
5 7 (2.62%) ISTQB
6 5 (1.87%) Azure Certification
6 5 (1.87%) HNC
6 5 (1.87%) HND
6 5 (1.87%) ISEB
6 5 (1.87%) Master's Degree
7 3 (1.12%) SC Cleared
8 2 (0.75%) A+ Certification
8 2 (0.75%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.75%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.75%) Network+ Certification
8 2 (0.75%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.37%) GIAC
9 1 (0.37%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (9.36%) QA
2 13 (4.87%) Data Quality
3 12 (4.49%) Accessibility
3 12 (4.49%) TickIT
4 7 (2.62%) HL7
5 4 (1.50%) FATCA
6 3 (1.12%) CDISC
6 3 (1.12%) SLA
6 3 (1.12%) WCAG
7 2 (0.75%) GDPR
7 2 (0.75%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.37%) Dublin Core
8 1 (0.37%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.37%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 22 (8.24%) Docker
2 7 (2.62%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.62%) vSphere
3 1 (0.37%) Apache Flume
Systems Management
1 12 (4.49%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.87%) Kibana
3 1 (0.37%) CloudHub
3 1 (0.37%) HP Fortify
3 1 (0.37%) QRadar
Vendors
1 79 (29.59%) Microsoft
2 30 (11.24%) Oracle
3 14 (5.24%) IBM
4 13 (4.87%) SAP
5 11 (4.12%) Google
5 11 (4.12%) IBM Sterling
6 9 (3.37%) Databricks
6 9 (3.37%) Splunk
7 7 (2.62%) Palo Alto
7 7 (2.62%) Red Hat
7 7 (2.62%) VMware
8 5 (1.87%) Dynatrace
8 5 (1.87%) Pega
9 4 (1.50%) Ariba
9 4 (1.50%) MuleSoft
9 4 (1.50%) NEC
10 3 (1.12%) F5
10 3 (1.12%) Infor
10 3 (1.12%) McAfee
10 3 (1.12%) ServiceNow