XML Contracts in London

XML
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring XML skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited XML over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 137 170 186
Rank change year-on-year +33 +16 -25
Contract jobs citing XML 322 394 609
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.82% 1.57% 1.58%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 6.89% 5.89% 5.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 200 291 480
10th Percentile £408 £406 £427
25th Percentile £459 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £529 £588 £600
Median % change year-on-year -9.96% -2.08% +14.29%
75th Percentile £619 £725 £728
90th Percentile £775 £806 £775
England median daily rate £534 £554 £540
% change year-on-year -3.61% +2.59% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - £43.23 -
25th Percentile - £53.27 £38.25
Median hourly rate - £70.00 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year - +77.22% -39.23%
75th Percentile - - £40.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £43.00 £70.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -38.57% +40.00% -20.63%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 4,671 6,684 11,881
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 26.42% 26.58% 30.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,456 5,027 9,240
10th Percentile £375 £413 £425
25th Percentile £458 £488 £505
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £700 £725 £713
90th Percentile £846 £813 £800
England median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 42 60
10th Percentile £16.25 £31.18 £30.75
25th Percentile £23.80 £47.50 £35.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £67.25 £44.88
Median % change year-on-year -36.80% +49.86% -9.94%
75th Percentile £62.50 £75.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £86.20 £75.39
England median hourly rate £49.75 £65.00 £53.25
% change year-on-year -23.46% +22.07% +17.03%

XML
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for XML in London

XML
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for XML in London

XML
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing XML in London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for XML in London

XML
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for XML in London

XML
Contract Job Locations in 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 London region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Central London +27 54 £531 -10.71% 7
East London +2 11 £540 -40.00% 1
West London +26 9 £495 -10.00% 4
South London -1 2 £430 -8.99% 1
XML
England

XML
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 19 (5.90%) Confluence
2 8 (2.48%) MQSeries
3 6 (1.86%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.24%) Apache
5 2 (0.62%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.62%) SAS
6 1 (0.31%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.31%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.31%) WebSphere
Applications
1 13 (4.04%) MS Visio
2 11 (3.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (3.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.62%) Mingle
5 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (1.86%) Endur
2 4 (1.24%) ION MarketView
2 4 (1.24%) SAP CO
2 4 (1.24%) SAP FI
2 4 (1.24%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (0.93%) OpenLink RightAngle
3 3 (0.93%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.62%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.62%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Internet Expenses
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.31%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.31%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.31%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.31%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.31%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 163 (50.62%) Azure
2 125 (38.82%) Azure DevOps
3 72 (22.36%) Entra ID
4 28 (8.70%) Power Platform
5 25 (7.76%) Azure Logic Apps
6 23 (7.14%) Azure Service Bus
7 22 (6.83%) Azure API Management
8 21 (6.52%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 19 (5.90%) Dynamics 365
9 19 (5.90%) GitHub
10 18 (5.59%) Power Automate
10 18 (5.59%) PowerApps
11 17 (5.28%) Azure Key Vault
12 16 (4.97%) AWS
13 13 (4.04%) Microsoft 365
14 11 (3.42%) Serverless
15 10 (3.11%) Azure Functions
15 10 (3.11%) GCP
16 6 (1.86%) Azure Batch
16 6 (1.86%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 19 (5.90%) BGP
1 19 (5.90%) MPLS
2 12 (3.73%) RSVP
3 10 (3.11%) HSRP
3 10 (3.11%) SNMP
3 10 (3.11%) VPLS
4 9 (2.80%) Ethernet VPN
4 9 (2.80%) FIX Connectivity
4 9 (2.80%) SSH
5 8 (2.48%) Cisco IOS
5 8 (2.48%) IOS XR
5 8 (2.48%) IPv4
5 8 (2.48%) VRRP
6 7 (2.17%) Firewall
7 6 (1.86%) Network Security
8 5 (1.55%) 5G
8 5 (1.55%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
8 5 (1.55%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 4 (1.24%) VPN
10 3 (0.93%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 134 (41.61%) SQL Server
2 21 (6.52%) Power BI
3 19 (5.90%) MySQL
4 17 (5.28%) Data Warehouse
5 15 (4.66%) Redis
6 13 (4.04%) Relational Database
7 12 (3.73%) Oracle Reports
8 9 (2.80%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (2.80%) NoSQL
9 7 (2.17%) Big Data
9 7 (2.17%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 7 (2.17%) Data Lake
9 7 (2.17%) Geospatial Data
9 7 (2.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 6 (1.86%) OLTP
10 6 (1.86%) RDBMS
11 5 (1.55%) MongoDB
11 5 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
12 4 (1.24%) Elasticsearch
12 4 (1.24%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 38 (11.80%) Git
2 33 (10.25%) JIRA
3 31 (9.63%) SpecFlow
4 22 (6.83%) Visual Studio
5 15 (4.66%) Selenium
6 13 (4.04%) JUnit
7 12 (3.73%) Cucumber
8 11 (3.42%) Jenkins
8 11 (3.42%) TeamCity
8 11 (3.42%) WebDriver
9 8 (2.48%) Maven
10 6 (1.86%) Gradle
10 6 (1.86%) Visual Studio Team System
11 5 (1.55%) JMeter
11 5 (1.55%) MSI
11 5 (1.55%) Postman
11 5 (1.55%) WiX
12 4 (1.24%) IntelliJ
12 4 (1.24%) Team Foundation Server
13 3 (0.93%) Bitbucket
General
1 86 (26.71%) Finance
2 56 (17.39%) Social Skills
3 40 (12.42%) Public Sector
4 38 (11.80%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (8.70%) Banking
6 17 (5.28%) Front Office
7 13 (4.04%) Financial Institution
8 12 (3.73%) Back Office
9 10 (3.11%) Investment Banking
10 8 (2.48%) Local Government
11 6 (1.86%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (1.86%) Private Banking
12 4 (1.24%) Telecoms
13 3 (0.93%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.93%) Marketing
13 3 (0.93%) Retail
14 2 (0.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 1 (0.31%) Arabic Language
15 1 (0.31%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.31%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 153 (47.52%) Developer
2 100 (31.06%) Senior
3 72 (22.36%) Senior Developer
4 41 (12.73%) Software Developer
5 36 (11.18%) Senior Software Developer
6 35 (10.87%) Analyst
7 34 (10.56%) Backend Developer
8 30 (9.32%) Azure Developer
9 29 (9.01%) Architect
10 24 (7.45%) Lead
11 23 (7.14%) Senior Backend Developer
12 20 (6.21%) Java Developer
13 18 (5.59%) C# Developer
14 17 (5.28%) Business Analyst
14 17 (5.28%) Software Engineer
15 13 (4.04%) Consultant
16 12 (3.73%) .NET Developer
16 12 (3.73%) Senior C# Developer
17 11 (3.42%) Senior Analyst
18 10 (3.11%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 112 (34.78%) JSON
2 110 (34.16%) .NET
3 75 (23.29%) HTML
4 62 (19.25%) REST
5 52 (16.15%) SOAP
6 51 (15.84%) CSS
7 49 (15.22%) .NET Framework
8 47 (14.60%) Web Services
9 43 (13.35%) AngularJS
10 36 (11.18%) .NET Core
11 27 (8.39%) React
12 24 (7.45%) ASP.NET
13 23 (7.14%) LDAP
14 22 (6.83%) JSP
15 20 (6.21%) ARM Templates
16 19 (5.90%) NETCONF
16 19 (5.90%) SailPoint
16 19 (5.90%) SPML
16 19 (5.90%) Spring
16 19 (5.90%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 45 (13.98%) Product Ownership
2 20 (6.21%) Data Structures
3 15 (4.66%) Enterprise Software
3 15 (4.66%) Onboarding
4 14 (4.35%) Distributed Architecture
5 13 (4.04%) Derivative
6 11 (3.42%) Fixed Income
7 9 (2.80%) Linux Command Line
8 8 (2.48%) Algorithms
8 8 (2.48%) Contactless
9 7 (2.17%) Mainframe
9 7 (2.17%) Mobile App
9 7 (2.17%) Reference Data
10 6 (1.86%) AS400
10 6 (1.86%) Client/Server
10 6 (1.86%) iSeries
11 5 (1.55%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.55%) Web 2.0
12 4 (1.24%) CMDB
12 4 (1.24%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 28 (8.70%) Unix
2 24 (7.45%) Linux
3 18 (5.59%) Windows
4 3 (0.93%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.31%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (49.38%) Agile
2 152 (47.20%) DevOps
3 124 (38.51%) Scrum
4 117 (36.34%) CI/CD
5 70 (21.74%) B2C
6 43 (13.35%) Problem-Solving
7 34 (10.56%) Data Modelling
8 33 (10.25%) Test Automation
9 31 (9.63%) Migration
9 31 (9.63%) TDD
10 29 (9.01%) SDLC
11 27 (8.39%) Business Intelligence
11 27 (8.39%) Microservices
11 27 (8.39%) Software Engineering
12 25 (7.76%) BDD
13 23 (7.14%) Test Strategy
14 22 (6.83%) Mentoring
15 21 (6.52%) Continuous Integration
15 21 (6.52%) Kanban
16 19 (5.90%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 129 (40.06%) C#
2 115 (35.71%) PowerShell
3 105 (32.61%) SQL
4 79 (24.53%) JavaScript
5 68 (21.12%) Java
6 46 (14.29%) Bicep
7 25 (7.76%) Python
8 23 (7.14%) TypeScript
9 14 (4.35%) Perl
10 12 (3.73%) PL/SQL
11 11 (3.42%) T-SQL
12 10 (3.11%) ABAP
12 10 (3.11%) XPath
13 8 (2.48%) C++
14 7 (2.17%) XQuery
15 6 (1.86%) RPG
16 4 (1.24%) AWK
17 3 (0.93%) C
18 2 (0.62%) JSX
18 2 (0.62%) VBA
Qualifications
1 31 (9.63%) Degree
2 18 (5.59%) Security Cleared
3 11 (3.42%) Cisco Certification
4 9 (2.80%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.17%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.24%) CCIE
6 4 (1.24%) CCIE Service Provider
6 4 (1.24%) CCNP
6 4 (1.24%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.93%) CCNA
7 3 (0.93%) SAP Certification
8 1 (0.31%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.31%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.31%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (15.22%) QA
2 11 (3.42%) Data Quality
3 6 (1.86%) Dodd-Frank
3 6 (1.86%) EMIR
4 5 (1.55%) ISO 15022
4 5 (1.55%) MiFID
5 4 (1.24%) GAAP
5 4 (1.24%) NCSC
6 3 (0.93%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.62%) GRC
7 2 (0.62%) HL7
7 2 (0.62%) NIST
7 2 (0.62%) WCAG
8 1 (0.31%) GDPR
8 1 (0.31%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.31%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 94 (29.19%) Active Directory
2 19 (5.90%) IAG
3 18 (5.59%) ACF2
3 18 (5.59%) RACF
4 13 (4.04%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (1.24%) Docker
6 1 (0.31%) Cronacle
6 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 10 (3.11%) Ansible
2 9 (2.80%) Terraform
3 8 (2.48%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.86%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.55%) Control-M
5 5 (1.55%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.24%) Kibana
6 4 (1.24%) logstash
7 3 (0.93%) ITRS Geneos
8 1 (0.31%) Forefront Identity Manager
8 1 (0.31%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.31%) TIBCO Hawk
Vendors
1 132 (40.99%) Microsoft
2 33 (10.25%) Oracle
3 25 (7.76%) ServiceNow
4 21 (6.52%) SAP
5 17 (5.28%) Nokia
6 14 (4.35%) Cisco
7 13 (4.04%) Sybase
8 11 (3.42%) ION Trading
9 10 (3.11%) Bloomberg
10 9 (2.80%) IBM
10 9 (2.80%) MarketAxess
10 9 (2.80%) Tradeweb
11 8 (2.48%) Fortinet
12 7 (2.17%) BeyondTrust
12 7 (2.17%) CyberArk
12 7 (2.17%) MuleSoft
13 6 (1.86%) Palo Alto
14 5 (1.55%) F5
14 5 (1.55%) Salesforce
15 4 (1.24%) TIBCO