XML
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for XML skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited XML over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 160 201 189
Rank change year-on-year +41 -12 -36
Contract jobs citing XML 646 747 1,344
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.52% 1.30% 1.52%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 7.25% 5.64% 5.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 347 487 938
10th Percentile £406 £381 £400
25th Percentile £453 £453 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £534 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +1.85% +11.46%
75th Percentile £622 £650 £650
90th Percentile £743 £796 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £513 £500 £475
% change year-on-year +2.50% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 17 23
10th Percentile - £48.00 £34.52
25th Percentile - £70.00 £41.50
Median hourly rate £43.00 £72.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.69% +52.63% -18.10%
75th Percentile £51.25 £75.00 £65.48
90th Percentile £84.60 - £65.54
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.00 £72.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year -40.69% +52.63% -15.93%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

XML is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 8,906 13,255 23,828
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 20.94% 23.15% 26.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,185 9,676 17,493
10th Percentile £350 £400 £400
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £663
90th Percentile £775 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +12.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 247 144 238
10th Percentile £21.25 £25.75 £22.35
25th Percentile £43.00 £50.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £65.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +30.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £65.71
90th Percentile £74.46 £80.25 £76.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.50 £65.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -26.92% +30.00% +11.11%

XML
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing XML as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for XML in the UK

XML
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing XML.

Daily rate trend for XML in the UK

XML
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing XML over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for XML in the UK

XML
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing XML.

Hourly rate trend for XML in the UK

XML
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing XML over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for XML in the UK

XML
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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
England +49 569 £534 -2.91% 206
London +47 323 £540 -6.09% 98
Work from Home +92 274 £534 +4.20% 100
UK excluding London +40 254 £513 +2.50% 124
East of England +61 69 £500 +3.90% 18
North of England +9 58 £534 -8.37% 16
South West +36 49 £550 +15.79% 17
North West +5 38 £523 -10.84% 9
South East -7 37 £450 -13.46% 39
Yorkshire +16 20 £625 +19.05% 5
Midlands -2 20 £600 +20.00% 24
Scotland +45 17 £481 -3.75% 3
West Midlands +14 15 £600 +52.77% 17
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 1
East Midlands +4 5 £331 -33.75% 7
North East +9 4 £431 -40.55% 2
Wales 0 2 £210 -12.50% 9

XML
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 37 (5.73%) Confluence
2 17 (2.63%) Apache
3 10 (1.55%) SharePoint
4 8 (1.24%) Apache Spark
5 7 (1.08%) MQSeries
6 6 (0.93%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (0.77%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.46%) IIS
8 3 (0.46%) Skype for Business
8 3 (0.46%) WebLogic
8 3 (0.46%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.31%) Cloud Foundry
9 2 (0.31%) JBoss
9 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
9 2 (0.31%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 2 (0.31%) SAS
9 2 (0.31%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.31%) WildFly
10 1 (0.15%) Moodle
10 1 (0.15%) OpenStack
Applications
1 20 (3.10%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (2.94%) MS Visio
3 14 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.86%) Acrobat
5 2 (0.31%) Mingle
6 1 (0.15%) 3ds Max
6 1 (0.15%) Blender
6 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.15%) InDesign
6 1 (0.15%) MadCap Flare
6 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (1.55%) Salesforce CRM
2 8 (1.24%) NetSuite
2 8 (1.24%) SAP CO
2 8 (1.24%) SAP FI
2 8 (1.24%) SAP FI/CO
3 6 (0.93%) Endur
3 6 (0.93%) ION MarketView
4 4 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.46%) Adobe Campaign
5 3 (0.46%) Eloqua
5 3 (0.46%) OpenLink RightAngle
5 3 (0.46%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.46%) SAP Hybris
5 3 (0.46%) Teamcenter
6 2 (0.31%) BusinessWorks
6 2 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.15%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.15%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 228 (35.29%) Azure
2 144 (22.29%) Azure DevOps
3 74 (11.46%) Entra ID
4 53 (8.20%) GitHub
5 48 (7.43%) AWS
6 46 (7.12%) Power Platform
7 39 (6.04%) Serverless
8 34 (5.26%) Azure Logic Apps
9 30 (4.64%) GCP
10 27 (4.18%) PowerApps
11 26 (4.02%) Dynamics 365
12 25 (3.87%) Azure API Management
12 25 (3.87%) Azure Service Bus
12 25 (3.87%) Power Automate
13 22 (3.41%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 21 (3.25%) Azure Key Vault
15 20 (3.10%) Azure Functions
16 18 (2.79%) Microsoft 365
17 16 (2.48%) Azure Stack
18 15 (2.32%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.72%) BGP
1 24 (3.72%) HTTP
1 24 (3.72%) MPLS
2 21 (3.25%) Firewall
3 20 (3.10%) TCP/IP
4 17 (2.63%) DNS
5 16 (2.48%) RSVP
6 15 (2.32%) HSRP
6 15 (2.32%) SNMP
6 15 (2.32%) VPN
7 14 (2.17%) VPLS
8 13 (2.01%) Ethernet VPN
9 12 (1.86%) FIX Connectivity
9 12 (1.86%) IPv4
9 12 (1.86%) VRRP
10 10 (1.55%) Cisco IOS
10 10 (1.55%) IOS XR
11 8 (1.24%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
11 8 (1.24%) SSH
12 7 (1.08%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 170 (26.32%) SQL Server
2 45 (6.97%) MySQL
3 42 (6.50%) Oracle Reports
4 38 (5.88%) Data Warehouse
5 30 (4.64%) Power BI
5 30 (4.64%) Relational Database
6 29 (4.49%) PostgreSQL
7 25 (3.87%) NoSQL
8 22 (3.41%) MongoDB
9 21 (3.25%) RDBMS
10 17 (2.63%) Azure SQL Database
11 16 (2.48%) Big Data
11 16 (2.48%) Redis
11 16 (2.48%) Snowflake Schema
12 13 (2.01%) Data Lake
12 13 (2.01%) Elasticsearch
13 12 (1.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 10 (1.55%) SQLite
15 7 (1.08%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
15 7 (1.08%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 77 (11.92%) Git
2 64 (9.91%) JIRA
3 33 (5.11%) SpecFlow
4 32 (4.95%) Jenkins
4 32 (4.95%) Visual Studio
5 21 (3.25%) GitLab
5 21 (3.25%) Selenium
6 16 (2.48%) JUnit
7 14 (2.17%) Bitbucket
7 14 (2.17%) TeamCity
8 12 (1.86%) JMeter
8 12 (1.86%) WebDriver
9 11 (1.70%) Cucumber
10 10 (1.55%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 10 (1.55%) SoapUI
11 9 (1.39%) CircleCI
11 9 (1.39%) Travis CI
11 9 (1.39%) Visual Studio Code
12 8 (1.24%) Maven
13 7 (1.08%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 117 (18.11%) Social Skills
2 114 (17.65%) Finance
3 69 (10.68%) Publishing
4 67 (10.37%) Public Sector
5 64 (9.91%) Analytical Skills
6 34 (5.26%) Banking
7 28 (4.33%) Financial Institution
8 23 (3.56%) Telecoms
9 19 (2.94%) Front Office
10 13 (2.01%) Marketing
11 12 (1.86%) Aerospace
11 12 (1.86%) Back Office
12 11 (1.70%) Manufacturing
13 9 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.24%) Investment Banking
14 8 (1.24%) Local Government
15 7 (1.08%) Retail
16 6 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.93%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 222 (34.37%) Developer
2 126 (19.50%) Senior
3 90 (13.93%) Author
3 90 (13.93%) Technical Author
4 87 (13.47%) Senior Developer
5 72 (11.15%) Architect
6 48 (7.43%) Analyst
7 45 (6.97%) Software Developer
8 38 (5.88%) Senior Software Developer
9 34 (5.26%) Backend Developer
10 31 (4.80%) Azure Developer
11 30 (4.64%) Software Engineer
12 27 (4.18%) Lead
13 26 (4.02%) Consultant
14 24 (3.72%) Business Analyst
15 23 (3.56%) Senior Backend Developer
16 22 (3.41%) Data Architect
17 21 (3.25%) Java Developer
18 19 (2.94%) C# Developer
19 15 (2.32%) SailPoint Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 229 (35.45%) JSON
2 136 (21.05%) .NET
3 127 (19.66%) HTML
4 109 (16.87%) SOAP
5 98 (15.17%) REST
6 86 (13.31%) Web Services
7 76 (11.76%) SGML
8 69 (10.68%) CSS
9 64 (9.91%) .NET Framework
10 53 (8.20%) AngularJS
11 50 (7.74%) LDAP
12 47 (7.28%) JSP
13 46 (7.12%) Servlets
14 44 (6.81%) .NET Core
15 41 (6.35%) SPML
16 40 (6.19%) SailPoint
17 38 (5.88%) RESTful
18 29 (4.49%) React
19 26 (4.02%) ASP.NET
20 25 (3.87%) JDBC
Miscellaneous
1 66 (10.22%) Product Ownership
2 40 (6.19%) Data Structures
3 30 (4.64%) Onboarding
4 18 (2.79%) Distributed Architecture
5 17 (2.63%) Reference Data
6 16 (2.48%) Derivative
7 15 (2.32%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (2.17%) Fixed Income
9 13 (2.01%) Animation
9 13 (2.01%) Mainframe
9 13 (2.01%) Mobile App
10 12 (1.86%) Data Protection Act
11 10 (1.55%) CMDB
12 8 (1.24%) Contactless
13 7 (1.08%) Algorithms
13 7 (1.08%) Linux Command Line
14 6 (0.93%) Client/Server
14 6 (0.93%) Enterprise Cloud
15 5 (0.77%) Verilog
15 5 (0.77%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 45 (6.97%) Unix
2 38 (5.88%) Linux
3 35 (5.42%) Windows
4 12 (1.86%) Android
5 7 (1.08%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.62%) Embedded Linux
7 2 (0.31%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.31%) zOS
8 1 (0.15%) AIX
8 1 (0.15%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.15%) Solaris
8 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 258 (39.94%) Agile
2 215 (33.28%) DevOps
3 157 (24.30%) Scrum
4 154 (23.84%) CI/CD
5 74 (11.46%) B2C
6 70 (10.84%) Data Modelling
7 68 (10.53%) Test Automation
8 65 (10.06%) Problem-Solving
9 64 (9.91%) Desktop Publishing
10 51 (7.89%) Software Engineering
11 47 (7.28%) Microservices
12 43 (6.66%) Business Intelligence
13 42 (6.50%) Continuous Integration
13 42 (6.50%) RBAC
13 42 (6.50%) SDLC
14 41 (6.35%) Mentoring
15 38 (5.88%) Data Management
15 38 (5.88%) Migration
16 35 (5.42%) Data Protection
16 35 (5.42%) OO
Programming Languages
1 191 (29.57%) SQL
2 166 (25.70%) C#
3 153 (23.68%) JavaScript
4 130 (20.12%) PowerShell
5 115 (17.80%) Java
6 65 (10.06%) Python
7 47 (7.28%) Bicep
8 23 (3.56%) TypeScript
9 17 (2.63%) T-SQL
10 16 (2.48%) C
10 16 (2.48%) C++
10 16 (2.48%) Perl
10 16 (2.48%) PL/SQL
11 13 (2.01%) Apex Code
12 12 (1.86%) SOQL
13 11 (1.70%) ABAP
13 11 (1.70%) Bash
13 11 (1.70%) XPath
14 9 (1.39%) Go
15 7 (1.08%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 66 (10.22%) HND
2 64 (9.91%) HNC
3 60 (9.29%) Degree
4 56 (8.67%) Security Cleared
5 28 (4.33%) SC Cleared
6 16 (2.48%) Cisco Certification
7 15 (2.32%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.24%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (0.93%) CCIE
9 6 (0.93%) CCIE Service Provider
10 5 (0.77%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.62%) CCNP
11 4 (0.62%) CISSP
11 4 (0.62%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.62%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.46%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (0.46%) CCNA
12 3 (0.46%) SANS
12 3 (0.46%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (10.84%) QA
2 23 (3.56%) Data Quality
3 12 (1.86%) Def Stans
4 9 (1.39%) Dodd-Frank
4 9 (1.39%) EMIR
4 9 (1.39%) GDPR
4 9 (1.39%) MiFID
5 7 (1.08%) HIPAA
6 6 (0.93%) NCSC
7 5 (0.77%) GRC
7 5 (0.77%) ISO 15022
8 4 (0.62%) GAAP
9 3 (0.46%) HL7
10 2 (0.31%) Disclosure Scotland
10 2 (0.31%) NIST
10 2 (0.31%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.31%) PMO
10 2 (0.31%) WCAG
11 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.15%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 121 (18.73%) Active Directory
2 40 (6.19%) IAG
3 38 (5.88%) ACF2
3 38 (5.88%) RACF
4 21 (3.25%) Docker
5 18 (2.79%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.62%) VirtualBox
7 3 (0.46%) vCloud
7 3 (0.46%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.46%) vSphere
8 1 (0.15%) Cronacle
8 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 24 (3.72%) Terraform
2 23 (3.56%) Ansible
3 15 (2.32%) Kubernetes
4 13 (2.01%) Kibana
4 13 (2.01%) logstash
4 13 (2.01%) Progress Chef
5 12 (1.86%) Puppet
6 10 (1.55%) Grafana
6 10 (1.55%) Single Sign-On
7 9 (1.39%) Docker Swarm
7 9 (1.39%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.77%) Control-M
8 5 (0.77%) FortiGate
8 5 (0.77%) PingFederate
9 4 (0.62%) HP ALM
10 3 (0.46%) Autotask
10 3 (0.46%) ITRS Geneos
11 2 (0.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.31%) TIBCO Hawk
12 1 (0.15%) Forefront Identity Manager
Vendors
1 176 (27.24%) Microsoft
2 87 (13.47%) Oracle
3 56 (8.67%) ServiceNow
4 36 (5.57%) SAP
5 28 (4.33%) Sybase
6 27 (4.18%) Salesforce
7 22 (3.41%) Adobe
7 22 (3.41%) Nokia
8 17 (2.63%) Cisco
9 16 (2.48%) CyberArk
10 14 (2.17%) ION Trading
11 13 (2.01%) BeyondTrust
11 13 (2.01%) Bloomberg
12 12 (1.86%) MarketAxess
12 12 (1.86%) Tradeweb
13 11 (1.70%) IBM
14 10 (1.55%) Fortinet
14 10 (1.55%) Informatica
15 9 (1.39%) MuleSoft
15 9 (1.39%) Splunk