XML Contract Job Trends in Central London

XML
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring XML skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 18 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	123	102	88
Rank change year-on-year	-21	-14	+21
Contract jobs citing XML	29	23	47
As % of all contract jobs in Central London	1.22%	1.22%	2.01%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category	4.64%	4.60%	7.67%
Number of daily rates quoted	21	17	26
10^th Percentile	£368	£330	£463
25^th Percentile	£416	£413	£497
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£575	£480	£525
Median % change year-on-year	+19.79%	-8.57%	-12.50%
75^th Percentile	£650	£625	£570
90^th Percentile	£750	£696	£684
London median daily rate	£538	£525	£513
% change year-on-year	+2.38%	+2.44%	-10.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted	1	1	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£41.00	£86.25	-
Median hourly rate	£42.00	£87.50	-
Median % change year-on-year	-52.00%	-	-
75^th Percentile	£43.00	£88.75	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
London median hourly rate	£33.38	£96.25	-
% change year-on-year	-65.32%	-	-

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Central London

XML falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Central London.

	6 months to 18 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills	625	500	613
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London	26.39%	26.55%	26.15%
Number of daily rates quoted	435	350	390
10^th Percentile	£413	£387	£413
25^th Percentile	£475	£463	£500
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£572	£575	£594
Median % change year-on-year	-0.52%	-3.16%	-1.04%
75^th Percentile	£675	£675	£707
90^th Percentile	£750	£775	£838
London median daily rate	£550	£550	£575
% change year-on-year	-	-4.35%	-4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted	4	3	3
10^th Percentile	£37.68	£52.83	£27.67
25^th Percentile	£39.81	£55.99	£31.07
Median hourly rate	£52.25	£62.50	£38.50
Median % change year-on-year	-16.40%	+62.34%	-23.00%
75^th Percentile	£70.00	£76.25	£41.00
90^th Percentile	£81.25	£83.75	£41.45
London median hourly rate	£51.50	£51.97	£42.50
% change year-on-year	-0.90%	+22.28%	-30.61%

XML Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing XML relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

XML Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing XML.

XML Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing XML in Central London over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for XML in Central London

XML Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing XML.

XML Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the Central London region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 Contract IT Job Ads	Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
City of London	-10	29	£575	+19.79%	19
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XML Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 18 October 2026, contractor job vacancies citing XML also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Central London region with a requirement for XML.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	JSON	58.6%	17
2	SQL	55.2%	16
3	SOAP	48.3%	14
4	REST	44.8%	13
5	Oracle	37.9%	11
6	.NET	31.0%	9
6	Azure	31.0%	9
6	Microsoft	31.0%	9
6	Security Cleared	31.0%	9
10	DevOps	27.6%	8
10	JavaScript	27.6%	8
10	Python	27.6%	8
10	Unix	27.6%	8
10	Web Services	27.6%	8
15	C#	24.1%	7
15	IBM	24.1%	7
17	Degree	20.7%	6
17	Integration Patterns	20.7%	6
17	Linux	20.7%	6
17	Problem-Solving	20.7%	6
17	SAP	20.7%	6
17	Technical Leadership	20.7%	6
23	Agile	17.2%	5
23	HTML	17.2%	5
23	Middleware	17.2%	5
23	Migration	17.2%	5
23	SC Cleared	17.2%	5
23	Test Strategy	17.2%	5
23	XSLT	17.2%	5
30	.NET Framework	13.8%	4

XML Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	JSON	58.6%	17
2	SOAP	48.3%	14
3	REST	44.8%	13
4	.NET	31.0%	9
5	Web Services	27.6%	8
6	HTML	17.2%	5
6	Middleware	17.2%	5
6	XSLT	17.2%	5
9	.NET Framework	13.8%	4
10	Ajax	10.3%	3
10	CSS	10.3%	3
10	Kafka	10.3%	3
13	.NET Core	6.9%	2
13	ADO.NET	6.9%	2
13	ASP.NET	6.9%	2
13	ASP.NET Web API	6.9%	2
13	ASP.NET Web Forms	6.9%	2
13	EDI	6.9%	2
13	GraphQL	6.9%	2
13	JWT	6.9%	2