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use markup languages

🔻 Declining ESCO reuse: sector-specific

Utilise computer languages that are syntactically distinguishable from the text, to add annotations to a document, specify layout and process types of documents such as HTML.

use markup languages — utilise computer languages that are syntactically distinguishable from the text, to add annotations to a document, specify layout and process types of documents such as HTML. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 85.42/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. ESCO classifies it as a sector-specific (rooted in one industry) skill within skills. It is currently listed by 10 occupations in our catalogue, including Web developers, Database architects, ICT system architect, and digital media designer.

Category: skills › programming computer systems SCI: 85.42/100 Also known as: use html, use mark-up languages, use XHTML, use HTML, use Html

Occupations that require use markup languages

Showing top 10 of 10 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

Web developers 👥 500,000 · 🤖 7.6/10
Database architects 👥 40,000 · 🤖 6.7/10
ICT system architect · 🤖 5.0/10
digital media designer · 🤖 5.0/10
instructional designer · 🤖 5.0/10
typesetter · 🤖 5.0/10
user interface designer · 🤖 5.0/10
web content manager · 🤖 5.0/10
data warehouse designer · 🤖 5.5/10
web designer · 🤖 5.9/10

Frequently asked questions

What is use markup languages?

Utilise computer languages that are syntactically distinguishable from the text, to add annotations to a document, specify layout and process types of documents such as HTML.

What category of skill is use markup languages?

ESCO classifies use markup languages under the skills category, specifically in the programming computer systems subcategory.

Is use markup languages an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 85.42/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. Prioritise this skill only when it directly enables paid work today — plan for AI to absorb more of it every year.

Which jobs require use markup languages?

In our catalogue, 10 occupations list use markup languages as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include Web developers, Database architects, ICT system architect, digital media designer, instructional designer, typesetter.

How transferable is use markup languages between industries?

ESCO tags use markup languages as a sector-specific (rooted in one industry) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is use markup languages the same as use html?

Yes — use markup languages is also known as use html, use mark-up languages, use XHTML, use HTML, or use Html. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn use markup languages?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands use markup languages and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.