Hybrid/Remote XML Job Trends

XML
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring XML skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 341 285 257
Rank change year-on-year -56 -28 -76
Permanent jobs citing XML 128 142 260
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.52% 0.84% 1.17%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 2.88% 3.76% 3.87%
Number of salaries quoted 91 99 150
10th Percentile £27,750 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,000 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -15.38% +7.44%
75th Percentile £65,640 £75,000 £74,063
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £85,235
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -0.83%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options 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 4,443 3,777 6,714
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.89% 22.47% 30.24%
Number of salaries quoted 3,266 2,453 4,561
10th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £49,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -0.54%
75th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £119,750 £122,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year - +3.85% -3.70%

XML
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing XML and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

XML job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing XML.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing XML

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing XML over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.

XML salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 15 (11.72%) Oracle Workflow
2 7 (5.47%) CMS
3 5 (3.91%) SharePoint
4 4 (3.13%) IIS
5 3 (2.34%) Confluence
6 2 (1.56%) Apache
7 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (3.91%) CorelDRAW
2 3 (2.34%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.78%) FrameMaker
3 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 15 (11.72%) Oracle Cash Management
1 15 (11.72%) Oracle EBS
1 15 (11.72%) Oracle Payables
1 15 (11.72%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 3 (2.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.34%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (1.56%) Adobe Campaign
3 2 (1.56%) Elite 3E
3 2 (1.56%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (1.56%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.56%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.78%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.78%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 18 (14.06%) Azure
2 12 (9.38%) SaaS
3 7 (5.47%) Power Platform
4 5 (3.91%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (3.91%) PowerApps
5 4 (3.13%) Power Automate
6 3 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (2.34%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (1.56%) AWS
7 2 (1.56%) Azure Logic Apps
7 2 (1.56%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (1.56%) GitHub
7 2 (1.56%) Lucidchart
7 2 (1.56%) npm
7 2 (1.56%) Serverless
8 1 (0.78%) Amazon ECS
8 1 (0.78%) Amazon EKS
8 1 (0.78%) Azure Functions
8 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.78%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.47%) TCP/IP
2 2 (1.56%) FTP
2 2 (1.56%) Intranet
3 1 (0.78%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (25.78%) SQL Server
2 15 (11.72%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 15 (11.72%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (5.47%) Relational Database
4 6 (4.69%) MySQL
4 6 (4.69%) OLTP
4 6 (4.69%) Power BI
5 5 (3.91%) Data Lake
5 5 (3.91%) Electronic Patient Records
6 4 (3.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (2.34%) Metadata
8 2 (1.56%) Db2
8 2 (1.56%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (1.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.78%) MariaDB
9 1 (0.78%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.78%) SQLite
9 1 (0.78%) Stardog
Development Applications
1 9 (7.03%) JUnit
2 5 (3.91%) Git
2 5 (3.91%) JIRA
3 3 (2.34%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.56%) Bower
4 2 (1.56%) PowerBuilder
4 2 (1.56%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.78%) Postman
General
1 47 (36.72%) Finance
2 31 (24.22%) Social Skills
3 27 (21.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 25 (19.53%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (11.72%) General Ledger
5 15 (11.72%) Manufacturing
5 15 (11.72%) Public Sector
6 10 (7.81%) Law
7 9 (7.03%) Banking
7 9 (7.03%) Retail
8 7 (5.47%) Electronics
8 7 (5.47%) Telecoms
9 6 (4.69%) Back Office
9 6 (4.69%) Financial Institution
10 5 (3.91%) Health Technology
10 5 (3.91%) Publishing
11 4 (3.13%) Legal
12 2 (1.56%) Aerospace
12 2 (1.56%) German Language
12 2 (1.56%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 38 (29.69%) Developer
2 26 (20.31%) Senior
3 19 (14.84%) Consultant
4 17 (13.28%) .NET Developer
4 17 (13.28%) Analyst
5 16 (12.50%) Web Developer
6 15 (11.72%) Applications Engineer
6 15 (11.72%) Senior Applications Engineer
7 14 (10.94%) .NET Web Developer
7 14 (10.94%) Operations Engineer
7 14 (10.94%) Senior Operations Engineer
8 13 (10.16%) Support Analyst
9 11 (8.59%) Full-Stack Developer
10 10 (7.81%) Full-Stack .NET Developer
10 10 (7.81%) Full-Stack Web Developer
10 10 (7.81%) Lead
10 10 (7.81%) Software Analyst
10 10 (7.81%) Software Support Analyst
11 9 (7.03%) Android Engineer
12 8 (6.25%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (30.47%) .NET
2 38 (29.69%) JSON
3 36 (28.13%) Web Services
4 31 (24.22%) HTML
5 28 (21.88%) .NET Framework
6 20 (15.63%) CSS
7 14 (10.94%) Entity Framework
8 12 (9.38%) ASP.NET
9 11 (8.59%) ASP.NET MVC
9 11 (8.59%) SOAP
10 10 (7.81%) Classic ASP
10 10 (7.81%) Google Maps API
11 9 (7.03%) Dagger
11 9 (7.03%) RESTful
11 9 (7.03%) RxJava
12 8 (6.25%) EDI
12 8 (6.25%) XSLT
13 7 (5.47%) jQuery
14 6 (4.69%) Retrofit
14 6 (4.69%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 16 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
2 9 (7.03%) Onboarding
3 8 (6.25%) Client/Server
4 7 (5.47%) SCADA
5 6 (4.69%) NHS
6 5 (3.91%) Linux Command Line
6 5 (3.91%) Management Information System
6 5 (3.91%) Product Ownership
7 3 (2.34%) Blog
7 3 (2.34%) Cloud Native
8 2 (1.56%) AS400
8 2 (1.56%) iSeries
8 2 (1.56%) Marketing Technology
8 2 (1.56%) PMI
8 2 (1.56%) Taxonomies
9 1 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.78%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 1 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.78%) Reinsurance
9 1 (0.78%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 19 (14.84%) Windows
2 17 (13.28%) Windows Server
3 9 (7.03%) Android
3 9 (7.03%) Apple iOS
3 9 (7.03%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (34.38%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (18.75%) Agile
3 20 (15.63%) Mentoring
3 20 (15.63%) Workflow
4 19 (14.84%) Coaching
5 17 (13.28%) Software Testing
6 16 (12.50%) Performance Tuning
6 16 (12.50%) Root Cause Analysis
6 16 (12.50%) Web Development
7 15 (11.72%) Accounts Payable
7 15 (11.72%) Cash Management
7 15 (11.72%) Personalization
7 15 (11.72%) Validation
8 13 (10.16%) MVC
9 12 (9.38%) Process Improvement
10 11 (8.59%) Business Intelligence
10 11 (8.59%) Collaborative Culture
10 11 (8.59%) Continuous Improvement
10 11 (8.59%) Full-Stack Development
10 11 (8.59%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 74 (57.81%) SQL
2 35 (27.34%) C#
2 35 (27.34%) JavaScript
3 23 (17.97%) PL/SQL
4 9 (7.03%) Java
5 8 (6.25%) Python
6 6 (4.69%) VB.NET
7 4 (3.13%) XPath
8 3 (2.34%) Kotlin
9 2 (1.56%) C++
9 2 (1.56%) PHP
9 2 (1.56%) RPG
9 2 (1.56%) RPG IV
9 2 (1.56%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.78%) Bicep
10 1 (0.78%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.78%) SPARQL
10 1 (0.78%) VB
Qualifications
1 27 (21.09%) Degree
2 7 (5.47%) Security Cleared
3 5 (3.91%) HNC
3 5 (3.91%) HND
4 4 (3.13%) SC Cleared
5 2 (1.56%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.56%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.78%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.78%) CISSP
6 1 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.78%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.78%) GIAC
6 1 (0.78%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.78%) SSCP
6 1 (0.78%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (8.59%) Accessibility
1 11 (8.59%) QA
2 6 (4.69%) Data Quality
3 5 (3.91%) HL7
4 1 (0.78%) Dublin Core
System Software
1 3 (2.34%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.56%) Grafana
2 1 (0.78%) Ansible
2 1 (0.78%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.78%) QRadar
Vendors
1 42 (32.81%) Microsoft
2 26 (20.31%) Oracle
3 10 (7.81%) Google
4 6 (4.69%) Databricks
5 3 (2.34%) Adobe
5 3 (2.34%) IBM
6 2 (1.56%) Ariba
6 2 (1.56%) Dynatrace
6 2 (1.56%) Infor
6 2 (1.56%) Samsung
6 2 (1.56%) SAP
6 2 (1.56%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.56%) Workday
7 1 (0.78%) ArcSight
7 1 (0.78%) Exabeam
7 1 (0.78%) LogRhythm
7 1 (0.78%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.78%) Splunk
7 1 (0.78%) YouTube