The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring YAML skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Central London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
458
578
679
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London
23.28%
23.82%
23.66%
Number of daily rates quoted
323
350
475
10th Percentile
£363
£413
£408
25th Percentile
£425
£506
£475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£600
£615
Median % change year-on-year
-8.33%
-2.44%
+2.50%
75th Percentile
£675
£707
£713
90th Percentile
£748
£838
£825
London median daily rate
£525
£575
£590
% change year-on-year
-8.70%
-2.54%
-1.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
3
2
10th Percentile
£44.97
£27.67
£46.93
25th Percentile
£48.67
£31.07
£47.94
Median hourly rate
£56.97
£38.50
£50.25
Median % change year-on-year
+47.97%
-23.38%
-1.47%
75th Percentile
£70.00
£41.00
£51.94
90th Percentile
£81.25
£41.45
£52.58
London median hourly rate
£55.00
£48.75
£55.25
% change year-on-year
+12.82%
-11.76%
-7.14%
YAML Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing YAML relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.
YAML Daily Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing YAML.
YAML Daily Rate Histogram in Central London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing YAML in Central London over the 6 months to 28 November 2025.
YAML Contract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing YAML within the Central London region over the 6 months to 28 November 2025. 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
YAML Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London
For the 6 months to 28 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing YAML also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Central London region with a requirement for YAML.
YAML Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:
