YAML Contract Job Trends in Knutsford

YAML
Cheshire > Knutsford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Knutsford requiring YAML skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing YAML 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Knutsford 1.97% - -
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.63% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £349 - -
25th Percentile £358 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 - -
75th Percentile £402 - -
90th Percentile £429 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £380 - -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Knutsford

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 Knutsford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 108 46 16
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Knutsford 42.52% 41.82% 16.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 36 13
10th Percentile £313 £306 £467
25th Percentile £358 £356 £487
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £401 £390 £540
Median % change year-on-year +2.69% -27.78% +22.73%
75th Percentile £462 £496 £567
90th Percentile £495 £619 £582
Cheshire median daily rate £413 £391 £494
% change year-on-year +5.50% -20.81% +9.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £85.00 -
Cheshire median hourly rate £96.50 £85.00 -
% change year-on-year +13.53% - -

YAML
Job Vacancy Trend in Knutsford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing YAML relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Knutsford.

YAML job vacancy trend in Knutsford

YAML
Daily Rate Trend in Knutsford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Knutsford citing YAML.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Knutsford citing YAML

YAML
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Knutsford 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Confluence
1 1 (20.00%) OpenStack
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (100.00%) GitLab
2 2 (40.00%) JUnit
2 2 (40.00%) Mockito
3 1 (20.00%) JIRA
3 1 (20.00%) SonarQube
General
1 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Developer
2 2 (40.00%) Full-Stack Developer
2 2 (40.00%) Salesforce Developer
3 1 (20.00%) Java Developer
3 1 (20.00%) React Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) RESTful
2 2 (40.00%) Lightning Web Components
2 2 (40.00%) OpenAPI
2 2 (40.00%) React Native
2 2 (40.00%) Swagger
2 2 (40.00%) Visualforce
3 1 (20.00%) CSS
3 1 (20.00%) HTML
3 1 (20.00%) Jest
3 1 (20.00%) Middleware
3 1 (20.00%) REST
3 1 (20.00%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) API Design
1 5 (100.00%) CI/CD
2 4 (80.00%) Unit Testing
3 3 (60.00%) Agile
3 3 (60.00%) TDD
4 2 (40.00%) Deployment Automation
4 2 (40.00%) Full-Stack Development
4 2 (40.00%) Integration Patterns
4 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (40.00%) Scrum
4 2 (40.00%) Test Automation
5 1 (20.00%) API Development
5 1 (20.00%) Architectural Patterns
5 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
5 1 (20.00%) Design Patterns
5 1 (20.00%) Performance Optimisation
5 1 (20.00%) Performance Tuning
5 1 (20.00%) Secure Coding
5 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (20.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) Java
2 2 (40.00%) Apex Code
3 1 (20.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (20.00%) SOQL
3 1 (20.00%) SOSL
3 1 (20.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Salesforce
2 1 (20.00%) Veracode