Unified Modeling Language (UML)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for UML skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited UML over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 366 417 421
Rank change year-on-year +51 +4 -32
Contract jobs citing UML 207 286 507
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.49% 0.50% 0.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.56% 0.56% 0.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 124 146 327
10th Percentile £415 £406 £413
25th Percentile £500 £470 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £620 £546 £550
Median % change year-on-year +13.50% -0.68% -
75th Percentile £831 £638 £681
90th Percentile £925 £750 £751
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £510 £500
% change year-on-year +2.94% +2.00% -1.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 55 50
10th Percentile £54.85 £49.09 £44.97
25th Percentile £56.88 £53.75 £53.32
Median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -4.17% +30.43%
75th Percentile £70.00 £69.38 £63.25
90th Percentile £83.75 £75.00 £65.54
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +13.04% -4.17% +26.32%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

UML is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,673 51,121 79,325
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.13% 89.77% 90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,631 35,432 55,673
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £438 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £480
% change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,440 1,683 1,892
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.99 £16.01 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +7.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.54
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -4.99%

UML
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for UML in the UK

UML
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for UML in the UK

UML
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing UML over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for UML in the UK

UML
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for UML in the UK

UML
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing UML over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for UML in the UK

UML
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UML within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 +55 191 £625 +15.74% 88
UK excluding London +7 115 £525 +2.94% 76
London +89 85 £800 +39.49% 17
Work from Home +81 54 £525 -8.70% 30
South East +24 48 £513 +7.89% 13
South West -5 24 £550 -23.88% 27
Midlands +29 15 £360 -40.00% 11
East of England -23 14 £550 +4.76% 3
West Midlands +24 10 £500 -16.67% 8
Scotland +42 9 £463 +2.78% 5
North of England +27 6 £500 -4.76% 15
North West +18 5 £500 - 14
East Midlands - 5 £345 - 3
Wales +10 1 £200 -69.23% 1
North East - 1 - -

UML
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 31 (14.98%) Confluence
2 15 (7.25%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.45%) JBoss
4 2 (0.97%) Apache
4 2 (0.97%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.97%) WildFly
5 1 (0.48%) CMS
Applications
1 24 (11.59%) MS Visio
2 11 (5.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (5.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (3.38%) Simulink
4 5 (2.42%) Stateflow
4 5 (2.42%) TargetLink
5 3 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.48%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 32 (15.46%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 6 (2.90%) ION MarketView
3 3 (1.45%) Loan IQ
4 1 (0.48%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.48%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 20 (9.66%) Azure
2 16 (7.73%) AWS
3 12 (5.80%) Power Platform
4 7 (3.38%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (1.45%) Lucidchart
5 3 (1.45%) Power Automate
5 3 (1.45%) PowerApps
6 2 (0.97%) PaaS
6 2 (0.97%) SaaS
7 1 (0.48%) Amazon EKS
7 1 (0.48%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 1 (0.48%) Azure Key Vault
7 1 (0.48%) Azure Service Bus
7 1 (0.48%) Azure Storage
7 1 (0.48%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (0.48%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.48%) GCP
7 1 (0.48%) IaaS
7 1 (0.48%) OCI
7 1 (0.48%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 16 (7.73%) SNMP
1 16 (7.73%) Software-Defined Radio
2 11 (5.31%) FIX Connectivity
3 5 (2.42%) WAN
4 2 (0.97%) Tactical Data Link
5 1 (0.48%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.48%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.48%) Intranet
5 1 (0.48%) IPsec
5 1 (0.48%) Kerberos
5 1 (0.48%) MQTT
5 1 (0.48%) RS-232
5 1 (0.48%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (22.22%) NoSQL
2 43 (20.77%) Data Vault
2 43 (20.77%) Metadata
3 29 (14.01%) Metadata Repository
4 15 (7.25%) SQL Server
5 11 (5.31%) Power BI
6 9 (4.35%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (3.86%) Pentaho
7 8 (3.86%) Qlik Sense
7 8 (3.86%) QlikView
7 8 (3.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (1.45%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (1.45%) MySQL
9 2 (0.97%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.97%) Oracle Database 11g
10 1 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.48%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.48%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.48%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 34 (16.43%) JIRA
2 33 (15.94%) Git
3 21 (10.14%) Bitbucket
4 17 (8.21%) Eclipse
4 17 (8.21%) Rational DOORS
5 15 (7.25%) GoogleTest
5 15 (7.25%) Rational Rhapsody
5 15 (7.25%) Robot Framework
6 11 (5.31%) TeamCity
7 7 (3.38%) Subversion
8 6 (2.90%) Visual Studio
9 5 (2.42%) Jenkins
10 3 (1.45%) JUnit
10 3 (1.45%) Maven
11 1 (0.48%) Balsamiq
11 1 (0.48%) MagicDraw
11 1 (0.48%) Rational Software Modeler
11 1 (0.48%) Selenium
11 1 (0.48%) SoapUI
11 1 (0.48%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 45 (21.74%) Finance
2 34 (16.43%) Electronics
2 34 (16.43%) Public Sector
3 29 (14.01%) Marketing
4 25 (12.08%) Social Skills
5 24 (11.59%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (10.63%) Telecoms
7 21 (10.14%) Manufacturing
8 15 (7.25%) Aerospace
9 14 (6.76%) Publishing
10 12 (5.80%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (5.31%) Front Office
12 7 (3.38%) Billing
13 6 (2.90%) Automotive
13 6 (2.90%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (1.93%) Banking
14 4 (1.93%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.93%) Legal
15 3 (1.45%) Financial Institution
15 3 (1.45%) Military
Job Titles
1 68 (32.85%) Architect
2 41 (19.81%) Data Architect
3 40 (19.32%) Business Analyst
4 39 (18.84%) Software Engineer
5 34 (16.43%) Analyst
6 24 (11.59%) Chief Architect
6 24 (11.59%) Chief Data Architect
6 24 (11.59%) Senior
7 23 (11.11%) Developer
8 19 (9.18%) Systems Engineer
9 15 (7.25%) C++ Software Engineer
10 14 (6.76%) Embedded Engineer
10 14 (6.76%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 12 (5.80%) Investment Banking Business Analyst
11 12 (5.80%) Lead
12 11 (5.31%) Ada Engineer
12 11 (5.31%) Ada Software Engineer
12 11 (5.31%) Electronic Trading Business Analyst
12 11 (5.31%) Enterprise Architect
12 11 (5.31%) Front Office Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (11.59%) XML
2 17 (8.21%) CSS
2 17 (8.21%) HTML
3 14 (6.76%) Web Services
4 13 (6.28%) .NET
5 11 (5.31%) FIX Protocol
6 7 (3.38%) .NET Framework
6 7 (3.38%) JSON
7 6 (2.90%) REST
8 5 (2.42%) Blazor
8 5 (2.42%) Entity Framework
8 5 (2.42%) XSLT
9 4 (1.93%) .NET Core
9 4 (1.93%) Hibernate
9 4 (1.93%) SOAP
9 4 (1.93%) Spring
10 3 (1.45%) Java EE
10 3 (1.45%) Razor View Engine
10 3 (1.45%) WCF
10 3 (1.45%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 36 (17.39%) Reference Data
2 12 (5.80%) Onboarding
3 11 (5.31%) Derivative
3 11 (5.31%) Fixed Income
4 9 (4.35%) Management Information System
5 6 (2.90%) Algorithms
6 5 (2.42%) Data Structures
6 5 (2.42%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (1.45%) Device Driver
7 3 (1.45%) NHS
7 3 (1.45%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.97%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.97%) Cyberattack
8 2 (0.97%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.97%) Robotics
9 1 (0.48%) ARM Cortex
9 1 (0.48%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 1 (0.48%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.48%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 30 (14.49%) Windows
2 28 (13.53%) Linux
3 22 (10.63%) Unix
4 3 (1.45%) Embedded Linux
5 2 (0.97%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.48%) AIX
6 1 (0.48%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (35.27%) Data Modelling
2 57 (27.54%) Software Engineering
3 55 (26.57%) Agile
4 46 (22.22%) Data Architecture
5 39 (18.84%) SysML
6 38 (18.36%) Validation
7 34 (16.43%) Systems Engineering
8 30 (14.49%) Data Integration
9 29 (14.01%) Data Design
10 28 (13.53%) Business Intelligence
10 28 (13.53%) Scrum
11 27 (13.04%) Verification and Validation
12 25 (12.08%) ArchiMate
12 25 (12.08%) Data Governance
12 25 (12.08%) Stakeholder Management
13 24 (11.59%) Data Strategy
14 23 (11.11%) Business Analysis
14 23 (11.11%) Business Strategy
15 22 (10.63%) Enterprise Architecture
15 22 (10.63%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 31 (14.98%) C++
1 31 (14.98%) SQL
2 23 (11.11%) C
3 22 (10.63%) JavaScript
4 21 (10.14%) Java
5 18 (8.70%) C#
6 11 (5.31%) Ada
7 9 (4.35%) Python
8 8 (3.86%) T-SQL
9 7 (3.38%) MATLAB
10 5 (2.42%) Perl
11 4 (1.93%) Bash
12 2 (0.97%) C++/CLI
12 2 (0.97%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.48%) Assembly Language
13 1 (0.48%) XAML
Qualifications
1 62 (29.95%) Security Cleared
2 52 (25.12%) SC Cleared
3 45 (21.74%) Degree
4 21 (10.14%) Master's Degree
5 10 (4.83%) ITIL Certification
6 8 (3.86%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.93%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.97%) CBAP
8 2 (0.97%) IIBA
8 2 (0.97%) ISEB
9 1 (0.48%) APMP
9 1 (0.48%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.48%) CSPO
9 1 (0.48%) PhD
9 1 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.76%) QA
2 10 (4.83%) MISRA
3 8 (3.86%) PCI DSS
4 7 (3.38%) Dodd-Frank
4 7 (3.38%) EMIR
4 7 (3.38%) MiFID
4 7 (3.38%) MISRA C
5 6 (2.90%) NCSC
6 5 (2.42%) AUTOSAR
6 5 (2.42%) ISO 26262
7 4 (1.93%) DO-178B
8 3 (1.45%) Def Stans
8 3 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 3 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.97%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (0.97%) IEC 61508
9 2 (0.97%) PMO
System Software
1 24 (11.59%) Firmware
2 2 (0.97%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.48%) Kibana
1 1 (0.48%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.48%) logstash
Vendors
1 36 (17.39%) Sparx
2 23 (11.11%) SAP
3 17 (8.21%) Oracle
4 16 (7.73%) Atlassian
4 16 (7.73%) IBM
5 15 (7.25%) Google
5 15 (7.25%) Microsoft
6 12 (5.80%) ION Trading
7 11 (5.31%) Bloomberg
7 11 (5.31%) MarketAxess
7 11 (5.31%) Tradeweb
8 8 (3.86%) Informatica
8 8 (3.86%) ServiceNow
9 7 (3.38%) Guidewire
10 6 (2.90%) BiZZdesign
11 1 (0.48%) Charles River
11 1 (0.48%) Salesforce
11 1 (0.48%) Sitecore
11 1 (0.48%) Twitter
11 1 (0.48%) Wallstreet Suite