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 19 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 502 379 294
Rank change year-on-year -123 -85 -22
Permanent jobs citing XML 249 328 996
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.27% 0.73% 0.91%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.59% 3.75% 4.57%
Number of salaries quoted 168 258 632
10th Percentile £39,225 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,733 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,375 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.62% +5.00% -11.54%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £79,336 £90,000 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £52,500 £53,000
% change year-on-year +23.81% -0.94% -7.83%

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 9,598 8,744 21,782
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.22% 19.50% 19.99%
Number of salaries quoted 7,167 5,731 16,559
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,268 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.91% +10.45% -11.11%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £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 19 June 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 19 June 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 £62,500 +4.17% 77
UK excluding London -104 157 £65,000 +23.81% 66
Work from Home -30 108 £57,500 -14.81% 41
South East -50 72 £65,000 -3.70% 23
London -74 59 £58,000 -17.14% 28
North of England -30 31 £73,500 +47.00% 10
North West +3 21 £73,500 +33.64% 5
Midlands -16 18 £80,000 +39.13% 8
South West -67 16 £37,250 -21.58% 10
East of England -32 12 £52,500 +10.53% 6
West Midlands -12 11 £80,000 +36.17% 2
Yorkshire -42 9 £76,997 +105.33% 3
East Midlands -23 7 - - 6
Wales - 5 - - 3
Scotland +11 3 £72,500 - 4
North East -42 1 £67,500 +92.86% 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 17 (6.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (3.61%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.81%) Apache
4 6 (2.41%) Confluence
5 4 (1.61%) JBoss
6 3 (1.20%) CMS
6 3 (1.20%) SAS
7 2 (0.80%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.40%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.40%) IIS
8 1 (0.40%) Tomcat
Applications
1 11 (4.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.01%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.20%) CorelDRAW
3 3 (1.20%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.40%) FrameMaker
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (4.02%) Oracle Retail
2 5 (2.01%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (1.61%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.80%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.40%) Magento
6 1 (0.40%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.40%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.40%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 77 (30.92%) Azure
2 45 (18.07%) Power Platform
3 39 (15.66%) AWS
4 22 (8.84%) SaaS
5 20 (8.03%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (6.83%) Boomi
7 15 (6.02%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (5.62%) GitHub
9 12 (4.82%) Microsoft 365
9 12 (4.82%) Serverless
10 9 (3.61%) Apigee
10 9 (3.61%) Azure Logic Apps
10 9 (3.61%) Entra ID
11 8 (3.21%) Amazon ECS
12 7 (2.81%) Amazon EC2
12 7 (2.81%) GCP
13 6 (2.41%) Azure Service Bus
13 6 (2.41%) Kong
13 6 (2.41%) OpenShift
14 5 (2.01%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.82%) Firewall
2 6 (2.41%) Cisco ASA
2 6 (2.41%) DNS
3 4 (1.61%) Intranet
3 4 (1.61%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.61%) Wireshark
4 3 (1.20%) SSL
5 2 (0.80%) AMQP
5 2 (0.80%) PuTTY
5 2 (0.80%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.40%) Asterisk PBX
6 1 (0.40%) HTTP
6 1 (0.40%) Multicast
6 1 (0.40%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (15.26%) Power BI
2 33 (13.25%) SQL Server
3 28 (11.24%) Relational Database
4 24 (9.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 21 (8.43%) PostgreSQL
6 17 (6.83%) OLTP
7 13 (5.22%) Metadata
7 13 (5.22%) MySQL
7 13 (5.22%) RDBMS
8 10 (4.02%) Oracle Database
9 6 (2.41%) GIS
10 5 (2.01%) Electronic Patient Records
11 3 (1.20%) Data Lake
11 3 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (1.20%) DynamoDB
12 2 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
12 2 (0.80%) Oracle Reports
12 2 (0.80%) Snowflake Schema
12 2 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.80%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 33 (13.25%) JIRA
2 15 (6.02%) Git
2 15 (6.02%) Jenkins
3 11 (4.42%) GitLab
4 10 (4.02%) JUnit
4 10 (4.02%) Selenium
5 7 (2.81%) ERwin
5 7 (2.81%) JMeter
5 7 (2.81%) Maven
5 7 (2.81%) Moq
6 5 (2.01%) Mockito
6 5 (2.01%) SpecFlow
6 5 (2.01%) WebDriver
7 4 (1.61%) Postman
8 3 (1.20%) Cucumber
8 3 (1.20%) Cypress.io
8 3 (1.20%) Ranorex
8 3 (1.20%) SoapUI
8 3 (1.20%) SonarQube
8 3 (1.20%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 97 (38.96%) Social Skills
2 79 (31.73%) Analytical Skills
3 55 (22.09%) Finance
4 29 (11.65%) Retail
5 20 (8.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (5.22%) Manufacturing
6 13 (5.22%) Marketing
7 11 (4.42%) Financial Institution
8 9 (3.61%) Banking
8 9 (3.61%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (3.21%) Aerospace
9 8 (3.21%) Electronics
9 8 (3.21%) Public Sector
9 8 (3.21%) Telecoms
10 7 (2.81%) Automotive
11 5 (2.01%) Health Technology
12 4 (1.61%) Back Office
12 4 (1.61%) Front Office
12 4 (1.61%) Law
12 4 (1.61%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 78 (31.33%) Developer
2 50 (20.08%) Senior
3 36 (14.46%) Analyst
4 32 (12.85%) Senior Developer
5 27 (10.84%) Consultant
6 25 (10.04%) Architect
7 21 (8.43%) Software Engineer
8 17 (6.83%) Oracle Developer
8 17 (6.83%) Senior Oracle Developer
8 17 (6.83%) SQL Developer
9 16 (6.43%) Support Analyst
10 15 (6.02%) Lead
11 14 (5.62%) PL/SQL Developer
11 14 (5.62%) Senior PL/SQL Developer
11 14 (5.62%) Senior SQL Developer
12 13 (5.22%) Integration Architect
13 11 (4.42%) Applications Architect
14 10 (4.02%) Applications Engineer
14 10 (4.02%) Java Developer
15 8 (3.21%) SQL Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 144 (57.83%) JSON
2 71 (28.51%) REST
3 68 (27.31%) SOAP
4 52 (20.88%) HTML
5 33 (13.25%) .NET
6 31 (12.45%) Middleware
7 27 (10.84%) CSS
8 25 (10.04%) Web Services
9 18 (7.23%) EDI
10 15 (6.02%) XSLT
11 14 (5.62%) RESTful
11 14 (5.62%) Spring
11 14 (5.62%) Spring Boot
12 13 (5.22%) .NET Framework
13 12 (4.82%) Node.js
13 12 (4.82%) React
14 11 (4.42%) OAuth
15 10 (4.02%) FIX Protocol
15 10 (4.02%) jQuery
16 9 (3.61%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 28 (11.24%) Onboarding
2 26 (10.44%) Data Structures
3 16 (6.43%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (5.22%) Legacy Systems
4 13 (5.22%) Product Ownership
5 11 (4.42%) Cloud Native
5 11 (4.42%) Distributed Systems
6 10 (4.02%) Analytical Mindset
7 9 (3.61%) Enterprise Cloud
8 7 (2.81%) Acoustics
8 7 (2.81%) e-Learning
8 7 (2.81%) Linux Command Line
9 6 (2.41%) Operational Technology
9 6 (2.41%) Robotics
9 6 (2.41%) SCADA
10 5 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (2.01%) NHS
11 4 (1.61%) Client/Server
12 3 (1.20%) Management Information System
12 3 (1.20%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 34 (13.65%) Linux
2 28 (11.24%) Windows
3 12 (4.82%) Windows Server
4 8 (3.21%) Unix
5 6 (2.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 3 (1.20%) Android
6 3 (1.20%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.40%) Debian
7 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (29.32%) Problem-Solving
2 59 (23.69%) Agile
3 46 (18.47%) Data Modelling
4 36 (14.46%) Business Intelligence
5 34 (13.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 34 (13.65%) ERP
6 33 (13.25%) DevOps
7 32 (12.85%) CI/CD
8 30 (12.05%) Roadmaps
9 29 (11.65%) CRM
10 28 (11.24%) Collaborative Working
10 28 (11.24%) Software Engineering
10 28 (11.24%) Software Testing
11 26 (10.44%) Computer Science
11 26 (10.44%) Validation
12 25 (10.04%) Customer Service
12 25 (10.04%) Integration Patterns
13 24 (9.64%) Decision-Making
13 24 (9.64%) Migration
14 22 (8.84%) API Integration
Programming Languages
1 145 (58.23%) SQL
2 66 (26.51%) Python
3 49 (19.68%) JavaScript
4 46 (18.47%) Java
5 44 (17.67%) C#
6 18 (7.23%) PL/SQL
7 17 (6.83%) C++
8 15 (6.02%) PowerShell
9 12 (4.82%) Shell Script
9 12 (4.82%) T-SQL
10 8 (3.21%) XAML
11 7 (2.81%) PHP
11 7 (2.81%) TypeScript
11 7 (2.81%) VB
12 6 (2.41%) Delphi
12 6 (2.41%) Perl
13 4 (1.61%) Bash
13 4 (1.61%) VB.NET
14 3 (1.20%) Groovy
14 3 (1.20%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 64 (25.70%) Degree
2 25 (10.04%) Security Cleared
3 16 (6.43%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (3.21%) SC Cleared
5 6 (2.41%) DV Cleared
6 4 (1.61%) Master's Degree
7 3 (1.20%) AWS Certification
7 3 (1.20%) AWS Certified Developer
7 3 (1.20%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 3 (1.20%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.20%) HNC
7 3 (1.20%) HND
7 3 (1.20%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.40%) 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 (12.85%) QA
2 12 (4.82%) Data Quality
2 12 (4.82%) TickIT
3 10 (4.02%) Accessibility
4 8 (3.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.01%) HL7
6 3 (1.20%) ISO 20022
6 3 (1.20%) SLA
7 2 (0.80%) CDISC
7 2 (0.80%) Software Quality Assurance
7 2 (0.80%) WCAG
8 1 (0.40%) EMIR
System Software
1 27 (10.84%) Docker
2 15 (6.02%) Active Directory
3 6 (2.41%) vSphere
4 1 (0.40%) Apache Flume
Systems Management
1 17 (6.83%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.01%) Kibana
2 5 (2.01%) Terraform
3 3 (1.20%) HP Fortify
4 1 (0.40%) CloudHub
4 1 (0.40%) QRadar
4 1 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 54 (21.69%) Oracle
2 46 (18.47%) Microsoft
3 12 (4.82%) IBM
4 10 (4.02%) Databricks
4 10 (4.02%) IBM Sterling
4 10 (4.02%) Palo Alto
5 9 (3.61%) SAP
5 9 (3.61%) Splunk
6 8 (3.21%) Red Hat
7 7 (2.81%) Sparx
8 6 (2.41%) Cisco
8 6 (2.41%) Dynatrace
8 6 (2.41%) F5
8 6 (2.41%) Juniper
8 6 (2.41%) VMware
9 5 (2.01%) MuleSoft
10 4 (1.61%) Ariba
10 4 (1.61%) Salesforce
11 2 (0.80%) Dell
11 2 (0.80%) Freshdesk