SGML Contract Job Trends in the South West

Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring SGML skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 138
Rank change year-on-year - - +25
Contract jobs citing SGML 0 0 12
As % of all contract jobs in the South West - - 0.37%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category - - 2.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 12
Median hourly rate - - £45.00
England median hourly rate £41.50 - £43.00
% change year-on-year - - -14.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
South West

SGML 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 the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 504 282 481
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 14.72% 16.06% 14.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 298 179 306
10th Percentile £325 £355 £325
25th Percentile £409 £414 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
75th Percentile £613 £625 £648
90th Percentile £712 £688 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 36 66
10th Percentile £54.38 £60.63 £43.75
25th Percentile £61.25 £62.38 £45.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £66.25 £66.25
Median % change year-on-year -1.89% - +1.92%
75th Percentile - £68.19 £70.00
90th Percentile - £70.00 £85.00
England median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £48.43
% change year-on-year +4.00% +29.05% -25.49%

SGML
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SGML relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

SGML job vacancy trend in the South West

SGML
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing SGML.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing SGML