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

6 months to
22 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 525 388 292
Rank change year-on-year -137 -96 -42
Permanent jobs citing XML 263 332 768
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.24% 0.67% 0.92%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.20% 3.69% 4.42%
Number of salaries quoted 183 242 499
10th Percentile £29,750 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £73,125
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -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 11,955 9,009 17,377
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.08% 18.08% 20.92%
Number of salaries quoted 8,693 5,867 12,178
10th Percentile £42,500 £39,000 £38,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - +8.00% -7.41%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,000 £107,500
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 22 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 22 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 -154 234 £60,000 +9.09% 249
UK excluding London -104 191 £55,000 +10.00% 141
Work from Home -72 106 £55,000 -2.22% 91
South East -55 67 £60,000 +8.11% 35
London -99 54 £75,000 +11.11% 141
North of England -50 34 £71,750 +36.67% 28
Midlands -26 33 £48,500 -3.00% 23
South West -60 32 £31,500 +6.78% 20
West Midlands -13 26 £48,500 -3.00% 13
North West -9 22 £73,500 +33.64% 14
Yorkshire -33 10 £68,990 +40.79% 10
East of England -62 10 £40,500 -14.74% 12
East Midlands -23 7 £50,000 -0.50% 10
Wales - 7 £55,000 - 2
Scotland +7 3 £63,750 +27.50% 13
Isle of Man - 3 £38,500 - 3
North East -52 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 11 (4.18%) Confluence
2 9 (3.42%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (3.04%) Apache
3 8 (3.04%) CMS
3 8 (3.04%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.52%) SAS
5 2 (0.76%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.76%) IIS
5 2 (0.76%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.38%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.38%) JBoss
Applications
1 9 (3.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.28%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.90%) CorelDRAW
4 4 (1.52%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.38%) FrameMaker
6 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (4.18%) Oracle Retail
2 8 (3.04%) Elite 3E
3 4 (1.52%) NEC Housing
3 4 (1.52%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (1.14%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (1.14%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.76%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.76%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.38%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.38%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 81 (30.80%) Azure
2 33 (12.55%) AWS
2 33 (12.55%) Power Platform
3 23 (8.75%) Azure DevOps
4 20 (7.60%) Dynamics 365
5 18 (6.84%) SaaS
6 15 (5.70%) Boomi
7 14 (5.32%) GitHub
8 12 (4.56%) Azure Logic Apps
9 8 (3.04%) GCP
9 8 (3.04%) Power Automate
9 8 (3.04%) PowerApps
10 7 (2.66%) Serverless
11 6 (2.28%) Amazon ECS
11 6 (2.28%) Azure Event Grid
11 6 (2.28%) Azure Service Bus
11 6 (2.28%) Microsoft 365
12 5 (1.90%) Amazon EC2
12 5 (1.90%) Amazon EKS
13 4 (1.52%) Apigee
Communications & Networking
1 12 (4.56%) TCP/IP
2 10 (3.80%) Firewall
3 9 (3.42%) DNS
4 6 (2.28%) Wireshark
5 5 (1.90%) Intranet
6 3 (1.14%) Cisco ASA
6 3 (1.14%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (1.14%) SSL
7 2 (0.76%) FTP
7 2 (0.76%) VPN
8 1 (0.38%) Asterisk PBX
8 1 (0.38%) Multicast
8 1 (0.38%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (16.73%) SQL Server
2 26 (9.89%) Power BI
3 23 (8.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 22 (8.37%) Relational Database
5 11 (4.18%) Metadata
6 10 (3.80%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (3.80%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (3.80%) RDBMS
7 9 (3.42%) OLTP
8 7 (2.66%) Electronic Patient Records
8 7 (2.66%) MySQL
9 6 (2.28%) GIS
9 6 (2.28%) Oracle Database
10 5 (1.90%) Data Lake
11 4 (1.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.76%) Db2
12 2 (0.76%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
12 2 (0.76%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.76%) Spotfire
12 2 (0.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 34 (12.93%) JIRA
2 19 (7.22%) Git
3 14 (5.32%) Jenkins
4 11 (4.18%) JMeter
5 10 (3.80%) GitLab
6 9 (3.42%) JUnit
7 8 (3.04%) Selenium
8 7 (2.66%) Cucumber
8 7 (2.66%) Moq
8 7 (2.66%) Postman
9 6 (2.28%) SoapUI
10 5 (1.90%) Mockito
10 5 (1.90%) Zephyr
11 4 (1.52%) ERwin
11 4 (1.52%) Maven
11 4 (1.52%) Visual Studio
12 3 (1.14%) WebDriver
13 2 (0.76%) Bower
13 2 (0.76%) Cypress.io
13 2 (0.76%) REST Assured
General
1 91 (34.60%) Social Skills
2 75 (28.52%) Analytical Skills
3 73 (27.76%) Finance
4 28 (10.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 27 (10.27%) Retail
6 22 (8.37%) Manufacturing
7 15 (5.70%) Law
8 14 (5.32%) Marketing
9 13 (4.94%) Organisational Skills
10 12 (4.56%) Electronics
10 12 (4.56%) Legal
11 11 (4.18%) Public Sector
12 10 (3.80%) Banking
13 9 (3.42%) Aerospace
14 8 (3.04%) Financial Institution
15 7 (2.66%) Automotive
15 7 (2.66%) Health Technology
15 7 (2.66%) Telecoms
16 5 (1.90%) Publishing
17 4 (1.52%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 75 (28.52%) Developer
2 49 (18.63%) Senior
3 46 (17.49%) Analyst
4 31 (11.79%) Senior Developer
5 27 (10.27%) Consultant
5 27 (10.27%) Support Analyst
6 26 (9.89%) Architect
7 21 (7.98%) Software Engineer
8 19 (7.22%) Lead
9 18 (6.84%) .NET Developer
10 15 (5.70%) Web Developer
11 14 (5.32%) SQL Developer
12 11 (4.18%) Applications Engineer
13 10 (3.80%) .NET Web Developer
13 10 (3.80%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
13 10 (3.80%) Full-Stack Developer
13 10 (3.80%) Full-Stack Web Developer
13 10 (3.80%) Senior SQL Developer
13 10 (3.80%) Software Analyst
13 10 (3.80%) Software Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 134 (50.95%) JSON
2 61 (23.19%) HTML
3 57 (21.67%) .NET
4 55 (20.91%) REST
5 53 (20.15%) SOAP
6 38 (14.45%) CSS
7 35 (13.31%) .NET Framework
8 31 (11.79%) Web Services
9 30 (11.41%) Middleware
10 23 (8.75%) XSLT
11 21 (7.98%) EDI
12 17 (6.46%) Entity Framework
13 15 (5.70%) ASP.NET
13 15 (5.70%) RESTful
14 13 (4.94%) ASP.NET MVC
15 12 (4.56%) React
16 11 (4.18%) jQuery
17 10 (3.80%) Google Maps API
17 10 (3.80%) Kafka
17 10 (3.80%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.22%) Onboarding
2 14 (5.32%) Cloud Native
2 14 (5.32%) Data Structures
3 13 (4.94%) Distributed Systems
4 12 (4.56%) Product Ownership
5 11 (4.18%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (3.42%) Enterprise Cloud
6 9 (3.42%) Robotics
7 8 (3.04%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (3.04%) NHS
7 8 (3.04%) SCADA
8 7 (2.66%) Acoustics
8 7 (2.66%) Linux Command Line
8 7 (2.66%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (2.28%) Client/Server
9 6 (2.28%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.90%) Management Information System
11 4 (1.52%) AS400
11 4 (1.52%) e-Learning
11 4 (1.52%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 38 (14.45%) Windows
2 36 (13.69%) Linux
3 22 (8.37%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.14%) Android
5 3 (1.14%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.14%) Unix
6 2 (0.76%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.38%) Debian
7 1 (0.38%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (30.80%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (26.24%) Agile
3 46 (17.49%) DevOps
4 35 (13.31%) Continuous Improvement
5 34 (12.93%) CI/CD
6 32 (12.17%) Data Modelling
6 32 (12.17%) Roadmaps
7 31 (11.79%) ERP
7 31 (11.79%) Software Engineering
8 30 (11.41%) Validation
9 29 (11.03%) Customer Service
10 28 (10.65%) CRM
10 28 (10.65%) Project Delivery
10 28 (10.65%) Stakeholder Management
11 26 (9.89%) User Acceptance Testing
12 25 (9.51%) Business Intelligence
12 25 (9.51%) SDLC
13 24 (9.13%) Integration Patterns
14 22 (8.37%) Computer Science
15 20 (7.60%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 149 (56.65%) SQL
2 65 (24.71%) JavaScript
3 61 (23.19%) Python
4 54 (20.53%) C#
5 36 (13.69%) Java
6 24 (9.13%) C++
7 12 (4.56%) PHP
7 12 (4.56%) Shell Script
8 10 (3.80%) PowerShell
8 10 (3.80%) VB.NET
9 9 (3.42%) PL/SQL
9 9 (3.42%) T-SQL
10 8 (3.04%) XPath
11 7 (2.66%) XAML
12 5 (1.90%) VB
13 4 (1.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 4 (1.52%) Perl
14 3 (1.14%) Bash
14 3 (1.14%) SAS Macro
14 3 (1.14%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 73 (27.76%) Degree
2 21 (7.98%) Security Cleared
3 11 (4.18%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (3.04%) DV Cleared
5 5 (1.90%) HNC
5 5 (1.90%) HND
5 5 (1.90%) ISTQB
5 5 (1.90%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.52%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.52%) ISEB
7 3 (1.14%) SC Cleared
8 2 (0.76%) A+ Certification
8 2 (0.76%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.76%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (0.76%) Network+ Certification
8 2 (0.76%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.38%) AWS Certified Developer
9 1 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.38%) GIAC
9 1 (0.38%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (8.75%) QA
2 12 (4.56%) Data Quality
2 12 (4.56%) TickIT
3 9 (3.42%) Accessibility
4 7 (2.66%) HL7
5 3 (1.14%) CDISC
5 3 (1.14%) FATCA
5 3 (1.14%) ISO 20022
5 3 (1.14%) SLA
6 2 (0.76%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.38%) Dublin Core
7 1 (0.38%) EMIR
7 1 (0.38%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.38%) WCAG
System Software
1 22 (8.37%) Docker
2 7 (2.66%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.66%) vSphere
3 1 (0.38%) Apache Flume
Systems Management
1 12 (4.56%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.90%) Kibana
3 1 (0.38%) CloudHub
3 1 (0.38%) HP Fortify
3 1 (0.38%) QRadar
Vendors
1 77 (29.28%) Microsoft
2 32 (12.17%) Oracle
3 14 (5.32%) IBM
4 12 (4.56%) SAP
5 11 (4.18%) Google
5 11 (4.18%) IBM Sterling
6 9 (3.42%) Databricks
6 9 (3.42%) Splunk
7 7 (2.66%) Palo Alto
7 7 (2.66%) Red Hat
7 7 (2.66%) VMware
8 5 (1.90%) Dynatrace
9 4 (1.52%) Ariba
9 4 (1.52%) MuleSoft
9 4 (1.52%) NEC
9 4 (1.52%) Pega
9 4 (1.52%) Sparx
10 3 (1.14%) F5
10 3 (1.14%) McAfee
10 3 (1.14%) ServiceNow