YAML
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring YAML skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 41 | 37 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing YAML | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Wales | 0.57% | 1.29% | - |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 3.51% | 7.02% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £563 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £575 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.09% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £588 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Wales median daily rate | £425 | £575 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -26.09% | - | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
South Wales
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 South Wales.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 57 | 57 | 73 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 16.19% | 18.39% | 21.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 39 | 29 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £190 | £207 |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | £285 | £256 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £520 | £388 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.46% | +34.19% | -26.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £559 | £550 | £444 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £588 | £551 |
| Wales median daily rate | £450 | £520 | £388 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.46% | +34.19% | -26.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £75.75 | £18.64 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £76.88 | £20.12 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £82.50 | £22.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +275.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £85.63 | £25.58 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £86.75 | £35.80 | - |
| Wales median hourly rate | £80.00 | £22.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +263.64% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing YAML relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
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Daily Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing YAML.
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Contract Job Locations in South Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing YAML within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 31 January 2026. 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 |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | +1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Cardiff | -10 | 1 | £425 | -26.09% | 2 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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: