The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring YAML skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 26 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
110
89
121
Rank change year-on-year
-21
+32
+52
Contract jobs citing YAML
16
23
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands
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 the West Midlands.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
323
341
327
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands
17.58%
17.90%
15.89%
Number of daily rates quoted
199
194
219
10th Percentile
£368
£377
£325
25th Percentile
£416
£463
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£550
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-9.09%
+15.79%
-8.12%
75th Percentile
£602
£661
£600
90th Percentile
£688
£750
£688
England median daily rate
£513
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-6.82%
-
-4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
20
3
3
10th Percentile
-
£22.40
£17.20
25th Percentile
£33.91
£34.63
£17.31
Median hourly rate
£50.00
£55.00
£17.50
Median % change year-on-year
-9.09%
+214.29%
-69.83%
75th Percentile
-
£65.00
£30.63
90th Percentile
-
£71.00
£38.50
England median hourly rate
£55.00
£63.36
£58.59
% change year-on-year
-13.19%
+8.13%
-9.86%
YAML Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing YAML as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
YAML Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing YAML.
YAML Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing YAML in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 26 September 2025.
YAML Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing YAML within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 September 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 and Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 26 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing YAML also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Midlands region with a requirement for YAML.
YAML Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
