YAML
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring YAML skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 76 | 66 | 64 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | -2 | +18 |
| Contract jobs citing YAML | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 0.13% | 0.15% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 0.72% | 0.63% | 1.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £700 | £612 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +14.38% | - | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Birmingham
YAML 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 Birmingham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 139 | 160 | 127 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 18.53% | 23.36% | 17.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 83 | 97 | 99 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £375 | £290 |
| 25th Percentile | £468 | £450 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +15.79% | -7.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £700 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £750 | £688 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +22.22% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.80 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £34.13 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £48.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63.13 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £71.60 | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £27.21 | £27.50 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.05% | +57.14% | +16.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing YAML relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing YAML.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: